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X-Cart reBoot Responsive Template v4.5.x

Tue, 09 April 2013 17:39:43 +0200

xcartmods.co.uk proudly presents our latest and greatest template, called reBOOT

Fully responsive and built on the hugely popular BOOTstrap!

Platinum Demo (v4.5.5) Responsive Testing Tool
Gold Plus Demo (v4.5.5) Responsive Testing Tool
Gold Demo (v4.5.5) Responsive Testing Tool
Template Settings Screenshot
Installation Details / FAQs
Responsive Visualisation Tool

Priced at $169 (single domain license).

A developers license for use on unlimited stores is priced at $269

A $50 discount is available for anyone who has purchased any of our previous templates (Smart / Ability / Adapt) (Offer Ends 1st June 2013)

Additional support plans are also available...

Support Plans

Basic (included)

Free updates for 6 months ($39 fee afterwards)
Support by ticket system

Advanced ($250)

Free updates for 12 months ($29 fee afterwards)
Priority support by ticket system
Support via Skype (1 week)
Assistance with basic customisation

Pro ($500)

Free updates for 12 months ($19 fee afterwards)
High priority support by ticket system
High priority support via Skype (1 month)
Free limited world-wide telephone support (we call you)
Assistance with advanced customisation

Please Note: Support plans do not cover X-Cart version upgrading and product importing

This is by no means a comprehensive feature list...

Highlights

Fully responsive*, performs well on mobiles, tablets and desktops
Compatible with Gold, Gold Plus and Platinum at no extra cost
Pleasant, modern design and easily customisable
Developer friendly, well thought out template structure
Based on a customised build of Bootstrap
Includes over $100 in commercial addons!
Lots of capabilities, without the need for any additional plugins
Tested with IE 8/9/10, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari

Themes

Some sample themes to get you started, with theme previewer
Easy logo upload directly from the template settings
Custom theme can be configured from the template settings, with basic and advanced colour pickers
Google fonts, over 600 to choose from, with previewer in the template settings

Layout

Choice of two header layouts
Ability to set the column layouts of homepage, product pages, static pages, cart etc.
Choice of footer layout and contents (dozens of combinations)

Homepage

Image / video slider (touch enabled), with ability to upload images directly from the template settings
Choice of tabs, accordions or standard view for product details
Slider for manufacturer logos

Menus

Responsive, touch friendly, five level header category menu with manufacturers / account dropdowns built in.
Header menu can be made 'sticky' so it always stays in focus
Three level sliding category menu for the side menu

Products Display

Responsive, instant grid / row switching with no page refresh
Unified product thumbnail dimensions for better presentation

Product Page

Two product page layout styles
Choice of tabs, accordions or standard view for product details
Alternative lightbox with 10 themes to choose from
Cloud Zoom v3.0

Optional Addons

RSS feed generators for latest news and latest products
Dynamic AJAX product search (free alternative to Cloud Search)
FAQ displayer for up to 50 FAQs with accordions
Easy testimonials displayer with pagination
Google map on contact us page
Product thumbnails lazy loader
HTML and inline JS/CSS compressor

Miscellaneous

Effective AJAX add to cart with header minicart
Both Fastlane and One Page Checkout are responsive
The X-Cart Banners module has been converted to use our image slider, so is now responsive
Socialize module removed, replaced with asynchronous social sharing buttons
Pre-patched for the X-Cart Rich Snippets module

* Disclaimer: While we state it is fully responsive, we cannot guarantee 100% responsiveness in all aspects, due to the complex nature of some X-Cart modules. Please test the demos thoroughly before purchasing and contact us if you have any concerns.

X-Cart Instant Speed Boost v4.x

Sat, 09 March 2013 01:12:34 +0100

On the fly compression for your store!
Compresses / minifies HTML code and removes comments
Compresses / minifies inline CSS safely
Compresses / minifies inline JS safely
Improves site loading time and therefore improves SEO
Makes it harder for people to view / steal your source code
Does not affect external CSS and JS files (use a minify tool for those)
Gets rid of those gaps in your source code!
Installs in seconds

X-Cart Super FAQs

Sun, 02 December 2012 06:11:09 +0100

The only Frequently Asked Questions mod you will ever need!
Save time on support emails by providing all the necessary info to your customers
General AND product FAQs display for your store
10 General FAQ sections available, up to 10 FAQs per section
Up to 10 FAQs per product
Product FAQs can be placed in a tab
Optional accordions with expand/collapse feature
Optional accordion features
Easy to install, easy to add/update FAQs
Uses language labels, so multi-language capable (general FAQs only)
HTML is allowed in answers
FAQs are anchored, so you can use a link to go directly to/expand any FAQ
Easy to customise via the CSS
Ideal for developers, use on as many stores as you wish
Cross browser compatible, SEO friendly
Compatible with X-Cart v4.4.x - v4.5.x - Earlier versions available on request

General FAQs View

Product FAQs View

X-Cart RSS Feeds Generators

Tue, 16 October 2012 17:00:00 +0200

Quick and easy way to stay in touch with your customers via RSS feeds
Promote your feeds to RSS aggregators and get more traffic!
Generates latest news and latest products RSS feeds
Configurable in admin
Set title and descriptions of feeds
Choose maximum number of entries to display
Use product short or detailed descriptions
Set product thumbnail width
Set feed language and encoding type
Easy to install
Compatible with v4.4.x - v4.5.x

X-Cart Mega Category Menus Combo

Mon, 08 October 2012 22:11:23 +0200

Dynamic horizontal and vertical category mega menus!
Ideal for developers, use on as many stores as you wish
Up to 3 category levels per menu
Horizontal menu can be full width
Horizontal submenus can open on click or hover
Define the maximum number of menu columns, 1-7
Fade or slide dropdown effect, fast or slow dropdown speed
Vertical menu can flyout to the right or left
Definable parent category background colours
Option to display the number of products in categories
Cross browser compatible, easy to install, SEO friendly
Easily customised further via the CSS
Compatible with v4.4.x - v4.5.x, earlier versions on request
Horizontal menu is responsive for smaller devices (converts to a select box)

X-Cart Promo Box

Thu, 20 September 2012 20:48:17 +0200

Displays a compact, rotating promotional box with up to five items
Ideal for promoting your latest/hot products, or anything else
Fully controllable in X-Cart admin, see screenshot
No CSS knowledge required, ten colour themes included
Clean, lightweight, SEO friendly, cross-browser compatible, easy to install
Compatible with X-Cart v4.4.x - v4.5.x, earlier versions on request
Simple, easy way to spruce up your homepage!

Colours Themes: Red / Orange 1 / Orange 2 / Green 1 / Green 2 / Blue 1 / Blue 2 / Purple / Pink / Grey

X-Cart AJAX Dynamic Search MK2 v4.4.x v4.5.x

Sat, 09 June 2012 20:37:28 +0200

Dynamically searches products, manufacturers and categories!
Search types be enabled/disabled from admin
Can be displayed as header or menu box style
Optional maximum number of search results
Optional results scrolling and results box width and height
Displays product thumbnails with optional thumbnail width
Highlights matching text
Simple installation, easily customised via CSS
Compatible with X-Cart v4.4.x and v4.5.x
Cross-browser compatible

X-Cart Commentics Integration v4.x

Sun, 11 March 2012 23:21:59 +0100

Forget the X-Cart reviews/ratings module, forget Facebook and Twitter, this is the reviews/comments module you've been waiting for!

