OpenCart
OpenCart is an open-source ecommerce platform that connects with ShippingEasy. OpenCart is PHP-based, using a MySQL database and HTML components.
Syncing orders to ShippingEasy is not required. OpenCart will send orders to the ORDERS page in ShippingEasy when created with your selected status. Once shipped, shipment data will be sent back to OpenCart.
Interested in an OpenCart account? Download OpenCart for free!
Connection Requirements:
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You must have a live account with OpenCart.
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OpenCart version 1.5 is supported.
OpenCart Requirements:
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You must create orders with a status that you select to sync into ShippingEasy. All orders are pushed to ShippingEasy with the status of Awaiting Shipment.
How to connect your OpenCart to an existing ShippingEasy account
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Select OpenCart from the Platform dropdown. Then, input your store's URL in the field below.
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Click Save.
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Fill in the details for your store settings.
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Change the Shipment Callback Path to /shippingeasy/callback.php:
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Click Save.
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In the entry for OpenCart in your list of stores in ShippingEasy, click the Download Plugin link:
Important
Do a backup of your OpenCart web server installation before proceeding.
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Install vQmod by following the instructions located in this article. Verify that vQmod is installed correctly.
Unlike most PHP-based shopping cart solutions, OpenCart v1.5 does not provide a mechanism for modules to extend core functionality. As a result, using ShippingEasy with OpenCart v1.5 requires the usage of vQmod.
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Unzip the contents of the ShippingEasy plugin file downloaded into a temporary folder. Within that temporary folder is a folder named Upload. The Upload folder contains some files and other folders - these files and folders must be copied to the root directory of your web server.
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Use an FTP utility program to copy the files and folders from the Upload folder to the root directory on your web server. A good free FTP utility program is FileZilla. If asked to replace or merge, choose Merge.
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n another browser window, log into your OpenCart store. Click Extensions and then Modules:
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If you had previously installed the ShippingEasy plugin, click the Uninstall link next to the entry for ShippingEasy Settings. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
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Click the Install link:
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Click Modules and then click the entry for ShippingEasy:
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Back in the ShippingEasy browser tab, copy the OpenCart Store API Key:
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Paste the Store API Key value into the corresponding field in OpenCart:
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In ShippingEasy, click on SETTINGS, then click on the API CREDENTIALS section.
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Copy the API Key to the Customer API KEY field in OpenCart.
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Copy the API Secret to the Customer Secret Key in OpenCart:
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Select the order status values that an order must have in OpenCart for the ShippingEasy plugin to automatically send the order to your ShippingEasy account. The most common choices are Pending and Processing:
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Click the Submit button.
Order Information
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Order Status can be configured within OpenCart on the ShippingEasy plugin Shippable Orders States page. Select the order status values that you want ShippingEasy to use for determining whether an order should be sent automatically when the order is created. Typically, only orders that have an OpenCart status of "processing" and "pending" are sent automatically, but you can select additional status values.
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You can send existing orders to your new ShippingEasy account by clicking the Send to ShippingEasy button within OpenCart.
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Each attempt to send an order to ShippingEasy results in an entry in the OpenCart log. To see the entry, click System and then Error Logs.
Scroll to the end of the display to see the latest entry.
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Cancelled orders are not removed automatically. If you cancel an order in OpenCart, you will need to remove the order from ShippingEasy. Learn how to delete an order.
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ShippingEasy will display the "Requested Service" on the ORDERS page.
Order Updates
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Split Orders: After an order is pushed into ShippingEasy, you have the option to split it.
When the first part of a split order is shipped, the order will be marked as "Shipped". In addition, the carrier, service, tracking number, and shipping cost will be sent to OpenCart. This information is added to the Messages section of the Order Detail screen in OpenCart.
When the remaining portions of the order are shipped, the status will not change. However, the carrier, service, tracking number, and shipping cost will be sent to OpenCart. This information is added to the Messages section of the Order Detail screen in OpenCart.
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Combined Orders: If you combine orders, only the "surviving" order that you selected in ShippingEasy for the address of the combined orders will be updated in OpenCart.
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ShippingEasy can only send shipment status information back to an OpenCart store if the website is running on HTTPS.
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Once a label is purchased for an order, ShippingEasy will update OpenCart with the carrier, service, tracking number, shipping cost, and a "Shipped" status. This information is displayed on the History tab of the order screen in OpenCart
Product Information
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ShippingEasy supports OpenCart SKU values for products. These are displayed as the SKU in ShippingEasy.
You can view this data on the ORDERS page. Learn more about customizing which columns of data are displayed.
Product SKUs also enable you to make use of the Product Catalog.
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ShippingEasy supports OpenCart options for products. If you define entries for your product on the Options tab in OpenCart, the selected options data will be sent to ShippingEasy. Learn more about configuring ShippingEasy to display product options.
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