The Antropy Ecommerce Blog
Jun 29, 2022
Why Use Wise for International Bank Transfers
Bank transfers for international payments can be expensive with the conversion rates but equally PayPal fees have also become extortionate. So what is the alternative?
Jun 17, 2022
How to Add a New Image Banner on your Homepage Within OpenCart
Rolling banners on your homepage are a very important visual representation of the products or brands that you sell on your site. Being able to add a new banner on your homepage is a pretty important task to know how to undertake yourself and this blog will highlight exactly how this is done
May 6, 2022
Blocks of Hours vs Support Retainers vs Fixed Price
So we have a number of different ways of working on a project basis with clients. In this blog I will highlight the different ways we can tackle your project
Apr 4, 2022
How to Send an Opencart Extension to Us?
So as per a previous blog of ours, we always ask clients to buy extensions and the reasons for that can be found here - Why do we ask Clients to Buy Extensions? However, in this blog I want to highlight how you go about sending the extensions to us.
Mar 30, 2022
What do UK Ecommerce Sellers Need to Know about EU VAT?
VAT can be a tricky subject for ecommerce sellers in the UK. What’s more, since Brexit there have been a number of changes which have changed how this is calculated.
Mar 28, 2022
Importance of User-Generated Content in eCommerce
Running an eCommerce platform can be exhausting, no matter how well you manage your stock or shipments. Convincing cold leads to purchase products, subscribe, or otherwise engage with your platform is very difficult without user-generated content. User-generated content, or UGC, represents content...
Mar 16, 2022
Antropy Subcategory Images Extension
Adding images within subcategories has been a request we have had a fair bit recently, so we decided to package up our fix into a free extension that you can download here.
Mar 4, 2022
How to Clear Your Browser Cache
There are many different caches within OpenCart and a useful blog on this was written by Paul back in 2018 aptly titled ‘How to clear all caches in OpenCart 3.0.2.0’. A cache that is not related to OpenCart but is a key feature to know how to clear if you are still seeing outdated information...
Feb 11, 2022
Top 5 Payment Gateway Extensions for OpenCart
We often get clients ask us what is the best Payment Gateway to use for your OpenCart store. So here is a rundown of who we would recommend:
Feb 4, 2022
Opayo Update Deadline for your OpenCart Store is Looming
As I am sure those Opayo (formerly SagePay) users have seen, the SCA Deadline is set for the 14th March 2022. There are a number of updates that need to be put in place before this deadline and these should be implemented sooner rather than later.
Jan 17, 2022
Antropy's 2-Step Strategy for Handling Complex OpenCart Rebuilds
The normal way rebuilds run is we undertake a Phase 1 and then put the site live, if any further work is needed after this then that goes into a Phase 2. However with some sites where they are heavily customised this process isn’t one we would recommend or follow.
Jan 12, 2022
PayPal Search Transaction History within OpenCart
A useful feature within the OpenCart Admin is to be able to search the transaction history of current or previous PayPal orders. This can be found by:
Dec 22, 2021
How to Update Your Information Pages Within OpenCart
The Information page within the OpenCart Admin Panel is a little hidden and you could be clicking around for some time if you don’t know where to look. This is where you can find the following pages: About Us Delivery Information Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions
Dec 8, 2021
Most Viewed Blogs of 2021
Just like in last year's blog, we go through the most viewed blogs written this year according to Google Analytics. This year we have written a range of blogs with a lot more ‘how to’ guides for OpenCart and in the later part of the year case studies on OpenCart Builds we have completed through...
Nov 12, 2021
How Easy Is It to Switch to OpenCart?
A question we get asked a lot when clients are potentially looking to switch from one platform to another is a) how hard is this to achieve and b) how much disruption will it cause to my current site?
Jul 21, 2021
Why use Concrete5 over WordPress?
When it comes to Ecommerce stores, OpenCart is of course our go-to but when the site does not need to sell online and is merely looking for an online presence, then we always go for Concrete5. Although WordPress is probably the most commonly used platform in the world, in this blog we put forward...
Apr 1, 2021
Missing Orders Mysteries
A comprehensive guide on OpenCart's 'Missing Orders' - what they are, their causes, and how to solve.
Mar 16, 2021
How to Add Reward Points to Customers Within OpenCart
Keeping customers happy and making them feel valued is very important. One way to go about this is by rewarding them with Reward Points. In this blog, I highlight how to go about rewarding customers with reward points within OpenCart.
Mar 8, 2021
How to Enable or Disable Payment Methods in OpenCart
What payment methods you want to use on your OpenCart store is a very important decision to make. It is very easy to select which payment methods you would like to use and below I have listed the steps to do this.
Mar 3, 2021
How to Enable or Disable Reviews on Your Site
This may sound like something you should know how to do but if I am perfectly honest I had to squirrel around the admin to find where you enable or disable reviews on your site. You can choose whether you only want reviews from customers who are logged in or for guests as well or you may choose to...
Feb 8, 2021
How to Add a New Voucher Theme in Opencart
Themes/ pictures on vouchers are important when sending a voucher or when a client purchases a gift voucher. The default themes are Birthday, Christmas and General. The below blog highlights how you can add a new theme.
Jan 18, 2021
How to Add a New Weight and Length Class in OpenCart
Adding a new weight or length class is a useful exercise to know within OpenCart. It could be that you notice that in correspondences with customers they keep referring to a specific weight or length metric that you feel could be useful to add to your website.
Jan 11, 2021
New VAT Rules Now We Have Left the EU
Now that we have left the EU as part of Brexit, it has been mentioned a few times in the News over the last few years, you will need to alter your VAT statuses to comply with this. This is the Government advice on VAT between the UK and the EU and long story EU countries do not have to pay VAT when...
Dec 15, 2020
How to add an IP for an extension that uses the OpenCart API
Sometimes a 3rd party extension or developer will need to access your OpenCart API, for this to happen they will need to get their IP added. I have highlighted below how you undertake this:
Dec 4, 2020
Our Most Viewed Blogs of 2020
Just like in last year's blog, we go through the most viewed blogs written this year according to Google Analytics. This year we have really tried to focus on blogs that will help you as OpenCart users and giving you more 'how to' guides.
Jan 18, 2013
One Quick OpenCart SEO Tip to Avoid a Duplicate Home Page
So here's a quick code change that you can do to your OpenCart shop to improve its Search Engine Optimisation.