Enabling GZIP compression in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart comes with the ability to enable GZIP compression. GZIP compression helps your pages load faster by compressing them when they are sent to the web browser to be rendered. When using the Google Page Speed tool, they recommend using compression. GZIP compression can be enabled through your OpenCart dashboard. We do not recommend using Read More >
Finding out the latest visitors to your website in cPanel Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha You can see the server logs for the latest visitors to your website in cPanel. This information is routinely rotated by gives you a quick snapshot of the traffic to your website. You can look at the “latest visitors” by logging into cPanel. Log into cPanel Go to the section called “METRICS” and click on Read More >
Removing the Product Count to speed up OpenCart 1.5 Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha If you have a shopping cart built with OpenCart and you have a lot of Products, the product counts could be slowing your website down. Removing the product counts can dramatically increase your page load times, since it will not be querying the database for the information. Here’s how to remove the product counts in Read More >
Working with error reporting in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on May 11, 2023 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart gives you the ability to turn off errors so they are not being displayed on the browser screen. Since you have the option to turn off “Display Errors” you can still log errors to a specific file. Login to your OpenCart Dashboard Go to System > Settings Select your store from the list and Read More >
Enabling Maintenance Mode in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha At times, you may find it necessary to work on your OpenCart website, while not allowing customers to access it. OpenCart makes this task, commonly referred to as “Maintenance Mode” easy to accomplish through the dashboard. Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go to System > Settings Select your store from the list and click “Edit” Read More >
Adding Options to Products in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Now that you have set up your global options in the previous tutorial, you can begin to apply them to specific products. That way, your customers can order specific sizes, colors, and versions of your products. Adding options to a product is done through your OpenCart Dashboard. Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go to Catalog Read More >
Setting up Options in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart gives you the ability to sell different versions of the same product. This can be handy if your product comes in different colors and/or sizes. Options are created globally, that is, you do not need to configure the same options for multiple products. Options are set up in the OpenCart Dashboard. Log into your Read More >
How to delete a WordPress theme Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle While it is not very common, you may at times need to delete a WordPress theme. For example, if you’ve been editing a theme manually and need to revert to the unedited theme, then you can delete the edited theme and then reinstall the theme as you originally did. If you are editing theme files Read More >
Using a Google Site Map in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart makes it easy for you to add a Google Site Map to your OpenCart store. You will already need to have a Google Webmaster Tools account set up. If you are unfamiliar with Webmaster Tools, please see our article. To retrieve the URL to your Google site map, you must first log into the Read More >
How to Reset Joomla! Passwords Updated on July 26, 2021 by Brad Markle There are multiple options for how to reset Joomla passwords. The best method depends on the access rights of that Joomla username and your ability to access your database or raw server files. How to Reset Joomla Passwords How to Change Joomla Password in phpMyAdmin How to Reset Joomla Passwords If a regular user can’t Read More >
How to install Joomla on your Temporary URL Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle If you’re domain name is not yet pointing to your InMotion Hosting account and you would like to test Joomla, you can install Joomla on your temporary URL. If you’re looking for instructions on how to install Joomla normally (IE. not on your Temporary URL), please instead see: How to install Joomla using Fantastico. Installing Read More >
Approving a Review of a Product in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart gives you the ability to display reviews of products on the products page for your customers to read. Reviews can be managed in the OpenCart dashboard. To look at your current reviews and approve them you’ll need to log into your OpenCart admin. Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go to Catalog > Reviews If Read More >
What version of OpenCart am I running? Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha Sometimes it can be important to know what version of OpenCart you are running. This is the case, especially when installing new extensions as not all extensions are compatible with every version of OpenCart. Finding out what version of OpenCart you are running is quite simple. Visit your OpenCart dashboard in a web browser Look Read More >
Enabling a Specific Shipping Method in OpenCart Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha In a previous tutorial, we discussed the basics behind how shipping works. Now you can activate your shipping methods and configure them so your customers can use it when they make a purchase. How to Enable a Shipping Method Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go to Extensions > Shipping Find the shipping method you want Read More >
Introduction to Shipping in OpenCart Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart provides you with many different options when dealing with how to get your products to your customers. You can apply different shipping methods to specific Geo Zones you specify so that shipping method will be available to your customers who live in the Geo Zone. If you have already read through the Introduction to Read More >
Removing a Geo Zone in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Previously we covered what Geo Zones are and why they are important to OpenCart. By default, OpenCart has two Geo Zones created. You can remove these through the OpenCart dashboard. How to Remove a Geo Zone Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go to System > Localisation > Geo Zones Click the check box next to Read More >
Adding a Tax Rate to an Existing Tax Class in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Once you have set up a tax rate, you will have to assign it to a tax class for it to work properly. This tax rate will be applied to any product that is assigned to that tax class. How to Add a Tax Rate to a Tax Class Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go Read More >
Creating a Geo Zone in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Previously, we discussed what Geo Zones are and why they are important. You can create new Geo Zones from within the OpenCart Dashboard. The following will explain the steps on setting up a Geo Zone in Open Cart. Steps to create a Geo Zone Log into your OpenCart Dashboard. Go to System > Localisation > Read More >
Adding a New Tax Class in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Tax classes are assigned to products to determine what type of tax to apply to the product. Please see our article if you are not familiar with how taxes work in OpenCart. Tax classes are easily set up in the OpenCart dashboard. How to Add a Tax Class Log into the OpenCart Dashboard Go to Read More >
Removing Existing Tax Rates in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart has default tax rates set up for VAT (value added tax) and an eco tax. If you are not using these, you can remove them to keep your OpenCart free of clutter. Removing the current tax rates are done through the OpenCart Dashboard. How to Remove Existing Tax Rates Log into your OpenCart Dashoard Read More >
