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[dgriff]

Hi

As I go through the new modules in the admin area (2.3.1)  I cannot find any documentation to explain the new modules and what the recommended settings are. For example: In the admin area: Modules > Header Tags > Click on Install Module > Choose opensearch.

My questions to myself are:
What benefit would this module be to my shop?  
If I did decide to install it, what are the recommended settings?

I tried to search for documentation on this but no success. Anyone know if there is a document that gives an overview of the module?

Thanks

[toyicebear]

You can try looking through the documentation/knowledge-base at: oscommerce.info

[dgriff]

I went through that. No mention of the new modules in 2.3.1. If I choose osCommerce Online Merchant v2.3 and then click on Administration Tool (Backend). It has the 2.2 structure:

• Configuration
  
• Catalog
  
• Customer Section
  
• Locations & Taxes
  
• Localization
  
• Reports
  
• Tools

But no mention of the new modules in 2.3.1.

[kymation]

Did you read the documentation.pdf file that comes with osCommerce 2.3.1?

Regards
Jim

[burt]

You need to google for Opensearch and understand what it is.  
Then know that you have a ready made module for it...

[dgriff]

kymation, on 13 April 2012 - 12:48 AM, said:

Did you read the documentation.pdf file that comes with osCommerce 2.3.1?

Regards
Jim

I did. It only refers to the modules in 2.2. No reference to the new modules in version 2.3.1. For example no mention of new modules like social bookmarks, header tags (referring to the admin area), action recorder. etc.

[dgriff]

burt, on 13 April 2012 - 09:33 AM, said:

You need to google for Opensearch and understand what it is.  
Then know that you have a ready made module for it...

Yes Burt. I'll do that. It's still a bit odd that there's no overview of the new modules. Don't get me wrong. I accept that everyone need to go through a learning curve and put some study in to educate themselves but an introductory overview of the new modules for new users would be very helpful. Maybe it was just an oversight since in the pdf documentation for version 2.3.1 there is reference to the modules in 2.2 but no reference to the new modules included in 2.3.1.

I'll go ahead and google opensearch.

[burt]

I know.  there has never really been official up to date documentation on anything to do with osCommerce.