Tons of options, anti-spam measures, ratings, subscriptions, RSS feeds etc. etc.
Commentics even has the golden element for SEO - Rich Snippets
Displays comments on product pages and static pages !
Displays recent comments and other statistics on your homepage
Compatible with X-Cart v4.1.x - v4.5.x
Visit www.commentics.org for more details
Compatible with Clean URLs and other URL rewriting mods
27th March 2012 - Updated to fix database connection issue.
16th April 2012 - Fixed pagination issue
26th June 2012 - Updated integration files to use Commentics v2.0
5th Aug 2012 - Updated integration files to use Commentics v2.1 and removed 2 install steps
10th Oct 2012 - Updated, tested with Commentics v2.2

Frontend:

Captcha
Smilies
BB Code
Preview
Star Ratings
Pagination
Email Subscription
Swear/Spam Filter
Anti-flooding
Terms Acceptance
RSS Feed

Backend:

Highly Configurable
Multiple Admins
Database Backup
Online Viewers
Drag & Drop Design
Maintenance Mode
Version Check
Statistics
Ban System
Help Pages
Last Login

X-Cart Thumbnail Candy v4.x

Sun, 04 March 2012 01:03:37 +0100

Adds promotional messages to your product thumbnails in a 'ribbon' style
Adds colour and focuses interest on your products
Ribbons can be positioned one of 4 positions per product - Top Left / Top Right / Bottom Left / Bottom Right
Ribbons can be one of 10 colours per product - Blue / Cyan / Purple / Green / Red / Pink / Orange / Grey / Black / Brown
Ribbons can be one of 15 preset promotional messages - COOL! / DOWNLOAD! / EXCLUSIVE! / FEATURED! / FREE! / FREE DELIVERY! / HOT! / IN STOCK! / LOW STOCK! / NEW! / PRE-ORDER! / REDUCED! / SALE! / SPECIAL! / WOW!
4 x 10 x 15 = 600 preset candy combinations!
OR, ribbons can be CUSTOM TEXT, giving you unlimited combinations!
Displays promotions on product search results thumbnails and product page images
Displays all products with thumbnail candy 'enabled' in basic columned list on one page (specials.php)
Modify multiple products promotional messages at once in admin
Product thumbnails not affected, thumbnails can be any size, but 100 pixels minimum width is recommended
Ribbon graphics are 100 x 100 pixels
CSS based, cross browser compatible, although custom text CSS3 rotation is not perfect in all browsers (custom text message ribbons only)
Ribbon PNG source files included (Adobe Fireworks)
Contact us if you need any specific messages
Compatible with X-Cart v4.3.x & v4.4.x
Simple, yet surprisingly effective mod!

X-Cart Live Multiple Currency Display v4.4.x - v.4.5.x

Thu, 26 January 2012 16:24:23 +0100

Displays up to 7 additional currencies on your product pages
Display currencies on product results pages, product page and shopping cart page
Retrieves up to date currency rates from Yahoo! Finance in real time via ajax
Set your currency codes and symbols in the module options
Displays the appropriate country flag next to the currency price
159 country currency icons included
Sets the currency rates as cookies, updates rates every 4 hours or after cookies expire
Works with main product prices only (not product options, variant, or wholesale prices)
Compatible with v4.4.x - v4.5.x at present, contact us for earlier versions
Easy installation, small file size, cross-browser compatible

X-Cart Advanced Product Videos

Thu, 22 September 2011 07:34:28 +0200

Supports YouTube, Vimeo, Google, Dailymotion, Metacafe and Gametrailer.com videos!
Up to five videos per product
Plays videos in a neat lightbox with 10 different skins
Videos can be placed in a product tab if you wish (v4.4.x)
Automatically generates video thumbnails with optional filmstrip and tooltip effects
Thumbnails are provided by a third party free service
Lists all added videos on a single page (videos.php)
Compatible with X-Cart v4.4.x - v4.5.x

X-Cart Shop Closed Replacement - Holding or Under Construction Page v4.4.x

Sat, 23 July 2011 01:08:48 +0200

Ideal replacement for the default 'shop_closed.html' page and saves you having to design your own
Enables you to keep your customers informed while you are building your store
Dynamic 'countdown to launch' and progress bar with 12 colours to choose from, easy to configure
Animated content slider that accepts HTML, images, even YouTube videos, unlimited slides with vertically scrolling content!
Easy to install, easy to customise, just HTML and CSS
Ajax 'signup to be notified' form with validation and no page refresh, stores emails in your X-Cart database, weeds out invalid and duplicate emails
Social networking buttons with tooltips
Closing your existing store is not recommended for SEO reasons, but sometimes it is necessary!
Cross browser compatible - IE 7-9 (fallback code for IE6) / Firefox / Chrome / Opera / Safari etc.
Clean valid code, SEO friendly
Jan 9th 2012 - Updated to store emails in the xcart newsletter database table

X-Cart Product Image Rotator

Mon, 25 April 2011 19:57:21 +0200

Takes a series of your product images and allows the customer to scroll though them
Could be used to make 360 degree product views
Custom number of image frames, image width and height
Optional automatic animation and looping
Cross browser compatible
Available for X-Cart v4.3.x and v4.4.x

Why spend a fortune on 360 degree photography, when you can DIY ! - Link | Link | Link

X-Cart Mega Dropdown Menu MK2

Fri, 22 April 2011 00:14:47 +0200

The ultimate X-Cart mega dropdown category menu!
Cleanly coded, pure CSS, no JavaScript, SEO friendly, Valid XHTML
Fully dynamic category display, not hard coded
Displays root cats/sub cats/sub sub cats (up to three category levels)
Adjustable column width (up to 5 columns for the second / third level categories)
Adjustable horizontal alignment of each category dropdown
Category rows adapt to your chosen column width
Variety of menu displays possible depending on your category configuration
Option to enable/disable root categories from the mega dropdown
Displays categories alphabetically unless you change their order positions
Displays category icons and descriptions (optional, v4.4.x only)
Display a manufacturers dropdown on the right hand side (optional)
Display a speedbar link dropdown on the right hand side (optional)
Fully customisable via the stylesheets, basic CSS knowledge recommended
CSS3 effects in Firefox/Chrome/Opera/Safari
Easy installation, minimal edits
Cross-Browser compatible - IE6-9/Firefox/Chrome/Opera/Safari
Compatible with all URL rewriting mods
Available for X-Cart v4.4.x and v4.5.x
Not recommended for stores with hundreds of categories

Please note: some category re-organisation may be necessary to achieve the desired effect.

This is a horizontal menu, therefore if you have too many root categories, the menu may not fit your store design.

You can choose which root categories appear in the menu.

