Until recently, there have been no solutions which allow easy integration between Zen Cart and USPS. This issue is primarily caused by USPS not allowing postage paid labels to be created through their own API but through the APIs of two different private companies: Endicia.com and Stamps.com. It’s a shame because you can do everything…
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How to display attribute images on the Zen Cart shopping cart page
Although Zen Cart supports defining an image for a product’s attribute (i.e. different colors of t-shirts for a color attribute), once you add the product to your cart, only the default image will display. Although you could hack the shopping cart page as per instructions in the Zen Cart forum, a simpler approach is to…
Read moreFedEx Announces Official Retirement Date for Ship Manager API
I’ve got good and bad news. We told you before that FedEx is planning to retire their Ship Manager API (Direct Connect) and require all customers to migrate to the new Web Services API. Now they have said that date will be on June 1, 2011. If you do not upgrade your module to the…
Read moreUsability Test Steps 3 and 4: Designing and rehearsing the tasks
Learn how to design and prepare the tasks of a usability test by understanding the interests and expectations of the participants.
Read moreUsability Test Step 2: Recruit Participants
The second step of conducting a usability test is to recruit participants. A common misconception is made between demographics and the objective of a usability test.
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