The Zen Cart Expert
My name is
Scott C. Wilson and I'm That Software Guy.
I am a
Zen Cart expert. Now lots of people
say they
are Zen Cart experts, but I suggest you check for proof before
taking their word for it. Here's my proof: you can look at my
testimonials,
portfolio, and
GitHub commits. No one has more. And I've been
developing with Zen Cart for over 10 years.
I am the only independent software developer who is allowed to
advertise on the Zen Cart forum (see the
Services tab).
I’m a software developer. But unlike most software developers, I have also
done both product and project management. Most software developers have to be
told exactly what needs to be built, but I can work with you to help you figure out what you need. Then, I can help you stack rank your todo list so that the most valuable features are done first.
Here's my interview with tech journalist Ramon Ray:
If you have - or want -
an eCommerce website for your
product or service business, and you use
Zen Cart,
osCommerce,
OpenCart,
BigCommerce, or
Shopify,
you're at the right place.
I have been helping small businesses improve their eCommerce operations
since 2006.
I create reliable, maintainable software customizations that work the way YOUR business works, and all for a reasonable price within a workable timeframe.
What can I build for you?
Or do you just need
Zen Cart Support or a
Zen Cart Upgrade? I can help there too.
Talk to me and see -
no one works harder for your small business selling online.
Current Status
- The next release (Zen Cart 1.5.7) is scheduled for release on 5/17.
You can follow the progress on Github if you'd like to keep abreast.
- I moved the Zen Cart documentation from phpBB to Github so that anyone can update it. You can see how it looks at docs.zen-cart.com. It uses
Hugo and the
Docsy template on the Netlify platform
- You can see the complete list
of Zen Cart mods and PHP7 to see if your favorite mod is ready to run under PHP7.2 or higher.
- I have made some contributions to osCommerce Phoenix. Competition makes us all better.
Zen Cart Preview Email
Posted May, 2020
Preview Email
helps you tweak your HTML emails from the admin panel.
When I first created this mod, it only did the Welcome and Checkout
emails; now it does the rest of the Zen Cart emails.
Zen Cart Copy Shipping Label
Posted May, 2020
Tired of typing in customer address information by hand to your
labelmaker or shipping program? Take a look at
Zen Cart Copy Shipping Label.
Zen Cart Order Total Edit
Posted April, 2020
I have made some recent changes to
Zen Cart Order Total Edit
to allow it to handle multi-currency carts.
Zen Cart View Schema
Posted April, 2020
If you've ever wanted a quick look at the database schema for a site,
but not wanted to go through the trouble of accessing phpMyAdmin,
View Schema
can help. It produces a report in your admin that shows you
every table in your database.
Changed Files Report
Posted March, 2020
I just did an update to the
Zen Cart Changed Files report
to show 0 byte files (which are likely failed uploads) in red
for easy identification.
Zen Cart Missing Images
Posted March, 2020
Missing Images
reviews the image setting for each of your
products, and reports on the images which cannot be found.
It's a great auditing tool to help you improve the look of your
store by finding and fixing your missing product images.
Help for Zen Cart Rookies
Posted February, 2020
I just created a guide to
Zen Cart Version information
and
Zen Cart Logs.
There's also a page on white screen problems called
Zen Cart Blank Screen.
Copying Zen Cart Native Quantity Discounts
Posted February, 2020
If you make use of the builtin Zen Cart Quantity Discounting system,
which discounts bulk purchases of a single product, I can help you
copy discounts on one product to every other product in the same
master category. Rather than doing each product, you can do one
product and then press the copy button!
Take a look at how I
copy Zen Cart Quantity Discounts.
Zen Cart Native Quantity Discounts on Listing Page
Posted January, 2020
If you make use of the builtin Zen Cart Quantity Discounting system,
which discounts bulk purchases of a single product, I can help you
display these discounts on your listing pages.
Take a look at how I
show Zen Cart Quantity Discounts on the product listing page.
Zen Cart documentation updates
Posted December, 2019
The Zen Cart documentation site is being refreshed! Although the
old Zen Cart documentation URL/ will still be used,
the documentation is now in Github so that more people can contribute.
There are sub-sites for
Zen Cart storeowner documentation and
Zen Cart developer documentation.
