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osCommerce v4 is coming with support for Multiple Design Templates and built in Template Builder. Template management doesn't require any PHP coding, and is done via the back end of the website. It is possible to create, import, and export multiple design templates. This opens ways for professional designers and developers to offer their osCommerce templates for sale in the future App Marketplace - announcements to follow. Design templates are managed and modified via the back end of osCommerce, using a special built in Designer. It is possible to edit template settings in several ways (visual editor and CSS editor). It is possible to add, move, and delete various widgets from any page of the osCommerce website. Additionally, all documents (invoices, packing slips, emails) can be edited if required. It is also possible to create copies of the existing pages. For example, there can be 2 or more product pages, and different products can be assigned different designs of the product page. Support for Responsive design is implemented, as well as an additional optional Mobile view for each template. The system allows both professional designers and end users (i.e. shop owners) change the look and feel of the osCommerce online store without going deep into the code or even without HTML knowledge. Of course designers and developers are able to modify widgets or create new widgets to extend functionality of osCommerce v4 Have any comments or questions? - please feel free to post them here. Interested in becoming a Beta tester - sign up via the Contact Us form on osCommerce.com website to be added to the list, get notified about the releases quicker, and get access to the Beta version as soon as it becomes available. Would you like to learn how to create beautiful osCommerce templates and offer them on this website to shop owners? Sign up via our Contact page. Watch this space!

Menu is a totally new concept in osCommerce v4 that comes built in and "out of the box". Instead of website menu being effectively a copy of the category tree in previous versions of osCommerce, in version 4 we have created a totally separate entity for menus, which can be embedded into any part of any page. And so, Menus are managed from a special section of the back end: You can switch between different menus existing in the system or create a new one. It is possible to export and import menus, to move them between websites. A menu is a list of a tree of choices. Each menu item can have its own name, link (if not predefined link to one of the website's pages), and style class: So, it is possible to rename categories as they get added to the menu, or even have the same category more than once in the menu. Besides categories and brands, It is also possible to add links to website's pages (like Shopping cart, Contact, etc), to the content pages (like About, Privacy policy, etc), or to a completely random URL (custom link).

To me, the most important question is why @osCommerce-Officialrefuses to make appearance here? @Harald Ponce de Leondid the same thing and we all know what came of that.

The idea of DEMOS is great but to sign in and have a private viewing is crazy. A link to a dedicated page with sign in would have been better as allocated time is not possible for all. I don't understand the secrecy......

Uploaded update: KissIT image thumbnailer 3.3.0. Requires Phoenix 1.0.5.6+ Tested up to Phoenix 1.0.7.3 Change log 3.3.0: Added Pi Gallery Kissit module Admin thumbs: hooked all modifications except tep_image function

A new version has been uploaded with these changes: Changed call to defined location in database_optimizer.php. Found by @raiwa. Fixed some compatibility issues with php 7.3. Added a version for Phoenix. Removed the calls to load the filename and database files in the After 2.3 version. Replaced mysql_error with mysqli_error for php 7 compatibility. Found by @Demitry. Updated the included Version Checker file that works with the new apps section.

Download and install Xampp from here: https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html The version I used was windows with php 8.1.12 It will install in the directory c:\xampp In c:\xampp\htdocs create the directory “catalog” Download the latest version of OSC4 from here: https://www.oscommerce.com/ Once downloaded unzip the files to c:\xampp\htdocs\catalog Start the xampp control panel and start Apache, MySql & Mercury In xampp control panel click on MySql admin tab – this will open xampp PhpMyAdmin where you need to create a new database and password. In your browser, navigate to localhost/catalog – This should start the installation process for OSC4 Initially the installation will fail due to a couple of services needed as follows: First PHP GD: See this link for the solution: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-install-php-gd-in-xampp/ Second PHP Extension intl: See this limk for the solution: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33869521/how-can-i-enable-php-extension-intl The installation may fail again when trying to install the database due to password issues – If so you may need to hard code your database password into the catalog/admin/includes/configure.php file at around line 52 The installation should now continue and complete (unless I forgot a step / adjustment somewhere….) Ok so now you can go to the browser and using localhost/catalog open your new website. BUT….. More changes are required to enable your access to your Admin / Backend as follows: Firstly from a post by @pandrei a change needed to: xampp/htdocs/catalog/admin/includes/local/configure.php and remove extra slash in these constants: define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '//oscommerce/store/admin/'); define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '//oscommerce/store'); Change to: define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/oscommerce/store/admin/'); define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/oscommerce/store'); You can now navigate to localhost/catalog/admin but the login will fail, as the Mercury email programme needs to be set up as follows: First make sure you have an email account and password set up (I created a gmail.com email account just for this purpose) Then you need to configure Mercury to send mails, there is lots of info out there, but this link is one of the most straightforward: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-configure-xampp-to-send-mail-from-localhost-using-php/ Next you need to make a change via the xampp mercury control panel, just a case of unchecking a box, which this link explains: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6809369/warning-mail-function-mail-smtp-server-response-553-we-do-not-relay-non-l You should now be able to login to your Admin / Backend – Simples! Disclaimer: As I did the install a few days ago I may have forgotten a step or change needed, so don’t blame me if it does not work or if you waste hours of time….. If it fails post here and I (or somebody who actually knows what they are doing) will try and help.

