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UK shoppers spent £104 billion online in 2014 - the first time annual spending has exceeded the £100 billion barrier. This is good news for those looking to start an online business or who are maintaining an established eCommerce site.   But are your online payments up to s..

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Consumers have changed their buying practices. More than ever, people are turning to their computer or mobile device when they want to purchase an item. Meanwhile the ecommerce market is growing rapidly to keep up with these trends and state and local governments are also trying to adjust to thes..

Set up in minutes - Amazon Payments now on OpenCart core  Start making Amazon customers your customers, easily and quickly      The new extension for OpenCart is now available on core release*; that means you are only minutes away to setup the Login and Pay wit..

It is well known that site performance is one of its main characteristics with respect to user experience. Recently Google launched its PageSpeed Insights test that helps evaluate a website’s speed and its user experience potential on desktop and mobile devices. Most likely it’s a part of the..

Presentation and appearance of a website is very important. For an ecommerce store it can be vital! Your store’s performance and sale depends on your website’s appearance.    Think about an extension which you can use to create stunning animations and slides. You might be thinking..

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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Hi, I’m OpenCart. Ask me anything!     /r/ecommerce Wednesday April 29th 3pm (GMT+1)       Ever wanted to ask the OpenCart team a question? Want to find out about our plans for the future?   On Wednesday April 29th, we’..

Check 10 Professional OpenCart Templates with Parallax     When building a site for eCommerce you should pay particular attention to the functionality. It is vital to choose a proper shopping cart that will help you run your business cost-effectively. One o..