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OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension | User Manual

1.0 Introduction

A smooth and mobile-friendly user interface is the core of successful eCommerce websites. To create a fully mobile responsive layout system for the mobile and tablet users, Google Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) plugin has taken place into the market. The Google AMP pages are lite and optimized version of your site pages providing a quick responsive UI to the device users. OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension by Knowband is one such tool to add Google AMP functionality to your online shop to capture mobile users through smartphones and tablets. Opencart AMP pages improve the web browsing experience by decreasing page load times. Faster mobile browsing is the only way where new customers will dive in and get motivated to purchase order.

More than 60% of your customers are mobile-based so it becomes important to create the AMP pages of store home page, category pages, product pages and CMS pages with the help of OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Module. OpenCart AMP focuses on light content that increases the overall page speed and reduces the bounce rates. The reduced page load time contributes to the growth of traffic and SEO ranking.

1.1 Striking Features

OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages plugin offers additional features to the OpenCart site owners. Let us explore one by one.

1. OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension adds optimized AMP pages to your website which are instantly loaded on mobile and tablet devices.

2. With the help of the Google Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) plugin, you can add Accelerated Mobile Page functionality to the home page, category pages, product pages, and CMS pages.

3. Knowband’s Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension for OpenCart provides an option to customize the home page, category pages, product pages, and CMS pages settings form the back-office.

4. You can upload a desired business logo for the AMP pages. Moreover, you can set the width and height of the site logo.

5. OpenCart AMP extension gives an option to display the bestsellers, new arrivals, and featured products on the home page. The e-merchant can set the number of featured products to be shown in a particular section and can be displayed in random order.

6. OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Module provides an option to add social media sharing on the AMP mobile pages. The store admin can add extra icons apart from the ones provided with the Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension for OpenCart.

7. By using the Google Accelerated Mobile Pages Module, the OpenCart admin can automatically generate AMP sitemap with the help of a CRON job. They just have to click the Update Sitemap button.

8. Knowband’s OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Addon supports Google Analytics allowing admin to enter the Analytics client Id for tracking the AMP performance.

9. Google Accelerated Mobile Pages Module for OpenCart supports multiple languages.

10. With the help of OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension, the admin can set color and background color for AMP website and other different blocks of AMP.

11. To add more information to the AMP, admin can display YouTube, Vimeo and DailyMotion videos on the homepage of mobile pages.

12. Google Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) module allows lets you feature Instagram and Twitter feeds on the homepage.

13. The look and feel of cookie consent bar can also be changed from the back-office of Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension for OpenCart.

14. Store merchants can display advertisement on all the Mobile Pages by including Google Adsense from the admin interface of this OpenCart extension.

15. Store merchants can also implement Facebook pixel functionality on the mobile pages which helps you track the AMP website visitors.

16. OpenCart AMP module allows you to update AMP SEO URL on a single click.

2.0 Installation Guide

Before starting the installation process, you have to buy the OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension from the Knowband store. Once purchased, you will receive the following files on your registered email.

  • Source code file of OpenCart AMP Module in zipped file format.
  • User Manual of OpenCart AMP Module.
    Now in order to install this OpenCart AMP extension for your website, follow the given steps:

1. Unzip the zip file. You will get the folders as shown in the image belowzip file
2. Copy all the folders of the zip file in the Root Directory of OpenCart setup via FTP manager.

So, OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages plugin is now successfully installed and is ready to use at your store. Go to the admin menu and click on the extensions and thereby click on configure button next to Knowband AMP Pages.

3.0 Admin Interface

Just after successful installation of Google Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) plugin on your website, you can configure the AMP settings as per your requirements. Navigate the settings in the given order: Admin Panel > Extensions > Knowband AMP Pages.

The simple to understand admin interface of OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Module is divided into nine sections namely:

1.General Settings
2.Home Page Settings
3.Category Page Settings
4.Product Page Settings
5. Look & Feel Settings
6.Social Media
7.Extra Icon
8.Tracking
9.Sitemap

Each of these sections has been discussed in detail below.

3.1 General Settings

The general settings of Google Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) plugin consist of the following configuration options:

  • Enable/Disable: The whole functionality of OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Module can be enabled or disabled just by selecting Yes or No.
  • Force AMP on Mobile Devices: This option enables or disables Google AMP functionality for mobile devices only.
  • Website Logo: The website logo shown on the AMP mobile pages can be changed by uploading a new image file.
  • Logo Width: This option sets the width for the logo image in pixels.
  • Logo Height: This option sets the height for the logo image in pixels.
  • Enable GDPR Cookie Consent Bar: This option enables or disables GDPR cookie consent bar for all the AMP mobile pages of the website.
  • Cookie Consent Message: This option allows you to set a cookie consent message shown on the consent bar. You can set this text in both English and French language.
  • Cookie Policy: This option lets you set the URL for Coolie policy. When the user clicks the cookie policy text they are redirected to this specified page automatically.
  • Products per Page: This option specifies the count of product listings on the category pages of the site.
  • Enable/Disable Homepage AMP: This option enables or disables Google AMP on the Homepage of the website.
  • Enable/Disable Listing Page AMP: This option enables or disables Google AMP on listing pages like category page, search page, etc.

  • Enable/Disable Product Page AMP: This option enables or disables Google AMP on product pages of the website.
  • Enable/Disable CMS Page AMP: This option enables or disables Google AMP on different CMS pages of the site.
  • Custom CSS: You can include custom CSS code to improve the front-end functionality of AMP mobile pages.

By clicking on the “Refresh” button shown in the General Settings of Knowband AMP module, the default URL is automatically updated to AMP SEO URL.

3.2 Home Page Settings

You can configure the AMP settings for the site’s Homepage. These settings are not applied to the other pages like category page, product page, etc. The various settings include:

  • Display Custom text: Using this option, you can set a desired text on the product page. This extra text can be enabled or disabled as per needs.
  • Custom Text: You can specify the desired text you want to show on the Homepage. This custom text can be set in both English and French language.
  • Display Position: You can set a specific location where you want to show this custom text. You can show at the top or bottom of the page.

a) Featured Products Settings

  • Enable Featured Products: This option lets you to enable or disable the featured products shown on the product page.
  • Display Featured Products in Carousel: You can enable this option to display the featured products in carousel view. If disabled, the products will be shown in the standard format.
  • Random Display: This option if enabled shows random featured products. Every time the customer will see random products in the featured category. If this option is disabled, the products will be the same every time.
  • Number of Featured Products: You can fix the number of products shown in the featured products section of the Homepage.
  • Display Banner: Enable or disable the banner shown on the featured products section of the homepage.
  • Upload Banner: This option lets you upload or select the image file you want to show as a banner for featured products.

b) Best Selling Products Settings

  • Enable Best Selling Products: This option lets you enable or disable the best selling products shown on the product page.
  • Display Best Selling Products in Carousel: You can enable this option to display the best selling products in carousel view. If disabled, the products will be shown in the standard format.
  • Random Display: This option is enabled shows random best selling products. Every time the customer will see random products in the best selling category. If this option is disabled, the products will be the same every time.
  • Number of Best Seller Products: You can fix the number of products shown in the best selling products section of the Homepage.
  • Display Banner: Enable or disable the banner shown in the best selling products section of the homepage.
  • Upload Banner: This option lets you upload or select the image file you want to show as a banner for best selling products.

c) New Arrival Products Settings

  • Enable New Arrival Products: This option lets you enable or disable the new arrival products shown on the product page.
  • Display New Arrival Products in Carousel: You can enable this option to display the new arrival products in carousel view. If disabled, the products will be shown in the standard format.
  • Random Display: This option if enabled shows random new arrival products. Every time the customer will see random products in the new arrival category. If this option is disabled, the products will be the same every time.
  • Number of Best Seller Products: You can fix the number of products shown in the new arrival section of the Homepage.
  • Display Banner: Enable or disable the banner shown in the new arrival products section of the homepage.
  • Upload Banner: This option lets you upload or select the image file you want to show as a banner for new arrival products.

d) YouTube Video

  • Display Youtube Video: This option lets you show or hide the Youtube video on the Homepage.
  • Youtube Video ID: With this option, you can set the Youtube video ID corresponding to the specific youtube video.
  • Enable Youtube Header Text: You can show or hide the header text for the youtube video.
  • YouTube Header Text: The youtube header text can be changed using this option. You can specify a custom text you want to show as header text for a video. This text can be set for English or French language.
  • Autoplay: If this option is enabled, the video will automatically play as the homepage loads. But if this option is disabled, the user has to click the play button in order to view the youtube video.
  • Display Controls: If this option is enabled, the youtube control bar is shown for the youtube video. Else if disabled, the youtube controls are not displayed.
  • Display Position: You can set the position for the youtube video. This position can be either set to top or bottom.

e) Vimeo Video

  • Display Vimeo Video: This option lets you show or hide the Vimeo video on the Homepage.
  • Vimeo Video ID: With this option, you can set the Vimeo video ID corresponding to the specific Vimeo video.
  • Enable Video Header Text: You can show or hide the header text for the Vimeo video.
  • Vimeo Header Text: The Vimeo header text can be changed using this option. You can specify a custom text you want to show as header text for a video. This text can be set for English or French language.
  • Autoplay: If this option is enabled, the video will automatically play as the homepage loads. But if this option is disabled, the user has to click the play button in order to view the Vimeo video.
  • Display Position: You can set the position for the Vimeo video. This position can be either set to top or bottom.

