ZenCart or Magento, which of them is better for a business? It depends of many factors and it depends of who take the decision. As developer the answer is simple: you will use the one in which you are more …
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Mobile Ecommerce Website
It is mobile project done for one of our clients. BlueOnline.com.au As an eCommerce website (money in between) we had to pay more attention to every single side of the project. Mobile development is at the very beginning and even …
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Loading ...Login Box – Sidebar for Zencart
Login Sidebox module features: It display a box on side bar. If the user is not logged in the it contains: – username and assword input box – Login and Create account button – Lost password link If the user …
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Zen Cart Basic Customisation
When you first time install a Zen Cart your website is looking not quite apple. To make your zencart (online shop) to represent your company / personality you may follow the following steps. 1. Choose e template (if you consider). …
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Zen cart 1.5 – the most secure open source platform
At the end of July 2011 the zen cart 1.5 beta release is on the market. Zen cart 1.5 is the first open source ecommerce cms compliant with security standard. There are no big and relevant improvements regarding with the …
(6 votes, average: 4.17 out of 5) Loading ...Zen vs WordPress – SEO
When to use WordPress and when to use Zen Cart A) WordPress is far one of the best CMS on the marked from many points of view including SEO. The single “problem” WordPress has is that Oppress is just missing …
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...WordPress, ZenCart, MadeSimple and Google index
What CMS (content management system) should be choose if the main target is to have the website up in Google Search as soon as possible and as high as possible. Just facts after two years of studying (analyse) evolution of …
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ...Mandatory fields – register
Regsiter procedure on Zen Cart based wensites: /includes/modules/pages/create_account/jscript_form_check.php and /includes/modules/YOUR ACCOUNT/tpl_create_account_default.php or /includes/modules/tpl_create_account_default.php and delete the line(s) relevant – do not check filed you do not wish to be mandatory / insert lines for fileds you wish to be. /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_create_account_default.php /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_create_account_dealer.php …
(1 votes, average: 1.00 out of 5) Loading ...Additional images – tabbed module – bug
Additional images are not shown – ZenCart Tabbed Products Lite module Cause – file is not found Check if the file exists in your folder – file names array is not built. if you upload files with CAPITAL extensions like …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Manage Coupons – Zen Cart based ecommerce system
System: OLALA e-Commerce system – standard version (based on Zen cart) Licence: Commercial Company who request it: The French Organic Company (Melbourne,VIC) How to manage Coupons: Any coupon can be : – used a one or more times by one …
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Deal of the Day – Zencart module
Module name: Product of the day (Deal of the day) Build for: OLALA e-Commerce system – standard and enhanced version (based on Zen cart) Licence: Commercial Company who requested it: The French Organic Company (Melbourne, VIC) Sold in Australia, Europe …
(8 votes, average: 4.88 out of 5) Loading ...SSU module and .htaccess
All looks good and it works as long as your ZenCart is imstalled in the root. Problems appear when you have ZenCart installed in /shop folder for example. To understand better I will take and example: website: olalawebsite.com/shop absolute path …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Categories listing – Zencart
Basic files:used to display categories listing (caegories which have subcategories) /includes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_index_categories.php Here is displayed categ image and description if exist and are enabled to be displayed. On #35you have: require($template->get_template_dir(‘tpl_modules_category_row.php’,DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,’templates’). ‘/tpl_modules_category_row.php’); /includes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_category_row.php From now on is simple, there will …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Newsletter – add new group / audience -Zencart
Files used for sending newsletters / product promotion: /admin/newsletters.php – line #340 (aprox) – look for confirm_send action /admin/includes/language/newsletters.php /admin/includes/modules/newsletters/newsletter.php – line #95 – look for function send on send action will be called: function get_audiences_list defined in: /includes/functions/audience.php Tables …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...ZenCart – YAHOO category tree menu
By deafault the when click on main category which have no products / contain subcategories – page loaded is not changed and all subactegories are displayed (expand) To make to be displayed the page (entry page) of that main catehory …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...GrayBox and DHTML menu – Zencart