For horizontal and vertical mega menus, try this mod

X-Cart Watermarked Images

Fri, 25 March 2011 19:37:48 +0100

Protect your copyrighted work, images being downloaded and re-used by competitors
Choose to watermark thumbnails, detailed images or both
Generates and caches the new watermarked images on the fly
Textual watermarking only, ie. no image overlay possible
Custom watermark text, else displays your company name
Set the watermark transparency
Set the location of the watermark on the image (top, middle or bottom)
Ability to use any valid truetype font
Your source images should be JPEG or PNG for best effect, not GIFs
Sharpen and set image quality (JPEG images only)
Add keywords to your watermarked images (good for image SEO)
Displays detailed images with the Colorbox popup plugin
Easy to install
Available for X-Cart v4.4.x - v4.5.x

Please note, this module requires the following...

Thumbnails and detailed image URL paths should be relative (not absolute)
Images need to be stored in the file system (not the database)
GD Library with FreeType support enabled

X-Cart Better Bread Crumbs v4.x

Sat, 05 March 2011 05:16:44 +0100

Nicer looking, list based breadcrumbs (better for SEO and deep linking)
'Collapses' categories if you have an extremely long breadcrumb, ie. many categories deep - Perfect for stores with many subcategories
Keeps the breadcrumbs compact, so they can fit neatly into your design
Various settings, easily adjust the styling with CSS
jQuery based, lightweight code
Cross browser compatible
Compatible with v4.1.x to v4.4.x

X-Cart Tag Cloud v4.x

Fri, 04 March 2011 02:59:45 +0100

Dynamically displays popular searches as a 'tagcloud' on your homepage
Tags directly link to search results
Various options - min/max font size, number of tags, divider, styling etc.
More info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud
As used on this website (see bottom of homepage)

X-Cart Simple Gallery 2 - v4.x

Tue, 08 February 2011 20:23:08 +0100

Basic gallery system with categories and subcategories
Simply upload your image directories and it does the rest
Creates thumbnails on the fly (no caching)
Optional thumbnail size and quality
Hover effect on thumbnails
Lightbox with slideshow feature (Colorbox)
Accepts JPEG (recommended), GIF and PNG images
Upload images using the X-Cart file system or FTP
Cross browser compatible
Compatible with v4.1.x - v4.4.x
REQUIRES PHP5
FREE !
Updated 26th March 2011

X-Cart Add to Cart Popup Alert v4.3.x - v4.4.x

Tue, 08 February 2011 20:23:07 +0100

Alerts your customers that they have added to cart
Displays upselling or random products
Displays link to cart, checkout or close popup (continue shopping)
Works on the product listing pages, search result pages etc. also
Uses Shadowbox
Thanks to Steve @ CFL Systems
6th March 2011 - The mod has been updated to display upselling items properly on the search results pages and it now has proper language labels

X-Cart 2 Level Sliding Category Menu

Tue, 08 February 2011 20:03:50 +0100

Displays cats/subcats vertically (two levels).
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS file.
Optional ‘persistence’ feature.
Option to expand one sub-menu at a time.
Highlighted selected subcategories.
X-Cart v4.4.x - v4.5.x compatible

X-Cart Customer Testimonials Displayer & Manager v4.x

Wed, 19 January 2011 03:01:37 +0100

Displays customer feedback about your store and products
Add Testimonial form with customer and server side validation (captcha)
Testimonial character limiter
Customers can rate their experience out of 10
Notifies admin of new testimonials by email and sends 'thank you' email to customer
Testimonials do not appear on your store until they are approved by admin
Testimonials viewer with adjustable products per page and pagination
Display testimonials in tabular or quote view
Ability for admin to leave a comment underneath each testimonial
Animated random testimonial displayer throughout your store
Password protected, ajaxed testimonial manager with approve/decline/add/delete/edit
Great for building customer confidence in your store!
Option to reward testimonial providers with a discount coupon
Compatible with v4.4.x - v4.5.x

X-Cart Ultimate Tabbed Product Menu v4.4.x

Sat, 15 January 2011 03:06:55 +0100

Three state tab buttons, off / hover / selected
Tabs can be aligned left right or centered
Easy to customise with CSS and two images only - PNG source file included
Various colour themes included
Optional rounded corners effect for tabbed content
Optional ‘remember last tab’ feature
Cross browser compatible
Easy to install
Easy to re-order tabs or add new tabs - some basic HTML knowledge required

X-Cart Easy Glossary v4.x

Tue, 16 November 2010 13:47:16 +0100

Provides useful glossary tooltips on specific keywords / phrases
Populates glossary definitions from a simple text file
Definitions can include HTML, images etc.
Works on product descriptions, static pages and anywhere else
Lots of uses, no need for a separate FAQ section
Saves you having to type repetitive text
Cross browser compatible
Compatible with X-Cart v4.1.x - v4.4.x
August 4th 2011 - Now includes easy admin tool for v4.4.x
February 26th 2012 - Now able to work with product extra fields
March 19th 2012 - Now works on any element, anywhere

X-Cart Ajax Quickfind v4.3.x - v4.4.x

Thu, 11 November 2010 01:44:17 +0100

Instant live product search with Ajax
Sorting and pagination
Lightening fast! *
Can handle large amounts of products *
Tested on a store with 20k products
Many options, rows per page, sortable columns, searchable columns...
Quantity box and 'add to cart' link directly from search result
Requires PHP5 and MySQL5
Does not support wholesale/membership prices at this time
Cross browser compatible
Compatible with X-Cart v4.3.x and v4.4.x

* Server dependant

For a custom table layout, contact us.

X-Cart Smart Comments v4.x

Sat, 23 October 2010 21:21:03 +0200

Free alternative to this mod available here.

Multi-level, blog style commenting / feedback system for your products
Gets customers talking about your products and encourages repeat visits
Generates content that keeps search engines interested
Admin can reply to customer questions and requests
A solid alternative to the 'customer reviews' module
Optional moderation - comments will not appear unless approved
Comments moderation and admin page in X-Cart backend
Notifies admin of new comments by email
Logs commenters email and IP addresses
Pagination with optional number of comments per page
Optional number of comment reply levels
Basic form validation, bad words/swear filter, anti-spam question
Comment length limiter
Gravatar support
Cross browser compatible - IE7-8, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari
Compatible with X-Cart 'Clean URLs' and other URL rewriting mods
Compatible with X-Cart v4.1.x - v4.4.x
Requires PHP 5
Single language only

FREE INSTALLATION AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME !

The module is also in use on this store! Click the Comments tab below...

3rd March 2011 - Now includes an additional ajaxed admin tool for editing comments!
27th September 2011 - Improvements, easier to install

Comments, reviews and feedback generates conversions!
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/08/engage-customers-in-your-business

X-Cart 4 Level Vertical Flyout Category Menu v4.4.x

Sat, 11 September 2010 22:13:31 +0200

Works with latest branch of X-Cart - v4.4.x
Four level vertical flyout menu.
PURE CSS menu, no tables, no Javascript, very lightweight.
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS files.
Long category names ‘wrap around’ nicely.
Optional display of number of products in each category.
Caching option for stores with lot of categories.

X-Cart 4 Level Horizontal Dropdown Category Menu v4.4.x

Sat, 11 September 2010 22:13:12 +0200

Works with latest branch of X-Cart - v4.4.x
Four level horizontal dropdown category menu.
PURE CSS menu, no tables, no Javascript, very lightweight.
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS file.
Long category names ‘wrap around’ nicely.
Optional display of number of products in each category.
Caching option for stores with lot of categories.

