The Antropy OpenCart Blog
Feb 28, 2025
Here's What You Should Check After a Completed OpenCart Upgrade or Rebuild
So we’ve just completed updating or fully rebuilding your OpenCart store. But before we wrap things up, there's one important step left: testing. Thoroughly testing your site ensures everything works as expected, providing your customers with a seamless shopping experience.
Feb 21, 2025
Introducing the NEW Nightshade Theme for OpenCart!
Following the recent launch of our vibrant Citrine theme, we're excited to introduce NightShade - the perfect choice for those looking for a sleek, modern, and stylish dark-themed design. With its deep black and charcoal tones accented by striking blue highlights, NightShade creates an elegant and...
Feb 14, 2025
Why We Don't Recommend Staying With the Default Opencart Theme
When setting up your OpenCart store, you might be tempted to stick with the default theme. After all, it comes pre-installed, it’s free, and it works out of the box. But here’s the thing, so does every other OpenCart store that hasn’t made an effort to stand out.
Feb 7, 2025
Why Customers Abandon Cart in OpenCart (and How to Fix It)
Cart abandonment is a frustrating challenge for any ecommerce store owner. You’ve done the hard work of attracting customers, getting them to browse, and adding products to their cart, only for them to leave without completing the purchase. OpenCart stores are no exception to this problem.
Jan 24, 2025
Introducing the NEW Cinnamon Theme for OpenCart!
Following the success of our vibrant Citrine theme, we’re thrilled to introduce Cinnamon – a modern, warm, and elegant design that blends usability with an earthy aesthetic. With its inviting colour palette and intuitive navigation, Cinnamon offers a seamless shopping experience that keeps your...
Jan 2, 2025
Introducing the NEW Citrine Theme for OpenCart!
Following the recent launch of our sleek Obsidian theme, we're excited to present Citrine - the perfect choice for those looking for a bright, energetic, and eye-catching design. With its bold yellow palette, Citrine brings positivity and vibrancy to your store, creating an inviting and exciting...
Dec 17, 2024
Introducing the NEW Obsidian Theme for OpenCart
We're excited to introduce our newest OpenCart theme: the Obsidian Theme. With its clean, modern design and built to OpenCart's standards, Obsidian delivers far better functionality than other less-optimised themes out there.
Dec 13, 2024
Most Viewed Blogs of 2024
Here is the roundup of our most popular blog posts this year! We have written a range of blogs from "how-tos" to "top tips", but here are our most read blogs of 2024
Nov 29, 2024
Which Version of OpenCart Should I Use for a New Site?
If you're setting up a new OpenCart store, one of the first questions you’ll face is: Which version of OpenCart should I use? It might seem logical to jump straight to the latest version, OpenCart 4 (OC4), but it’s important to weigh the pros and cons before deciding.
Nov 22, 2024
Essential OpenCart Extensions for Your Online Store!
To unlock the full potential of your OpenCart store, you'll need the right extensions tailored to your store's unique needs. Below are some of the most essential OpenCart extensions that can elevate your store's functionality and improve the user experience.
Nov 8, 2024
Antropy Hourly Rate from 2025-01-01
As described in a recent blog article, we started reviewing our rates twice a year starting from the 1st of January 2021 to allow us to hire the best staff and use the best tools to deliver the best work for our clients.
Oct 11, 2024
Blank Pages in OpenCart and How to Fix them
If you’re seeing a blank or white screen in OpenCart, it usually means a PHP error has occurred. However, instead of showing an error message, PHP is suppressing the error and leaving you with a blank page. In most cases this happens because error reporting is turned off to prevent sensitive...
Sep 13, 2024
Adexa Direct - Complete OpenCart Rebuild
Adexa Direct is one of the UK's top suppliers of commercial catering equipment, and with over 1 million page views a day, their website plays a crucial role in their business operations. They wanted a modernised site that retained the familiarity of the old version while implementing much-needed...
Aug 16, 2024
ConcreteCMS vs WordPress: Which One Should You Choose?
When choosing a platform for building websites, Concrete CMS and WordPress are two leading options. Concrete CMS excels with its intuitive in-page editing, robust security, and built-in caching, making it an excellent choice for developers prioritising performance and reliability. While WordPress...
