Below are some notes on how I implemented Google eCommerce Tracking with my osCommerce store. You can view Google’s instructions on enabling e-commerce tracking here:

http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55528

In order to add Google transactions tracking to my osCommerce store I needed to edit both the checkout_success.php and footer.php files. I edited both these files because I’m already using Google […]

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There is sometimes confusion with the setup of state specific tax rates with osCommerce. For instance if you are charging state taxes shipped within state for such states as Ohio (OH) or California (CA) then you need to assure that a few settings are correctly configured.
The primary issue is that even after setting up the […]

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Updating shipping options have some specials rules due to it being a custom module. I’ve listed the text below from the module’s README file for further reading.
Updating shipping methods require the following steps.
Uninstall Table Rate Shipping Module (in Admin)
=> open up the admin at www.domain.com/badminton/
=> select Modules => select Shipping
=> select Shipping Table Rate
=> select […]

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There is a minor issue with osCommerce when using either 3rd party or ssl certificates assigned to a sub-domain which results in an error reading “Your Shopping Cart is empty!”. This happens when ENABLE_SSL is set to true in the configuration file. There has been some discussion on the osCommerce Forums regarding “Shopping cart empty […]

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I couldn’t figure out why osCommerce would print a default heading title (HEADING_TITLE) as the category page titles. In order to use the category name as the page title with osCommerce I had to edit the main index.php file. Find the lines which prints the category and nested category titles in and around line 68 […]

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The osCommerce infoBox arrows are far too small to effectively communicate a linkable area. Instead, I’d think many would just like to make the infoBox title linkable. To accomplish this do the following:
=> open file /includes/classes/boxes.php
=> find the 2 $right_corner if statements (around line 112 and 118)
=> comment these 2 if statements out
=> then add […]

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I find that checking out these favorites, or top ten lists, or best of lists often times helps one get an idea of what’s available for these open source applications. In this case, here’s a few links to some lists ranking osCommerce contributions:
* The Best osCommerce Contributions
* 4 osCommerce Contributions to Know
* Most Popular osCommerce […]

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Found this useful contribution which allows you to place the actual product name in the breadcrumb. Not sure why this isn’t part of the core, but that’s not for me to ask:
http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/5807
By piggy banking on this contribution, I was also able to use the breadcrumb to put the Category Name in as the Title.

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Found quick and dirty online button generator that does a decent enough job. oscButtons allows you to quickly mock up buttons, dump into your images directory and give a you a decent idea of what it would look like. Check it out here:
http://www.oscbuttons.com/

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I’ve just recently began a project using osCommerce and needed to streamline the checkout process. I wanted to allow the purchaser the options of navigating directly to payment, instead of having to first login or create an account. I found the osCommerce contribution “Purchase Without Account” to be the answer:
http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,355/page,8
Downloading and installing v2.2rc.2a was simple […]

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