f) Dailymotion Video

  • Display Dailymotion Video: This option lets you show or hide the Dailymotion video on the Homepage.
  • Dailymotion Video ID: With this option, you can set the Dailymotion video ID corresponding to the specific Dailymotion video.
  • Enable Dailymotion Header Text: You can show or hide the header text for the Dailymotion video.
  • Dailymotion Header Text: The Dailymotion header text can be changed using this option. You can specify a custom text you want to show as header text for the video. This text can be set for English or French language.
  • Autoplay: If this option is enabled, the video will automatically play as the homepage loads. But if this option is disabled, the user has to click the play button in order to view the Dailymotion video.
  • Enable End Screen: Show or hide the end screen at the end of the video. If enabled, it will show other recommended videos on the video end.
  • Enable Video Sharing: Show or hide the share option for the Dailymotion video.
  • Change Highlight Color: Enable or disable video highlight colors.
  • Highlight Colors in the Control: Pick up the desired color which will be shown on the video bottom bar and side menu bar panel.
  • Display Dailymotion Logo: You can show or hide the Dailymotion logo on the video.
  • Display Position: You can set the position for the Dailymotion video. This position can be either set to top or bottom.

g) Instagram Feed

  • Display Instagram Feed: You can show or hide the Instagram feed on the homepage of the website.
  • Feed ID: This option allows you to set the Instagram feed ID which will be shown on the Homepage of the website. To set multiple feed IDs, separate each feed ID followed by a comma.
  • Enable Instagram Header Text: You can enable or disable the header text shown for the Instagram feed.
  • Instagram Header Text: This option lets you specify the header text for the Instagram post or feed.
  • Include Instagram Caption: This option shows/hide the Instagram caption for the specific photo or video.

h) Twitter Feed

  • Display Twitter Feed: You can show or hide the twitter feed on the Homepage of the website.
  • Tweet ID: This option sets the Tweet ID which has to be displayed on the Homepage.
  • Enable Twitter Header Text: You can enable or disable the Twitter Header Text shown over the tweet.
  • Twitter Header Text: You can specify the header text for Twitter feeds.
  • Disable Twitter Cards: If you set Yes for this option, the content is displayed in a compact form. Else if you set this option to No, the detailed twitter feed is displayed on the Homepage.

3.3 Category Page Settings

Under this section of Google Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) plugin, you can perform AMP settings for the category pages of the site. The various settings include:

  • Display Custom Text: You can enable or disable this text shown on the category pages of the website.
  • Custom Text: Using this option, you can set a desired text for the category pages. This text can be specified in English or French language.
  • Display Position: You can set the position for this custom text on the category page. The text position can be set to Top or Bottom of page.

3.4 Product Page Settings

Under this section of OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Module, you can perform AMP settings for the product pages of the site. The various settings include:

  • Display Custom Text: You can enable or disable this text shown on the product pages of the website.
  • Custom Text: Using this option, you can set a desired text for the product pages. This text can be specified in English or French language.
  • Display Position: You can set the position for this custom text on the product page. The text position can be set to Top or Bottom of page.
  • Display Product Review: You can show or hide product reviews on the AMP product pages.
  • Display Related Products: You can enable or disable related products on the AMP product pages.

3.5 Look and Feel Settings

You can modify the look and feel settings for the AMP pages of your site. The settings can be done for each of the page element. You can make general settings, settings for product page, product listings, category page, and cookie consent bar.

a) General Setting

  • Background Color: This option sets the background color for all the AMP pages.
  • Font Color: This option sets the font color for the text shown on AMP pages.
  • Header Background Color: This option sets the background color for the site header.
  • Header Font Color: This option sets the font color for the text shown in the header section.
  • Header Icon Color: This option sets the icon color for the icons shown in the header section of the site.
  • Footer Background Color: This option sets the background color of the footer section of the AMP website.
  • Footer Font Color: This option sets the font color for the text shown in the footer section.
  • Footer Lower Bar Background Color: This sets the background color for the lower footer bar.
  • Left Menu Slider Background Color: This option sets the background color for the left menu slider.
  • Left Menu Header Background Color: This option sets the background color for the left menu header part.
  • Left Menu Slider Font Color: This option sets the font color for the text shown in the left menu slider.
  • Left Menu Sidebar Icon Color: This option sets the color for the icons shown in left menu sidebar.
  • Header Left Background Color: This option sets the background color for the left header section.

b) Product Listing Setting

  • Product Title Color: This option sets the color for the product title text.
  • Product Title Font Size: This option sets the font size of the product title.
  • Add to cart button color: This color specifies the background color of the Add to Cart button.
  • Add to cart button Font color: This sets the font color for the text shown on Add to Cart button.
  • Add to Cart Font Size: This option sets the size for the text shown on Add to Cart button.

c) Category Setting

  • Category Heading Font Color: This option sets the color for the text shown as a category heading.
  • Category Heading Font Size: This option sets the font size for the text shown as a category heading.

d) Product Setting

  • Product Title Font Color: This option sets the color for the product title text.
  • Product Title Font Size: This option sets the font size for the product title text.
  • Add to cart button color: This option specifies the background color of the Add to Cart button.
  • Add to cart button Font color: This option shows the font color for the text shown on Add to cart button.
  • Add to cart button Font size: This option shows the font color for the text shown on Add to cart button.

e) Cookie Consent Bar

  • Cookie Consent Background Color: This option sets the background color for the cookie consent bar.
  • Consent Message Font Color: This option sets the font color for the text shown as consent message.
  • Background Color of Accept Button: This option specifies the background color for the Accept Button shown on cookie consent bar.
  • Font Color of Accept Button: This sets the font color for the text shown on Accept Button.

3.6 Social Media

Under the social media settings of Google AMP module, you have an option to add business contact information like address, email ID and contact number. You can also add social channels links to your AMP mobile pages so that customers can direct follow up with their queries or doubts on social media like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc. Social channels are one way to keep your users updated about your online business. Admin can perform the following configurations:

  • Display Shop Address in Menu Slide: Show or hide business address in the left slider menu section.
  • Display Shop Email Address: Show or hide the email address of your business in the left slider menu section.
  • Email Address: Set the email address of your business using this option.
  • Display Shop Contact Number: Show or hide the contact number for your business or shop.
  • Contact Number: Set the contact number for your online shop.
  • Display Facebook Icon: Show or hide the Facebook icon in the left menu slider of the website.
  • Facebook URL: Set Facebook page URL using this option.
  • Display Twitter Icon: Show or hide the Twitter icon in the left menu slider of the website.
  • Twitter URL: Set Twitter page URL using this option.
  • Display Google+ Icon: Show or hide the Google+ icon in the left menu slider of the website.
  • Google+ URL: Set Google+ page URL using this option.
  • Display Linkedin Icon: Show or hide the LinkedIn icon in the left menu slider of the website.
  • Linkedin URL: Set the LinkedIn page URL using this option.
  • Display Tumblr Icon: Show or hide the Tumblr icon in the left menu slider of the website.
  • Tumblr URL: Set Tumblr page URL using this option.
  • Display Pinterest Icon: Show or hide the Pinterest icon in the left menu slider of the website.
  • Pinterest URL: Set Pinterest page URL using this option.

3.7 Extra Icon

If they want to add more social media icon then they can add here with ease.

  • Enable Extra Icons: Enable or Disable extra icons in the left slider menu.
  • Icon Class: Set the icon class using this option.
  • Icon URL: This option sets a URL corresponding to the icon.

An option to “Add More or Remove” is also provided so that you easily add new icons or delete the existing icons.

3.8 Tracking

The various tracking services offered by this OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension allows you to track the performance of AMP pages. The three track services provided are:

Enable Google Analytics: If you want to track the performance of the accelerated mobile pages of your site, this feature allows you to enable or disable Google Analytics functionality.
Analytics Client Id: You can enter your Google analytics client ID to configure.

Enable Google Adsense: Activate or Deactivate the Google Adsense functionality from here.
Adsense ID: Enter the Adsense ID here.
AMP ad type: Enter the supported AMP ad type. This way the admin can specify an identifier for the ad network. The type attribute selects the template to use for the ad tag.
Display Google Adsense on Homepage: Enable the option in order to display Google adsense on the Homepage.
Display Position on Homepage: Select the position for showing Google adsense on the homepage.
Display Google Adsense on the Product page: Enable the option to show Adsense on the Product page.
Display Position on the Product page: Select the position for displaying Google adsense on the product page.
Display Google Adsense on Category page: Enable the option to show Adsense on a category page.
Display Position on Category page: Select the position for showing Google adsense on category.
Display Google Adsense on CMS page: Enable the option to show Adsense on the CMS page.
Display Position on CMS page: Select the position for showing Google adsense on CMS.
Enable Facebook Pixel: Enable or disable the option from here for implementing Facebook pixel tool to track site visitors.
Facebook Pixel ID: Enter the Facebook Pixel ID here.

3.9 Sitemap

In this section, the store admin can generate the AMP Sitemap by clicking the button.
As you will hit an enter or click on the “Click Here” button, the sitemap will be automatically updated and will display a “Success” message on the screen.

CRON INSTRUCTIONS

Add the corn to your store via control panel/putty to generate/update the sitemap. Please find the instructions to setup crons below:

  • URLs to Add to Cron via Control Panel
  • Generate Sitemap – https://octest1.knowband.com/2.3/index.php?route=amp/sitemap/sitemap
  • Cron setup via SSH
  • Generate Sitemap – 0 0 * * * curl -O /dev/null https://octest1.knowband.com/2.3/index.php?route=amp/sitemap/sitemap

4.0 Front Interface

After enabling the OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) Module by Knowband the store admin can enable the settings for the home page, category pages, product pages, and CMS pages. As per the settings enabled by the admin, AMP will look as shown below:

Home Page

Various featured products, new arrivals products, and best seller products can be shown on the Homepage of the website.

