When you are a customer browsing a website, you probably do not differentiate a special from a sale. Why would you, they are exactly the same thing right? Not as far as Zen Cart is concerned. The default is that only specials display in their own listing and all sales items display inside the regular…
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How to Add Backorder Support to Your Zen Cart Store
As your store grows and you have to manage a larger inventory, you’ll often find items are out of stock as you await new stock from your suppliers. You can either set Zen Cart to disallow checkout when items are out of stock and potentially lose a large number of orders, or you can display…
Read moreHow to Make an Inactive Coupon Active in Zen Cart
Note: This article discusses a known bug in Zen Cart that is present in all versions up to and including version 1.3.9g. Hopefully after reading this, the Zen Cart team will implement this simple fix. Today a client was trying to re-enable one of his old coupon codes that had expired by simply changing the…
Read moreCorrecting Session Issues in Zen Cart After Upgrading
Zen Cart upgrades, particularly 1.3.9, often have changes to how Zen Cart handles sessions. This can cause login issues, add to cart issues, and problems to any other functionality that relies on sessions. Symptoms The two most common issues are with adding to cart and logging in. With adding to the cart, even when you…
Read moreProtecting Customer Loyalty: Avoid UPS for International Shipments
When selling online, simply offering the lowest shipping carrier is not always the best choice for your company, especially when shipping internationally. Of all the carriers, I’ve found that UPS is usually the cheapest. So, how does UPS compete with the other major carriers when making international shipments? The answer is hidden fees to your…
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