[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Best Practice for Editing Product View(s) ## - **[colpc](/forum/user/6409-colpc "View colpc's Profile")** - [![colpc's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar6409.gif)](/forum/user/6409-colpc "View colpc's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/6409-colpc) Less More - Posts: 77 - Thank you received: 3 - - - - 13 years 10 months ago [\#81280](#81280) by [colpc](/forum/user/6409-colpc "View colpc's Profile") *[Best Practice for Editing Product View(s)](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/76611-best-practice-for-editing-product-view-s#81280 "Hello, Just wanted to say I finally jumped on board and purchased the Business Ver. I`m looking forward to working with it. If you don`t mind I just wanted to see if I understand a few things correct: In order to display the products, images, comments, etc .. that I wish, The Only way is to Edit the .php files from the display area. There is no template per say ... On that note, what about updating and / or migrating to new serv ? is all lost ? Can`t we utilize template over rides ? If so, should we edit in own editor and ftp to templates dir ? OR am I misunderstanding the concept here ? If we edit from within your display area, how can we make NEW files or at least back up your default before the experiments begin :) Thank You in advance ...")* was created by *[colpc](/forum/user/6409-colpc "View colpc's Profile")* Hello, Just wanted to say I finally jumped on board and purchased the Business Ver. I`m looking forward to working with it. If you don`t mind I just wanted to see if I understand a few things correct: In order to display the products, images, comments, etc .. that I wish, The Only way is to Edit the .php files from the display area. There is no template per say ... On that note, what about updating and / or migrating to new serv ? is all lost ? Can`t we utilize template over rides ? If so, should we edit in own editor and ftp to templates dir ? OR am I misunderstanding the concept here ? If we edit from within your display area, how can we make NEW files or at least back up your default before the experiments begin ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Thank You in advance ... Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzc2NjExLWJlc3QtcHJhY3RpY2UtZm9yLWVkaXRpbmctcHJvZHVjdC12aWV3LXM/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile")** - [![Xavier's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar4105.png)](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/4105-xavier) Less More - Posts: 13201 - Thank you received: 2322 - - - - [](http://www.kidiweb.fr) - 13 years 10 months ago [\#81347](#81347) by [Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile") Replied by *[Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile")* on topic *[Best Practice for Editing Product View(s)](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/76611-best-practice-for-editing-product-view-s#81347 "Hello, Just wanted to say I finally jumped on board and purchased the Business Ver. I`m looking forward to working with it. If you don`t mind I just wanted to see if I understand a few things correct: In order to display the products, images, comments, etc .. that I wish, The Only way is to Edit the .php files from the display area. There is no template per say ... On that note, what about updating and / or migrating to new serv ? is all lost ? Can`t we utilize template over rides ? If so, should we edit in own editor and ftp to templates dir ? OR am I misunderstanding the concept here ? If we edit from within your display area, how can we make NEW files or at least back up your default before the experiments begin :) Thank You in advance ...")* Hi, To customize you views, you have to use the menu HikaShop > Display > Views. Editing the views here, will create new template files in your template folder. So if you migrate, you have your changes in your template folder. Then you can edit your files with your own editor, still in your template folder accessed by FTP. 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