You can display YouTube video, Dailymotion video, Vimeo video, Instagram feed, and Twitter feed on the Homepage.


Product Page


Category Page

Cookie Consent Bar

Left Menu Slider

This way the OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension converts the general website pages into accelerated mobile pages without any complicated process. The online merchant can implement the OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages module easily without any hassle and improve page load time easily without any hassle. The OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Module provides separate settings for the homepage, product pages, category pages and CMS pages which makes configuration easy for the store admin. Admin can take a step ahead to reduce the bounce rate of the website by offering mobile responsive website pages.

For more OpenCart modules please visit Knowband.

OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Extension Link

OpenCart Accelerated Mobile Pages Module Admin Demo Link

OpenCart AMP Module Front-end demo link

Google Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) plugin Marketplace Link

For more support and information, feel free to contact us via email at support@knowband.com anytime.

OpenCart Gift Card Manager Extension | User Manual

1.0 Introduction

Gift Cards or eCards have been always special and appealing to everyone as they suit every customer’s needs. Be it a Birthday, Wedding Anniversary, New Year or some other special occasion finding a gift for their loved ones is a big task for online customers. Your customers are unknown about the likes and dislikes of their loved ones. Moreover, giving a cash amount seems to be unreal and emotionless. Gift Cards are one smart and convenient way to make your customers feel happy and special.

So, what’s the best way to offer personalized gift cards to your store customers? OpenCart Gift Card Manager Extension by Knowband allows admin to sell gift cards in their online shop. With OpenCart send gift card extension, they can create and sell multiple gift cards based on different occasions in their store. The store customers can buy these gift cards and gift them to their relatives or friends. Moreover, lower return rates of the gift cards are another benefit for the store admin.

Open Cart Gift Card Manager helps you provide your customers with several occasion-based gift cards. Knowband OpenCart Gift Card Manager can set up a gift card section on the OpenCart website to promote digital gifting. The store owner can create several Gift Cards with gift card managers for special occasions such as Birthdays, Weddings, Valentine’s Day, Friendship Day, Father’s Day, etc. so that consumers should pick gift cards for their loved ones as desired. The customers can select the options like printing the gift card or sending it via email.

The Digital Gift Card plugin makes gifting simpler and more enjoyable. Finalizing a gift was time-consuming earlier, but now with a gift card manager, it can happen in minutes.

Benefits of Opencart Gift Card Manager for the eCommerce store owner:

  1. Brings a new customer to your store
  2. Lower return rates and increased retention
  3. Generate revenue in advance of sales
  4. More convenient with simplified predefined email templates
  5. Fully Mobile Responsive

Benefits for Customer:

  1. The customer who finds selecting a product difficult doesn’t have to spend extra time finalizing the gift. The OpenCart Gift card extension saves extra effort and time.
  2. With the Knowband OpenCart gift card manager, they can get a gift card for every occasion.

The Knowband Gift Card manager comes with an easy admin panel and Sets the luring design and texts for Gift Card.

1.1 What’s New In this Updated Version of Gift Card Manager v1.3

The latest version of the Gift Card Manager Extension for OpenCart offers new enhanced features that will help the store admin to create the Gift Cards with ease. This new version of the OpenCart gift card plugin comes with some attractive features which increase the user experience. Let’s check out what’s new in the updated version:

  • With this OpenCart Gift card manager plugin, the eCommerce store owner can easily incorporate the gift card functionality into their online store.
  • Improved UI of the front end will enhance the customer experience. The gift card manager extension lets the admin show the Gift Card as products on the category page for both desktop and mobile.
  • OpenCart Gift card manager has the functionality of uploading personalized images from the front end to send the same in the gift card. The plugin allows the customer to create a custom gift card by uploading the desired image
  • With this new version, the functionality of uploading customizes catchy images from the backend to create gift cards. Further, this feature of the Gift card manager extension will help the store admin to create gift cards for local events. In addition, these images are usable as the background for Gift Card.
  • Opencart Gift card manager plugin has Interesting and descriptive email templates. Templates cannot only reduce the workload but make you feel less stressed. With the Open cart gift card manager installed an email notification will be sent to the recipient, sender, and customer when the gift card order comes in.
  • A Gift Card template will be sent to the customer through email if the customer has not uploaded a personalized image from the front end else personalized image will be sent through email.
  • Customers can choose the day and time for the delivery of physical gift cards as well as the virtual gift card via mail. The new version of the OpenCart Gift Card Manager allows the store admin to run the Cron manually.  
  • A button corresponding to each order for resending the Gift Card is available.
  • With this new version of the Opencart Gift Card Manager Extension, the admin can add title and description to the Gift Card template. This title and description along with the image will be visible to the customer.
  • The new version is mobile responsive.
  • Opencart Gift card manager is easy to use and install.

1.2 Distinct features of OpenCart Gift Card Manager Extension:

OpenCard Gift Card Manager Plugin comes with some striking features which give better UX and handy customizable options to the store admin.

  • Customers can purchase or send gift card vouchers from the store.
  • OpenCart Send Gift Card extension gives the flexibility to create unlimited gift cards for the store based on various occasions like Birthdays, anniversaries, New Year, Christmas, or any other special event.
  • The admin can promote the Gift Cards by showing the Gift Card in the header section, footer section, or the left side of the webpage.
  • OpenCart Gift Card system gives an option to set the Gift Card delivery gap in several days.
  • OpenCart Gift Card Manager Plugin allows online store merchants to add a unique prefix code to the gift voucher.
  • Using Gift Card extension the admin can set the appropriate order status for the Gift Card orders. The Gift Card will deliver to the specified recipient only after the order status changes to the defined status.
  • OpenCart Gift Card Extension supports multi-lingual and multi-store compatibility.
  • OpenCart gift card Manager helps store admin monitor all gift card purchases. In particular, the admin can see the order information corresponding to the orders.
  • Buyers must specify the value of the gift card, the name of the sender, the name of the recipient, and the email address of the recipient for the delivery of the gift card.
  • The OpenCart gift card templates can be mapped to any category by defining or adding relevant keywords to them.
  • The eCommerce store owner can send an email notification to customers who have opted for the “Print by Yourself” option. A separate email template is available to submit an email update. That way, an online store admin will send an email update to a gift card sender.
  • The online store merchant can show a fixed amount of gift cards for the customers. Admin can make multiple fixed amount gift cards with OpenCart gift card manager and separate them using a comma.
  • OpenCart Gift Card Manager Extension allows online merchants to fix minimum and maximum gift card value from the admin interface of the gift card manager plugin. The online users need to purchase a gift card of more than a minimum and less than the maximum value

2.0 How to Install Gift Card extension?

This module comes with an easy installation process. Before starting the installation process, you have to buy the Gift Card Module for the OpenCart store from the Knowband store. Once purchased, you will receive the following files on your registered email.

  • Source code file of OpenCart Gift Card Extension in zipped file format.
  • User Manual of OpenCart Gift Card module.

Now in order to install the OpenCart Gift Card vouchers on your website, follow the given steps:

Unzip the zip file. You will get the folders as shown in the image below

 

Copy all the folders of the zip file in the Root Directory of OpenCart setup via FTP manager.

So, the OpenCart Gift Cards manager is now successfully installed and is ready to use at your online store.

3.0 Admin Interface of OpenCart Gift Card Manager Extension

After installing OpenCart Gift Card Manager v1.3 in the OpenCart store, the store owner can make the changes without any hassles. Navigate the settings in the given order: Admin Panel > Extensions >Modules > Gift Card Manager.

The knowband gift card manager module configuration page will display the following tabs to configure the module as desired.

  1. Module Configuration
  2. Gift Card Template
  3. The Gift Card Images
  4. Gift Card Orders

Each interface is in the form of a tab, and each tab contains some basic settings that changes as required. Each tab will be discussed below.

3.1 Module Configuration

How to configure Gift Card Manager for open Cart? OpenCart Gift Card Manager Module Configuration settings consist of the following four parts, as discussed below:

3.1.1 Configuration 

Enable/Disable Module: Enable or disable the gift card feature of your shop.

Enable/Disable Header Link: Show or hide the gift card link in the header section of the website. By showing the Gift Card link in the header, you can bring it to the attention of the store visitors.

Enable/Disable Left Link: Enable or Disable gift card link in the left section of the website. A direct call to the Gift Card Action button will be shown on the storefront. It will help you encourage the selling of gift cards.

Enable/Disable Footer Link: This allows the admin to show or hide the gift card link in the footer section of the site.

Enable/Disable My Account Link: With this button, the admin can show or hide the gift card link in the My Account section of the site. This will help store owners to show the gift card options to the visitors.

Enable/Disable Personalised photo: This option allows the admin to hide or show the functionality of uploading personalized images from the front end to send the same in the gift card.

Gift Card Prefix: This option helps the admin to set the gift card voucher code prefix. The admin enters the code in a ‘Store_Name- * * *’ format. Admin can use this as a branding suffix. The store owner will advertise the store by using its business name as a prefix.

Gift Card Code Order Status: This button sets the status of the store orders when the gift card delivers to the respective customer. If the order status is set as ‘Complete’, the gift card will be sent to the customer once the purchase of the gift card has been completed on-site.