X-Cart Products FAQs

Sat, 24 July 2010 18:26:37 +0200

Post your frequently asked questions on your product pages
Avoid repetitive questions from your customers
Up to 10 questions and answers per product
View all / hide all FAQs
Can be used in conjunction with this mod

Snippet: Block IP Addresses

Sat, 12 June 2010 18:56:37 +0200

.htaccess

<Limit GET POST>
order allow,deny
# Block a single IP
deny from 123.456.789.012
# Block a range
deny from 123.456.
allow from all
</Limit>

X-Cart Advanced Store Locator

Thu, 06 May 2010 21:53:48 +0200

Simple and effective way to add a store locator
Fully searchable by any part of address including zip / postcode
Lots of options in the backend
Smarty based
Uses Google Maps API
To demo, use zip 80001 for the USA or postcode L4B3Z4 for Canada
Note warning about PHP5
See also this simpler store locator

Snippet: Enable Debug Console for Specific IP Address Only

Tue, 20 April 2010 11:35:44 +0200

Gives you a private debug console for a specific IP address, so as not to disturb customer view...

First apply this SQL patch...

REPLACE INTO `xcart_config` ( `name` , `comment` , `value` , `category` , `orderby` , `type` , `defvalue` , `variants` )
VALUES ('enable_debug_console_ip', 'Only show debug console to this IP address', 'xx.xx.xx.xx', 'General', '611', 'text', '', '');

Then in init.php, replace...

	#
	# Include webmaster mode
	#
	@include_once($xcart_dir."/include/webmaster.php");

	if($config["General"]["enable_debug_console"]=="Y" || $editor_mode=='editor')
		$smarty->debugging=true;

With...

	#
	# Include webmaster mode
	#
	@include_once($xcart_dir."/include/webmaster.php");

	if($config["General"]["enable_debug_console"]=="Y" || $editor_mode=='editor')
#		$smarty->debugging=true;
		if ($config["General"]["enable_debug_console_ip"] == $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) {
			$smarty->debugging=true;
		}

Then go into General Settings and add your IP address.

To view all available Smarty variables in the debug console (ie. not just templates), then in smarty.php, replace...

$smarty->debug_tpl = "file:debug_templates.tpl";

With...

$smarty->debug_tpl = "file:debug.tpl";

X-Cart ShadowBox v3 Detailed Images

Sun, 04 April 2010 03:40:03 +0200

The best lightbox for your detailed images
Used for the screenshots on this site
Highly configurable

Snippet: Rewrite PHP extension to HTML

Sat, 03 April 2010 13:51:34 +0200

Add to your .htaccess file...

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule news.html news.php [nc]
RewriteRule sitemap.html sitemap.php [nc]
RewriteRule links.html links.php [nc]
RewriteRule faq.html faq.php [nc]

Snippet: Detect HTTPS mode in PHP

Sat, 03 April 2010 13:47:17 +0200

Detect HTTPS mode in PHP

Snippet: Detect HTTPS mode in Smarty

Sat, 03 April 2010 13:30:59 +0200

If you get a security alert when in secure mode, it's usually due to offsite elements such as SSL certificate seals, images and javascript that are not secure, in which case you can fix with this code...

Examples...

{if $smarty.server.HTTPS eq "1"}Secure{else}Not secure{/if}

{if $smarty.server.HTTPS eq "1"}{$https_location}{else}{$http_location}{/if}

<img src="http{if $smarty.server.HTTPS eq '1'}s{/if}://www.geotrust.com/seal.gif" />

Snippet: Protect company emails from spambots

Sat, 03 April 2010 13:13:49 +0200

This will encode your company email address...

{mailto address=$config.Company.support_department subject="Web Enquiry" encode="javascript"}

Snippet: Change next order ID value

Fri, 02 April 2010 23:38:42 +0200

If you've just opened a new store, you probably don't want customers to see low order ID's.

Let's say you want the next order ID to be 5000, apply this SQL patch...

ALTER TABLE xcart_orders AUTO_INCREMENT = 5000;

You can use the same method for other tables, change x to whatever value you want...

ALTER TABLE xcart_categories AUTO_INCREMENT = x;
ALTER TABLE xcart_products AUTO_INCREMENT = x;
ALTER TABLE xcart_manufacturers AUTO_INCREMENT = x;
ALTER TABLE xcart_extra_fields AUTO_INCREMENT = x;
ALTER TABLE xcart_pages AUTO_INCREMENT = x;

X-Cart 3 Level Mega Drop Down Category Menu

Fri, 02 April 2010 01:51:15 +0200

3 level 'mega dropdown' category menu
The latest trend in horizontal navigational menus
Choice of 2 or 3 level menu, see screenshots below
2, 3 or 4 columns for the 2nd or 3rd level categories
Cross browser compatible including IE6
Pure CSS! Easy to customise
Not recommended for stores with hundreds of categories

Please note: This is a horizontal menu, therefore if you have too many root categories, the menu may not fit your store design.

For horizontal and vertical mega menus, try this mod

X-Cart Recently Viewed Products

Thu, 01 April 2010 18:07:55 +0200

Shows recently viewed products
Choose the number of products to display
Stores the recently viewed products so they appear even after browser closes
Set the thumbnail width
Compatible with v4.1.x - v4.3.x

X-Cart Support System v4.x

Tue, 09 February 2010 14:10:23 +0100

Fully featured support system from hesk.com
Knowledge base included, with ratings system
Up to 20 custom form fields
Tons of features
Used on this store, just click on the support link above
8th April 2012 - Updated for x-Cart v4.4.x and Hesk v2.3
9th Feb 2013 - Updated for x-Cart v4.5.x and Hesk v2.4.2

Please note, Hesk is not free to use on commercial sites - Purchase a license

X-Cart Twitter Posts

Wed, 13 January 2010 18:05:31 +0100

If you Tweet a lot, this is an easy way to display your Twitter posts in your store
Can be displayed in a menu or dialog box
You can define the number of recent tweets to display
Uses jQuery

X-Cart Form Builder

Tue, 14 April 2009 17:12:42 +0200

Easily create a dynamic custom form with validation.
Ideal for quote forms, questionnaires, feedback forms etc. etc.
Saves you having to hard-code your own.
Requires little PHP knowledge.

Some useful forms software you might want to consider instead...

Forms To Go

Machform

X-Cart Featured Products Glider

Fri, 10 April 2009 23:36:42 +0200

Basic featured products slider.
Rotating or 'gliding' featured products.
Uses jQuery, highly customisable.
Dec 2011 - Updated for v4.4.x

X-Cart 4 Level Vertical Dropdown Flyout Menu

Fri, 10 April 2009 09:16:56 +0200

Four level vertical dropdown / flyout category menu.
First level shifts down, other levels flyout.
List-based, lightweight, SEO friendly, cross browser compatible, W3C compliant.
Easy to customise with separate CSS files.
Sorts categories by sort position, otherwise alphabetically.
Not recommended for stores with many hundreds of categories!

