In this post I will show you how to use the 3 most powerful tools to tweak and edit your Zencart! Please note that I make some foolish assumptions here: I assume you know a bit about php and are familiar with HTML and CSS.
First, if you have never used Firefox, it’s time to get the fox
Once you have Firefox installed on your computer, you can now grab the bug
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Ehh? SSL? What is it?
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer (this is the predecessor of TLS)
TLS: Transport Layer Security
What are they: cryptographic protocols that provide security and data integrity for communications over networks such as the Internet. TLS and SSL encrypt the segments of network connections at the Transport Layer end-to-end. (wikipedia)
Why is it important (technically): The TLS protocol allows client/server applications to communicate across a network in a way designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. TLS provides endpoint authentication and communications confidentiality over the Internet using cryptography. (please view the wikipedia link above for more info) Read more…
I have been the proud owner of an online business for just under three years now, and it hasn’t always been easy. In fact, I would go so far as to say that until recently it hardly seemed worth the huge efforts I was putting into keeping my business afloat. But now that my life has finally settled down, and I have been able to start bringing in regular profits, I can say that the dues I paid were well worth it.
But that doesn’t mean you have to go through the same trials I did. If you are thinking about starting an online business, or you have been running one with less than stellar results, you don’t have to learn the hard way by trial and error. Instead, you can learn from my mistakes, and follow these guidelines to getting started, and running a successful, profitable online business, no matter what niche you settle into. Read more…
Are you spending too much time on your Zencart’s template? Zencart currently uses different listing template file for different listings:
For homepage you have at least 3 main listing:
For other listing pages you have
I have decided to remove “nofollow” feature of WordPress. For people who comment on this blog, this can be a great news because the link of your website and links in your comment will be counted as “votes” to those specific pages (thus helping you to boost your page ranking a bit).
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While we try to avoid using transparent images (using png format) as much as we can because IE6 cannot handle it very well, there are times when we just can’t avoid it. (As much as we wish all IE6 users would change to a better browsers, that doesn’t seem to happen soon and it is our job to make sure our websites are cross-browser compatible)
We have been using the well known twinhelix for a while and it works wonder for us. However, recently it came to our attention that this png fix seriously eats up server’s resources and can even get IE6 users temporarily banned from the site, our client reported that: Read more…
Yes, Zencart Css Javascript Loader aka CJ Loader is finally released (well, technically it has been released for a while but this is the first official version).
This 1.6 version is packed with tons of new features that will SPEED UP your Zencart store and MAKE LIFE EASIER for you.
At a glance:
I came across this great research just a few days ago: the important of label placement on forms
We have tested it on a client’s site and have seen some minor improvement so we plan to test this on more sites and eventually employ the “best practice” described in the article if the effect is proven.
Alrite, so we have been asked about it many times and we also do have to use it on our projects for customers that set up new stores (or upgrade to 1.3.8a)
So here is Zen1.3.8a with all patches applied. The package will be updated whenever a new patch comes out so your best bet is to return here whenever you need a new package of Zen 1.3.8a.
Hope this will help you out.
Link to download: (this now being updated by Philip Clarke)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/shopupgraded/files/
If you think this is useful, please help others by spreading the news about this package (and help them to avoid wasting time apply all these patches)
ONCE upon a time not so long ago, one partner wanted to display a “short description” for the product, which is totally different from the description used in the product page. There are several good reasons for that:
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