OpenCart Pros and Cons

I like it because it is a free software application and it is very friendly for installation both locally and on servers, it is fast and very intuitive for both the administrator user and the consumer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

From version 3.0 onwards I see that the main configuration of the company is a bit complicated, it shows errors, it does not show me exactly where the error is, the previous versions if they are more comfortable for programs the rest taxes I have no problems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its friendly interface and any beginner can make their online store; we can easily edit his core files, many free themes and extensions available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When an upgrade is available, you can't find his extension upgrade, and after the upgrade, you have to face so many bugs on the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OpenCart is free and open-source. It is customizable with various extensions that are usually very reasonable in cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OpenCart requires some level of expertise to get exactly where you want. Some integrations are limited or require additional costs for developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the way how opencart loads on every server. You can have a shared server or a VPS in either of these; the shopping cart loads super fast compared to another shopping cart out there. Another great solid thing is that we have access to all our raw files as the server backup all the data on a daily basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing i dislike about opencart as our online business is booming right now! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Flexible e-commerce management software with all-powerful tools. Very straightforward for the User and developer too. You can develop a professional e-commerce website with basic PHP knowledge. If you do not have proper coding knowledge, you can also create an excellent website for your store by modifying a theme that suits OpenCart, and it will take only a few hours!

Aditional: You can check Fastor's theme for your e-commerce website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing to dislike at all. OpenCart is the best solution for a quality e-commerce website on a low budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To start your business in an initial position for a short time, you can use openCart as it helps with breakthrough points in your initial sales of your online productions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing that can be improved about OpenCart is gradually allowing integration with external tools to make personalized adjustments and compete with other e-commerce platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is flexible and open source code based on PHP. Any developer is able to make changes to the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of third-party apps integration. Wish to have more integrations with popular services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-Easy to use

-No need to be expertise to run and implement the open cart system in your Cpanel Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Has limited extensions and not as competitors in the same field Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-Free to download

-Well-designed UI

-Highly customizable

-Numerous integrations

-Open Source

-Locally or cloud based installation

-A lot of extensions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

-Difficult to update (Some extensions can be incompatible to new version)

-Some extensions is too expensive

-Needs a bit of development skills Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

so lets have a look at the pros of OpenCart and it's features and benefits:

It's OpenSource - What does this mean?

Well when we look at online web applications or software we see a lot of vendors out there most are using a model of pay monthly/weekly or annually, with OpenCart the model used is free and the only costs involved are the additional plugins or add on scripts and templates that extend the core functionality of the base system.

The code is also accessible this can allow you to modify the look and layout of the template files easily yourself or if you hire a designer or developer to do it for you. The layout system is easily understood as they template files in organised folders and these are known as TPL files which is of course short for template.

It's free!

This means you have no up front costs from the outset unless you need to modify the core code, the good thing is if you do not want to go down the route of hiring a developer or designer to do it for you, if you have confidence and time it is completely possible to do all manner of modifications if you understand even a little PHP.

Don't worry though if you get stuck their forum and it's users are very helpful and searching the internet can help with a lot of modifications that can be carried out on the application.

The Dashboard/Admin section

Let's now look at the most useful functions of the software/application, it's very comprehensive dashboard tracks a lot of the activity on the site managed by the software.

If we look at some of these features like the amount of registered users, tracking visitors and pages they visit the obvious section that is most sought after is the sales, returns and refunds section not only is this accessible from the dashboard but you get a very comprehensive overview which is essential in any online store.

Products, when we look at the products section or when adding products you have a good base for basic stores with functions like:

1) standard products

2) Variable products

3) Digital products

4) Sizes/colours or other attributes of some products

Add on scripts or plugins can extend the base functionality of the products in the store depending on your needs.

Theme the store!

So when a lot of shopping cat software users look for software they look for the ease of creating your own look so your store can be unique.

Well! OpenCart is so simple to theme once you get your head round the Template system, it can be a small learning curve but once you spend a little time on this you reap the rewards and can give yourself a pat on the back. You can create a great store out of the box or go for a unique store of your own.

Hey! but what if I want to use a bought template?

This is simple too, you can buy from their template section of their website some really good templates that are easily added if you can use FTP or Cpanel or something similar by uploading it to your server in the correct folder, this may seem daunting but is usually documented with the template you buy or instructions given in their user doc's.

I have been using OpenCart for shopping cart design for over 8 years and have used it since the early days of inception, I would highly reccomend this software for it's ease of use and simplicity to setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cons?

Not many although some may see the cost of some of the add on that they may require from the add on section of their website to be a bit expensive, if you look at the possible return for that investment it then is very much worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.