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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 - v4.4.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

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

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 at present, contact us for earlier versions
Easy installation, small file size, cross-browser compatible

X-Cart Ability Template v4.4.x - v4.5.x

Sun, 01 January 2012 14:41:45 +0100

Ability is an advanced, all-purpose X-Cart v4.4.x / v4.5.x template solution, with a rich amount of layout possibilities and features built-in.

The idea behind Ability is to give you all the design flexibility and features you need, in one template, whilst keeping your costs down.

It can be used as the foundation to any web store. You'll be surprised at what you can achieve with this template alone.

Theme Options
- Clean layout design with 20 ready made easily customisable colour themes, just 16 lines of CSS per theme
- Serves as an ideal framework / starting point for your X-Cart projects
- Multiple themes enables you to easily change the look and feel whenever you like, eg. seasonal
- True unlimited colour themes with in-built theme designer - colour pickers for theme elements, choice of background tile or image
- Over 970 background tiles and images included
- CSS code generator for easy colour theme generation
- Layouts based on a fluid / flexible version of the popular and easy to use 960 grid system
- Option to set the fixed (pixels) and fluid (percentage) widths
- Ability to set the following to fixed or fluid... overall store width / header / header content / body content / checkout / footer / footer content
- Layout can be displayed as 3 columns, 2 columns left / right or 1 column (product pages and static pages can also have independant column style)
- Homepage can be set to display as full width (1 column) - maximises the effects of your promotions
Header Options
- Choice of header style, or easily create your own custom header
- Choice of 4 logo image sizes, or option to have textual company logo and tagline using Google fonts
- Choice of 4 search box sizes
- Customer account dropdown menu box
Category Menu Options
- Horizontal menus included...
  - 5 level animated dropdown / flyout menu
  - 3 level mega dropdown menu, with full control over layout in category admin and option to display parent icons/descriptions. Can also be set to 2 level only.
  - 1 level tabbed category menu
  - Tabbed speedbar menu
  - Tabbed custom menu
- Vertical menus included...
  - 5 level animated flyout menu
  - 3 level tree menu, with persistence and choice of theme
  - 2 level sliding menu, with persistence
  - 1 Level basic menu style
  - Or use standard X-Cart menus
- Additional categories page displaying all categories up to 3 levels
Homepage Options
- Promotional Displays Included...
  - Responsive width image slider x 2
  - 3D flash image slider / rotator
  - Featured image box
  - Horizontal image roundabout
  - Horizontal image accordion
  - Responsive static image or YouTube video (can be set in Ability settings and set to autoplay)
- BBC style animated news ticker, dynamically lists the last x news headlines
- Animated countdown to an event, eg. end of a sale, launch of new product etc.
- Additional new and random products display (amounts configurable in Ability settings)
- Featured products, bestsellers, new and random products can be displayed as animated carousels
- ... Or can be displayed in rows or grids, with ability to dynamically switch between row/grid
- Featured products, bestsellers, new and random products can be grouped into a set of compact tabs
- Manufacturers can be displayed as a carousel, or logos/links in columns (amount configurable in Ability settings)
Products Display Options
- Products display
  - Grid and row switchers, with persistence
  - Smart columns, which adapt to the store width (for use with a fluid layout)
  - Masonry columns, which adapt to the store width in an animated fashion and are centered (for use with a fluid layout)
  - Basic tabular display
  - Or use default X-Cart products display
- Upselling and recommended (random) products use the grid and row switchers display for SEO purposes
- Default grid/row display and number of columns can be set from Ability settings
Product Page Layout
- Product layout can be displayed independantly as 3 columns, 2 columns left / right or 1 column
- 2 types of custom tabbed product information display, either tabbed above or below
- Vertical accordion product information display
- Tabs and accordions have persistence feature
- Or use standard X-Cart tabs below
- Display links to next/previous products
Footer Options
- Choice of footer style, or easily create your own custom footer
- Display rotating testimonials, news box, latest Tweets etc.
- Display Footer payment icons, large or small
Custom Fonts
- Replaces H1/H2/H3 fonts which are loaded via the Google Fonts API
- 500+ fonts to choose from
- Includes local font previewer, or use the Google font previewer
Addons
- Traffic statistics gatherer / visitor counter. Displays visitors last 24 hours / 30 days / all time. Top 10 referrers, pages, keywords, countries.
- Dynamic AJAX search box - lists products after 3 characters typed
- BBC style animated news ticker, dynamically lists the last 5 news headlines - enable / disable
- Animated countdown to an event, eg. end of a sale, launch of new product etc. - enable / disable and configure date in Ability settings
- Advanced animated breadcrumbs, collapses and becomes compact if you have many subcategories
- Lazy loader for product images - delays the loading of images until browser focuses on them
- Page peel effect - displays animated promotional message in top right corner
- Google map display for contact us page - displays map, streetview etc. and 'get directions' form
- FAQs for contact us page in accordion style list
- Advanced lightbox to replace ColorBox, with 10 different themes and ability to display videos, inline content etc.
- Custom floating social bookmarking links for product page - alternative to Socialize module
- Google translator menu box
- Image gallery with categories, automatic thumbnail generation and lightbox
- Display first detailed image as sticky tooltip on product thumbnails hover
- Search by price menu box
- 'Sticky' header speedbar menu
- 'Sticky' footer recently viewed products list
- QR code generator for product pages
- Product 'quick view' lightbox for search results
Advanced Minicart
- AJAX minicart that can be displayed in header or menu box
- Instantly displays cart contents on adding to cart, with options to change quantities, delete items or clear cart without page refresh
- Products can be grouped by category and maximum minicart height is configurable
- In addition, when an empty cart is viewed, bestsellers, new and random products are displayed to the customer
- Option to display thumbnails in minicart
RSS Feeds
- Generates feeds for latest news and latest products (generate manually, or set up cron jobs)
- Number of items per feed and additional text, thumbnail size etc. configurable from Ability settings
Miscellaneous
- Choice of menu and dialog box style - rounded, square or basic borderless
- Basic promotional menu boxes can be enabled to display any extra info, such as payment seals etc.
- Choice of manufacturer menu box - dropdown version includes its own search facility if more than 30 manufacturers
- Configure bestsellers and recently viewed image sizes from the Ability settings
- Animated 'back to top' button that appears in bottom right corner
- Choice of 'easing' effect, autoplay and mouse wheel feature for carousels
- Option to redirect old IE browsers to a browser upgrade page
Just For Fun
- Animated snow effect
Design Features
- Well organised template structure
- Well commented CSS code
- Wide choice of homepage promotion options
- Flexible width carousels
- Scrollable content boxes
- Easy to use tooltips
- Customised view cart page
- And much more...

