Got STS, Got the Tutorial - Now you need a Template
Written By Gary on Mar 31 2008 · Comments (0)

As readers will know, I spent some time the other day updating the STS eBook for 2008 - my own knowledge has come on leaps and bounds since I first wrote that STS Tutorial, and STS itself has had at least 2 or 3 major updates as well.
Now that the eBook is up to date, […]

Top 100 osCommerce List Update
Written By Gary on Mar 30 2008 · Comments (2)

Another couple of sites added in the past few days;

VisionsXpressed
This one is a real work of art. Check out (no pun intended) the "1 page" checkout…
Baileys Men Wear

Which brings the total list of shops up to 71.  Only 29 more to go and then the lowest voted ones start to fal off the bottom […]

Is osCommerce right for me?
Written By Gary on Mar 29 2008 · Comments (5)

Nicole asks;
1. Should I steer clear of the RC version until it is released? If so which version should I go for?
The RC2a version of osCommerce is no more than osCommerce MS2 with a few bugs fixed and some security updates. I would go with RC2a as I believe it's stable enough for a […]

Updated for 2008 - STS Templates - the original and best eBook on STS
Written By Gary on Mar 28 2008 · Comments (2)

I have just updated the original and best STS Template tutorial eBook over at oscbooks - have a read about it, and if you like what you see, please buy it from this page, not oscbooks. If you do buy it, I still have a special "BOGOF" promotion - Buy One Get One Free…
DO […]

The Walk of SHAME ;)
Written By Gary on Mar 27 2008 · Comments (2)

I thought it might be interesting to post up URLs of sites that are using the Green Template I made without linking back to this blog (as is required)…
What I will do, when I find such sites, is send them an email asking for the link to be reinstated - if they ignore it, or […]

Developing osCommerce on your own computer
Written By Gary on Mar 26 2008 · Comments (3)

Caroline asks "the other day I bought an ebook showing how to design a shop, but I don't have any spare space in which to set up a test shop. Can you help?"
Caroline - yes I can help! Most "professional" coders don't use a normal website/host to develop websites - instead they use their own […]

Horrible or Awesome #7 - Terms, Privacy, Conditions
Written By Gary on Mar 25 2008 · Comments (0)

Adding Terms of Use, Privacy, Conditions of Sale statements etc is a MUST
Some might say that customers like to know who they are dealing with, but those people are full of it. Customers don't care about your return policies, what to do if they receive a broken product, or what to do if the size […]

Top 100 osCommerce Sites Update
Written By Gary on Mar 23 2008 · Comments (4)

2 more sites added by readers today;

Gardins Animes
Comptoir Discount

These two are different to normal osCommerce, so of course, they get added - take a look then vote them at the Top 100 list!
I don't know why but someone also added a few osCommerce sites that are pretty much out of the box - standard osCommerce […]

The Checkout Success Page
Written By Gary on Mar 20 2008 · Comments (10)

The very last page in the checkout procedure is "checkout_success.php" - this is a completely useless page which needs attention.
My idea would be to remove the page entirely, and simply redirect the buyer to "account_history_info.php" to show him/her the summary of the order that they just made.  Obviously, you, the shop owner would need to […]

Top 100 osCommerce Sites Update
Written By Gary on Mar 18 2008 · Comments (0)

Another 3 great looking osCommerce Shops found and added today:

Latin Territory
Power Smart
Velvet Ego

And the Top 5 as at this moment in time are;

TexereSilk Online Store 6.9/10
Click A Deal 6.1/10
Templates Shop 6.0/10
IT Stuff 5.5/10
Assault Shirts 4.9/10

Go vote for your favourite shops at the osCommerce Hot 100. If you know of any great looking stores, submit them […]