Introduction to Affiliates in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha OpenCart is extremely robust and gives you the option to pay affiliates who promote your products. This can help you promote specific products on your website and increase your sales. You can also set the percentage rate in which each affiliate is paid. Different affiliates can make different commission rates. You can also decide how Read More >
Multiple Languages in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha You OpenCart store’s language can be changed to meet the needs of your customers. You can install as many languages as you think you need, for your website’s visitors. A flag representing the language will appear at the top of the website, so your visitors can change the language at their leisure. You will have Read More >
Using the Bulk Export/ Import Extension in OpenCart Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha Now that you have installed the bulk import/ export tool for OpenCart, you can begin using it to add or modify products in your OpenCart store. The first step is to export your existing products so you know how the spreadsheets work. Then you can add products to the spreadsheet offline and upload the file Read More >
Install Bulk Import/Export Extension for OpenCart Products Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha If you are building a large store with OpenCart, adding products one by one can be long repetitive process. There’s an extension that you can install that will allow you to export your current products in Excel, work offline on adding or editing new products, and importing the spreadsheet to add the new products to Read More >
How to install Joomla 2.5 Updated on January 31, 2023 by Brad Markle Note: Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014 and may be a security risk. You can still install the latest versions of Joomla using Softaculous. View more information about the latest available versions of Joomla here. Joomla 2.5 is a Content Management System (CMS) that you can install on your hosting Read More >
How to Delete a Database in cPanel Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Sometimes, you may want to remove a third party piece of software that requires a database. It’s best practice to keep your account free of unused items such as databases. Removing a database is relatively simple using cPanel. In this guide we will show you how to delete a database from your cPanel. Deleting a Read More >
Using a Subdomain to store your images in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on December 22, 2023 by Carrie Smaha NOTE: This article will only work for Opencart versions prior to 1.5.5.1. It does not work for versions 1.5.5.1 or newer. Google Page Speed recommends using a subdomain to store images that are loaded into your OpenCart store. When a web page tries to load images, scripts, and content they load one at a time. Read More >
Using Web Browser Caching in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on March 15, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Basically, all the files your site uses (jpgs, gifs, css, js, etc) need to be able to tell visitors computer how long they should keep them for before checking for a new file. This is called web browser caching. If we don’t specify the browser a “cache time” then it will get a new copy of Read More >
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 >