Minimum Gift Card Delivery Gap: Using this tab, the store administrator can determine the minimum duration of time on which the order comes in. Moreover, the day on which the gift card delivers. Thus, this value is only applicable to the option Send by Email.

Fixed Amount Status: The online store merchant can activate or deactivate this option if he or she wants to display a fixed amount drop-down list. The admin can allow the customers to send the gift cards of their desired amount. Store Admin can set the minimum and maximum amount for the Gift Card.

Fixed amount: The admin can add multiple values and separate the same by a comma.

Max amount: The online merchant can set the maximum amount which is acceptable for a gift card by the OpenCart gift card manager. This function will work only if fixed amount status functionality will disable.

Min Amount: The store admin can set a minimum amount for the card purchase. The customer cannot buy a gift card lesser than that amount.

3.1.2 Email Settings

With OpenCard Gift Card Manager a gift card can be sent to the recipient via email. You can customize this email template. When the gift voucher email is sent another email will be sent to receive, and the sender will receive an acknowledgment email. All the email templates are customizable.

Recipient email Subject: The subject line of the gift voucher code email sent to the receiver are customizable.

Recipient Email Content: OpenCart Gift Card Manager allows eCommerce store owners to customize the contents of the gift voucher email code which will be sent to the recipient. 

Sender email Subject: An acknowledgment email is received at the end of the sender upon the successful delivery of the gift voucher code. The subject line of the sender’s acknowledgment email is changeable by the admin.

Sender email Content: The content for the sender acknowledgment email customizable by the store admin.

Customer email Subject: Admin can alter the subject line of the email and modify the email template.

Customer email Content: The online store administrator will send an email notification to online shoppers who have chosen the “Print by yourself” option.

3.1.3 PDF Settings

The purchaser of the gift voucher will print the OpenCart gift voucher in PDF format. The administrator will modify the contents of the PDF file. 

Gift Card PDF Prefix: This option allows you to set the PDF gift card prefix code attached to the document.

PDF HTML Content: You can modify or customize the contents of the PDF file as per business requirements. This template is in HTML format so you can easily add text, photos, or links to it. This PDF material can also publish in English, French, and other languages.

3.1.4 Cron Setting

The OpenCart Gift Card manager Module supports cron features. Admin can run cron manually or automatically after a specified period of time. A button is available for this functionality. 

URLs to Add to Cron via Control Panel

https://octest1.knowband.com/2.3/index.php?route=kbgiftcard/kbgiftcard/cron

Cron setup via SSH

0 1 * * * wget -O /dev/null https://octest1.knowband.com/2.3/index.php?route=kbgiftcard/kbgiftcard/cron

Add the cron to your store via the Control Panel to send gift cards automatically.

3.2 The Gift Card Template

To build new gift card templates using the OpenCart gift card module, go to the Gift Card design tab of the admin panel. Click the ‘Add New Template’ button or the ‘+’ sign on the top right of the OpenCart gift card screen. You can see the following settings to create a new gift card template for your store.

Add New Templates or Edit/Delete the Templates:

Add New Gift Card Template:

 Template Title: This is a new feature in this latest version of OpenCart Gift Card Manager which allows admin to add the template title.

Template Description: Now admin can add the description for the Gift Card which he or she wants to display on the front end.

Name of the template: This option allows the admin to set a unique name for the gift card template that defines a particular template.

Image: This option of the OpenCart Gift Card Plugin allows the admin to pick a gift card picture or model that will display at the front end of the shop. When selecting an image, only the images produced will display in the drop-down list.

Template Keywords: This choice lets you map the gift card design to a specific category. It can be achieved by choosing the appropriate tags/keywords for the gift card template. If you want to place the gift card template in a new category, you can first add the keyword and map the template to it. Just press the “Add new keyword template” button.

Physical Gift Card Allow: This option allows the OpenCart admin to activate or deactivate the physical gift card for this template.

Virtual Gift Card Allow: You can activate or disable e-cards for both the recipient and yourself. This means that when you activate the virtual card option, customers will see three options on their front page, namely “Print Yourself”, “Send by Email”, and “Physical Card”.

 Enable Template: This option easily activates or deactivates the template from OpenCart Store.

Select Language: The admin will pick the language of the template from the drop-down list.

3.3 The Gift Card Images

Pictures for various occasions are pre-uploaded at the back end of the OpenCart gift card manager.  The admin can select an occasion-based image when building a gift card template. In addition, the store owner needs to set the following configuration settings to attach a new gift card to the store. 

View Gift Card Image:

Add Gift Card Images:

Select the add product button available in the upper right corner. You will head to a new page where you can add new Gift card Images.

Gift Card Type: The store admin can upload a personalized gift card image to make the gift card more attractive.

Image Name: This feature is to add a name to the Image. This name is for recognition purposes of the admin and this won’t display on the front end.

Enable/Disable Image: With this button, the store owner can show or hide the particular Image from the front end.

Gift Card Image section of OpenCart Gift card Manager has two more options

  1. Upload Personalised Gift Card Image:

  1. Create Using Background Image:

Save the settings before moving to the next setting section.

3.4 The Gift Voucher Orders

For the admin interface Gift Card Order section is very important. Here admin can track the details of the orders of Gift Cards.

Under the Gift Card Order tab of the Gift Card Manager, the administrator can monitor the entire list of orders received for gift cards. It displays the e-mail address of the recipient, the date of the shipment, and the status of the gift cards.

In this section, you will find all the details about the order. Go to the ‘Display’ button in the right section of the ‘Gift Card Order’ page.

View the Gift voucher Orders:

4.0 Front Interface

4.1 Different positions of gift card link

a)  The gift card link is shown at the left and header sections.

b) The gift card link is shown in the footer section.

4.2 How to Purchase a Gift card?

Click on the Gift Card Button from any of the above-mentioned tabs. Customer will head to Gift card Page

  

  1. Choose Design: Select a design for your card according to the occasion from the options available.
  2. Choose an option for the Gift Card Delivery Mode

4.2.1 Print Your self

 

From(Name): Enter the name of the sender

To(Name): Enter the name of the receiver

Upload Personalize Pic (Choose File): With the OpenCart Gift card manager, the Customer can choose a personalized Image that will be shown on the card.

Personalize message: A personalized message can be written by the customer.

 

How much would you like to gift?

Gift Card Amount: Customer can put an amount which needs to be gifted.

4.2.2 Send By Email

Provide Gift Car Delivery Details

Email Address: Enter the email address of the receiver

Sending Date:  Add sending date of the Gift Card Notification email

 

From(Name): Enter the name of the sender

To(Name): Enter the name of the receiver

Upload Personalize Pic (Choose File): With the OpenCart Gift card manager, the Customer can choose a personalized Image that will be shown on the card.

Personalize message: A personalized message can be written by the customer.

How much would you like to gift?

Gift Card Amount: Customer can put an amount which needs to be gifted.

Now you can add the Gift card to your Cart.

4.2.3 Physical card

From(Name): Enter the name of the sender

To(Name): Enter the name of the receiver

Upload Personalize Pic (Choose File): With the OpenCart Gift card manager, the Customer can choose a personalized Image that will be shown on the card.

Personalize message: A personalized message can be written by the customer.

How much would you like to gift?

Gift Card Amount: Customer can put an amount which needs to be gifted.

4.3 Add gift card to shopping cart

4.4 Steps before Checkout

 

By clicking on the Place order button, the customer can place the order.

 

Customers will receive an email after the successful Order Placement.

This way the online store admin can easily allow the customers to share gift cards with their friends and family person. There are so many templates for different occasions, that online users can select the gift card and send it. The OpenCart gift card manager extension provides smooth functioning and multi-lingual compatibility. The Gift Card Module for OpenCart shows the gift card link in multiple sections for the customer’s ease. The online merchant can increase profit by offering a gift card to the customers.

Check Tutorial Guides for the OpenCart Gift Card Manager

These videos walk you through:

  • Installing the OpenCart Gift Card Manager Extension

  • Setting up basic gift card settings

  • Creating gift card products in your store

  • Managing gift card designs, amounts, and delivery options

  • Tracking gift card orders and usage

These tutorials are perfect for beginners who want a clear, step-by-step guide without any technical jargon.

For more details about this OpenCart gift card vouchers plugin, please visit here:

OpenCart gift card extension module link

OpenCart send gift card extension Admin demo link

Gift Card Module for OpenCart Youtube Video link

OpenCart gift card system Front demo link

OpenCart gift card vouchers plugin marketplace Link

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eCommerce Extensions to help you Achieve your Business goals in the Year 2023

In order to achieve the success in the eCommerce business, it is important to stay up to date with the latest trends in the industry. Staying abreast with the current technological advancements and market trends can keep you ahead of the competitors. One of the best ways to achieve your business goals is to steps into the shoes of the well-established businesses and get inspirations from them. The ideal workflow of the eCommerce business should attract the shoppers to the website, filer the prospective customers from the website traffic and then convert them into the paying customers. This can be done by improved customer experience, customer retention strategy and ultimately winning the customer loyalty.

It won’t be wrong to state that even the digital era word-of-mouth plays a vital role. If you offer better services and improved customer experience at your store, then, you will certainly win back old customers and attract new ones. Social media also provides a platform to the online sellers to reach out to the new customers. In this post, we will discuss the most popular strategies which will help you to achieve your business goals in the year 2018.

