Zen Cart is an online store management system.[2] It is PHP-based, using a MySQL database and HTML components. Support is provided for numerous languages and currencies, and it is freely available under the GNU General Public License.[3]
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 Zencart Admin Panel screenshot. (Version 1.5.5a) | |
| Original author(s) | Zen Ventures, LLC |
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| Developer(s) | The Zen Cart Development Team |
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| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Online store management system |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
History
Zen Cart is a software fork that branched from osCommerce in 2003.[4][5] Beyond some aesthetic changes, the major differences between the two systems come from Zen Cart's architectural changes (for example, a template system) and additional included features in the core.[6] The release of the 1.3.x series further differentiated Zen Cart by moving the template system from its historic tables-based layout approach to one that is largely CSS-based.
Plugins
As support for Zen Cart dropped in recent years, many third party companies are creating Zencart plugins and modules[3] that can help users solve problems like installing reCAPTCHA v3[7]
