[iSenseLabs Weekly 87] New OpenCart Features & Fixes, Video Tutorials and Latest E-Commerce News

The first Friday of 2018 is here!

During week number one of the new year, we managed to finish a few OpenCart module updates and set the goals for the upcoming months.

Once again, thank you for a fantastic 2017 and as always… don’t forget to update your extensions to their newest versions!

NotifyWhenAvailable 2.8.7 (OC 2.0.1.x to 2.3.x)

Bug fix: Checking for unset stock status ID before using it.

Bug fix: Customer emails are now sent correctly in OpenCart versions 2.0-2.1.

Improvement: Compatibility with 3rd party extensions that disable the add to cart button.

GiftTeaser 2.5.6 (OC 2.0.x to 2.3.x)

Bug fix: Language flags are now correctly displayed when editing gift descriptions.

Improvement: Compatibility improvements for custom checkout modules.

Improvement: Changed how the module's static resources are loaded to accommodate more themes.

SignUpCoupons 3.3.2 (OC 3.0.x)

Improvement: OpenCart 3.0.x compatibility.

Our Favorite Articles of the Week

5 Hardest Things in Conversion Optimization

By ConversionXL

Apart from the need to have knowledge in a lot of different fields in an industry that’s constantly changing, you mostly need to be good at challenging your own beliefs and expertise. Being able to question yourself. If you got this going on, then you’d be a rockstar in conversion optimization, but still there are a lot more things to learn. This article is one of the best ways to start.

Ignite Your Blog's Traffic With Great Distribution

By Airtable

If you’re just starting with your E-Commerce blog, this is an article that will give you all the steps that are necessary to get the ball going. How to find the places where your readers are, how to bring those readers back and how to keep things running with email marketing, content platforms, backlinks and the proper keywords.

How to Rank in 2018: The SEO Checklist - Whiteboard Friday

By Moz

“It's hard enough as it is to explain to non-SEOs how to rank a webpage.” However, this article makes it quite easy to understand how you can roll up your sleeves and start building your SEO strategy in a way that will overshadow your competitors. New year, new changes in ranking requirements. View Moz’s SEO checklist for 2018.

Dreamvention's Journey to Success in the OpenCart Development Community

By iSenseLabs

Since we’ve been working with Dreamvention for a long time, we decided to collaborate and present their story to the community. They grew to be one of the most popular development teams for OpenCart and set the high standard with their AJAX Quick Checkout module. Their journey is quite interesting and they have a lot of expertise to share with the development community.

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