Strategy#1 Attracting New Customers and Retaining old ones:

Effective lead generation strategy is the secret of the success in the e-commerce. Most of the time, when you visit established e-commerce sites, you may come across the welcome popup offering enticing discounts on the first purchase. In order to avail of this special discount, the visitors need to provide their email-ids. All the top e-commerce giants leave no chances to capture the email-id of the customers. The email address is the best way to establish a new and long-lasting relationship with the customers.

Getting the email addresses of the visitors is not an easy task. In order to get the email id of the visitors, you need to offer special deals to the new visitors. You can offer free shipping or enticing discount on the first purchase. Most of the top brands use this strategy to reach out to the more customers.

How can you use this strategy for your online business?

Gamified Welcome Popup-

Gamification of the site is the best way to retain the customers. Spin and Win popup is a gamified popup which allows the visitors to win the enticing discounts by spinning the wheel just like the roulette-game. The Spin and Win popup is one of the best ways to display an interactive popup to gather the customer information. Customers need to enter their email ids to play the game. The gamified interface develops the interest of the customers and they happily provide their email-ids to play the game.

Spin and Win gamified popup is available for the Magento1, Magento2, Prestashop, OpenCart and Shopify platforms.

Exit Intent Popup

Exit Intent Popup monitors the mouse movement and as soon as the visitor intends to exit, it displays an awesome popup with the discount offer. Special encourages the customers to complete their purchase and helps you to grow your email list.

Exit Intent Popup is available for the Magento1, Magento2, PrestaShop and OpenCart platforms.

Strategy#2 Offer Free Shipping

The latest trend in the eCommerce world is to offer free shipping. Customers prefer to buy with the free shipping option. Most of the sellers on the top marketplace like Amazon, Etsy, Walmart, eBay offers the free shipping.

Why is Free Shipping a must?

1) Shoppers Love Free Shipping option – According to the studies, the online shoppers prefer placing the order of the products if the shipping is free.
2) Competition – The marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy and many more are expanding their presence and offering great benefits to the customers including the free shipping services. So, it is a must for the online business to offer free shipping to retain their existing customers.
3) Free shipping reduces shopping cart abandonment – Most of the time customer leave the cart abandoned because of the additional costs (shipping and taxes).
4) Free Shipping Increases Average Order Value – Shoppers buy more products to qualify for the free shipping.

Tactics to offer free shipping

1) One of the methods to offer free shipping is to include the shipping cost in the product price itself. This approach will work if you offer unique products to your niche market and there are not so many competitors.
2) You can create special promotional to offer free shipping on the products that have a higher margin.
3) You can offer free shipping only for a particular cart value. Orders with the cart value higher than the set limit will be eligible for the free shipping.
4) You can offer free shipping on special sale occasions or during the holiday season.

eCommerce extensions to offer better shipping services:

a) Free Shipping Manager
The Free Shipping Manager extension is available for the Prestashop platform. This addon allows the store admin to create the rules, terms and conditions for shipping charges. The merchants can fix the cart limit beyond which free shipping will be offered. This module can help you to increase revenue and conversion rate of the site. Click here for the details.

b) Shipping Cost by ZipCode:
Sometimes you need to offer shipping charges based on the location of the user. The Shiping Cost by ZipCode extension is the best way to offer shipping charges based on the location of the user. The Shipping Cost by ZipCode module is available for the Prestashop. Similar extension Product Availability check by ZipCode is available for the Magento 1 platform.

Strategy#3 Improve Customer Experience

Better customer experience at your store encourages the customer to browse more products which helps to increase the chances of the purchase. As per the latest trends in the industry, you should try to offer the best experience to the visitors to convert them into a customer.
There are following extensions which can be helpful to you to achieve the same.

a) Infinite Scroll
In the recent years, the growth of mobile devices brings a revolution in the eCommerce world. Now, most of the users prefer to browse the internet by using their handheld devices like mobiles and iPad. Infinite scrolling allows the users to browse more products with ease and improves the user experience for the touch devices. Moreover, the infinite scrolling option works efficiently while mobile browsing as well. Infinite Scroll extension developed by Knowband is available for the Magento 1, Magento 2 and Prestashop platforms.

b) Size Chart
If you sell Footwear or Clothing, then, a size chart on the product page is a must. The Size Chart helps the users to select the correct fit and also reduces the chances of the return. Size Chart extension developed by Knowband is available for the Magento 1, Magento 2, and Prestashop platforms.

c) Product Video
Instead of going through the long text, the users prefer to watch the video for the better understanding of the product. Product videos are more engaging than the text. Knowband offers the Product video extension which allows you to display the videos on the product pages from the video channels like YouTube, Vimeo. Product Video extension is available for the Prestashop, Magento 1 and OpenCart platforms.

d) Wishlist
With the dynamic growth of the marketplaces in the last few years, a new trend emerged in the eCommerce industry. Now shoppers prefer to search for the products on Google or marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, Walmart, eBay, Cdiscount etc to get a better comparative price and offers before making their purchase decisions. Wishlist feature allows the shoppers to shortlist the products of their choice, so that, they can later place their order for the products. After adding the products to the Wishlist a shopper can access his/her wishlist any time. This saves the time of the shoppers as they can easily add the wishlist products to the cart to place their final order. The Wishlist extension is available for the Prestashop, Magento 1, Magento 2 and OpenCart platforms.

e) Express Checkout
The easy checkout process is the key factor to get the higher sales. Most of the online businesses provide the one step checkout to make the shopping experience of the shoppers hassle-free. One step checkout allows the user to enter the all the details at a single page and reduces the cart abandonment. The one step checkout allows the shoppers to create the account, place order as a guest or login to the account at the checkout page. Knowband offers the One Page Checkout module for the Magento 1, Magento 2, Prestashop and OpenCart platforms.

Strategy#4 Customer Retention Techniques

a) Helpdesk
If you have observed most of the online businesses offers the 24*7 chat support. Recently Chat Boats have also provided an effective tool to improve the customer engagements. By assisting the customers and visitors to make their purchase decisions and after sale inquires you can develop a bond between your brand and the customers. This long-lasting relationship might convert the customers into loyal customers. The Helpdesk extension is available for the Prestashop and Magento 1 platforms.

b) Loyalty Points
Offering loyalty points for each purchase of the customers helps you to retain the customers for a long time. As for each order, customers get the store credit which they can use towards their further purchases encourages the customer to return back to the store to use the store credit available in the account. The Loyalty Points module is available for the Prestashop platform.

c) Return Management
Efficient return policies are one of the most important aspects to retain the customers. The return and refund policy of the online store also encourages the customers to place their orders. In order to offer the hassle free return management online stores can use the Return Manager Extension. Knowband offers the Return Manager Extension for the Prestashop, Magento 1 and Magento 2 platforms.

d) Birthday Surprise
Everyone loves surprises because it shows how much the businesses value the customers. In order to win the trust of the customers, businesses need to go beyond the normal services and offers. You can offer an additional discount to the customers on their birthday. Knowband offers Birthday Coupon module for the Prestashop platform.

Strategy #5 Multi-channel selling

With the evolving technology and changing shopping habits of the customers, it is must for all the sellers to sell their products through multiple channels. All the top marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy etc provides a platform to the sellers to sell their products through the marketplace.

Selling through the multiple channels is the best way to increase the brand reorganization.

In order to sell on multiple channels, the biggest challenge for the sellers is the management of the inventory and shipping. Knowband has developed the Marketplace Integration extensions for the top marketplaces like eBay, Walmart and Etsy. The marketplace integration module automates the product listing process and allows the sellers to manage the inventory and shipping for the marketplace from their existing online store.

eBay Marketplace Integration: eBay Marketplace integration extension is available for the Prestashop, Magento 1 and OpenCart platform.

Etsy Marketplace Integration: Etsy Marketplace integration extension is available for the Prestashop, Magento 1, Magento 2 and OpenCart platform.

Walmart Marketplace Integration: Walmart Marketplace integration extension is available for the Prestashop, Magento 1 and OpenCart platform.

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The Pluses and Minuses of becoming a Walmart Marketplace seller

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OpenCart eBay Marketplace Integrator : User Manual

1.0 Introduction

Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator by Knowband is one of the fastest means to connect your OpenCart store with eBay. The OpenCart plugin makes it easier for the store admin to connect their store with the marketplace. At the same time, the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator automates the entire process of product listing, inventory, and order management.

eBay is one of the most popular online marketplaces. Operating in over 30 countries worldwide, the marketplace has secured a significant place in online trading. ebay.com has gained the reputation of an online space where buyers and sellers come together and trade almost anything. The OpenCart store owners can streamline their selling and find a larger audience base in the popular marketplace.

OpenCart eBay Marketplace Integration Module by Knowband allows the OpenCart store admin to list their products on the eBay marketplace and manage their inventory and orders with a few button clicks. The Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator makes it easier for the store admin to connect their store with the marketplace. At the same time, the OpenCart eBay API integrator automates the entire process of product listing, inventory, and order management.

1.1 Benefits offered by the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator:

  • The OpenCart eBay Integrator allows the store admin to skip the steps involved in lengthy store integration. The store admin can connect the store in a few simple steps.
  • The admin can create as many profiles as they wish from the back-end of the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator.
  • The profile-based product listing of the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator allows the store admin to skip manual listing.
  • The inventory can be easily managed with the help of these profiles created in the OpenCart eBay API Integration.
  • The eBay Connector makes it easier for the store admin to map the product attribute and categories with that attribute and categories of eBay.
  • The Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator allows the merchants to add, remove, revise or relist the products on the marketplace.
  • Along with easy inventory management, the OpenCart eBay Connector offers easy order management as well. The admin can sync the orders received from ebay.com with their OpenCart store and process them from there. Thus, the merchants need not visit the marketplace.
  • The Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator offers two-way synchronization that can be done by executing cron in the back-end.
  • The merchants can check the error that occurred while product listing from the back-end of the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator.

