Gaper is a modern, feature-rich OpenCart 4 theme built for store owners who want full control over their storefront without touching a single line of code. From color presets to one-page checkout, from mobile-first design to advanced SEO — Gaper delivers everything you need to build a professional, high-converting online store.



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KEY FEATURES
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DESIGN & CUSTOMIZATION
- 8 built-in color presets: Default Blue, Emerald, Purple, Sunset, Ocean, Rose, Forest, and Dark Theme
- Save up to 3 custom color presets with rename, update, and delete functionality
- 11 core color controls + 10 extended color settings for topbar, header, footer, and newsletter sections
- 25+ Google Fonts with live preview directly in the admin panel
- Light and Dark theme modes with automatic detection based on background color luminance
- Full Width or Boxed layout options
- Fine-tune container width, border radius, button radius, and shadow intensity (none, light, medium, strong)
- Custom CSS, JavaScript, and HTML code injection points (head, body start, footer)

HEADER
- 2 header styles: Classic (logo left) and Centered (logo center)
- Customizable top bar with phone number, email address, and promotional message
- Sticky header with smooth compact transition on scroll
- Hover dropdowns for currency, language, and account menus on desktop
- Compact search icon mode or full search bar display
- Show or hide wishlist and compare icons independently
- Smart Search with live grouped results (Products, Categories, Brands, Information)
- Smart Search intelligence: synonyms, promoted results, did-you-mean, smart redirect
- Header Mega Menu builder section with dedicated admin controls

MOBILE EXPERIENCE
- Fully responsive design optimized for all screen sizes
- Dedicated mobile header with hamburger menu, centered logo, search icon, and cart icon
- Off-canvas slide-in navigation with accordion sub-menus
- Mobile search bar expands smoothly below the header
- Cart badge count syncs automatically with desktop via AJAX

CATEGORY & LISTING PAGES
- Configurable 1 to 6 column product grid (1-column mode works perfectly for sidebar modules)
- Grid and List view toggle for customers
- Customizable products-per-page options
- 4 product image hover effects: Zoom, Fade, Slide, or None
- Show or hide brand name and SKU on product cards
- Subcategory display as text list or thumbnail grid
- 3-level category sidebar accordion with automatic expansion based on current category
- Sidebar product count toggle — optimized to skip database queries when disabled

PRODUCT PAGE
- Image zoom on hover for detailed product inspection
- Sticky Add to Cart bar that follows the customer as they scroll
- Tab or Accordion layout for description, reviews, and specifications
- Modern card-style option selector with image support (or classic OpenCart dropdown style)
- Sale countdown timer displayed beside the price (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
- Social share buttons: Facebook, X (Twitter), Pinterest, WhatsApp, and Email
- Product Quickview modal supporting ALL OpenCart option types including file upload, date, and time

ONE PAGE CHECKOUT (OPC)
- Replaces the default multi-step checkout with a streamlined single-page experience
- Two layout options: Two Column with sticky order sidebar, or Single Column
- AJAX auto-save on every field change — no "Continue" buttons needed
- Shipping and payment methods load instantly (session pre-seeded with store default country and zone)
- Built-in coupon code field, order comment box, and terms & conditions toggle
- Full support for both guest and registered customer checkout
- Complete dark theme support for the checkout page

MODULES
- Template overrides for Featured, Latest, Bestseller, and Special product modules
- Carousel mode with Slide or Fade transition effects
- Modules work seamlessly in sidebar (1-column) and main content areas

HOME LAYOUT BUILDER
- Drag-and-drop home page layout builder in the Home tab
- Row builder: add unlimited rows, each with 1 to 4 columns
- 10 column ratio presets based on Bootstrap's 12-grid system
(6-6, 4-8, 8-4, 3-9, 9-3, 4-4-4, 3-3-6, 3-6-3, 6-3-3, 3-3-3-3)
- Module picker modal lists all installed module instances grouped by extension

GAPER-EXCLUSIVE MODULES
Six custom modules bundled with the theme and managed from the Gaper theme
Modules tab.

- Featured Categories — Card grid with custom images, subtitles, optional
flip-to-second-image on hover, carousel mode with autoplay
- Featured Manufacturers — Brand logo grid with the same feature set as
Featured Categories
- Products by Category — Tabs or Single mode; picks one or multiple
categories; sort by newest, oldest, or random.
- Products by Manufacturer — Same as Products by Category but for brands
- Gallery Images — Drag-and-drop sortable list of image cards with title,
link, and lightbox preview on click
- Gallery Videos — YouTube video gallery with thumbnail cards, play
overlay, and inline modal playback

FOOTER & SOCIAL
- Full color customization with 6 dedicated footer color controls
- Newsletter subscription form with admin-side subscriber management
- Payment method icons: 10 built-in icons plus 4 custom image upload slots
- Cookie consent banner (GDPR compliant) with configurable position and color options
- 8 social media link fields: Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, WhatsApp, Pinterest, LinkedIn
- Back to top button

SEO
- JSON-LD structured data output: Product, BreadcrumbList, LocalBusiness, Organization
- Open Graph meta tags and Twitter Card support
- Canonical URL generation

PERFORMANCE
- Lazy loading for product and category images
- Deferred JavaScript loading
- Automatic minification of HTML, CSS, and JS with smart auto-regeneration when source files change
- Browser caching headers for static assets
- Google Fonts preloading for faster text rendering

ANALYTICS INTEGRATION
- Google Tag Manager container ID support
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4) measurement ID
- Facebook Pixel tracking

MULTI-STORE SUPPORT
- Full Multi-Store support — run 2, 3, or more stores on a single OpenCart
installation, each with its own completely independent Gaper configuration
- Store switcher dropdown in the theme settings card header (appears
automatically when 2+ stores exist)
- Every setting is per-store: colors, fonts, logos, header style, footer
links, home layout, Gaper-exclusive modules, checkout mode, SEO, analytics,
custom CSS/JS, and more