osCommerce 4.08 and THANK YOU I would like to thank all of my colleagues, who are now located in Ukraine, for their hard work in the most difficult and unimaginable circumstances! The integrity, and perseverance they demonstrate is incomparable to anything else I know. Thank you!

Exciting Announcement! We are thrilled to introduce the brand new osCommerce YouTube channel, created exclusively for osCommerce enthusiasts like you! 🌟 Discover our channel: osCommerce YouTube Channel Join us as we embark on a journey to explore the world of osCommerce and unlock its full potential. Our channel is dedicated to providing you with valuable tutorials, insightful module descriptions, and helpful setup assistance. 🎥 Featured Video: Latest PayPal API 2.0 for osCommerce 2.2 and 2.3! 🆕 🔗 Watch the video here: PayPal API 2.0 for osCommerce In our first video, we dive into the exciting realm of the latest PayPal API 2.0 for older versions of osCommerce (2.2 and 2.3). Learn how to seamlessly integrate this powerful module into your osCommerce store. Stay tuned for step-by-step guidance and expert insights to enhance your PayPal integration. 📅 Upcoming Videos: Over the next two weeks, we have a lineup of videos related to this new PayPal integration that you won't want to miss! Stay connected with us to explore additional features, troubleshooting tips, and best practices. 🔔 Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to stay updated on our latest releases! Don't forget to like, comment, and share your thoughts with our growing osCommerce community. Let's embark on this osCommerce adventure together and make your online business thrive! See you on the channel!

Hi Ken Mine has been running since December: The Networking Store (network-cabling.co.uk) Kind regards Steve

I manually changed the configuration_key MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_TYPES in the configuration table in the database as well. If you already made the changes in usps.php, then removing and installing the module would update the table. Seems to work ok now. Yeah, really tired of the usps api changes over the years.😠

Hi there! @osCommerce-Official Well, currently I make a new OSCommerce shop, under OSCommerce 2.3.x (well, last stable branch I mean). As you know I'm patiently (impatient lol), to see as developper, which code is the OSCommerce V4 contain ! I don't really like "meeting demo", "video recording", because I like concrete things, I like test myself. (you know, some nowadays developers use for some OpenStreetMaps over Google Maps, so.. why using a proprietary Google Meet for showing demos???) I like interactive demo, where I can explore both: source code and visual rendering. From as i see, that V4 is doesn't yet ready, I don't lose interest to that project, (indeed not), but, I'm really feeling communication is more for "end-user people" than "developers one". Please release the source code (at least a screenshot), and better if you give a gitHub repository which, us, developers can explore from our own hands and eyes ! Thanks for the reading. Have a good ending week. Wish the best for V4 OSCommerce!

For some strange reason, the developers want a 'phone chat in order to even see the demo! (Nobody here hard-of-hearing or deaf?) I'm interested in seeing what resources are required to run a small to mid-size store. What is the underlying code like, in terms of tweaks and customisation, to suit client needs? How about just releasing the 'alpha'/'beta' software, so that some of us with a strong osC background can properly see the progress and perhaps even make useful suggestions? I've tried out various e-commerce packages in a fruitless attempt to update my few though loyal clients. So far, there's only been one or two "close but no cigar" candidates. There tends to be shortcomings in them all but it's a question of what one can compromise with. Without actually trying the software, there's no real way to tell and no amount of screenshots/YT videos will really get to core issues. TLDR: release the code - even if only to a select group.