Requirements

X-Cart v4.4.4, but v4.4.5 or v4.5.0 is highly recommended
Good working knowledge of X-Cart and the X-Cart v4.4.x / v4.5.0 templating system
Basic-intermediate skills in HTML, CSS and Smarty

View the install docs and FAQs here

All for the incredible low price of $149

Developers version priced at $249, enabling you to use on unlimited stores (amazing value).

Previous purchasers of the Smart Template can contact us for a 25% discount coupon (proof may be required).

Any future updates, or any additional addons we develop for Ability will always be free.

Fully compatible with X-Cart v4.4.5 and v4.5.0

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 v4.1.x - v4.4.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 only.
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.

X-Cart Watermarked Images v4.3.x - v4.4.x

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.
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 and v4.3.x only at present, more versions considered if there is demand

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)
Ioncube loader is required

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 v4.4.x

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.
X-Cart v4.4.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

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 RSS Feeds Generators

Thu, 28 October 2010 18:32:32 +0200

Generates RSS feeds...
- Latest News
- Latest Products
- Bestselling Products
- Featured Products (user definable)
- Specials (user definable)
Customers can subscribe and stay informed, encourages repeat visits
Syndicate your latest news and products with other sites
Feeds compatible with most modern browsers, Google Reader etc.
Displays product images in the feeds
Feeds are manually updated - one click in admin
You could use a cron job to update the feeds automatically
Compatible with X-Cart v4.2.x - v4.4.x
Updated April 4th 2011

X-Cart Smart Template v4.4.x

Thu, 28 October 2010 18:32:00 +0200

Cleanly coded, SEO enhanced layouts, nicely organised, easier to customise
Choice of store layout - 3 column, 2 column with left menu or 2 column with right menu
Content ordering and tables removed where possible - better for SEO performance
17 colourful themes + 3 layouts + fixed/fluid = 102 colour/design combinations!

