The same changes are applied to all other sections from the Sales menu. The Orders section got a makeover with the new filters and some changes to the Actions. You will see what the Default text is and be able to enter the new one in the Value field at the bottom. You need to select which Route contains the element you want to edit and then choose it in the Key field. The language editor is very simple to work with and understand. You can now edit all of the texts in the storefront, whatever languages you are using. The new Theme Editor is one of the most important additions to OpenCart, since it gives you direct access to modifying your default template and start improving your storefront design straight from the admin panel. If you are running a multi-store setup, you can edit the templates of your different stores by using the Choose your store field at the top. You can select the template you wish to edit on the left and make your changes in the text editor on the right. The theme editor lets you make any changes you want to the code behind your OpenCart store straight from the admin panel. The Design section is the next place where major changes are taking place. There is not much new in the Events apart from the layout of the event list and the presence of the basic event codes that you can enable or disable and view their Trigger and Action using the Info button.Įvents are used by OpenCart extensions to modify the default OpenCart functionality. You have a new section called Install History, which holds a log of all the extensions you have installed in your OpenCart store. The new addition here is not only the improved interface. This is the new layout of the OpenCart Extension Installer. To begin purchasing and installing tools from the marketplace, you need to hit the Marketplace API button and enter your details: The marketplace for themes and extensions has officially been moved to the OpenCart admin panel. Here is where part of the major changes have taken effect. You can filter all your product reviews by product, author, status and date. Moving on, we see the new filter in the Reviews section in your Catalog. Here is an example of how a product URL looks like after you enable the SEO URLs in OpenCart: The changes you make here are reflected on your SEO URLs in the storefront. Like in the categories, the SEO Keyword for the products is moved to a separate SEO tab. The new layout looks better, more organized and is easier to work with. You can search products by the same values like you would in the previous interface. They are located on the right hand side of the screen. Your first encounter with the new filters is in the Products. There are new filters for your data all around the admin panel! When everything is set, here is how the URLs look like in the storefront: This is the keyword that will be used for the SEO URLs if you wish to use them and get them enabled. The SEO Keyword is now moved to a new tab (SEO) in the Category editing field. OpenCart now supports multi-lingual SEO URLs! Whatever the main language of your store, you can use it for the URLs to all your pages.
The profile link leads to the editing section in the admin panel where you configure your profile details.Ī small new addition is the category menu hover as well as the new hamburger menu outside of the main vertical container. One of the first things we notice is the user’s icon in the profile menu. The improved look is noticed all over the admin panel, so let’s take a deeper look and see what’s new. The design is more compact, with minor detailed touches. OpenCart 3.0 comes with a brand new interface in the admin panel. Now let’s see how everything looks like in the in a fresh installation of OpenCart 3.0! New Admin Panel Interface
Here are the additional new features that are introduced: In the official release of OpenCart 3.0, we not only see those new features included, but also a lot more improvements to the admin panel and a brand new user interface design! In the beta version that OpenCart released in March, we noticed three major changes in the open-source platform:Įxtension Marketplace Integrated in the Admin Now, it’s ready and available for download in the official OpenCart website. Since we had a sneak peak into the new version back in March, the entire OpenCart community has been excited to see the new face of the platform.