New designs and looks are being implemented for this next release. So far we have 3 designs with each available in 4-7 colors each.
New buttons sets will also be avaialable in many flavors from ugly to fancy to professional.
John has been working hard on as many new templates as he can. John is...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/new-storefront-designs
This marks my first entry on the status of version 5.0.0 development, so I'll do my best to bring the processes up to date.
I hope to be able to add updates as the project progresses towards the final release of this much anticipated release, so here it goes...
I've been working on the new versio...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/whats-done-so-far-on-release-candidate-rc1
Howdy,
Last night I started developing the new look inside store manager areas of the version 5 series. I have tinkered with several idears on the look and layout previous to last night. However, as I was working thru designs to actually implement, I was curious about some issues in displaying ...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/new-manager-look-in-progress
Order Management is a feature I have wanted to improve for about three and a half years now. I made some major adjustments to the order logging processes in June and July. However, I am happy to report that I have done more in a day towards the overhaul of the order management in version 5.0.0 th...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/order-management-progress
As often as I can I go out the osCommerce support forum. My intentions are to do my part to contribute to the community by lending a hand to those who might be experiencing some problems. As a general rule, I'll view the new posts since the last time I made a visit. I'll pay particular attention...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/oscommerce-help
This is the first in what I plan to be an ongoing series of articles concerning osCommerce and its architecture. We will start out with some basics and eventually get into some more complex issues as the series progresses. To get the most value out of these articles, its going to help a great deal ...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/understanding-oscommerce-basic-customization
Previously we talked about some files which are included in most pages of the osCommerce system, header.php, column_left.php, column_right.php, and footer.php. All four of these files deal directly with the visual appearance of osCommerce. There are some other files which are also included in each ...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/understanding-oscommerce-language-files
Ok so you have osCommerce installed and you're starting to poke around the admin area, looking at all of the available features and controls, making some of your initial global configurations. And suddenly it hits you, "wait a minute, I didn't have to log in to get here?!".
That's right you didn't...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/understanding-oscommerce-protecting-the-admin-area
It's been a long while since I last reported any progress on AgoraCart version 5.0.0 development; mainly due tothe fact I was sick for about 2 weeks.
So, I'm happy to report that I have now completed the new templates and button sets. Now store admin can select a preconfigured template or one tha...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/dynamic-customizeable-templates
As with most complex web applications, osCommerce uses a style sheet to define much of the visual presentation of the pages within the system. Cascade style sheets (CSS) are the prefered manner for applying styles because all the style definitions are stored in a central location and therefore can ...
http://www.shoppingcartreview.com/understanding-oscommerce-cascade-style-sheets