How to change the number of products displayed on Oscommerce?
Wondering how to change how many products are displayed in searches and categories in Oscommerce.
Here is the answer:
1. Go to Oscommerce Admin.
2. Click the Configuration link (in the left sidebar).
3. Navigate to the Maximum Values configuration (also in the sidebar).
4. Under “Search Results” change the number to however many products you want to have one page.
How to remove the Customer Review Option from Oscommerce
There are only two easy steps.
1. Find the following code in catalog/product_info.php:
find the line that have button_reviews.gif in them
and comment it out by putting // before each line.
2. Find require(DIR_WS_BOXES . ‘reviews.php’); in catalog/column_right.php and comment it out.
Let’s discuss why it might be good to remove the customer review feature in Oscommerce.
There are several reasons.
The first is if you do not have many reviews on your products it can look to other customers that no one buys from you and maybe that you are not a good place to buy the product. It is best when starting a store to take off the review feature until your store reaches the critical peak of visitors that are willing to review your products. Or, you could seed the reviews with you own thoughts about the products. If you decide to remove the review feature you can always go back to having it again at any time by justing uncommenting the lines above.
How to set up 2CheckOut with Oscommerce?
This is an easy question.
Oscommerce comes with a 2CheckOut payment module.
To install it follow these instructions:
1. Get a 2CheckOut account. Skip if you have an account already.
2. Login to your Oscommerce Admin
3. Click the Modules link, then navigate to the Payment Modules
4. Once you are there, click on 2CheckOut.
5. Click the install button that comes up on the right side.
6. Next click the edit button that will appear on the right side.
7. Fill in all the fields, with the information required.
8. 2CheckOut is now installed!!
How can you tell if a website is using Oscommerce?
You can usually tell whether or not a store is running Oscommerce by looking at the urls.
For example:
Oscommerce category urls look like this:
http://www.website.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=84
with SEO URLS:
http://www.website.com/catalog/computers-c-84.html
Product urls look like this:
http://www.website.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=55&products_id=309
with SEO URLS
http://www.website.com/catalog/canon-powershot-s3-p-5873.html
Sometimes the store owner will change the catalog folder to store or shop or even something else.
Also Oscommerce can be heavily changed, especially the design.
Other scripts such as Zen-Cart have similar urls so it may not be possible to tell for sure.
How to shut down your Oscommerce store while you are on Vacation
There are several ways of doing this.
Method 1: Install the Down for Maintenance Contribution
This is a good way if you want to completely shut down your store and if you do not care about SEO.
If you use this method your pages may be de-indexed in the search engines.
This method would also frustrate customers who want to buy. They may never come again.
Download the Down for Maintenance mod here
Method 2:
Add a Message to your home page letting customers know that the order will not be shipped until a certain date.
You should also add a message to the cart pages because not all customers will read the home page.
This method could be frustrating to customers as well but is better in my opinion the the other method.
How to put Adsense Ads on Oscommerce?
You have two options to add adsense ads to Oscommerce, actually more if you use sts (simple template system).
You can add adsense to your product pages with Adsense on Product Info Pages contribution.
This will add an Google Ad sized 468 x 60 right after your product information and before the line
” The product has been added to our catalog on… “
Or add an adsense Infobox to the sidebar with the Adsense in Infobox contribution.
If you sts you should be able to put adsense code wherever you want it.
I would like to mention that adding adsense ads to your store could decrease sales and conversions.
How to change the Oscommerce Admin Password
The easiest way is to get into the cpanel for that site.
Click on “Web Protect” under the Site Management Tools menu.
Navigate to the folder you want to change (in this case /catalog/admin/)
There you will be able to change, add or delete usernames and passwords for that folder.
You can even set it up so multiple persons can have passwords and usernames.
If you do not have a cpanel through your hosting company I would advise you call or email them
as you probably won’t be able to do this yourself without cpanel.
How to edit the Oscommerce Home Page
Step 1: Open /catalog/includes/languages/english/index.php with Textpad or Notepad.
Step 2: Find define(‘TEXT_MAIN’, ‘TEXTANDHTMLWILLBEHERE’);
Step 3: Paste whatever text and html you want on your homepage between the last two ‘ ‘
Step 4: Upload the file to your server (make sure you upload it to the right directory).
