nopCommerce Tips: Review of the Nop Customer Reminder

Last Updated on Monday, 1 April 2013 05:21 Written by Carole Bennett Tuesday, 2 April 2013 12:00

I’ll admit it; I’m one of those people. I love to window-shop, and price-comparison, and bargain-hunt. I’ve made it a rule that if I want to buy something, even if I add it to the shopping cart, I have to give it a certain amount of time before I click that “buy” button. My theory has always been that if I really want it, I’ll remember to go back for it later. Some of my favorite sites have gotten wise to this tactic, and send me “cart reminders”, to keep those items fresh in my mind. nopCommerce-based sites can now offer the same functionality, using the new Nop Customer Reminder by Nop-Templates.

nopCommerce Tips: Review of the Nop Quick View Plugin

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 07:57 Written by Carole Bennett Thursday, 28 March 2013 12:00

The out-of-the-box configuration of nopCommerce provides a very impressive level of functionality for most e-commerce needs. However, with the addition of 3rd-party products, a truly professional level of presentation can be achieved. Today, we’ll cover the newest nopCommerce plugin from Nop-Templates, the Nop Quick View.

The Nop Quick View is best used on sites with a large amount of products per category. Rather than the click-into-product, and then back, and possibly losing your place in the category or search results, the Quick View allows the user to hover over the product icon, and then click on a “Quick View” button that allows more detail to be displayed in a lightbox format. Here’s an example:

nopCommerce Tips: Let Your Customers Filter Products by Color

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 March 2013 10:36 Written by Carole Bennett Tuesday, 26 March 2013 12:00

It’s not uncommon for e-commerce sites to be centered around fashion; and of course, one of the main components of fashion is color. Quite often, your customers will want to search on fashion products based on color schemes, which can be more than a little problematic. Here’s how to solve your dilemma using nopCommerce.

First, we’ll go on the premise that you have a working nopCommerce-based site already set up, and products with descriptions already loaded and ready to go.

nopCommerce Tips: Embedding a Topic In An Existing Page

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 March 2013 09:22 Written by Carole Bennett Sunday, 24 March 2013 12:00

The basic content included in the standard version of nopCommerce provides a comprehensive shopping experience for most site users. However, there are times when it’s desirable to include dynamic content in an existing page of the site. We’ll cover how to embed a topic in an existing page of your nopCommerce-driven website.

nopCommerce Tips: How to Use Google AdWords with nopCommerce

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 09:50 Written by Carole Bennett Friday, 22 March 2013 12:00

If you’re leveraging Google AdWords to make your nopCommerce-based e-commerce site more effective in terms of conversions to paid customers, you may want to be able to incorporate a variety of keywords, based on your products and whether or not you’re targeting more than one key market. Let’s look at how you can combine the power of Google AdWords and nopCommerce.