Manufacturer Discount Updates
Posted November, 2019
Zen Cart Manufacturer Discount
now allows you to discount only the
base price (product's price) of a product, rather than the
final price, which includes the prices of all attribute settings.
Audit
Posted October, 2019
Audit allows you to easily find and fix anomalies in your database,
such as items with a master category of 0.
Try
Zen Cart Audit and see what it
reports on your database.
Jerkblocker
Posted September, 2019
Are you tired of getting Russian spam sent to your Zen Cart
via your Contact Us page, and fake accounts created by bad guys?
My clients were, so I built
Zen Cart Jerkblocker.
Zen Cart Default Attribute
Posted August, 2019
Default Attribute for Zen Cart is the latest of my mods that has been added to the Zen Cart core for release 1.5.7. But don't worry! If you are running Zen Cart 1.5.5 or 1.5.6, I have simplified the install so it's much easier.
If you're selling downloadable products with a single attribute values
(Zip Files or PDF files, for example), Default Attribute is a great
addition to your store. It allows your customers to add downloadable products
(which have just one single-valued attribute) to their cart from a listing page,
like search results or a category page, rather than having to click through to the product info page.
osCommerce updates for Phoenix
Posted August, 2019
The following modules have been updated for the
Phoenix Community release of osCommerce:
Phoenix introduces a number of not upwardly compatible
changes from osCommerce 2.3, so your older mods won't work
right out of the box.
If you're updating software yourself,
some notes on the required changes are provided in
osCommerce Phoenix updates.
Zen Cart Notify Patch
Posted July, 2019
The Zen Cart team has released a high priority patch for all
versions prior to Zen Cart 1.5.6c (which was just released).
My support clients get this patch immediately. If you don't get
support from me, you need to install this patch yourself.
You can read more about
Zen Cart patches
if you don't understand why this is important, and for a
link to the patch.
Zen Cart Fix Company
Posted July, 2019
Fix Company resolves an issue in some versions of Chrome which autofills the Company Name field with the year of birth stored in the cache of a user's browser.
If your Zen Cart address book is filled with company names which are
4 digits long, the
Zen Cart Fix Company
contribution can clean them out.
Zen Cart Responsive Template Fallback
Posted June, 2019
Love your desktop template, but want to be mobile-friendly too?
I have a solution for that. Check out
Zen Cart Responsive Template Fallback.
Zen Cart Delete Spam Customers
Posted June, 2019
Bad guys never sleep! I have noticed an uptick in spam account
creation in Zen Cart. If this is happening to you, use my
Zen Cart Delete Spam Customers
contribution to easily remove junk accounts.
Zen Cart Order Total Edit
Posted May, 2019
Sometimes, you just need to tweak the line items on an order.
Whether it's to meet a price commitment you made offline, or
because some detail on the order changed, it happens.
Order Edit is a great mod, but some things aren't completely under your control with it - which was why I created
Zen Cart Order Total Edit.
Zen Cart and Sales Reps
Posted April, 2019
Some Zen Cart storeowners have a sales or customer support team.
I created a page to show some modifications I have done in support
of this model. Take a look at
Zen Cart Sales Rep Management.
Shipping Restrictions for Zen Cart
Posted April, 2019
Many products are subject to restrictions in certain
jurisdictions. For example, live plants, live animals,
alcohol and firearms often have restrictions on where
they can be shipped. If this applies to your Zen Cart,
take a look at my
Zen Cart Shipping Restrictions page.
Changed Files Report
Posted March, 2019
I just did an update to the
ZenCart Changed Files report
to prevent the creation of error logs when a folder isn't readable.
(Later Addition: I also added the ability to ignore specific filetypes
to shorten the report.)
It's in the Plugins area.
Products Price Manager
Posted February, 2019
I have always found it confusing that when you go into the
Zen Cart Products Price Manager (Admin > Catalog > Products Price Manager),
the fields on the screen
appear to be editable
but they're not.
So finally I fixed this issue! My fix will be available in
Zen Cart 1.5.6b, but you can merge it into your fileset at your convenience;
it's in
this Github pull request.
My Mods and PHP7
Posted January, 2019
A lot of my mods needed PHP7 updates. You can see the complete list
of
Zen Cart mods and PHP7 to see if your favorite mod is ready.
That Software Guy in Salesforce Video
Posted January, 2019
I'm ready for my close-up!
eCommerce with Zen Cart!
