Below are some notes on how I implemented Google eCommerce Tracking with my osCommerce store. You can view Google’s instructions on enabling e-commerce tracking here: http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55528 In order to add Google transactions tracking to my osCommerce store I needed to … Read More
There is sometimes confusion with the setup of state specific tax rates with osCommerce. For instance if you are charging state taxes shipped within state for such states as Ohio (OH) or California (CA) then you need to assure that … Read More
Updating shipping options have some specials rules due to it being a custom module. I’ve listed the text below from the module’s README file for further reading. Updating shipping methods require the following steps. Uninstall Table Rate Shipping Module (in … Read More
There is a minor issue with osCommerce when using either 3rd party or ssl certificates assigned to a sub-domain which results in an error reading “Your Shopping Cart is empty!”. This happens when ENABLE_SSL is set to true in the … Read More
I couldn’t figure out why osCommerce would print a default heading title (HEADING_TITLE) as the category page titles. In order to use the category name as the page title with osCommerce I had to edit the main index.php file. Find … Read More
The osCommerce infoBox arrows are far too small to effectively communicate a linkable area. Instead, I’d think many would just like to make the infoBox title linkable. To accomplish this do the following: => open file /includes/classes/boxes.php => find the … Read More
I find that checking out these favorites, or top ten lists, or best of lists often times helps one get an idea of what’s available for these open source applications. In this case, here’s a few links to some lists … Read More
Found this useful contribution which allows you to place the actual product name in the breadcrumb. Not sure why this isn’t part of the core, but that’s not for me to ask: http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/5807 By piggy banking on this contribution, I … Read More
Found quick and dirty online button generator that does a decent enough job. oscButtons allows you to quickly mock up buttons, dump into your images directory and give a you a decent idea of what it would look like. Check … Read More
I’ve just recently began a project using osCommerce and needed to streamline the checkout process. I wanted to allow the purchaser the options of navigating directly to payment, instead of having to first login or create an account. I found … Read More