OpenCart is Shopping Cart Software. OpenCart offers the following functionalities:
- Tax Management
- Predefined Templates
- Refund Management
- Coupon Management
- Product Reviews
- Credit Card Processing
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It allows you to easily create, scale and run your business.It has administrator dashboard where you can view all important information.It will allow you to set an advanced user privileges and can successfully organize your online store by using user management feature. Using this software, you can manage multiple stores from a single admin interface.In addition,it offers discounts and coupons in order to retain your customers as well as to increase sales. OpenCart will allow you to create unlimited categories and subcategories using which you can assign huge number of products.This software is very well compatible with all devices such as mobile, tablets and desktops.
| Support | Business Hours Online | Customer Type | Freelancers Medium Business Small Business |
| API | Location / Phone Number | Hong Kong, China | |
| Deployment | SaaS/Web/Cloud Installed - Windows Installed - Mac | Category | Shopping Cart Software |
Disclaimer: The pricing details were last updated on 18/05/2018 from the vendor website and may be different from actual. Please confirm with the vendor website before purchasing.
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OpenCart is Shopping Cart Software. OpenCart offers the following functionalities:
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Yes, OpenCart provides API.
What do you like best?
so lets have a look at the pros of OpenCart and it's features and benefits:
It's OpenSource - What does this mean?
Well when we look at online web applications or software we see a lot of vendors out there most are using a model of pay monthly/weekly or annually, with OpenCart the model used is free and the only costs involved are the additional plugins or add on scripts and templates that extend the core functionality of the base system.
The code is also accessible this can allow you to modify the look and layout of the template files easily yourself or if you hire a designer or developer to do it for you. The layout system is easily understood as they template files in organised folders and these are known as TPL files which is of course short for template.
It's free!
This means you have no up front costs from the outset unless you need to modify the core code, the good thing is if you do not want to go down the route of hiring a developer or designer to do it for you, if you have confidence and time it is completely possible to do all manner of modifications if you understand even a little PHP.
Don't worry though if you get stuck their forum and it's users are very helpful and searching the internet can help with a lot of modifications that can be carried out on the application.
The Dashboard/Admin section
Let's now look at the most useful functions of the software/application, it's very comprehensive dashboard tracks a lot of the activity on the site managed by the software.
If we look at some of these features like the amount of registered users, tracking visitors and pages they visit the obvious section that is most sought after is the sales, returns and refunds section not only is this accessible from the dashboard but you get a very comprehensive overview which is essential in any online store.
Products, when we look at the products section or when adding products you have a good base for basic stores with functions like:
1) standard products
2) Variable products
3) Digital products
4) Sizes/colours or other attributes of some products
Add on scripts or plugins can extend the base functionality of the products in the store depending on your needs.
Theme the store!
So when a lot of shopping cat software users look for software they look for the ease of creating your own look so your store can be unique.
Well! OpenCart is so simple to theme once you get your head round the Template system, it can be a small learning curve but once you spend a little time on this you reap the rewards and can give yourself a pat on the back. You can create a great store out of the box or go for a unique store of your own.
Hey! but what if I want to use a bought template?
This is simple too, you can buy from their template section of their website some really good templates that are easily added if you can use FTP or Cpanel or something similar by uploading it to your server in the correct folder, this may seem daunting but is usually documented with the template you buy or instructions given in their user doc's.
I have been using OpenCart for shopping cart design for over 8 years and have used it since the early days of inception, I would highly reccomend this software for it's ease of use and simplicity to setup.
What do you dislike?Cons?
Not many although some may see the cost of some of the add on that they may require from the add on section of their website to be a bit expensive, if you look at the possible return for that investment it then is very much worth it.
Recommendations to others considering the product:I would advise anyone wanting to use opencart to read the documentation, yes I know everyone says this but a lot of the questions you may have when installing and using can be answered there as well as on their community forum.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?when running a web design business and development business sometimes it is better to use a solution you are comfortable with rather then reinvent the wheel as this saves time and money, I have used this software for many years since the early days and have seen it evolve into a great application worthy of the highest praise.
What do you like best?
Very simple to set up and is free to user by any one. this features allows us to save a buck on implementation cost and even someone without a development background can have a shop within a matter of hours. this has helped us put our content online for free
What do you dislike?its poorly customized and has few themes to work and play with
Recommendations to others considering the product:For any business that is starting out this is the best way to get started out in the e-commerce industry, it will allow you to learn a lot without incurring huge costs in setting up.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?Content distribution, it is helping us reach that far to reach client who we would not find and show our products.
What do you like best?
OpenCart is easiest way to a setup eCommerce site. within no time
What do you dislike?OpenCart database is very large. it can not handle 1 lakh product
Recommendations to others considering the product:yes, I wan to recommend it because it is very quick to set up an eCommerce site. within no time. its modules are very cheap and affordable which is helpful for affordable customization
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?it is very quick to set up an eCommerce site. within no time. its modules are very cheap and affordable which is helpful for affordable customization
What do you like best?
- Easy to use
- Easy to maintain
- Easy to theme
- Easy to add extra features by using plugins.
- It's very popular
- File size is not huge
- Can be deployed to any server (cPanel) as codebase is php
- Provides free themes and plugins too.
- It has MVC architecture and separation of concerns.
What do you dislike?Lack of default features, there should be most of the features which are essentials should be part of opencart directly instead of using plugin. Admin panel should have option to choose to activate it or not based on the requirements.
Recommendations to others considering the product:Easy to use, give a try!
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?Theming, I think a better look and feel is most important for making first impression with the users.
What do you like best?
Admin panel feature also like very simple theme customization
What do you dislike?open cart theme code structure is not a good structure.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?I have fixed some theme structure issues.also fix some extension code issue.
What do you like best?
Instant settings and installation is best with Opencart
What do you dislike?sometime feel slow but not much. I think it depends on theme. So anyone choose correct theme would be great.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?I solve many bugs in the opencart platform and implement features.
What do you like best?
It's very friendly to use. Easy coded and easy to customize.
What do you dislike?I do not think that anything in that is to dislike.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?I use mostly for e-commerce shops.i get easy modules and easy to custom code.
What do you like best?
OpenCart is a very good choice in this fiels, I recommend to use it, it is the number one in the market
What do you dislike?The maximum limit that we can use in the month
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?It open to me an opportunity to send money to my account in my country
What do you like best?
add to cart feature and dashboard is so elegant and this feature i like the most in opencart
What do you dislike?nothing particular but when i was using checkout sometimes i feel difficulty
Recommendations to others considering the product:I will recommend opencart to those people who creates online store such as shopping store
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?i have online store and checkout feature and add to cart feature is best in opencart
What do you like best?
Easy to use. Complete Solutions of everything.
What do you dislike?There is nothing to dislike. Everything is really awesome.
Recommendations to others considering the product:Highly recommended.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?Best framework and system with many basic shopping store functionalities already integrated
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