X-Cart 2 Level Tabbed Dropline Category Menu

Wed, 08 April 2009 19:06:09 +0200

Two level dynamic tabbed category menu, with dropline subcategories.
Highlighted tabs and subcategory menu links according to category.
Displays speedbar items from the 'Home' tab.
List-based, lightweight, SEO friendly, cross browser compatible, W3C compliant.
v4.4.x - v4.5.x compatible, contact for earlier versions

X-Cart Multimap

Sat, 14 March 2009 01:34:45 +0100

Dynamic category tree (up to 4 levels), products and manufacturers lists (A-Z)
Enables your customers to easily find products
Available all on one page or individual pages
Suitable for small-medium size stores up to 1000 products
Unordered list based, fast loading
Cross browser compatible

X-Cart ShadowBox v2.0 Integration

Wed, 14 January 2009 17:15:08 +0100

The ultimate ‘lightbox’ style mod.
Forget lightbox, thickbox, mediabox, slimbox etc. this one beats them all.
Cleanly coded, cross-platform and standards based.
Mod includes detailed product images and up to 5 product videos.
Uses Shadowbox v2.0 - various improvements over v1.0
Set video autoplay, width and height per video.

X-Cart Minimum Advertised Price (MAP)

Thu, 28 August 2008 22:30:11 +0200

Show a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) to satisfy your suppliers, while selling at a different price to your customers.
Tooltip to explain to the customer the definition of MAP.
Easily import MAP prices.

X-Cart Filter By Manufacturer

Tue, 19 August 2008 21:34:24 +0200

Filters your products by manufacturer within your categories.
From within categories only (not keyword search results).

X-Cart AJAX Password Strength Meter

Thu, 24 July 2008 19:59:24 +0200

Ensures that your administrators and customers register with a strong password.
Dynamic visual indication of password strength.
Add your own unsafe passwords.
Set minimum length etc.
30/7/08 - Bugfixes

X-Cart Knowledge Base

Thu, 17 July 2008 18:00:41 +0200

Advanced knowledge base / glossary / support ticket system.
Fully searchable, categories, RSS feeds, rating system, file uploads.
Most viewed, recent articles, email to friend, comments.
Plus much more...

X-Cart 2 Level Tabbed Dropdown Category Menu

Mon, 16 June 2008 23:02:15 +0200

Two level dynamic tabbed category menu, with dropdown subcategories.
Highlighted tabs and subcategory menu.
Displays speedbar items on non-category pages.
List-based, lightweight, SEO friendly, cross browser compatible, W3C compliant.
Not suitable for stores with lots of root categories.
Option to choose which categories appear in the sub menu below the tabs.

X-Cart Rotating Flash Banners MK2

Sun, 01 June 2008 00:51:59 +0200

Easy method to display rotating image banners/buttons.
Customisable banner size, transition speed, link target etc.
Image data pulled from XML file.
Could be used as a simple slideshow.
UPDATED 17th Dec 2008.
If you prefer a simpler JavaScript version, click here (more SEO friendly)

X-Cart Ultimate Tabbed Product Menu

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:16:47 +0200

Three state tab buttons, off / hover / selected.
Tabs can be aligned left right or centered.
Beats other tab mods by the way it can be styled.
Easy to customise with CSS and two images only - PNG source file included.
Colour themes included.
Optional rounded corners effect for tabbed content.
Optional ‘remember last tab’ feature - not available in other tab mods
You can set which tab is initially displayed - not available in other tab mods
Cross browser compatible.
Used on this site - see tabbed content below

X-Cart Product Forms (4-in-1)

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:15:41 +0200

Product Enquiry / Send to Friend / Price Match / Contact Form.
Each form appears in a popup window.
Speeds up enquiry responses.
Ajax form field validation.
Captcha for extra security (GDLib required).
Labour saving code.
Suitable for single language stores.

X-Cart Zoomify Images

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:13:48 +0200

Flash based zoomable images using the free Zoomify EZ tool.
Enable/Disable zoomified images in product admin.
One zoomified image per product, but no image size restrictions.
Image can be as large as you want, the bigger the better!
Ideal for products with intricate detail.
Cross browser compatible.
20/8/07 - Updated for v4.0.x and v4.1.x stores.
26/1/08 - Updated to use product ID’s instead of SKU’s.
Multiple images version, plus other features available here.

X-Cart FAQ Manager

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:13:30 +0200

Instant knowledge base for your store!
Easily add/remove/update FAQ categories/questions/answers.
Questions and answers stored in your x-cart database
HTML allowed in answers.
Customisable HTML header and footer.
WYSIWYG HTML editors included, with image uploader
2nd April 2010 - Updated to use FCKEditor v2.6.4.1 and CKFinder
20th March 2011 - Updated for v4.4.x - Here

X-Cart Direct Product Enquiry Form

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:12:56 +0200

Displays a direct product enquiry form on each product page.
Sends an email to admin with product name, product link, name, email, telephone, enquiries, browser and IP address.
Speeds up enquiry responses.
Fully customisable with language variables.
Validated form fields.
CAPTCHA image for greater security (GDLib required)
IP address and ’stop words’ filters.
Compatible with v4.0.x - v4.3.x

X-Cart Simple Sitemap

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:12:41 +0200

A basic sitemap, lists all products alphabetically.
Optional product descriptions, static pages and speedbar items.
This will be adequate for most stores, not recommended for large stores!
To generate a Google/Yahoo sitemap, click here.

X-Cart Date/Time Picker For Product Options v4.0.x

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:12:21 +0200

Adds a date/time picker for your ‘text field’ based product options.
Ideal if you are selling time sensitive products/events/holidays etc.

X-Cart Dymo Order Label Printing

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:12:08 +0200

Ultra fast order label printing with a Dymo printer.
Use the Dymo format, or copy addresses individually with one click.
Instant printing using the Dymo software 'Smart Paste' feature.
Click here for more info on the printers

X-Cart Price Match Request

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:11:39 +0200

Allows your customers to enter competitor’s prices and URLs.
Sends an email to admin with all the customer’s details.
You decide whether you want to match or beat the price and send a discount coupon to that person etc.
Fully customisable with language variables.
Validated form fields.
Logs IP address.
18/3/08 - Updated with captcha
PHP5 users, please read the included fix

X-Cart Order Progress Bar

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:11:24 +0200

Order progress indicator bar for v4.x stores.
Similar to the ‘fast lane’ checkout indicator in v4.1.x.
Login on demo as joe/bloggs to test.
31/1/07 - Fixed for Firefox.

X-Cart Cerdmann Image Text Technique

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:11:11 +0200

Display dynamic text elements as images - product names, prices etc.
Use your own fonts, highly customisable.
GD library required.
27/03/07 - Instructions added for more SEO friendly usage.
The prices shown on this site are dynamically generated images using this mod.
You may also like to check out cufón.

X-Cart VIP Area

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:10:35 +0200

Create an area of your store for ‘VIP’ members only.
Only VIP members can view certain pages of information.
Supply your VIP customers with additional store benefits.
Works great with the X-Cart ‘Special Offers’ module.
Login as joe/bloggs to test.

