Mort-lemur 178 Posted December 21, 2022 Hi, I have been running a couple of OSC 2.3.4 stores for around 12 years and have been very happy with the system, but they are running on php 6.x which must have a limited lifespan now. So decided to have a look at the new revamped OSC 4 and have installed it locally on an xampp system The front end looks good - But what the hell! the admin side is so complex - like something from a software developers frenzied nightmare...... For example. previously I could add products on a single page - but now there are 11 tabbed pages for each product - I have no idea what some of the things are that I am being asked to enter. The same applies to adding a new category. I have no idea after a couple of days looking on how to add category menus or even if drop down or slide out category menus are possible. Maybe I'm missing something somewhere - but it all seems to be over complex and trying to include every possible field that a shop owner could want. Is there anywhere that I could gain enlightenment, as a simple shop owner, to work this system? 1 Ken_Shea reacted to this Now running on a fully modded, Mobile Friendly 2.3.4 Store with the Excellent MTS installed - See my profile for the mods installed ..... So much thanks for all the help given along the way by forum members. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osCommerce-Official 281 Posted December 21, 2022 osCommerce is now designed to be used by businesses of any size. Adding products, it now allows you to specify and use so much more data than ever before. Things like SEO control, size and packaging, multiple images, videos, etc are parts of the system now. You may find our Wiki page useful https://wiki.oscommerce.com However we are always happy to answer your questions, please feel free to post them here. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimdanforth 10 Posted December 22, 2022 I agree its overwhelming. I actually stayed away from update because of the complexity of the add page. And I'm not fond of the tab order. However, if you have been around long enough you will get to appreciate the update. Just use the tabs you need and go on with development. I have actually had to go back and use more of the tabs to add more features to my listings. I have over 1000 products so it's substantial. 2 osCommerce-Official and Mort-lemur reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♥Ken_Shea 3 Posted January 23 I have to agree, it is overwhelmingly complicated, of course this will change with use I am sure. A new install, and playing around with it to become familiar, this is not a bitch, after all, cost was zero. ,Been messing with it for a couple hours and have yet discovered how to... Add any product Fill in Contact Information for the "Contact on web site" Create Sales Tax only for the State of Ohio in the USA. Looked of course at Wiki but that only created additional confusion. Obviously the creators have provided for this but it's hiding pretty good . OSC v2.3.4.1 BS EDGE Ultimate SEO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osCommerce-Official 281 Posted January 23 @Ivan Holbicould you please help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Holbi 17 Posted January 24 15 hours ago, Ken_Shea said: I have to agree, it is overwhelmingly complicated, of course this will change with use I am sure. A new install, and playing around with it to become familiar, this is not a bitch, after all, cost was zero. ,Been messing with it for a couple hours and have yet discovered how to... Add any product Fill in Contact Information for the "Contact on web site" Create Sales Tax only for the State of Ohio in the USA. Looked of course at Wiki but that only created additional confusion. Obviously the creators have provided for this but it's hiding pretty good . Hi Ken, Regarding adding products please see the link below. https://wiki.oscommerce.com/index.php?title=Managing_Products Regarding Fill in Contact Information for the "Contact on web site" please see the screenshots below. Regarding Create Sales Tax only for the State of Ohio in the USA please create the tax zone for this state, then create a tax class and finally create and assign the tax rate to these tax zone and tax class. Please see the link below how to do it. Also please make sure this tax rate is assigned to all the products. https://wiki.oscommerce.com/index.php?title=Managing_Taxes Best regards, Ivan 1 Ken_Shea reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♥Ken_Shea 3 Posted January 24 Thank you Ivan, I'll have another look at that. OSC v2.3.4.1 BS EDGE Ultimate SEO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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