How to Choose the Perfect Domain Name for your New eCommerce Website

How to Choose the Perfect Domain Name for your New eCommerce Website
So, you’re ready to take the plunge into online sales? Congrats!   If this is a brand new store, you’ll need to think carefully about what your new domain name will be. Finding the perfect domain name (that hasn’t already been taken!) can seem daunting but it’s easier tha..
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4 simple ways to improve your OpenCart store

4 simple ways to improve your OpenCart store
Your new ecommerce store’s built, sales are coming in steadily, your marketing campaigns are going well - now what? No matter how established your store is, you should always be on the look-out for new ways to improve your website.   Investing time into enhancing your e..
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NEW Forum Planned Downtime - 07/01/2016 6pm GMT

NEW Forum Planned Downtime - 07/01/2016 6pm GMT
Due to the delayed update on the 5th we will be doing the forum maintenance on 7th January at 6pm GMT The forum will be down for approximately 1 hour.  Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Happy Holidays from the OpenCart Team

Happy Holidays from the OpenCart Team
Happy Holidays from the OpenCart Team   It's that time of year again!      This year we had the chance to run our first OpenCart developer training session and our first business bootcamp for merchants. We visited a group of OpenCart developers in Bulgaria ..
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OpenCart Black Friday Deals: Available for 1 Week Only

OpenCart Black Friday Deals: Available for 1 Week Only
OpenCart Black Friday Deals:   Available for 1 Week Only     The OpenCart Black Friday deals have arrived!   For the next week, we'll be running discounted deals designed to help you get your OpenCart module, theme, company or services seen. These o..
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Why You Need a Mobile-Friendly eCommerce Store Right Now

Why You Need a Mobile-Friendly eCommerce Store Right Now
The way we interact with ecommerce stores has changed massively over the last few years. The introduction of smartphones and tablets has made it easy for shoppers to browse online and make purchases from anywhere, at any time. Now that the modern shopper has had a taste of fast, smooth, and easy ..
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Planned website downtime

Planned website downtime
Due to a required server upgrade the main website, forum and demo store will be offline from 12am (GMT+1) 19th October 2015 for about 6-8 hours.
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OpenCart 2.1.0.1 - Available Now

OpenCart 2.1.0.1 - Available Now
OpenCart 2.1.0.1 is available to download now!     Along with some essential bug fixes and new improvements, OpenCart 2.1.01 comes with some great new features - want to find out more? Check out our detailed changelog over on GitHub.   We can..
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Freedom from Manual Sales Tax Compliance

Freedom from Manual Sales Tax Compliance
Consumer taxation has been at the root of debates, riots and wars for centuries. The way specific products are taxed has varied greatly and changed many times over the years. The “gabelle,” a tax on salt by the French monarchy is said to have led to the French Revolution and the Boston Tea Pa..
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OpenCart 2.0.3.1 Available Now

OpenCart 2.0.3.1 Available Now
Great news! OpenCart 2.0.3.1 is now available to download from the download page of the OpenCart site.   We've made various changes and improvements since 2.0.2.0, including a bunch of bug fixes to help make this the best version of OpenCart yet. We've even integrated a new payme..
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