Heres a few more easy things to do that will tidy things up.
Loose the
tag at the end of each menu file and just put one in the menu.tpl file. this way if you dont want the
you only have to remove one and not hunt down every menu file.
sort out the copyright.tpl file. dont hard code the start and end date in there. Use variables so it never has to be edited.
eg -
http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=5072&highlight=copyright
give the option to turn off ALL statistics gathering. The main reason people have problems backing up and restoring their datbases is because they get so full of stats. how many people actually use these ?
set all the blank spacer columns in the home.tpl files to have a <nowrap> tag in there. simple addition that keeps things looking neat.
create a header and footer for the html emails and maybe allow or a seperate style sheet to control them. Im sure the number of files that are used to create the emails could be greatly reduced by using more {if} statements in there too.
allow admin to set which emails are sent to users / admins / providers when things change. eg profiles, order status etc
move recover password link to auth menu instead of in the help menu and make it dissapear when the user is logged in
Allow admin the option to review the reviews before they get listed on the store.
set the categories menu links the same size as the links in the other menus by default.
allow for one detailed image to be uploaded / imported along with the standard set of information for a product. Most sites only have one detailed image anyway
remove the shipping address details drom the standard sign up screen or at least have a link for click here if your shipping address is different from the billing address. At the moment the sign up screen is too big and puts people off. most of the time users ship to the same address that they buy from so most people never use shipping address anyway.
At the first stage of checkout dont give the user a massive form to fill in and a tiny link to click if they are already a member. Give them two options that are side by side. option 1 - members log in now option 2 - if you have not used our store before click here to enter your personal details. and then send them to the signup form.
Do the same type of idea that you did on the registration form where you allow the admin to choose which fields are visible to the contact us form. People always ask how to edit that.
When a discount is not used etc remove this field from the order totals in the invoices and the cart totals screens
Instead of saying Vat/Tax on goods and then Vat/Tax on shiping why not just put one field that says Total Vat/Tax.
All of these are simple things to implement but help the usability and appearence of the store.
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