X-Cart AJAX Username Checker

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:10:20 +0200

Checks if your customer’s desired username is available, on the registration page, without page reloading.
Suggests alternatives if the usernames are not available.
Often one of the main fields that snags up the registration process.
Great for stores with loads of customers.
Used on this store - try to register with username 'master'.

X-Cart Simple FAQ System

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:10:05 +0200

Q & A’s in language variables.
Up to 20 Questions and Answers.

X-Cart RSS Feeds Displayer

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:09:50 +0200

Display multiple random RSS feeds around your site.
Relevant keyword content may help with SEO.
Uses Google AJAX feed API.

X-Cart Product Videos

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:09:34 +0200

Plays Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, Dailymotion, Quicktime, SWF and FLV files. Even web content!
Ideal for product demonstrations, movie trailers etc.
Three videos per product.
Define each video’s URL, description, width and height.
10/12/07 - Javascript error issue fixed.
Please note, this is Mootools based, be careful if mixing javascript libraries.
14/2/08 - You may want to try this alternative mod.
THIS IS AN OLD MOD ! - USE THIS ONE OR THIS ONE INSTEAD

X-Cart WYMeditor HTML Editor

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:09:17 +0200

Easy to use, lightweight, XHTML friendly editor, generates W3C compliant code.
Shows a visual ‘block’ layout of your code.
A good alternative to FCKEditor or the default X-Cart HTML editor.
01/01/08 - Update: FCKEditor is now W3C compliant, so probably the better choice.

X-Cart AJAX Product Rating System

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:08:50 +0200

Replaces the dull X-Cart rating system with a funky AJAX rating system.
Instant product voting without page refreshing, records IP addresses.
Use on your product search results pages and product pages.
Can easily replace the standard X-Cart product rating dropdown box.
Uses a separate database table for ratings.
Used on this site - see to the left - login to rate.

X-Cart Date/Time Picker For Product Options v4.1.x

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:08:34 +0200

Adds a date/time picker for your ‘text field’ based product options.
Ideal if you are selling time sensitive products/events/holidays etc.
Date/time pickers can be attached to specific ‘text field’ based product options.

X-Cart Simple Gallery System

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:08:10 +0200

A basic one-page image gallery system.
Uses pagination if you have loads of images.
Easily upload your images using the X-Cart file system, or by FTP.

X-Cart ShadowBox v1.0 Integration

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:07:42 +0200

The ultimate ‘lightbox’ style mod.
Forget lightbox, thickbox, mediabox, slimbox etc. this one beats them all.
Cleanly coded, cross-platform and standards based.
Mod includes detailed product images and up to 3 product videos.
v2.0 now available

X-Cart 4 Level Vertical Flyout Category Menu

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:02:15 +0200

Four level vertical flyout menu.
PURE CSS menu, no tables, no Javascript, very lightweight.
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS files.
Sorts categories by sort position, otherwise alphabetically.
Long category names ‘wrap around’ nicely.
Not recommended for stores with hundreds of categories!

X-Cart 4 Level Horizontal Dropdown Category Menu

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:01:52 +0200

Four level horizontal dropdown category menu.
PURE CSS menu, no tables, no Javascript, very lightweight.
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS file.
Sorts categories by sort position, otherwise alphabetically.
Long category names ‘wrap around’ nicely.
Not recommended for stores with hundreds of categories!

X-Cart 4 Level Dynamic Category Menus BUNDLE

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:01:20 +0200

Four level vertical flyout category menu AND horizontal dropdown menu.
PURE CSS menu, no tables, no Javascript, very lightweight.
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS files.
Sorts categories by sort position, otherwise alphabetically.
Long category names ‘wrap around’ nicely.
Not recommended for stores with hundreds of categories!
Horizontal Menu Demo
Vertical Menu Demo

X-Cart 3 Level Tree Category Menu

Thu, 22 May 2008 20:22:48 +0200

Displays cats/subcats/subsubcats vertically (three levels).
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS file.
Sorts categories by sort position.
Optional ‘persistence’ feature.
Optional ‘expand all’ categories on load.
Optional parent category hyperlink.
Option to display only one root category at a time.
Option highlight current sub-category.

X-Cart 3 Level Advanced Dynamic Category Menu

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

3 Level category menu, inspired by dabs.com / overclockers.co.uk / overclock.co.uk etc.
Expands and collapses according to the selected category
Highlights the selected categories
Very lightweight, pure CSS based (definition lists), no tables or JavaScript!
Easy to modify, cross-browser compatible
Updated 8/3/08 - Improved category highlighting
As used on this website, see the category menu on the right hand side >
3 (three) levels only - it cannot be modified for 4 or 5 levels!
Only compatible up to X-Cart v4.3.x

X-Cart Ultimate Speedbar Menu

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Three state tab buttons.
Highlights selected speedbar item.
Tabs can be aligned left right or centered.
Easy to customise with CSS and two images only - PNG source file included.
Colour themes included.
Can include static page links.
Cross browser compatible.

X-Cart 2 Level Sliding Category Menu

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Displays cats/subcats vertically (two levels).
List based, search engine friendly.
Easy to customise with separate CSS file.
Sorts categories by sort position, or alphabetically.
Optional ‘persistence’ feature.
Option to expand one sub-menu at a time.
Option to expand a certain category group by default.
11/7/07 - Parent categories are now linkable (optional).

X-Cart Ultimate Minicart

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Instant ‘add to cart’ without page refreshing, using AJAX.
Add to cart from category, search results and product pages.
Easily add/remove products and adjust totals from the minicart.
Adheres to your product options/variants and stock levels.
Makes for a faster and easier shopping experience.
Popup window to notify product added to cart.
Step-by-step instructions (no awkward .diff patch files)
Used on this store... add an item to cart.
Compatible with X-Cart v4.1.x - v4.2.x

X-Cart Calendar System

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Useful calendar system to announce store events etc.
Multiple administrators.
Easy to install, cross browser compatible.

X-Cart Reciprocal Links Manager

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

A reciprocal links page for your store.
Form for partners to submit their site, with anti-spam feature.
Automates adding and editing reciprocal links to your store.
Crawls partner sites to check if links to your store still exist.
12/04/08 - 2008 version now available with featured links, Google PageRank display, site thumbnails, web based configuration and other new features.

X-Cart AJAX Dynamic Product Search

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Shows a list of products according to what you type in the search box.
Dynamically lists your products from your database using Ajax.
Dropdown box style can be customised with separate CSS file.
Specify the number of characters entered before it performs a lookup.
Cross browser compatible.
18/7/08 - Updated to auto-submit on product selection.
29/1/09 - Updated to take you directly to product - thanks Adam !
23/7/10 - Updated, easier Install, tested with v4.3.x
Used on this site, try the search box.
Compatible with v4.4.x

June 9th 2012 - We have a new improved version of this mod available, which also searches manufacturers and categories !

X-Cart QuickFind

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Allows your customers to quickly search, sort and filter your store by various fields.
Directly add products to the cart.
Ideal for small-medium sized stores (less than 1000 products).
Thumbnails and other fields can be disabled to speed up display.
Useful just for internal use, find products fast if you get telephone queries etc.
jQuery based.