osCommerce v4 comes with a built-in facility to create new orders (MOTO - mail order / telephone order) and edit existing orders. The process of creating an order and editing an existing order is very similar, and uses the same interface in the back end. To create a new order the operator shall first choose the sale channel (in case of multiple sale channels), and then either choose an existing customer account or create a new one. NOTE: the front end and back end of osCommerce v4 may share payment and shipping methods, but one can have specific backend-only payment and shipping methods. However, if a payment or shipping method is linked to a 3rd party API, that API integration will work as well in the front end as in the back end. Adding products is quite easy to a new order. The operator can search by product model, name, etc. Before product gets added to the order, product price can be edited and quantity of items chosen. Order total modules can be edited too. So it is possible to add any type of discount or surcharge, or use an existing coupon that will apply discount as if it was applied in the front end. One done with creating a new order or editing an existing one, the operator shall press the Update and Pay button. It then offers 3 options: - just save - i.e. just save the order without recording any amount paid, thus not evaluation order status further - mark as paid - i.e. if the order was paid for over the phone or in any other way - send secure payment link - osCommerce will email the payment link to the customer, so that the customer could pay via the website's secure checkout using one of the available payment methods (works really well with 3d secure, for example) In case of a refund being due, it is possible to refund the money to the customer via a compatible payment method, or simply update the order if the refund is being processed outside of osCommerce. osCommerce keep track of amounts paid, and allows to see the amount due or amount owed to the customer.

Ashley, when creating a design theme, it is possible to set different "breakpoints" (or widths) and have different widgets behave differently according to the screen size. It is also possible to have a special "mobile" version of the theme, which can be quite useful for some websites. This is how the same menus look on mobile phone screen: Brands, along with categories, can surely be present in the menus - please refer to the earlier message in this thread, where we wrote about how menus are created in the back end - it is possible to add links to categories, brands, system pages, content pages, and just literally any link to the menus.

A new version has been uploaded. The changes only applies to Phoenix to make it compatible with the latest version.

A new version has been uploaded with these changes: Added code to delay javascript to make it compatible with Phoenix. Changed code to be compatible with the new advert system (Phoenix only). Changed code to allow text to be shown on the banners. Moved the jssor images to the correct location to match the code.

@jonwix @Heatherbell try the version i have attached, should be fixed now, also added support for the information pages TinyMCE 1.0.5.zip

@cupidare, Here the updated version for Phoenix 1.0.7.6+. Tested with Phoenix 1.0.7.7 Slim_Checkout_1.2.zip Please try and report back. I'll then upload it to the marketplace.

Google reCAPTCHA v3 For all version osCommerce stops bots from spamming account creation and contact us. Install --------- Unzip the archive and upload the files on server. In the admin side menu Modules -> Boxes -> button Install Module -> select modules Google reCAPTCHA v3 -> button Install Module Setting ---------- Go to reCAPTCHA v3 page https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/v3.html and register your store. Add Site key and Secret key to module settings.

If you use a currency other than Pound/Dollar/Euro then you will need to go to Admin -> Settings -> Localization -> Curruncies. This interface is simple and self explanatory. Its also very similar to V2 osCommerce. You should not have a problem adding/deleting currencies here, or setting them as Active and/or as default. Next you need to go to Admin -> Sales channels Click on the channel that you're using / configuring the currencies for. Click Edit. Scroll down to Languages & Currencies. Click Change. Make the necessary changes and click Apply. Lastly click Save at the bottom of the Sales channel page.

Hello, I know the circumstance in Ukraine are really difficult but I want to say to you thank you and I wish you all the best .

That will not be a problem - But first I need to spend a couple of days making sure its working on xampp as it should as I think there may be some minor issues.

We need access to the old addons now, not "shortly". If you refuse to provide access to this open source content authored by developers who offered this content for free, would you at least consider paid access? It's impossible for forum members to provide support to those in need if we can't reference the files.

