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Sneak preview of Zen Cart 1.6 – a new installer
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 12 May, 2013
The Zen Cart installer has been reworked and given a facelift in the upcoming Zen Cart 1.6 release. I’m really looking forward to the new version – it also boasts a new modern, responsive default template and guest checkout built-in! You can read more about the development roadmap here: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?199322-Roadmap-for-v1-5-and-beyond In the meantime, check out [...]
Change the ‘Sorry, the product was not found.’ message in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 7 June, 2012
When a product is no longer in stock, or when the product is disabled in Zen Cart Admin, the default result of following a link to (what was) the product page is a rather unfriendly page with the message ‘Sorry, the product was not found’. You may wish to update this message and provide some [...]
Zen Cart version 1.5.0 – official version released
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 1 January, 2012
This release marks the first open source free e-commerce solution to receive PA-DSS certification. Zen Cart version 1.5.0 includes a number of application coding changes required to satisfy PCI demands, including; password changes for administrators, access controls for each admin user (akin to the popular “admin profiles” addon), as well as a number of internal [...]
Do you ALWAYS proofread before you publish?
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 25 September, 2011
You’ve put a lot of effort into writing the content for your online store – from product descriptions to frequently asked questions about shipping and everything in between. This content says a lot about you and your store. Errors diminish your credibility. Bad links cause visitors to leave. Typos convey a slap-dash attitude. People notice [...]
Zen Cart version 1.5 BETA released and ready for testing
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 1 August, 2011
A couple of days ago, the Zen Cart team shared the beta release of Zen Cart 1.5. What’s really exciting about this version is that, following final code certification, it will make Zen Cart the first free Open Source Ecommerce Solution that is fully PA-DSS certified. As well as the numerous changes to support PA-DSS [...]
Remove the sub category text links in Zen Cart
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 13 June, 2011
A category in Zen Cart can have either products or sub-categories. Where you have a category within a category, we refer to these as sub-categories. Sub-categories are displayed at the top of a category page and include an image and a text link. If you have custom images that include the sub-category name, the text [...]
How do I change the Simply Kerrin Zen Cart template from a fluid width to a fixed width?
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 5 June, 2011
The Simply Kerrin Zen Cart template has been designed with a fluid width of 90%. This means that the width of the store front will grow (or shrink) depending on the size and resolution of the monitor that your customers are using to view your store. With large, wide screen monitors being far more affordable [...]
How do I change the width of my Zen Cart template?
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 7 February, 2011
The width of your Zen Cart store front is set by the current template’s stylesheet. Most websites have the width set as either a percentage (eg 100%) or in pixels (eg 960px). The width of the default template with Zen Cart – Classic Contemporary Green – is set at 750px, which is quite narrow for [...]
Enable GZip compression to increase Zen Cart performance
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 30 November, 2010
GNU GZip is a popular data compression program used to compress web pages before they are transmitted from the web server to the visitor’s browser. The smaller, compressed data results in a much quicker delivery to the browser. Compression is a simple and effective way to save bandwidth and speed up your Zen Cart store. [...]
How do I change the sidebox heading to an image?
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 19 November, 2010
As part of your online store design, you may wish to use a specific font or add a flourish to your sidebox headings. It is easy to specify an image for Zen Cart to use for the sidebox headings so you can go from the default look to something more ‘you’. To replace a sidebox [...]
What is a 404 Error?
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 14 November, 2010
Every time a customer visits your online store they are making requests via their browser to your web server. One of the first ‘replies’ from the web server is the http status code. The http status code of a successful page is 200, but you don’t actually see this because your browser simply proceeds to [...]
Important update of Zen Cart – latest version now 1.39h
Posted by kerrin hardy in Zen Cart on 31 October, 2010
An important update for Zen Cart has been released – version 1.39h. This update contains important security fixes. It is recommended you plan to upgrade your Zen Cart store to the most current version as soon as possible to take advantage of the improved security and fixes to several software bugs. Official announcement thread: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166875 [...]
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