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Deep Inside osCommerce: The Cookbook

By : Monika Mathe
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Deep Inside osCommerce: The Cookbook

By: Monika Mathe

Overview of this book

osCommerce has been around since March 2000. At present there are over 10,000 live, registered osCommerce sites, and about 100,000 registered community members. Apart from providing ready-made solutions to problems, as well as a huge repository of information, the osCommerce community is a living entity with which we can all interact. With the rising success and popularity of this remarkable piece of software, things can only get better.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Deep Inside osCommerce: The Cookbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Introduction

Summary


In this chapter you've played with a delicious collection of recipes to modify your product display to your heart's content. Images now obey your gentlest whisk; product-listing colors, styles, sorting, and complete appearance can be cooked up within minutes. You decide whether you prefer to display categories, top categories, or add an entire reviews system to develop a highly distinct look that is pleasing to the senses.

Your Product Detail page can be spiced up with useful anchors for product options, feature interesting add-ons for unique products or offer pop ups for delivery options or charts. You may want to add a Tell a Friend or Ask a Question button, or implement an elegant way to serve your customers third-party products through your affiliate programs.

For your Also Purchased Products infobox on the Product Detail page, you can now ensure that in all cases your site sports a well filled box to encourage more sales. Your New Products box—by default laid out in a 3 column...