Maybe a set of YouTube tutorials would be ideal? Creating a theme from scratch and possibly a cover of the features within and how to use them. I'm sorry but the Wiki is not great, both hard to understand and in some cases using a different backend than that shown in the screenshots.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lNUTKEz2iwsqv4gQ1WJiCP-0bF1cm_1QD7jKDvNvi9U/edit#gid=0

osCommerce v4 comes fully prepared with modern on-site SEO features. 1. Page properties Every entity like product, category, landing page, website pages have editable page URL, title, description, H tags, image alts, and so on. It is possible to set templates for each type of page in the SEO settings in the back end. And it is also possible to override those settings to make granular changes to, for example, product catalog. 2. Rich text snippets describe pages in a better way for Google and other search engines 3. Pre-integration with Google tools (Analytics, Tag manager, various Trackers), where only the account code needs to be specified in the back end to complete the integration 4. osCommerce v4 allows for redirects (301) to be set for particular entities (like products, etc) or through the whole website (SEO redirects functionality) 5. XML site maps are generated automatically by the website 6. Page load speed has been optimised to pass Google Page Speed test successfully SEO functionality comes "out of the box" and will be included into osCommerce v4 FREE and open source version. Watch this space, more updates to follow!

Thank you 'domiosc' for thinking that I am an AI machine with capabilities to translate quickly. However, I am real ... and it took me several days and hours to do such work in order to be helpful to the community in assisting 'osCommerce-Official' to release a multilingual osCommerce v4 as quickly as possible. (Gracias 'domiosc' por pensar que soy una máquina de inteligencia artificial con capacidades para traducir rápidamente. Sin embargo, soy real ... y me tomó varios días y horas hacer ese trabajo para ayudar a la comunidad y ayudar a osCommerce-Official a lanzar un osCommerce v4 multilingüe lo más rápido posible.) I have tried very hard to use Castilian (Castellano) Spanish as such is the formal Spanish spoken by educated speakers. If you wish to help and translate in the second language commonly used which is Mexican Spanish then kindly do so as it would be helpful, any corrections are easily able to be done on the existing left column.😁

Hope it's alright to provide some suggestions: Record the demo session and provide the recording. The sooner people get to see the s/w, repo, and app features the better to find volunteers. For dotcomboomers they'll be thinking what's in it for me, and for millennials they probably will do things for a cause that they believe in. Wiki type content management perhaps people can submit contents that are pending approval? The thought here was to just make it open. Read a story about Elastic Search and on how the founder was dumbfounded as it gained traction after it was put in an opensource git repo. Thanks!

How about a YouTube channel instead of demo's by invitation?

How to set up multiple stores with different domain names and shared admin

Just to be clear, there is tons of interest in V4 (especially from me). I think Smoky Barnable meant there was no context in the original post here in that we are all eagerly awaiting a demo, but did not see one available to anyone else. Since your post it is a little more clear that you got a personal demo, and we truly appreciate seeing all of the screenshots.

This also could be a KO factor. Not everyone needs 30-40 or more payments methods. At the end, I would say, ~95% are not in use. I would say 10 or 15, maybe 20 but not more, most important methods and all others as Add-On's. At Version 2.3.4.1 there are alone 23 methods of Moneybookers, today Skrill. Most of them are only for 1, 2 or 3 European countries. So why should a store e.g. in Singapore have all those methods in the box? I prefer a smaller and clearer , but faster system without to much overload.

Many users of this forum asked if osCommerce v4 will be free. And in this post, besides explaining how on-site SEO will work, we have yet again emphasised that osCommerce v4 will be free and open source.

Yes, of course, there's a fully working order editor in place. Will be posting more info about it on this forum

Add-On or Plug-In. There are other free and opensource projects that use these names for extensions so i would call them that. Also "contribution" would be a fine description for the free extensions like in the past.

The changes in Phoenix will sometimes change the code to where it is no longer recognized by the code in addons. For example, a function may be moved to a class so the code in the addon can't find the function any longer. There's no way for developers to plan for this so we just have to react after the fact. But as soon as we upload a new version of the addon, the code in Phoenix changes and breaks the addon again. Testing the addon with the new version of Phoenix, identifying the new problems, fixing the code and then uploading the new version of an addon is not a small job so upgrading can't be done for every version of Phoenix. Unfortunately, there's just no way around it.

In 1.0.7.14 the following functions are deprecated in admin: tep_session_id tep_session_name tep_session_register tep_session_is_registered tep_session_unregister It seems to be working with fixes for admin/attributeManager/includes/attributeManagerHeader.inc.php admin/attributeManager/includes/attributeManagerSessionFunctions.inc.php included in the zip. fixes.for.1.0.7.14.zip

Finally got Phoenix live and working as I want it. Now only updating if I want to add a feature. Leave it alone if its working.

