Jiipee70 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 Now when I have played around with OSC, I get to notice that it's the contributions that makes the shop. But due to the huge amount of them, it's difficult and time consuming to test what is worth using. I thought it could be good idea to collect some favourites and that way one could also find some useful contribs that didnt know existed. So what are your Top 5 Contributions that you like to use in your shops?
spooks Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 Product Listing Enhancements, Thumbnails & Manufacturer Headings http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6051 osC Thumb http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/5491 it is better than most thumbnailers. ULTIMATE Seo Urls 5 - by FWR Media http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6768 Complete Reviews System http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/4397 short Description Contrib http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/3123 Sam Remember, What you think I ment may not be what I thought I ment when I said it. Contributions: Auto Backup your Database, Easy way Multi Images with Fancy Pop-ups, Easy way Products in columns with multi buy etc etc Disable any Category or Product, Easy way Secure & Improve your account pages et al.
knifeman Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 Sam, I was looking over the thumbnailer you use. It sure does look more impressive than what I am using. I also looked through the install and I noticed the cache directory is supposed to be set at 777. I had an old thumbnailer that I had to set at 777 for the images directory in order to upload pics, then I changed it back to 775. I forgot one time and got hacked. I replaced that mod with something else. So my question is, with everyone saying don't use 777, can you tell me why this one is safe? Tim Since I highjacked the thread, I might as well give my top 5. Ultimate SEO URLS header tags by Jack MCS PWA Whos online enhancement. Then i guess a toss up over several that I need next. A thumbnailer, short descriptions, scrambled order number, master password.
♥14steve14 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 What a thread. having to pick the best five, thats hard, as i installed so many, some of them very small. 1 Ultinmate seo urls either the old or the new one ( this is a must) 2. Headertags seo. (This is a must) 3. Additional images (there are others) 4. Google sitemaps ( certianly helps) 5. downloadfile helper. ( saves me making mistakes with download file names) There are lots of others. Security pro is one that ought to be added. There are hundreds of other contributions that all help with the functioallity of a store, depending on what you want. Another great place to look is the tips and trick forum. Loads of help there. REMEMBER BACKUP, BACKUP AND BACKUP
birdmantx Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 1. Additional Images Module- gives you the option to add multiple images to each product. 2. Ultimate SEO 3. One page check out, even though I cant get Easy coupons to work with it. 4. Easy Coupons-run multiple coupons by creating different codes for each 5. Live Support phpOnline- really cool chat with customers who have questions. Flying away to get back to work.
jhande Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 So what are your Top 5 Contributions that you like to use in your shops? WOW only 5 :huh: For site functionality and security: Anti XSS Google XML Sitemap SEO Header Tags SEO PayPal IPN v2.3.3 Security Pro Sitemap SEO Ultimate SEO URLs v2.1d ORIGINAL updated USPS Methods 3 w/insurance For site enhancements and ease in admin panel: Add Model Column to Admin Catalog Area More Category Boxes 1.0 Products Short Description Show Sold out Items Quick Stock Updater v3.5 & v3.7 Sorry about the 3 uhm 8 extra's :blush: - :: Jim :: - - My Toolbox ~ Adobe Web Bundle, XAMPP & WinMerge | Install ~ osC v2.3.3.4 -
WebDev22 Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Google XML Sitemap SEO UPS XML Rates and Services v1.0 Google Base Data Feed Additional Images Easy Populate
rocdy Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Ok, my tops 5 are : 1. Additional Images v2.1.1 2. Ajax Order Editor 3. Low Stock 2.03 4. Soldout_v1.0 5. SiteMonitor_V_1.7 hmmm...it's hard to say, i have about 40+ addon in my site. By the way i want to say many many thank for the author of the addon in this oscommerce online support. :) Rocdy Beginner in php programming and still learning from this forums. Special thanks for Oscommerce Community Forums that help me a lot. :-)
WebDev22 Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 We are preparing to build a brand new online store and will be installing osCommerce using Fantastico. Before engaging in design work, I'd like to install contributions that are deemed critical to a store's success, especially from an SEO perspective. Here's what I have so far: 1. Google XML Sitemap SEO 2. Header Tags SEO I wasn't sure about Ultimate SEO URLs and want to do some further research. Any feedback would be very helpful. Thanks, Brett
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