After reading Zen Cart Override System, examine the Zen Cart directories that are important to creating your own template.

Custom folders are only required at a specific parent folder if files are going to be modified.

This is a chart of the Zen Cart “includes” folder structure (ver 1.3.5) showing where a custom (your_template_name)folder may be placed in the file structure for the overrides system. Hopefully, it will help those struggling with understanding the overrides system to get a better understanding of it. The chart is color coded by folder, sub-folder, etc. It should also print out okay using 8.5 x 11 paper with printer in portrait mode.
Author: TShooters

Zen Cart Folder Structure