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How to create a custom theme yourself

How to create a custom theme yourself

admin 22/04/2016 0
In this series, I am going to explain how you will be able to build a custom theme for Opencart In this first part, I'll explain basic structure of the OpenCart theme.Before continuing more, I assume that you simply have working OpenCart installation on your system. If that's not the case, check the OpenCart tutorial and setup the same. Once you have a working OpenCart site, you are ready to move further.Structure of OpenCart Directory OpenCart is developed using a framework called MVC which that separates an application into three main logical components: the model, the view, and the controll...
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How to Secure Your Opencart Shop

How to Secure Your Opencart Shop

admin 15/09/2014 0
Well begun is half done. But when it comes to security, sometimes there is no beginning altogether. How many times it has happened that you have installed OpenCart and begun uploading your products straight away. All the time! The first thing which needs to be done after installing your new shop is to make sure you take care of basic OpenCart Security measures.  We have seen OpenCart owners coming to us after getting hacked and when our team analyzes the hacks, we realize that causes were a few basic flaws which could have been taken care of on day one. So we’ve compiled a basic list of OpenCa...
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Backup your Shop

Backup your Shop

admin 15/09/2014 0
If you run an online shop or e-commerce website, you know how important your web site database is! Losing your web site database might mean losing records of all your latest sales, customers and other important studff. This can result in disaster for your business! Most shop owners do backup their database but what they don't know is that your opencart application files are as important as your database. Many often take a backup of the site ojnce it is up and running and forgets the fact that it is not only your data which grows but your site source code and other files as well. Below is a lis...
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Use Gmail as your mail server

Use Gmail as your mail server

admin 15/09/2014 0
1. Login to your Opencart Admin Page and navigate to System > Settings > Edit > Mail2. Once you have opened up the Mail Settings tab you should complete the form using the following data:Mail Protocol should be set to SMTPMail Parameters is an optional field we will not be discussing. You can leave it blank for now.SMTP Host should be set to “ssl://smtp.gmail.com” It is very important you include “ssl://” or your customers will receive errors when completing actions on your store that use the mail feature.SMTP Username should be set to the account username for the Gmail account you would like ...
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