Are you hoping to learn more about the differences between domain and hosting? While these two concepts must come together for your website to fully function, there’s quite a bit that happens behind the scenes in terms of set up. Continue reading this blog and we will explain the details of domain names and hosting,…
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Re-Enabling Autocomplete for the Admin Login in Zen Cart v1.5.0
For added security, the Zen Cart developer’s removed the autocomplete functionality for admin accounts requiring all admins to have to memorize their passwords. Combined the with 15 minute timeout and required password changes every 3 months, this can be quite annoying. It would have been nice if they made this optional… Anyways, getting the functionality…
Read moreChanging the Charset in Zen Cart 1.3.9 to UTF-8
Regardless of whether you use accented or non-English characters in your descriptions and page content, setting up Zen Cart to use UTF-8 is recommended for the majority of stores. Today online shopping is globally accessible and from time to time you will get a customer whose name contains accented characters. In order to make these…
Read moreSetup Zen Cart for Drop Shipping with AuctionInc Shipping
THIS MOD HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. PLEASE USE THE MOD PROVIDED BY AUCTIONINC.COM AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE. There have been two things that Zen Cart has been lacking for quite some time that I’ve really been looking forward to: (1) a DHL shipping module, and (2) drop shipping support. With the release of the AuctionInc Shipping…
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…
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