In standard instalation of the “GrayBox”, a very light version of the “LightBox” module DHTML menu module will go over the box oppened by the “GrayBox” To solve fast thsi issue open graybox/gb_styles.css and change as following (WATCH ZINDEX VALUE): …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Database – Zen Cart
Most of what you need is located into query_factory.php 1. standard way to browse extracted records ( no pagination): $sql= “YOUR SQL STATEMENT” $result_list = $db->Execute($sql) while (!$result_list->EOF) { …………….. YOUR PHP / HTML CODE …………….. $result_list->MoveNext(); } Eventually set …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Create a module – ZenCart
1) /includes/languages/english/my_module_name.php must have at least two lines define(‘NAVBAR_TITLE_1′, ‘Module Name’); define(‘HEADING_TITLE’, ‘Module Name more details’); 2) /includes/modules/pages/my_module_name Folder which must contain at least this file: /includes/modules/pages/my_module_name/header.php // This should be first line of the script: $zco_notifier->notify(‘NOTIFY_HEADER_START_MY_MODULE_NAME‘); require(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(‘require_languages.php’)); …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Login, Register in Zencart
There is no init heandler for login / register The file where the user session is created / recreated is : /includes/module/pages/login/header_php.php action = process, around #84 there are interesting lines: $_SESSION['customer_id'] = $check_customer->fields['customers_id']; $_SESSION['customer_default_address_id'] = $check_customer->fields['customers_default_address_id']; $_SESSION['customers_authorization'] = $check_customer->fields['customers_authorization']; …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Create box – ZenCart
To create a side box (left or right) for Zen Cart please follow instructions bellow. If you do not know what to write into new created files just open existing files already done. Look for them in the same folders …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Add field in products – ZenCart
Admin area: 1) Add new content which allow you to add/change data in the new fieed admin/includes/modules/product/collect_info.php Add a line, just copy and change all between <tr> …</tr> Consider <tr> …</tr> space as well. 2) Create a function which extract …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Define pages part 2, database and admin – ZenCart
Data about Zencart are stored in two tables : YOURPRFIX_configuration_grp YOURPRFIX_configuration For Define page the ID from YOURPRFIX_configuration_grp table is 25 Into admin area the page used to change/save parameters into configuration tables from database is /admin/configuration.php In 1.3.8a it …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Checkout flow – Order -ZenCart
The most “interesting” part is the step 2 of 3 – Payment Information because here is computed the order value including any discount, here the user can redeem his code and here the user will choose the payment option. We …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Secure your shop – ZenCart
Many articles are written about how to secure your zencart based website. Most of them are focused on “php/zencart” I will try to keep it simple: 1) The hosting company must have installed mod-security (php) How you can check it? …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Currency and FrendlyURL and product info – ZenCart
Currency selector from ZenCart is perfect as long as you are not using any pretty/frendly URL adon. It may work but sometimes it may not baecause currency selector use GET method. To avoid further headache the beset is to capture …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Shipping Module – ZenCart
A) Components To create a shipping module two main files are compolsory: /includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/YOUR_SHIPPING_MODULE.php Usually it contains two lines: title and description For example: define(‘MODULE_SHIPPING_YOUR_SHIPPING_MODULE_TEXT_TITLE’ , ‘YOUR_SHIPPING_MODULE‘); define(‘MODULE_SHIPPING_YOUR_SHIPPING_MODULE_TEXT_DESCRIPTION’ , ‘YOUR_SHIPPING_MODULE‘) ; /includes/modules/shipping/YOUR_SHIPPING_MODULE.php It contains a “class” which will be initialised into …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Add to Cart flow – ZenCart
Table used: TABLE_CUSTOMERS_BASKET – customers_basket Structure: customers_basket_id int(11) No None auto_increment customers_id int(11) No 0 products_id tinytext latin1_swedish_ci No None customers_basket_quantity float No 0 final_price decimal(15,4) No 0.0000 customers_basket_date_added varchar(8) TABLE_CUSTOMERS_BASKET_ATTRIBUTES – customers_basket_attributes Structure: customers_basket_attributes_id int(11) No None auto_increment customers_id …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Write/build an Add On – ZenCart
The most complex scenario : zen cart module / add on must have two parts: front end user and admin area 1. Admin area a) To have a new main menu on horizontal bar: – edit and change based on …
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Define Page in ZenCart
Define Pages are used in front user interface / website and display static information. These pages can be easy changed by the owner of the website. Changing them do not require IT knowledge. 1) How to delete / disable pages …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Add module in Admin – ZenCart