Jul 5, 2024
The Best 5 OpenCart Clothing Stores Online
In a recent blog, we showcased the top 5 OpenCart tech stores, highlighting the best in technology and innovation. Today, we're shifting gears to bring you the top 5 OpenCart clothing stores. These stores stand out for their exceptional fashion offerings, user-friendly interfaces, and seamless...
Jun 14, 2024
The Top 5 Biggest Tech Stores Using OpenCart
We recently wrote an article on the top 10 OpenCart websites globally, and now we're excited to dive deeper into the tech industry. The world of technology is ever-evolving, with new innovations and trends emerging constantly. In this post, we’ll explore the top 5 tech websites powered by...
Jun 7, 2024
10 of the Best OpenCart Sites
OpenCart is known for its flexibility and robust features, and powers an impressive range of online stores across various industries. From high-end jewellery boutiques to innovative electronics shops, the platform's versatility shines through in the success of its users. Here are ten of the best...
May 17, 2024
Antropy Hourly Rate From 2024-07-01
As described in a recent blog article, we started reviewing our rates twice a year starting from the 1st of January 2021 to allow us to hire the best staff and use the best tools to deliver the best work for our clients.
Apr 12, 2024
Why a Full Rebuild Is Often Necessary for OpenCart Updates
We often get a lot of questions asking why we typically recommend rebuilding a site when it comes to updating the version of OpenCart. Transitioning from earlier versions, such as the leap from OpenCart 1 to 3, is not as simple as running a quick script.
Mar 8, 2024
OpenCart vs WooCommerce: Which One Should You Choose
Are you grappling with the decision between OpenCart and WooCommerce for your online store? In our recent article, we delved into a comparison between OpenCart and Shopify. Now, we're turning our focus to the battle between OpenCart and WooCommerce, to help you make an informed decision. You can...
Mar 1, 2024
How to Install an OpenCart Extension
OpenCart extensions can add functionality and enhance the features of your e-commerce website. Installing these extensions is relatively straightforward, especially with OpenCart's user-friendly interface. Follow these steps to successfully install an OpenCart extension:
Feb 16, 2024
Best OpenCart Themes to Use
When it comes to setting up your online store, choosing the right theme can make a world of difference. OpenCart offers a plethora of themes to choose from. However, not all themes are created equal. In fact, many of them fall short in terms of coding standards and compatibility, leading to...
Jan 19, 2024
Best Extensions for Your OpenCart Store
OpenCart thrives on its extensive range of extensions that enhance functionality and streamline operations. We have put together some of the best free, and paid, OpenCart extensions below.
Jan 12, 2024
Why Choose Antropy for Your OpenCart Hosting?
Website hosting, who do you choose? As devoted OpenCart developers with more than a decade of hands-on experience in leveraging the capabilities of this robust ecommerce platform, we recognise the distinctive requirements that come with it. Here are key reasons why opting for our hosting services...
Dec 20, 2023
Most Viewed Blogs of 2023
Here is the roundup of our most popular blog posts this year! We have written a range of blogs from "how-tos" to "top tips", but here are our top 5 most read blogs of 2023:
Dec 15, 2023
Why do you need a robots.txt file?
SEO can be complex at times, and the robots.txt file is an aspect that's very often overlooked, but extremely important for website optimisation.
Nov 10, 2023
10 Proven Strategies to Supercharge Your Website's Visibility
Having a website is essential for businesses and individuals alike. However, merely having a website is not enough; you need to ensure that it gets noticed by your target audience. If you're ready to unleash the full potential of your website and leave your digital footprint, read on for our top 10...
Nov 3, 2023
How to Set the Robots Meta Tag in OpenCart
In the digital age, having a strong online presence is crucial for the success of any e-commerce business. When it comes to SEO, one of the often-overlooked but immensely valuable tools is the Robots Meta Tag. These unassuming HTML tags play a significant role in controlling how search engines...
Oct 27, 2023
The Importance of Mobile Optimisation for OpenCart Ecommerce Websites
The rise of mobile devices as the preferred choice for accessing the internet is no surprise. Mobile phones are portable, convenient, and readily available, allowing users to browse, shop, and interact with online businesses on the go. As a result, mobile devices have completely transformed the...
