How to Fix Render-Blocking CSS and Optimize OpenCart Images with NitroPack

November 16, 2016
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The latest versions of NitroPack have been heavily focused on stability improvements and fixing these 2 issues, which used to be hardest to deal with when optimizing for page speed.
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Events (Script Notifications) in OpenCart 2.2.x. What Has Changed?

April 8, 2016
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The event system in OpenCart was first introduced in version 2.0.0.0. It was one of the major changes in OpenCart’s core. In OpenCart 2.2.0.0, the event system evolved, and it has a more powerful and cleaner implementation now. However, the changes are not really backwards compatible, so the extensions which make use of it, will have to be updated.
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How to Increase the Maximum Upload Limit in PHP for OpenCart

March 21, 2016
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There are two things that dictate the file size that can be uploaded in PHP based websites. They are two PHP config variables.
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Be Productive on a Mac Desktop

November 9, 2015
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This blog post is going to be about improving your workflow on a Mac, bringing you closer to a happier, mouse-free life. We will be talking about the desktop environment of OS X, but most of this applies to Windows as well and should be achievable using counterpart software.
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OCMOD not working?

June 12, 2015
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Sometimes OpenCart’s OCMOD system may stop working on the front-end and you may spend some quality time looking for the reason. It seems like cases like this are quite common, so here are a few guides on how to fix OCMOD related issue yourself.
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Block unwanted bots from accessing your site

June 4, 2015
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All kind of bots are walking around the internet these days searching for personal information or other information which is not targeted for the general public. In this article we will show you how you can protect your site from such malicious bots.
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How to make sense of your OpenCart error log

May 26, 2015
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The error log is the place to go when you want to know whether your store is working as expected or there are some cases when an error happens and your customers may not be getting the desired experience. The error messages there can help your site developers track down a bug or fix an issue you never actually experienced. Let’s see how to make use of it and help you and your developers maintain the system in good health.
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Using the New API Methods of OpenCart 2.x

March 17, 2015
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In OpenCart 2.x a new API system has been introduced. It should allow third party applications to talk to your OpenCart store for better integration capabilities. In this article, we will explain how the API works and how to use it. The API does not seem to be ready yet, but it is a good idea to get familiar with its current state and the way it works.
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How to Grow Ecommerce Sales with OpenCart Games Module

March 4, 2015
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Games make your e-commerce sales skyrocket. In this blogpost we share our personal experience from a holiday promo that we run with a twist. The result: reduced bounce rate, increased conversion rate and time spent on website.
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How to Integrate SMSBump In Your Application

January 30, 2015
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SmsBump is a web service for sending SMS messages. It is perfect if you want to send transactional messages to your customers internationally.
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