10th November 2010 - Now superceded by this mod.

X-Cart PostcodeAnywhere Integration

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Video Podcast - (Integration instructions for X-Cart v4.1.x - v4.3.x)

Allow your customer’s to easily populate their billing and shipping addresses by simply entering their postcode or zipcode.
Reduce keystrokes, save time, ensure accurate addresses and reduce declined orders.
Populates the address fields without any page refreshes.
Portray a professional image, be confident your order details are accurate.
Includes 27 million UK, Isle of Man and Channel Island addresses.
Also includes United States addresses.
No setup fees, regular updates, 99.9% availability!
Place limits on the number of searches per day and per IP address.
From £50 for 1000 searches, easy pay-as-you-go system.
Integrates with other third party one page checkout mods
UK/US counties/states need to be removed from X-Cart in order to be populated by PostcodeAnywhere.
If you charge shipping by county or state, this module may not be suitable.
Please note: We install this for you, so temporary FTP and X-Cart admin access is required.
Compatible with X-Cart v4.0.x - v4.4.x with any checkout module
The install fee can be waived, contact us for further information

* Larger credit packs available on request.

Postcode Anywhere “Best Practice” Supplier for E-Commerce

In April, the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) and Postcode Anywhere revealed the cost to UK e-commerce of failed postal delivery at up to £1billion – of this, £146m was attributed to inaccurate addressing. Postcode Anywhere is now a listed supplier for the IMRG online delivery initiative, the Internet Delivery is Safe (IDIS) Gold Standard. The IDIS Gold .Standard accredits e-retailers who offer online shoppers superior purchase and delivery processes.

X-Cart Product MP3 Audio Player v4.x

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Flash based audio player, ideal for record stores, MP3 download stores, audiobook stores etc. etc.
Or use to provide interactive audio help to your customers etc.
Up to 20 audio tracks per product, MP3 format only.
Plays the first audio file on the product search result pages.
Upload MP3’s via FTP, or the X-Cart file system.
Bulk import audio files if necessary.
Easy to use, highly configurable, easily modify player colour, size etc.
Compatible with X-Cart v4.4.x - v4.5.x
March 2011 - Improved player
Simply the best audio player for x-cart !
Compatible with X-Cart GOLD and GOLD PLUS
Pro stores on request

X-Cart Multiple Manufacturers

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Give you more flexibility over the display of manufacturers.
Ideal for stores with loads of manufacturers.
Filters manufacturers by first letter.
Easy to customise.
Optional multiple columns.
Optional logo, name, description and URL.
Choose which ‘letters’ to display.
Compatible with v4.1.x only

X-Cart Multiple Zoomified Product Images

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Flash based zoomable images using the free Zoomify EZ tool.
Similar to the X-Cart X-Magnifier module, but without the image size restriction.
Enable/Disable zoomified images in product admin.
Up to 8 zoomified images per product!
You can cross-reference zoomified images with multiple products.
Have them displayed in a popup window, embedded within the product page, or in a tab (v4.4.x)
Show/hide navigation window, show/hide slider, set initial zoom factor.
Images can be as large as you want, the bigger the better!
Ideal for products with intricate detail eg. jewellery stores.
If you have high or even ultra-high resolution product images, this is for you!
Some image preparation is required, large images need to be converted to Zoomify format - tool included.
Tool also included for easy thumbnail generation, plus renamer script.
Compatible with v4.1.x - v4.4.x
Alternative viewer included that does not show the Zoomify logo.

XCartmods.co.uk Custom Work

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Custom work or help from xcartmods.co.uk
Installation service for paid or free or custom modifications
We work with all X-Cart versions
Search engine optimisation
Hourly rate: $69
Please consult with us regarding your project before ordering custom work

X-Cart Product Downloads

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Adds links to downloadable files on your product pages.
Useful for product instructions, specifications, manuals etc.
Offer PDF, DOC, ZIP, RAR files with each product
Up to 10 files per product
Saves you having to use 'extra fields' for the same purpose.
Works with X-Cart Pro for Provider download files also.

X-Cart Page Peel Effect

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

A neat way to display any kind of information, be it a special offer, news etc.
Ideal for use as advertising space.
Option for link to open in same or new window.
Cross browser compatible.
Flash source files included.

X-Cart Gift Card Message

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Enables the customer to insert a gift card message with their order at checkout
Provides a gift card preview, with message character limiter
Creates a new gift card order field, which is viewable on the invoice and order details
Works for standard checkout and 'Fast Lane Checkout'
v4.1.x only at the moment

X-Cart Store Locations

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Simple and effective way to add a store locator
Uses Google Maps API
Can use HTML in the balloon popups
Note: 'allow_url_fopen' needs to be ON.
See also this more advanced store locator

Snippet: Handy Parcel Tracking Mod

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Support for Royal Mail, Parcel Force, Citylink, Interlink Express, USPS, UPS, Canada Post, Fedex and TNT.

Are we missing any? Let us know if we are...

Copy the code below to a new file, track.tpl

v4.1.x users replace customer/menu_dialog.tpl with menu.tpl

Then upload to skin1/customer


{literal}  
<script type="text/javascript">  
var lastDiv = "";  
function showDiv(divName) {  
if (lastDiv) {  
document.getElementById(lastDiv).className = "hiddenDiv";  
}  
if (divName && document.getElementById(divName)) {  
document.getElementById(divName).className = "visibleDiv";  
lastDiv = divName;  
}  
}  
</script>  
<style type="text/css">  
.hiddenDiv { display: none; }  
.visibleDiv { display: block; }  
</style>  
{/literal}  

{capture name=menu}  
  
{* Select Carrier *}  
<form action="#" method="get" name="carrier" id="carrier">
  <select name="selectName" size="1" onchange="showDiv(this.value);" style="width:100%;font-size:1.0em;">
    <option value="">Select...</option>
    <option value="rm">Royal Mail (UK)</option>
    <option value="pf">Parcel Force (UK)</option>
    <option value="cl">Citylink (UK)</option>
    <option value="il">Interlink Express (UK)</option>
    <option value="tnt">TNT (UK)</option>
    <option value="usps">US Postal Service</option>
    <option value="ups">UPS</option>
    <option value="can">Canada Post</option>
    <option value="fed">Fedex</option>
  </select>
</form>

<div id="rm" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/track" method="get" name="rm_carrier" id="rm_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="trackNumber" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="pf" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://www.parcelforce.com/portal/pw/track" method="get" name="pf_carrier" id="pf_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="trackNumber" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="cl" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://www.city-link.com/track_parcel/track_parcel.php" method="get" name="cl_carrier" id="cl_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="custref" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="il" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://www.interlinkexpress.com/quick-track.htm" method="get" name="il_carrier" id="il_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="qtrack" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="tnt" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://cgi.tnt.co.uk/trackntrace/conenquiry.asp" method="get" name="tnt_carrier" id="tnt_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input value="track" type="hidden" name="action" />
    <input value="c" type="hidden" name="type" />
    <input name="query" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="usps" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://trkcnfrm1.smi.usps.com/PTSInternetWeb/InterLabelInquiry.do" method="get" name="usps_carrier" id="usps_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="origTrackNum" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="ups" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://www.ups.com/search/quick" method="get" name="ups_carrier" id="ups_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="trackNums" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="can" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/track/personal/findByTrackNumber?LOCALE=en" method="get" name="can_carrier" id="can_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="trackingNumber" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

<div id="fed" class="hiddenDiv">
  <form action="http://www.fedex.com/Tracking" method="get" name="fed_carrier" id="fed_carrier" target="_blank">
    <input name="tracknumbers" type="text" value="Tracking ID" size="12" onfocus="if(this.value=='Tracking ID') this.value='';">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Go">
  </form>
</div>

{/capture}
{include file="customer/menu_dialog.tpl" title="Parcel Tracking" content=$smarty.capture.menu}

Then in /skin1/customer/home.tpl insert...