Apr 3, 2023
OpenCart Builds From Enquiry to Go-Live
Whether it's modernising your out of date OpenCart site or looking to move from another platform to OpenCart, you will go through our process of getting an estimate through to getting your new site live. This blog gives you the step by step guide of how we go about this:
Jan 6, 2023
Aquafayre OpenCart Rebuild
We have worked with Aquafayre for many years and undertaken numerous smaller projects over this time.
Oct 5, 2022
4 Reasons to Upgrade to the Latest Version of PHP
If you're like most people, you probably don't think much about the programming language your website is running on, but your web host should make you aware that they need to keep the server software - including PHP - up-to-date.
Aug 1, 2022
Mercers Furniture OpenCart Rebuild
We always enjoy undertaking rebuilds for current clients and this one was no different.
Jul 8, 2022
What Is Gogs and Why We Use It
When you either have a retainer, work hourly (only possible if you host with us) or have a long prepaid block of time and have a lot of tasks to complete each month; the easiest way we find to group them together and keep track of the individual jobs is by using a system called Gogs.
Jun 6, 2022
Derails OpenCart Rebuild
We have worked with Derails for many years and undertaken numerous smaller projects over the years.
May 18, 2022
Sparks Electrical OpenCart Rebuild
Near the end of 2020 we were tasked with updating a very tricky custom built OpenCart store for a company called Sparks Electrical.
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 21, 2022
Hawkins OpenCart Rebuild
We have worked with Hawkins Hobbies since the middle of 2019 and we were very happy to rebuild their OpenCart site.
Mar 25, 2022
Celena Website Rebuild
It is always pleasing to see a client returning to get their website upgraded after we built their first site.
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.
Dec 16, 2021
Vape Liquid UK OpenCart Build
We have recently built a brand new website for a new vaping company called Vape Liquid UK. We once again based the new site on our iStore theme and tried to keep the design as simplistic as possible.
Nov 19, 2021
British Land Rover Parts Website OpenCart Rebuild
We were asked to rebuild the British Land Rover Parts website as they were running on version 2.0.3.1 of OpenCart which was in need of a recharge. For the new site we upgraded their theme based on our Multipurpose Theme.
Nov 2, 2021
Master Plastics OpenCart Upgrade
We were asked to rebuild the Master Plastic website as they were running an older version of OpenCart which was in need of an update and refresh. For the new site we upgraded their theme and mirrored the design based on their old site.
Oct 13, 2021
Organic Textile Company OpenCart Rebuild
We were asked to rebuild the Organic Textile website as they were running an older version of OpenCart which was in need of an upgrade and refresh.
Oct 6, 2021
Total E Liquid OpenCart Rebuild
We were asked to rebuild the Total E Liquid website as they were running an older version of OpenCart which was in need of an update.
Sep 29, 2021
Plantex OpenCart Rebuild
We were asked to rebuild the Plantex website as they were running off an older version of OpenCart and in need of an update.
Sep 17, 2021
Quay Traders OpenCart Rebuild
We were approached to update and rebuild the Quay Traders website as they were looking for a fresh, yet simple new site.
Sep 7, 2021
Cold Spring Website Merge
This was a website merge and update that we are very proud about.
Aug 20, 2021
Onion Reporting OpenCart Website Rebuild
Onion Reporting Software are a Belfast based company who specialise in putting your Sage accounts in Excel format. They were running on the old 1.5.5.1 version of OpenCart which made the website look outdated and in need of a refresh.
Aug 12, 2021
Toucan Property Services Website Build
I would roughly guess that 98% of the work we undertake is on OpenCart but we do have a couple of clients that run on Concrete5.
Aug 6, 2021
Crawley Sheds & Cabins Website Rebuild
We always enjoy helping local companies with their ecommerce websites and the Crawley Sheds & Cabins rebuild was no different.
Feb 1, 2021
Our New Technical Audit Service Now Available
We have been undertaking our SEO audit for quite some time now and it really helps clients understand what the website is like from a customers perspective.
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.
Jun 13, 2014
How to Report a Bug the Right Way
In order to get the best out of any web agency when you have a problem with your website, you'll need to give them a very clear description of the problem.
Jul 1, 2011
How to Restore Accidentally Deleted Files in cPanel
However careful you are, mistakes happen. Sometimes surgeons remove the wrong kidney. Sometimes pilots fall asleep while flying a plane. Sometimes those files you thought you could delete... you needed!