Dynamic theme switcher with persistence
Dynamic fixed and fluid width switcher with persistence
Dynamic columns and rows product layout switcher with persistence
Three types of featured products layout, standard, pager or animated carousel
Optional new products on homepage
Optional random products on homepage
4 Level dynamic horizontal dropdown category menu
4 Level dynamic vertical flyout category menu NEW
Dynamic AJAX product search box
Optional Cufon fonts for H1/H2/H3 elements, 72 fonts to choose from!
Three types of menu/dialog boxes to choose from, CSS rounded, CSS3 rounded or basic square
Optional 'lazy loader' for images
Choice of homepage animated image sliders - Nivo Slider, Coin Slider or Featured Box NEW
Optional countdown to an event
Optional dynamic news ticker
Alternative, easier to customise product tabs with persistence
Product descriptions can be moved to the first product tab NEW
Alternative CSS buttons (experimental) NEW
Cross-browser compatible - IE 6*/7/8/9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome & Safari (apparently good on IPad & IPhone also)
* Optional redirect / warning for IE6 users
Comprehensive installation guide
Sliced Fireworks PNG files included
Not your average X-Cart template!
No additional charge for Pro stores
FREE updates within the v4.4.x branch
X-Cart v4.4.4 compatible

In the v4.4.x branch, X-Cart has made it quite difficult to make even the simplest of changes to the layout.

This template overcomes that annoyance, with a simple header / body / footer arrangement and easy to customise CSS!

REQUIREMENTS
- X-CART GOLD OR PRO v4.4.2 OR ABOVE (v4.4.4 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
- BASIC-INTERMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF XHTML AND CSS
- BASIC-INTERMEDIATE WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE X-CART SYSTEM

Priced at just $99 for a limited time! (Save $30)

Layouts included...

New features in X-Cart v4.4.x | X-Cart Roadmap

Licensed per domain, so please enter your store URL. Enter your development URL also if applicable.

The developers license entitles you to use the template across multiple stores, with no restrictions.

Fully compatible with X-Cart v4.4.5

If you are looking for even more features, take a look at our Ability Template

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.

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

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.

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 CSS Template v4.1.12

Mon, 13 October 2008 15:39:19 +0200

~~Price slashed to $69 for a limited time!~~ NOW FREE!
PROVEN TO INCREASE ORGANIC SEARCH ENGINE LISTINGS
Compatible with v4.1.11 and v4.1.12 stores, Gold and Pro
Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict, valid CSS 2.1 - no hacks!
Cross-browser compatible - IE6/7/8, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome
2 or 3 Column, fixed and fluid width layouts, 8 colour schemes (or easily create your own) with optional style switcher
Highly search engine optimised, main content is delivered before left and right column content
Liberal use of H1/H2/H3 tags for important keywords
Only the necessary template files are replaced ie. not the entire skin1 directory
Lightweight and fast loading
Adobe Fireworks pre-sliced PNG file included
CSS-only rounded corner dialog and menus boxes
Logo image replacement and IE6 PNG fix
Separate stylesheet files for layout and colour schemes, easy to customise!
DIV based table-less layout on homepage, category pages, product pages, product search pages and manufacturer search pages, even on multi-column product listings!
Bolt-on mods available such as recently viewed products, newest products, advanced category menus etc.
No PHP files modified, admin side remains unchanged, based on 'Light & Lucid' theme
Saves you many hours of converting your store to table-less and SEO consultancy fees

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
Designed for standalone use, ie. not in conjunction with other third party search modules.
A modified version that dynamically searches categories is also available.