Discover the Latest Enhancements!

[New]Inventory Comparison

The Inventory Comparison feature ensures your OpenCart store and eBay stock stay consistent. Furthermore, it fetches the latest inventory from eBay, compares it with your store quantities, and marks any differences as Yes or No, helping to prevent overselling, stockouts, and manual errors while keeping your inventory accurate.

[New]Rate Limit Monitoring

The extension now includes a built-in feature to monitor eBay API usage and limits. Moreover, it tracks how frequently each API is called, displays the total allowed requests, and shows how many calls are still available.

Profile-Level Product Synchronisation:

Knowband’s Opencart eBay marketplace connector addon now includes profile-level product synchronization. This feature enables merchants to efficiently manage and synchronize their product listings by organizing them into profiles. Each profile can be customized with specific synchronization settings, streamlining inventory management and maintaining consistency across platforms.

Product Listings with Custom Titles and Descriptions:

The enhanced eBay Opencart connector addon allows merchants to create product listings with custom titles and descriptions on eBay. Merchants can now tailor these elements to better align with eBay’s search criteria and buyer preferences. This customization improves visibility, attracts more potential buyers, and ultimately increases sales.

eBay Business Policy Import:

The latest update to Knowband’s Opencart eBay marketplace connector includes the ability to import eBay business policies. This feature simplifies the process of bringing eBay’s business policies into Opencart, ensuring alignment in shipping, return, and payment policies. It enhances compliance, reduces manual errors, and saves time for merchants managing multiple platforms.

OpenCart eBay Marketplace Integration Module

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2.0 Installation

Purchase the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator from the store. You’ll get the following files:

1. Zipped File containing the source code of the module
2. User Manual

Follow the below-mentioned steps to install the Opencart plugin in your store:

  1. Unzip the zipped. You’ll get the folders as shown in the image below:

2. Copy all the files and folders of the zip file in the Root Directory of the site.

3. The OpenCart eBay Integration module is now installed and is ready to use. Go to Admin -> Main Menu -> Extensions as shown in the image below:

4. Select the eBay integration from the list of the modules and click on the Edit button.

2.2 Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator- eBay Account Configuration

To start selling on eBay Marketplace you need to have a seller account on eBay. In this section, we are listing all the steps to create a seller account on eBay. Please find them below –

1. Go to the link – https://developer.ebay.com

2. Click on the “Register” button for registration.

3. After filling-in valid data click on join and you will be redirected to the application creation page.

4. Enter the application name and click on ‘Create a keyset’ under the Production section, a new form will be opened.

5. Enter the details and click on Continue to create Keys.

6. The application keys will be disabled until subscribed to eBay Marketplace Account Deletion/Closure Notifications.

7. To comply with eBay Marketplace Account Deletion/Closure Notifications follow steps mentioned in general setting steps of OpenCart eBay Marketplace Integrator module.

After you have successfully subscribed to eBay marketplace account deletion/closure notifications, you will be able to access API Keys from the developer’s account.

8. RU Name:

  1. If your RU Name is not created click on “+Add eBay Redirect URL”.
  2. Kindly copy the redirected URL from the module general setting and place it in the accept/decline field wall line.
  3. Place 
  4. Click Save.

 

3.0 Admin Interface

 

The admin panel of the OpenCart eBay Integration plugin offers 5 configuration options. They are discussed in detail below:

3.1 General Settings

Once you have created a seller’s account, you need to synchronize the store with the marketplace. To validate the synchronization go to General Settings of the admin interface of the OpenCart eBay Integrator Module.

Fill out the form shown in the General settings section. Each field for the configuration panel of the OpenCart eBay Connector Plugin is explained below:-

1. Enable/Disable

The drop-down menu consists of Enable or Disable option. Select the options to enable/disable the eBay OpenCart API integrator.

2. Account Type

The admin can either choose the Sandbox account for testing purposes or the Live eBay account for the final store integration.

3. Dev Id

Enter the Dev ID of your eBay account here. To find your Dev ID, sign in to the eBay developer account. In the application key section, you’ll find App ID, Dev ID, and Cert ID as shown in the image below.

4. App Id

Copy the App ID from your eBay account as shown above and copy it in this field.

5. Cert Id

Enter the Cert Id of the eBay account in this section. You can find the Cert Id as shown in the above image.

6. RU Name

Enter the RU Name of the eBay account. To obtain your RU name, go to the ‘Get a Token from eBay via Your Application’ tab after adding a redirect URL.

7. Token

  1. Click on the Token Listing Link from the general settings of the module.

2. Login with your eBay seller’s account.

3. A message will be received of success or failure.

4. Follow the instructions given in the window.

5. Once Token is connected, you can enable/disable countries.

8. Paypal Email

Enter a valid PayPal ID connected to your eBay account. Follow the steps mentioned below:

  1. Log in to your eBay seller account.
  2. Click on account settings from the top-left dropdown and click on Paypal account.

3. Now Sign up or link your already created PayPal account with the eBay seller account.

4. On clicking Sign Up, you will be redirected to the PayPal account creation page. Just create a profile by filling in the details and linking it to your seller’s account.

9. Item Country:  Choose the product country from the list of country choices available.

10. Item Location: Enter the location (within that country) of the product while creating the admin profile in the admin panel.

3.2 Order Settings

The OpenCart eBay Integrator allows the store admin to process the order to form the OpenCart admin panel. The admin can select the default order status from this tab. Further, sync with the marketplace by executing cron in the Synchronization tab.

Order Default Status: Default status is the first status of the order when it is placed in the store. Select the default status of the orders that will be displayed in the marketplace.

OpenCart Shipped Order Status: Shipped status means that ordered items have been shipped. Select the status for shipped orders.

3.3 Profiles

The OpenCart eBay Marketplace connector extension offers an option of a profile-based product listing to the store admin. The merchants can create profiles and manage them from the back-end of the OpenCart eBay Integration Addon.

3.3.1 How to Create a New Profile?

To create a new profile, click on the ‘+’ sign in the top right section.

The profile management tab of the OpenCart eBay connector plugin is further categorized into two tabs:

  • General
  • Specifics

3.3.1.1 General

Profile Name: Enter a unique name for the profile here.

Select eBay Site: The eBay OpenCart API integrator allows the store admin to integrate their site with multiple eBay sites operating worldwide. Further, select the site from the drop-down menu.

Select Currency: Select the Currency type.

Shipping Profile: Select a Shipping Profile.

Select Language: Select the language.

eBay Category: The admin can easily map the eBay categories with OpenCart categories. Select the eBay category from the drop-down menu in which you want to map the categories of the OpenCart store.

Select Store Category: Check the categories that you want to map in the respective category of eBay. The store admin can map multiple categories of the store with a single category of eBay.

Select eBay Payment Methods: Check the payment methods that you want to map on eBay.

Duration: Select the duration for which the products of the profile are to be listed in the eBay marketplace from the drop-down menu.

Product Condition: Select the condition of your product to be listed.

Alter Quantity: The quantity is the minimum quantity that will be sent to eBay for listing. That is if “20” is the quantity set as “Product Quantity” in the profile and the quantity of any particular product is greater than “20” (Opencart product quantity ) let’s assume “30”, then, “20” will be sent as the product quantity to eBay for that product and if the product quantity is less than “20” let’s assume “7”, then, “7” will be sent as the product quantity to eBay.

Maximum Product Dispatch Time: Enter the maximum expected product dispatch time.

Return: Select whether you want to offer the return option for the listed products. If the admin selects Yes, then, the customers would be allowed to return the products.

Return Description: Enter the suitable return description.

Return Within: Select the no. of days within which return should be initiated.

Refund will be given as: The drop-down list shows several options in which the refund can be initiated. Select the one that suits your requirements.

Refund Shipping will be paid by Select who will pay for the shipping amount of the returned products.

Price Management: Enable/Disable price management.  If the admin selects Yes, then, the sellers would be allowed to manage the product price.

Increase or Decrease Price: Select an Increase or Decrease from the drop-down list.

Price value: Enter the price value.

Percentage or Fixed: Select the type of price.

Threshold Amount of the Product: Enter the threshold amount of the product.

3.3.1.2 Specifics

The specifics in this section appear as per the eBay category selected in the General tab. The field marked with * is mandatory.

3.3.2 How to Edit the existing Profile?

The store admin gets an option to edit the existing profile as per the requirement from the back-end of the OpenCart eBay Integrator extension. Click on the Edit button corresponding to the profile to make the changes as shown in the image below.

3.4 Shipping Profiles

This tab showcases the list of all the shipping profiles of the eBay Marketplace.

You can add multiple shipping profiles while you can also edit the existing shipping profiles too.

eBay Sites: Select the eBay site.
Service Types: Select the service type.
Profile Title: Enter the profile title.
International Shipping allowed: Enable/Disable the international shipping.
Excluded Location: Enter the excluded locations for shipping.

3.5 Product Listing

The OpenCart eBay Marketplace integrator makes it easier for the OpenCart store admin to view the product listing report. The products listed in the marketplace can be viewed from the back-end of the OpenCart eBay Integration plugin. The admin can remove the products by clicking on the ‘Delete’ button as shown in the image below.

