Hot 100 – the best themed osCommerce shops
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Quick update on the Hot 100 as I haven't done this for a while. As of right now, the top 5 are;
1. LojaMac.com 4.34/10
2. PC Studio 4.27/10
3. ONO Tea 3.61/10
4. Hemvaruhuset.se 3.51/10
5. The Safari Clothing Store 3.42/10
Congratulations to these 5 outstanding shops!
I'm adding probably only 3 or 4 shops a week at the moment as the majority of shops that get listed are either Template Monster templates (see below) or standard osCommerce (perhaps with a few colour changes (again, see below).
So, please, if you know of an outstanding themed store, that is "more" than standard osCommerce and is not a Template monster, please add them to the Hot 100 list!
Template Monsters
These are fine looking shops – but don't expect them to get on the list of the best 100. After all, who wants to see the same design over and over? If you spot a TM templated store on the list, which has got past me, please let me know?
Standard osCommerce
osCommerce is just fine out of the box – your site won't look like 1000s of others, right? Please do not add a site unless it is "more" than osCommerce (just colour changes to the stylesheet is NOT enough).
How to create a HOT 100 site without buying a TM template!
Do you have a designers eye? Do you know PHP? Do you know a bit about how osCommerce hangs together? The answer is probably "no" or "yes, a bit". Well, take my advice and read this post and this post, then decide if you have the knowledge to make something good…if not, suggest a design tutorial or someone makes you a uniquely designed osCommerce – both of which work out much better value than a TM template!
Hi Gary,
Can you recommend a good OS Commerce developer for upgrades for my OS Commerce Site?
Gil
Comment by Gil — February 7, 2009 @ 3:40 pm
Hi Gil, please see; http://www.clubosc.com/list-of-oscommerce-experts.html
I can obviously recommend myself
Feel free to email me on oscshops@gmail.com
Comment by Gary — February 7, 2009 @ 5:15 pm
the thumbshots are not working
nbr 133 Kneetees is down
Perhaps a link next to an entry to report a problem would be nice ?
Comment by Carine — November 2, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
Hey Carine – looks like the thumbshots people updated their site, without telling anyone. Seems fixed now.
Cheers, Gary
Comment by Gary — November 2, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
ps, I really need to go thru that list as there are some shops on there that really don't deserve to be on there! Must find time!
Comment by Gary — November 2, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
Found time to do that – removed some shops that are nothing but osCommerce with a colour change, and some shops that are not functining anymore. I still get lots of submitted sites that are either plain osCommerce or a templated osCommerce – what's the point in listing those? Is there any need to show these?
Comment by Gary — November 2, 2009 @ 7:09 pm