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 v4.1.x v4.4.x
March 2011 - Improved player
Simply the best audio player for x-cart !
Compatible with X-Cart GOLD
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: $49
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 YouTube Product Videos

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

Up to 5 Youtube videos per product with lightbox effect
Ideal for video trailers, product demonstrations etc.
Auto generated video thumbnails
Optional film strip effect and description tooltips on thumbnails
Film strips can be any colour you like
Simply enter the YouTube ID's on your product add/modify pages
Also allows you to view all added videos from one page (videos.php)
Save bandwidth by hosting videos on YouTube
Note: Uses Shadowbox with jQuery
28th April 2010 - Updated to use Shadowbox v3.0.3
18th October 2010 - Updated to support v4.4.x

For a more advanced product video mod supporting Vimeo, Google, Metacafe, Dailymotion and YouTube videos, click here

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

X-Cart Smart Template v4.3.x

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

This is a unique template system that has many features that can benefit the X-Cart developer and X-Cart novice alike.

W3C Compliant
Six possible layouts controllable from the backend
Two types of header/speedbar layouts per theme
Layout and theme CSS separated from main.css
No tables added, well commented CSS
Separate header and footer
Smart columns that adapt to the browser/screen width (also eliminates tables - better for SEO)
CSS-only rounded corners on menu and dialog boxes
Cufon for H1, H2 and H3 elements built-in
Neat 'My Account' dropdown panel
Tabbed product info
Enhanced speedbar and reviews postings
SEO enhanced layouts - content displayed before side columns
Cross-browser compatible (IE6-8 / Firefox / Opera / Chrome / Safari)
PNG layout source files included, sliced for Adobe Fireworks
Two colour themes, easy to customise/add more, or ask us to make you one!
Free updates and themes as and when available *
Based upon the 3 column 'Light and Lucid' theme as a starting point
No additional cost for X-Cart Pro users!

Requirements:

Fresh installation of X-Cart v4.3.2 Gold or Pro (also works with v4.3.1 and v4.3.0)
3 column 'light and lucid' template installed
Basic-Intermediate CSS knowledge

The template itself is very self-contained within it's own 'custom' skin folder. Unlike other templates, only the necessary files are replaced or updated, ie. not the whole /skin1 directory. This should allow for easy future upgrades.

The developers license enables you to use the template on multiple stores.

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

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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

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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.

Snippet: Upselling and Recommended Products in Columns with Thumbnails

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skin1/modules/Upselling_Products/related_products.tpl


{*--------------------------------------*}
{* Set number of columns *}
{assign var='ups_cols' value='3'}
{*--------------------------------------*}
{* Thumbnail height *}
{assign var='ups_th' value='100'}
{*--------------------------------------*}
{math equation="x / y" x=100 y=$ups_cols assign=ups_w}
{*--------------------------------------*}
{if $product_links ne "" && $printable ne "Y"}
{capture name=dialog}
{foreach from=$product_links item=p name=related}
{if $smarty.foreach.related.first }
{/if}
{if $smarty.foreach.related.iteration is div by $ups_cols}{/if}

{if $smarty.foreach.related.last}

{$p.product|amp}


{include file="product_thumbnail.tpl" productid=$p.productid image_y=$ups_th product=$p.product tmbn_url=$p.tmbn_url}


{/if}
{/foreach}
{/capture}
{include file="customer/dialog.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_related_products content=$smarty.capture.dialog additional_class="uproducts"}
{/if}

skin1/modules/Recommended_Products/recommends.tpl


{*--------------------------------------*}
{* Set number of columns *}
{assign var='rec_cols' value='3'}
{*--------------------------------------*}
{* Thumbnail height *}
{assign var='rec_th' value='100'}
{*--------------------------------------*}
{math equation="x / y" x=100 y=$rec_cols assign=rec_w}
{*--------------------------------------*}
{if $recommends}
{capture name=recommends}
{section name=num loop=$recommends}
{if %num.first%}
{/if}
{if %num.index% is div by $rec_cols}{/if}

{if %num.last%}

{$recommends[num].product}


{include file="product_thumbnail.tpl" productid=$recommends[num].productid image_y=$rec_th product=$recommends[num].product tmbn_url=$recommends[num].tmbn_url}


{/if}
{/section}
{/capture}
{include file="customer/dialog.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_recommends content=$smarty.capture.recommends extra="width=100%"}
{/if}