There are the following options available corresponding to each product listing:

  • Disable the Product

This tab enables the admin to disable the product from the backend of the module. After disabling the product, it will not be shown on the front-end of the Marketplace. It can be only visible after enabling the product from the backend.

  • Product Listing Relisting

This option offered by eBay Prestashop integrator allows the admin to relist products in case the listing is expired on eBay Marketplace. To relist the product, the admin has to click on the “Relist” action given in bulk actions.

  • Product Listing Revision

If any update is done in product details then by default it will be marked as updated and if cron is set for this action then it will be sent for revision. If the admin manually wants to send products for revision then he can mark the product and click on “revise” from bulk actions.

  • Individual Product Synchronization

This feature enables the admin to sync the products one by one (Along with the bulk sync option at the top right corner). By this, the admin can filter out the products that need not be shown on the front end of the eBay Marketplace.

  • Delete the product

This feature enables the admin to delete the product. Admin can simply click on the Delete button and the product will be deleted from the front-end of the website.

  • Adding products from the product listings tab

If you want to add a product to the product listing tab, the admin has to create a profile of the product in the Profile section of the module. (read section 3.3.1) There you will get a step-by-step procedure of creating a profile and adding the product in the products listing tab.

  • Different statues in the filter of the product listing

Here are some different statuses in the filter of the product listing.

  • New: After applying this filter, the admin can view the new products listed on the Marketplace.
  • Listed: After applying this filter, the admin can view the listed products listed on the Marketplace.
  • Disabled:  After applying this filter, the admin can view the list of disabled products.
  • Updated: After applying this filter, the admin can view the updated products listed on the Marketplace.
  • Ended:  After applying this filter, the admin can view the list of ended products.
  • Relisting: After applying this filter, the admin can view the relist products listed on the Marketplace.
  • Listing a Product with Custom Product Details: The Opencart eBay marketplace connector provides custom product details features that enable listing the Opencart store’s products with a different name and different product description on the eBay marketplace.
  • Use Product Details: The store admin can enable/disable this feature from this button.
  • Custom Product Title: Enter the customized product title you want to synchronize on the eBay marketplace.
  • Custom Product Description: In this section, you can add the different product descriptions that you want to synchronize on the eBay marketplace for the mentioned product listing.

3.6 Inventory Cron:

This feature allows the store admin to sync the inventory of all the listed products from the OpenCart store to eBay.

3.7 Inventory Jobs

This section has a button “Sync Inventory of Listed Product” on the top right side to sync the inventory of all the listed barcodes to eBay.

It also shows the list of Job IDs corresponding to the country with the date of the last inventory sync of all listed products.

On the click of view button, it will open the log of inventory sync for that Job Id where we can see the variants for inventory have been updated with eBay status.

3.8 eBay Orders

The orders received from the marketplace sync with the OpenCart store by executing cron in the Synchronization tab of the OpenCart eBay Marketplace connector module admin panel.

The orders will be listed in this tab as shown in the image below:

3.9 Synchronization

The eBay OpenCart Connector extension allows two-way integration to the OpenCart store owners. The merchants can list the products and the related details in the marketplace with the help of this OpenCart eBay API Integration. At the same time, the orders sync back from the eBay marketplace to the OpenCart store.

OpenCart eBay Connector Module offers three synchronization options offered including Category, Product, and Order synchronization.

3.9.1 How to sync the Products from the store to Opencart eBay Knowband Module?

Add the shipping template and profile in this module. Now, click on the “Local Sync” button to sync products from the Opencart store to this module.

3.9.2 How to sync the Products with the eBay Marketplace?

Following are the steps to synchronize the profiles with eBay Marketplace –

  • Go to the Synchronization tab.
  • Select the profile whose products you want to list. Sync the profile with eBay.
  • Click on the “Sync Product on eBay” button as shown below.

It would perform the following actions –

  1. Add the products in the marketplace with the respective product details.
  2. It will list products to eBay from your OpenCart store.

3.9.3 How to Relist the Products in the eBay Marketplace?

Click on the “Relist Products” button as shown below.

The cron job will relist the products that have expired from the marketplace.

3.9.4 How to Revise the product on the eBay Marketplace?

Click on the ‘Revise Products’ as shown below to revise the products on the marketplace. Any change in the product details, image, pricing, etc sync by executing this cron.

3.9.5 How to Remove a product on the eBay Marketplace?

Click on the ‘End Product’ as shown below to delete the products from the marketplace. The admin needs to click on the ‘Delete’ button in the products listing tab before executing this cron.

3.9.6 How to Import the listing report from the eBay Marketplace?

It fetches the product listing from the marketplace by executing the ‘Get Products Listing Report’ cron and updating the eBay status of the product on this module same as on the eBay marketplace.

3.9.7 How to sync Orders from the eBay Marketplace?

Click on the “Sync Orders” button to sync the orders received from the marketplace in the OpenCart store as shown below.

It would perform the following actions –

  • The plugin will sync all the Orders and related details from eBay Marketplace to the OpenCart store.
  • It creates the orders in the OpenCart store according to the details of the order received from the Marketplace. The admin can then process orders from a single interface, that is, from the back-end of the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator.

3.9.8 How to sync Order Status to the eBay Marketplace?

To sync the Click on the “Update Order Status on eBay” button as shown below.

It would perform the following actions –

  • The cron checks if there is any status update recorded by the OpenCart module for any order.
  • These updates are then synchronized with the eBay marketplace.
  • It updates the Status of Orders as per the configuration settings modification in the “Order Settings” tab of the admin interface of the Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator.

3.9.9 How to sync inventory to eBay Marketplace for all Products?

Click on “Sync Inventory of Listed Products” and it will update the inventory of all the listed products on the eBay marketplace.

3.10 How to Synchronize a Particular Profile on the eBay Marketplace?

All the crons available in the “Synchronization” tab of the Opencart eBay Connector plugin support all categories in bulk. However, if you wish to list or update a specific profile only, you can manage this task from the “Profile Management” tab.

In this section, we provide the “Local Sync,” “Sync Products,” and “Sync Product Status” crons to offer the Opencart admin flexibility in managing category-level synchronization between Opencart and eBay.

4.0 [New Enhancements] Inventory Comparison with eBay

The Inventory comparison tabs allows the Opencart store owners review and compare product stock available or quantity in their OpenCart store with the stock listed on eBay. This makes it easy to spot quantity differences and keep product availability consistent across both platforms.

By regularly checking this section, sellers can reduce the risk of overselling, avoid out-of-stock situations, and maintain smooth inventory management without manual checks.

The comparison process runs through two cron jobs that work together to collect and verify inventory data.

4.0.1  Fetch eBay Stock Data through Submit a Request to fetch eBay Inventory Cron

This scheduled cron fetches the latest product quantity details directly from your connected eBay account. When the cron runs, the fetched stock values are stored and displayed in the Inventory comparison section for reference.

Running this task ensures that the system always has updated eBay stock information ready for comparison.

4.0.2 Verify Inventory Data Using Process Last Inventory Request Cron

After the eBay inventory is fetched, this cron job compares the retrieved eBay quantities with the current inventory on your opencart. Furthermore, based on the comparison, this feature flags Yes or No depending on whether the stock values match or differ.

The results are clearly shown in the Inventory Comparison tab, helping store owners take quick action when needed.

4.1 API Usage & Rate Limit Monitoring

The Opencart eBay Marketplace Extension provides an API usage monitoring feature that helps track all eBay API interactions. Furthermore, it shows how many times each API has been called, along with the total limit and remaining available calls.

When an API request reaches or goes beyond the permitted limit, this feature automatically shows in the tab. This helps prevent interruptions and ensures the smooth operation of all syncing processes.

5.0 Support

 

This tab is for admin support. In case of any query, the admin can raise a ticket or mail it to the email ID given in the support tab.

You can try this Opencart eBay Marketplace Integrator for your OpenCart store at budget-friendly prices.

OpenCart eBay Integration Module

eBay OpenCart API integrator Admin Demo

OpenCart Store

Must Read: Reasons to invest in the OpenCart eBay Marketplace Integration by Knowband

Full Tutorial of eBay Marketplace Integration Extension for OpenCart

This OpenCart eBay Marketplace Integration tutorial provides a complete step-by-step guide on installing and configuring the eBay integration module, connecting your OpenCart store with your eBay seller account, synchronizing products, categories, prices, and inventory in real time, managing orders seamlessly from the OpenCart admin panel, enabling automated product listing with advanced template controls, mapping store attributes with eBay specifications for accurate listings, and handling live/ended listings directly from your store.

Watch the tutorial here

Contact us at support@knowband.com for any query or custom change request as per your business requirement.

A OpenCart Free Extension to Create Mobile Apps for Your Business

The mobile Commerce has come way ahead than online eCommerce in the past few years. It has proved its worth as the most effective way to drive your business conversions and sales. We can witness today that every individual has access to the smartphones and internet facility, new doors of business opportunities and growth have opened. So, if you are currently running an OpenCart store but have not yet geared up for mobile shopping apps as well, you need to consider KnowBand’s OpenCart Mobile App Builder.

How Mobile App Builder extension is the right solution for you?

The OpenCart Mobile App Builder is an innovative & automated framework through which you can easily create native Android & iOS shopping apps. This extension saves you from any sort of technicalities or coding involvement neither for developing or managing.