{include file="customer/track.tpl"}

X-Cart Featured Product Carousels

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

Two types included, standard carousel or roundabout carousel
Standard carousel has buttons to navigate left/right, optional autoplay and can be controlled by mouse wheel.
Roundabout carousel has neat 3D/fade effect, optional autoplay and items can be clicked to bring to centre with hyperlink.
Both carousels are highly customisable
Little CSS knowledge required to customise
Cross browser compatible
jQuery powered
We recommended that you have uniform sized product thumbnails for ease of integration (hence why we used the CD albums in the demos)
Try the demos! Standard Carousel and Roundabout Carousel
Includes addons to display random products, newest products or bestsellers.

Snippet: CSS Rounded Corners

Thu, 01 January 1970 01:00:00 +0100

This is one easy way to achieve rounded corners with X-Cart.

This is for v4.3.x

Add this CSS...


/*--------------------------------------------------------
MENU & DIALOG ROUNDED BORDERS
--------------------------------------------------------*/
/*--------- MENUS ----------*/
.mborders { width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.mborders h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.3em; text-transform: none; font-weight: bold; padding: 0 5px 5px 5px; }
.mtop, .mbottom { display: block; background: transparent; font-size: 1px; }
.mb1, .mb2, .mb3, .mb4 { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.mb1, .mb2, .mb3 { height: 1px; }
.mb2, .mb3, .mb4 { background: #fff; border-left: 1px solid #666; border-right: 1px solid #666; }
.mb1 { margin: 0 5px; background: #666; }
.mb2 { margin: 0 3px; border-width: 0 2px; }
.mb3 { margin: 0 2px; }
.mb4 { height: 2px; margin: 0 1px; }
.mboxcontent { display: block; border: 0 solid #666; border-width: 0 1px; height: auto; background: #fff; }
* html .mboxcontent { height: 1px; }
.mboxpadding { padding: 3px 5px 3px 5px; background: #fff; }
.mboxpadding p { margin: 0 0 10px 0; }
/*--------- DIALOGS ----------*/
.dborders { width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.dborders h2 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.5em; text-transform: none; font-weight: bold; padding: 0 5px 5px 5px; }
.dtop, .dbottom { display: block; background: transparent; font-size: 1px; }
.db1, .db2, .db3, .db4 { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.db1, .db2, .db3 { height: 1px; }
.db2, .db3, .db4 { background: #fff; border-left: 1px solid #666; border-right: 1px solid #666; }
.db1 { margin: 0 5px; background: #666; }
.db2 { margin: 0 3px; border-width: 0 2px; }
.db3 { margin: 0 2px; }
.db4 { height: 2px; margin: 0 1px; }
.dboxcontent { display: block; border: 0 solid #666; border-width: 0 1px; height: auto; background: #fff; }
* html .dboxcontent { height: 1px; }
.dboxpadding { padding: 3px 5px 3px 5px; background: #fff; }
.dboxpadding p { margin: 0 0 10px 0; }
/*--------- COLOURS ----------*/
.menu_colour { background: #666; color: #fff; }
.dialog_colour { background: #666; color: #fff; }
.blank { background: #fff; }
.filled { background: #eee; }

If you want to preserve the admin dialog/menus...

{if $usertype eq "A" || ($usertype eq "P" && $active_modules.Simple_Mode ne "")}
Admin Code
{else}
Customer Code
{/if}

Dialog Boxes: skin1/customer/dialog.tpl


<div class="dborders"> 
<b class="dtop"><b class="db1"></b><b class="db2 dialog_colour"></b><b class="db3 dialog_colour"></b><b class="db4 dialog_colour"></b></b> 
<div class="dboxcontent"> 
<h2 class="dialog_colour">{$title}</h2> 
<div class="dboxpadding">{$content}</div> 
</div> 
<b class="dbottom"><b class="db4"></b><b class="db3"></b><b class="db2"></b><b class="db1"></b></b> 
</div>

Menu Boxes: skin1/customer/menu_dialog.tpl


<div class="mborders">
<b class="mtop"><b class="mb1"></b><b class="mb2 menu_colour"></b><b class="mb3 menu_colour"></b><b class="mb4 menu_colour"></b></b>
<div class="mboxcontent">
<h3 class="menu_colour">{$title}</h3>
<div class="mboxpadding">{$content}</div>
</div>
<b class="mbottom"><b class="mb4"></b><b class="mb3"></b><b class="mb2"></b><b class="mb1"></b></b>
</div>

These are additional templates...

Rounded Boxes: skin1/customer/dialog_blank.tpl


<div class="dborders">
<b class="dtop"><b class="db1"></b><b class="db2 blank"></b><b class="db3 blank"></b><b class="db4 blank"></b></b>
<div class="dboxcontent">
<div class="dboxpadding blank">{$content}</div>
</div>
<b class="dbottom"><b class="db4 blank"></b><b class="db3"></b><b class="db2 blank"></b><b class="db1"></b></b>
</div>

Rounded Boxes with a Filled Colour: skin1/customer/dialog_filled.tpl


<div class="dborders">
<b class="dtop"><b class="db1"></b><b class="db2 filled"></b><b class="db3 filled"></b><b class="db4 filled"></b></b>
<div class="dboxcontent">
<div class="dboxpadding filled">{$content}</div>
</div>
<b class="dbottom"><b class="db4 filled"></b><b class="db3 filled"></b><b class="db2 filled"></b><b class="db1"></b></b>
</div>

Snippet: Dump ALL Database Tables in DB Export

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You may have other non X-Cart tables present in your database. This will dump them ALL from DB export tool in admin.

In admin/db_backup.php, find this code and comment out...

if (!in_array($table, $sql_tbl))
continue;

Snippet: Display Contents of Smarty Array

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Sometimes you just need to see what variables are available in an array in Smarty. In PHP this is usually done using print_r($foo)� where $foo is your array. But in smarty this is done using the following method.

{$foo|@print_r}

When you use this command I recommend placing open and closing pre tags around the command to ensure the output is formatted in a readable format.

The @ tells smarty to pass the entire array to the modifier rather than calling the modifier for each element of the array. Smarty also ships with a modifier that does similar to print_r(): {$foo|@debug_print_var}. You may also consider Smartys debug facility (which you can enable in-template by inserting a {debug} tag or you can enable by configuring the Smarty object appropriately - see the docs for more info)

{$foo|@print_r}

Replace $foo with a smarty array.