Uploaded update with the above fixes and webp image support: KissIT image thumbnailer 3.5.0 Requires Phoenix 1.0.7.4+ Tested with Phoenix 1.0.7.12 Change log 3.5.0: - moved and cleaned up thumbs subdirectory creation and removed unnecessary .htaccess. Thanks to @vmn - fixed error in admin thumbs showing duplicated images in product and category listing. Thanks to @Denzel - added support for webp image format - updated pi gallery module to abstract_module - Added optional convert jpeg, png and gif images to webp thumbs (Pro Version)

Updated for Phoenix: https://apps.oscommerce.com/2iSYY&editable-shipping-table-phoenix

Uploaded: Ajax Attribute Manager 3.3.2 Requires: OsCommerce Phoenix 1.0.7.10+ REQUIRED! PHP 7.0 to 7.4 Changes Version 3.3.2.: + added support for Phoenix 1.0.7.10 core sort order + removed optional product_options_sort_order support + added auto update script for product_options_sort_order to core sort order columns. + normalized spacing and indents. + updated custom database functions to use core functions. + modernized coding to match core standards ********************************************************************* If you were using attributes/options sort order from previous versions: - Make a database backup for security if something gets messed up. - On first load of this version, the old sort order entries will be migrated to the new core sort order columns. - Check your database for success after you loaded the new attributes manager. - Use the product info options/attributes sort order content module included in Phoenix 1.0.7.10 *********************************************************************

Just tested under PHP 7.4 and it seems to work ok.

Ajax Attribute Manager 3.3.0 beta AJAX-AttributeManager-V3.3.0._CE_Phoenix_beta.zip Requires: OsCommerce Phoenix 1.0.5.9+ (tested with 1.0.7.9) PHP 7.0 to 7.3 A lot of changes, so please, give it a try and report back if there appear any issues. + removed duplicated language definitions. Thanks to @kgtee + fixed unbalanced table columns. Thanks to @radhavallabh + added table titles. + updated to bootstrap design elements (buttons, tables etc). + replaced image icons by fontawesome icons. + removed deprecated css + removed deprecated image icons + replaced jquery with native javascript in admin hooks. Thanks to @PiLLaO + removed qtpro support. It's now available in it's own tab on the product edit page. + updated sort order support modifications in cm_pi_options_attributes.php

Thanks Fredi. A new site and a new version is coming soon. The tool does require PHP allow exec as well as remote fopen. I will be making all of my add-ons available without the use of the toolbox as it was more of a proof of concept.

A new version has been uploaded with these changes: Changed the database installer to remove commands not available in all mysql versions. Changed code for the welcome discount code to take multiple coupons due to languages in the account. Fixed a coding mistake in the redeem code. Fixed a problem where Free Shipping coupons would be convereted to non-Free Shipping. Created a Phoenix version and tested with 1.0.7.3. Pro Version: Ability to automatically send coupon code to customers that place an order to increase re-orders.

Forum support for addon Breadcrumb SEO for Phoenix Development on Phoenix v1.0.7.1 Download link: https://apps.oscommerce.com/Bz5Of&breadcrumb-seo-for-phoenix

https://apps.oscommerce.com/xvqqc&easy-admin-group-osc-2-3-xx. but I have made a new one that only has one file modificatiiion. just to add a hook I am testing it an will upload it in a couple of days

A new version has been uploaded with these changes: Changed the code in the HTS display module in admin to prevent php warnings. Changed the code in the HTS test file in admin to prevent php warnings. Changed the code in admin/categories.php to automatically fill in the stock SEO fields. Found by @alix32. Changed code on the keywords page to fix errors in the position code. Changed code in the test file to fix errors. Changed code in the Version Checker for php warning. Corrected link in Version Checker that gave incorrect results. Corrected the install instructions. Found by @geoffreywalton. Moved the keyword search handler to a hook in Phoenix. Removed some unused defines left over from a previous version. Notes: 1 - The only changes are for the -14 and -15 Phoenix versions. Though the -14 changes will apply to some previous versions. 2 - Don't rely on the change instructions for the categories.php file. Due to the changes to that file with each Phoenix release, it is just not feasible to keep the install instructions updated. Use a compare program to find the needed changes.