This native eCommerce Mobile App Maker keeps your website sync with apps in real-time. Thus, you need not manage the app inventory on a manual basis. All the website details & info will be automatically fetched on apps. Moreover, the friendly module backend allows you to control the designing & workflow of apps on your own. Let’s explore more about how this plugin works.

OpenCart Mobile App Builder: Free Vs Paid Versions

FREE Version – To Test Your Store on Demo Apps:

Want to check how your store will look on mobile apps? Use KnowBand’s OpenCart Mobile App Maker free version & get satisfied even before purchase. Follow these simple steps in order to test the same:

Step 1: Install module on your store

You just need to get a FREE module from here. You will receive a zipped file in your downloads section. Install the same on your store using FTP details. After successful installation, enable the module from backend.

Step 2: Install demo apps on your device

Now, download our demo apps on your testing device from below links:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.velsof.genericapp
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/opencart-nautica-app-builder/id1290687460

Step3: Open App & Test

Open the app & enter your website URL. That’s it, now your store will run on our apps.

PAID Version – To Build & Publish Your Own Apps:

Creating and getting Android & iOS App was never this easy as it is now with OpenCart Mobile App Builder. Its just a matter of 3 simple steps:

Step 1: Purchase our Module from here.
Step 2: Fill our pre-requisites form.
Step 3: Get final apps in 2-3 days.

Apart from this, the module provides a complete backend control along with 3 months of free support. We would even publish the apps free of cost for you.

Top Features with Mobile App Builder Extension:

1. Customize & Design App Home Screen:

The OpenCart store admin gets the option to customize & create multiple layouts in the module backend. With this functionality, you can design the home screen as per various occasions & festivals. You can even edit the pre-saved layouts whenever required. Here, is the list of available designing elements in the backend:

Top Categories (Square shaped category icons)
Square Banners (Square shaped banners)
Horizontal Sliders (Rectangular sliders)
Grid Banners (Multiple banners in Grid form)
Countdown Timer Banner (Timer-based flash sale banner)
Square Products (Square shaped product listings)
Horizontal Sliders (Rectangular shaped product sliders)
Grid Products (Multiple products in Grid form)
Recent Products (Products which user visited recently)

2. Real-time Synchronization:

Keeping everything synced is a tough yet necessary task for an eCommerce store admin. Our OpenCart Mobile App Builder establishes perfect sync between website & apps which brings the entire inventory on mobile apps.

3. Complete Backend Access:

The OpenCart Mobile App Builder gives you the complete backend control to make the changes in app & manage it on your own. You can easily customize the design of your mobile Apps and other functionalities over a few mouse clicks.

4. Simplified login Process:

The Mobile App Builder for OpenCart comes up with various login options like Google, Facebook, Phone number(OTP) and Fingerprint which makes it easier for the users to enter your app & browse products.

5. Provide Direct Zopim & WhatsApp Chat:

Solving your user queries promptly is much easier with inbuilt Zopim(formerly known as Zendesk) & WhatsApp chat in your mobile apps.

6. Multi-lingual & RTL Support:

It is difficult to develop different Apps in different languages. By developing the Android & iOS apps with OpenCart Mobile App Maker, you can easily expand your reach worldwide. The mobile apps support both multiple languages including RTL ones.

7. Personalized Push Notifications:

You can easily send unlimited manual and automatic push notifications to app users from the backend of OpenCart Mobile App Builder. This promotional tool helps in driving engagement, sales, and revenue on your store.

8. Shipping Methods Support:

The OpenCart Mobile App Builder supports all sorts of website shipping methods on mobile apps. You can offer the same shipping to app users as of website.

9. Complete White Label:

Your OpenCart Mobile Apps will be branded as per your website. You can use your own splash screen, icon etc. on app. The store logo can also be added on the header of mobile apps.

10. Easier Mobile Promotions:

The OpenCart Mobile App Builder module brings personalized push notification feature through which the store admin can send sale & promotional push notifications to the users & improve user retention & revenue.

11. Enhanced Layered Navigation:

The OpenCart Mobile Apps offers the easiest navigation with filter/sort, keyword/voice search. The smooth screen flow guides the users to the desired products in no time.

12. Include Multi-payments:

The OpenCart Mobile App Maker brings all your website payment methods on mobile apps along with Paypal & COD in addition. Furthermore, any other native payment can also be integrated into the app over a fair price. The apps even support multiple currencies as well.

13. Coupons & Vouchers Support:

Every discount/offer coupon or voucher code which is active on your website will also work on mobile apps as well.

14. Simplified Checkout for Easy Orders:

With a single screen checkout process, the OpenCart Android & iOS apps make the order submission seamless for mobile shoppers. This helps in improving the shopping experience of the users & ultimately sales.

15. Real-time Order Tracking:

The Mobile Apps with OpenCart Mobile App Builder have the functionality to view the previous app order delivery status. The order status gets updated on the app as of website automatically.

16. Gamified Spin Win (E-mail Subscription pop-up):

You can offer an e-mail subscription pop-up on your app having a gamified spin-win interface. This helps in capturing the user data which can be used for re-marketing purposes afterward. You need to just install OpenCart Spin & Win extension on your store. The same pop-up will also work on your website as well.

17. Multi-Vendor Marketplace (Custom Integration):

Our mobile apps are even compatible with OpenCart multi-vendor marketplace plugin. The entire marketplace can be brought on the same mobile apps without any effort. You can visit this combo module (Marketplace + Mobile App) for more details:

OpenCart Advanced Marketplace with Mobile App

Conclusion

It’s time to catch up the speed & mobile apps could be the missing accelerator for your website. So, go ahead & launch a full-fledged pair of shopping apps today.

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Opencart Ajax Cart Plus Extension by Knowband – User Manual

Introduction:

The Opencart Ajax Cart Plus Extension by Knowband displays an interactive popup as user clicks on ‘Add To Cart’ option. On which, the users can easily view the estimated cost of the cart, remove the cart products, update the quantity, apply the coupon/voucher, contact the support team etc. This Opencart extension helps the admin in increasing the up-sell of the website too.

How to install plugin on your server

1. Folder structure of the OpenCart Ajax Cart+ plugin folder.

2. Open the upload folder and you will find the following folder structure:

You must have VQMOD installed for this plug-in to work. If VQMOD is not installed please download and install from the URL below:
https://code.google.com/p/vqmod/
3. Select all the folder and drag and drop them to the root directory of your OpenCart store
through FTP.
4. You will be able find the Opencart plugin ready to be installed in the Modules in your OpenCart store as shown below.

5. Click on the Install link to install the plugin.
Vqmod xml directory should be writable. Refresh homepage of your store every time after installation/uninstallation of plugin.

6. To access Ajax Cart+ plugin click on edit button in module section as shown below:

7. On clicking edit button the module for plug-in will open. It contains navigational bar at top, menu at
left and main content at center as shown below.

General Settings of the Opencart ajax cart extension:

1. Enable/Disable: To enable/disable the opencart ajax cart, Switch the enable button OFF to ON / ON to OFF this is just to the right of Enable/Disable label. Refresh home page of your store every time you change enable/disable setting.
2. Enable/Disable in mobile: The Opencart popup cart extension allows the admin to enable or disable this Opencart plugin in mobile device.
3. Select option to show on Popup: This field of opencart pop-up cart extension allows the admin to select the option that would be displayed at the front end, i.e. None, Banners or Related Products.

>>When you select banner radio button, a button Add Banner (Max 3) will appear on screen.
>>Click Add Banner button to add a banner, on clicking this button you will be asked to enter banner URL and select banner image.

>> Write the complete URL of your webpage where you wish to redirect user on clicking the banner.

>> Select an image for banner to be shown on pop-up dialog from Image Manager as shown below. Click Browse to open Image Manager.

>> You can remove a banner by clicking Remove Banner button.

Cart Settings of the Opencart Ajax Cart Plugin:

1. Show Contact Email: This field of the opencart ajax cart extension is provided to the admin to display contact email on the popup by enabling the Show Contact Email option. Email in the field Enter Email Id will be required.
2. Enable Coupon Field: You can enable OR disable the Voucher & Gift Coupon functionality from the ajax cart popup by enabling& disabling the respective field.

Front End of the Opencart Ajax Cart Extension:

Cart with Related Products:

Cart with Banners

Cart without Banners and Related Products

Cart when coupon applied

Recommendations

1. Refresh home page of your store every time you enable/ disable plugin.

2. If plugin is not working after installation then please check permissions on vqmod folder.
mods.cache file, xml, vqcache folder should be writable. Please make the folder permission to 755 and also check if apache process has access to this folder.

3. Popup will enable on the product page by default if theme is implemented as per OpenCart standards.

4. To enable the popup on Home Page & Category Page, Manual code has to be entered. Please follow the instruction below the display the popup on Home, Category page.
*Theme should be using the default open cart function to add products into cart.

4.1. Login into your FTP account.

4.2. Go to catalog/view/javascript

4.3. Edit the common.js file

4.4. Go to line no 135.

4.5. Add the following code at line no 136.

Know more about this Opencart Extension by Knowband here:

Module Link: https://www.knowband.com/opencart-ajax-cart-plus
Admin Demo: https://ocdemo.knowband.com/?url=admin/index.php?route=module/shoppingcartpopupxtra&token=a261b78f42e6ddd5a8dbd9a17bd60825
Front Demo: https://ocdemo.knowband.com/?url=index.php?route=module/createcart&plugin=ajaxcartpopup
User Manual: https://www.knowband.com/user-manual/ajax-cart/install-ajaxcart/

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