Let’s suppose your Zen Cart module is named MyZenModule To add a module in admin area in order to beable to manage your module from the backend of a zen cart website you need to: 1. Add a page: /admin/mymodule.php …
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Modules instalation -ZenCart
1. Module Manager “Module manager” allow to manage ZenCart adson very easy. Install it from the begining. Based on author it is alpha (check zen cart for update) and it working on 1.3.8a. To have no problem and errors like …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Products table (add and search) – ZenCart
How to add field in products table and how to search in new field Adding filed in Zen Cart prodcuts table must be done carefully. Please make sure you have a fullbackup of your website: files and database before proceeding. …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ideas – coding in ZenCart
a)How items are displayed by default in “News items for …” and how you can control it with no change into the core of ZenCart Sudy case: display New entry in shopping cart page when cart is empty. copy the …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Aust Post Module – ZenCart
Even if this module is replaced by another one, it may be used on many websites. a) This module computes shipping value and days for delivery based on value retrieved from: http://austpost.vcsweb.com/ From various reasons you may receive an error …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Move ZenCart Website
Note: – short tutorial – How To Move a Zen Cart website – does not cover already installed and configured plug-ins – take care of your own changes in your source code added (plug-ins, templates or … the core) 1) …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Products related tables – ZenCart database
Categories: – categories – categories_description Manufacturesrs: – manufacturers – manufacturers_info Products: – products – products_description – products_to_categories Attributes: – products_attributes – products_options – products_options_values – products_options_values_to_products_options Stock per Attribute (if module is installed) – sco_products_with_attributes_stock If you create a shop …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Customers and users table – ZenCart database
Administrators: – admin Customers – customers contains all data including email address and password -md5 format – address_book contains up to 5 (default) addresses for every single customer – shipping and billing address linked to customer on customers_id Related table …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Products Listing (new,special, featured) on Index page – ZenCart
New products tab. Files: 1. include/modules/new_products.php 2. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_whats_new.php Special products tab. Files: 1. include/modules/special_index.php 2. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_special_default.php Featured products tab. Files: 1. include/modules/featured_products.php 2. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_featured_products.php Check that are listed only active products (files under module directory). For more details contact Zen …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...All Listing Products – ZenCart
Files: 1. include/modules/pages/products_all 2. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modulse_products_all_listing.php 3. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_products_all_default.php For more details contact Zen Cart Website Design
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...New Products Listing – ZenCart
Files: 1. include/modules/pages/products_new 2. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modulse_products_new_listing.php 3. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_products_new_default.php For more details contact Zen Cart Website Design
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Special Products Listing – ZenCart
Files: 1. include/modules/pages/specials 2. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modulse_products_new_listing.php 3. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/common/tpl_columnar.php For more details contact Zen Cart Website Design
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Featured Products Listing – ZenCart
Files: 1. include/modules/pages/featured_products 2. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_products_featured_listing.php 3. includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_featured_products_default.php for more details contact Zen Cart Website Design
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Product listed inside a category -ZenCart
File locations for product listed inside a category Files: include/modules/product_listing.php check your template sub-folder if you did use it includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_index_product_list.php includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_product_listing.php includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_tabular_display.php (check above file) Notes : it is loaded: includes/index_filters/default_filter.php the first is loaded includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_index_product_list.php ———- a) /modules/product_listing.php in …
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