首先说明的是，这里只是说明复制网站模板的理论，用于学习用途，复制并使用未经授权的模板是非法的。
第一次写这类说明，没有经验，欢迎大家指正、补充。
这里以zen
cart或者osc的模板为例，其他的模板也是同样的方法。
1.
首先在你的模板目录下，建立一个新的模板，例如：/includes/templates/mytemplate/
复制/includes/templates/template_default下的所有目录和文件到新的目录中
2.
用文本编辑器修改/includes/templates/mytemplate/template_info.php，修改其中的名称、版本、作者等内容。
3.
在后台打开新的模板，然后再工具－外观控制中，点击重置
4. 获取网站模板的图片
用整站下载软件实现，例如Teleport
Pro，下载全站的所有图形文件，要保留原站的文件结构。
图片通常都在/images目录下，将下载到的/images下的图形文件都复制到zen
cart的/images目录下。
5. 获取网站模板的按钮
也可以用Teleport
Pro下载所有按钮，通常是英文的，osc的按钮图片在/includes/languages/english/images/buttons目录下。
将下载的按钮保存到zen
cart的按钮目录/includes/templates/mytemplate/buttons/english/ 和
/includes/templates/mytemplate/buttons/schinese/
中，在schinese目录中的按钮，可以自己用图像处理软件转换成中文。
osc模板中，可供下载的按钮有：
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_address_book.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_add_address.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_back.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_buy_now.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_change_address.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_checkout.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_confirm_order.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_continue.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_continue_shopping.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_delete.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_edit_account.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_in_cart.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_login.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_notifications.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_quick_find.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_remove_notifications.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_reviews.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_search.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_shipping_options.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_tell_a_friend.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_update.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_update_cart.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_write_review.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/small_delete.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/small_edit.gif
http://www.domainname.com/osc/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/small_view.gif
类似的，zen
cart模板的按钮有
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_add_address.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_back.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_buy_now.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_change_address.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_checkout.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_confirm_order.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_continue.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_continue_shopping.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_delete.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_download.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_in_cart.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_login.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_next.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_ppcheckout.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_prev.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_redeem.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_return_to_product_list.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_reviews.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_search.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_send.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_shipping_estimator.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_sold_out.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_sold_out_sm.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_submit.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_TellAFriend.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_tell_a_friend.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_unsubscribe.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_update.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_update_cart.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_write_review.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/small_delete.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/small_edit.gif
http://www.domainname.com/zencart/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/small_view.gif
上面的列表中，自己替换www.domainname.com/osc
或者 www.domainname.com/zencart 为你需要复制的网站地址。
6.
获取网站模板的CSS文件。osc的stylesheet.css文件在根目录下。stylesheet.css文件的具体路径在查看页面源代码时能看到。
打开获得的stylesheet.css文件，剪贴到/includes/templates/mytemplate/css/stylesheet.css文件中，追加在原来的css文件后，不要覆盖原有的内容。
7.
打开需要复制的zen cart或者osc网站，查看源代码。(有些网站不允许你查看源代码，要一些技巧，这里就不详细讨论这个问题了)
8.
在源代码中复制
<!– header //–> 到 <!– header_eof //–>
之间的内容作为/includes/templates/mytemplate/common/tpl_header.php，删除该文件内原来的内容。
<!–
footer //–> 到 <!– footer_eof //–>
之间的内容作为/includes/templates/mytemplate/common/tpl_footer.php，删除该文件内原来的内容。
(有些模板把边框部分的显示也放到header.php中，那么你需要找出属于边框的部分并删除)
9.
现在，整个网站的外观已经基本出来了。需要替换上面的这两个文件内的链接，这里是模板转换的关键。根据下面的模式替换，第一行是需要替换的类似链接，第二行是正确的代码：
http://www.domainname.com/osc/index.php
<?php
echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT);
?>
http://www.domainname.com/osc/account.php
<?php echo
zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, ”, ‘SSL’);
?>
http://www.domainname.com/osc/shopping_cart.php
<?php echo
zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, ”, ‘NONSSL’);
?>
http://www.domainname.com/osc/checkout_shipping.php
<?php echo
zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, ”, ‘SSL’);
?>
http://www.domainname.com/osc/shipping.php
<?php [...]