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March 20, 2015
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We totally understand that everyone is busy running up their store, blog, business, venture or just has too much things to catch up with. This is why we introduced an easy way for you to make sure you never miss a any information we share in our blogpost. We will email you on Monday and you will get a recap of everything that you might have missed during the past week.
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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 extend your admin login session in OpenCart 2.x

March 17, 2015
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Sometimes it takes a while to edit a given product details and when you click on the [Save] button, you realise that your session have ended and all the changes that you did are now lost. Fortunately, there is an easy way to avoid this. In this post I will show you how we can extend the login session with a simple OCMod file.
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How to remove 'Compare this Product' and 'Add to Wish List' in OpenCart 2.0

March 13, 2015
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‘Compare this Product’ and ‘Add to Wish List’ are great features in OpenCart however for some stores they are just not needed. Unfortunately there is no functionality or setting where you can disable these two features. In this tutorial I will show you how to remove the ‘Compare this Product’ and ‘Add to Wish List’ buttons from all places in your OpenCart store.
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Restrict admin access to your IP addresses

March 7, 2015
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A quick and powerful security tip on your admin panel - secure it to be accessible to certain IP addresses only.
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3 Ways to Modify Your Product Options in Opencart 2.0.x

March 6, 2015
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In this blogpost we will show you three ways in which you can easily and quickly modify your Product Options. The suggested implementations will give your product page a clearer, neater and more informative outlook, which will surely make a positive impression on your customers.
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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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Faster product management with ProductManager

February 26, 2015
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ProductManager is an extension designed for OpenCart 2.0.x, which can help you manage the products at your store. It is simple, easy to use and super handy. You can change almost all product fields from just one page and you can do this for more than one item at the same time. The changes you make are applied immediately and you don’t even have to refresh the page to see them.
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How to display pre-defined image if product doesn’t have image in OpenCart

February 19, 2015
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This modification tutorial will show you how to display a pre-defined image if the product does not have an image.
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Write for iSenseLabs

February 17, 2015
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Passionate about anything e-commerce? Do you want to share e-commerce tips and tricks, talk about your mistakes or showcase your expertise? Submit your guest blogpost now and help educate small businesses to think and dream big.
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