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It is well known that site performance is one of its main characteristics with respect to user experience. Recently Google launched its PageSpeed Insights test that helps evaluate a website’s speed and its user experience potential on desktop and ... [More] mobile devices. Most likely it’s a part of the Mobile algorithm, which is being implemented by Google, and since Google is a search engine in the first place, we can assume that it *will* directly impact the search results.          The final grading is influenced by several factors such as server speed, image optimization and caching, but the most important factor is, of course, design of a web page, which includes code optimization, script loading queue – things that cannot easily be fixed by an average end user.   In fact, a design should not be minimalist or completely white to pass the test – clean code and the right approach to resources is enough.    Ironically, some Google pages don’t meet its own requirements of a fast website.  For example, Google Play gets only 62% in Mobile Speed, 77% in Desktop Speed and 87% User Experience scores.   As for OpenCart, it’s a very fast eCommerce platform itself, and choosing a well performing template will make your store even faster. Take a look at the following examples of OpenCart templates that showed top results and received 85+ score by Google Page Speed Insights.        1. Infant     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 99 / 100 User Experience   The first lightning-speed template on our list is Infant, a flagship OpenCart design in the TemplateMonster collection. It is made in light summer style using bright colors. You may notice a modern “Metro” design trend on the homepage. Its colorful square announcements will direct attention to your best offers and discounts. The design is pretty versatile and can be used not only for kids-themed online stores, but for any stores that require use of a bright palette.    LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       2. Travel Online Store     87 / 100 Mobile Speed  90 / 100 Desktop Speed  100 / 100 User Experience   Travel agency websites built on eCommerce platforms are rare – typically their owners use popular CMS with additional plugins. This OpenCart template Travel Online Store allows combining the functionality of an eCommerce platform with the spirit of a travel website. Concerning Google PageSpeed Insights, the template shows not only high speed results, but also ultimate User Experience score – 100%. In other words, Google finds it perfect for mobile users in terms of usability.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       3. Watches     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 100 / 100 User Experience   If you prefer classic stores, than you should take a look at Watches – an OpenCart template for accessory stores. Due to its palette (mix of dark and light blue) it is a great fit for electronics stores as well. It is best suited as an application for shops selling products with options of different colours and sizes.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       4. BooksStore     86 / 100 Mobile Speed 89 / 100 Desktop Speed 99 / 100 User Experience   BooksStore was created particularly for selling literature, movies, video games and such. It is neither flat, nor minimalist, yet very fast. If you own a brick-and-mortar store along with an online one, the embedded Google map above the footer will help local customers find it. It also includes Ajax search box with product icons, product quick view and many other functions.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       5. SunGlasses     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 98 / 100 User Experience   Fashion templates are among the most popular ones. And SunGlasses with its white background and page-wide slider is one of the best ways to showcase your accessories. The template is very minimalist and focused on product images, just how it is supposed to be in fashion designs. So make sure you use only photos of high quality and high resolution.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       6. AX     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 97 / 100 User Experience   The trick with this particular template is that it may seem too simple at first blush. In fact it is just packed with features, and minimalism is one of them.  It includes built-in live chat, badges for new and bestselling items, pop-up newsletter block and even a separate block for YouTube videos on the product page. AX is an example of the fusion of simplicity and functionality.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       7. Business Cards     85 / 100 Mobile Speed 89 / 100 Desktop Speed 100 / 100 User Experience   Business Cards Store resembles a landing page and combines possibilities of a business portfolio and an online store. It is best suitable for businesses where a portfolio is a must: t-shirt printing, 3D-printing, auto tuning etc.  Despite its dark colors and large background images it has great loading speed and delivers A+ user experience.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO      ***   We hope you enjoyed browsing the templates we presented. Perhaps you’ve even chosen one of them for your future store. The only thing you should remember: Google cares about website speed for a reason. The faster you make your website, the more you contribute to your customers’ loyalty in the first place, and SEO boost is just a pleasant addition.            This blog post has been sponsored by Template Monster. Please note that whilst OpenCart recommends Template Monster, all views and opinions in this blog post belong to Template Monster and are not those of OpenCart. OpenCart is not responsible for any opinions or claims made in this blog post.    [Less]

It is well known that site performance is one of its main characteristics with respect to user experience. Recently Google launched its PageSpeed Insights test that helps evaluate a website’s speed and its user experience potential on desktop and ... [More] mobile devices. Most likely it’s a part of the Mobile algorithm, which is being implemented by Google, and since Google is a search engine in the first place, we can assume that it *will* directly impact the search results.          The final grading is influenced by several factors such as server speed, image optimization and caching, but the most important factor is, of course, design of a web page, which includes code optimization, script loading queue – things that cannot easily be fixed by an average end user.   In fact, a design should not be minimalist or completely white to pass the test – clean code and the right approach to resources is enough.    Ironically, some Google pages don’t meet its own requirements of a fast website.  For example, Google Play gets only 62% in Mobile Speed, 77% in Desktop Speed and 87% User Experience scores.   As for OpenCart, it’s a very fast eCommerce platform itself, and choosing a well performing template will make your store even faster. Take a look at the following examples of OpenCart templates that showed top results and received 85+ score by Google Page Speed Insights.        1. Infant     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 99 / 100 User Experience   The first lightning-speed template on our list is Infant, a flagship OpenCart design in the TemplateMonster collection. It is made in light summer style using bright colors. You may notice a modern “Metro” design trend on the homepage. Its colorful square announcements will direct attention to your best offers and discounts. The design is pretty versatile and can be used not only for kids-themed online stores, but for any stores that require use of a bright palette.    LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       2. Travel Online Store     87 / 100 Mobile Speed  90 / 100 Desktop Speed  100 / 100 User Experience   Travel agency websites built on eCommerce platforms are rare – typically their owners use popular CMS with additional plugins. This OpenCart template Travel Online Store allows combining the functionality of an eCommerce platform with the spirit of a travel website. Concerning Google PageSpeed Insights, the template shows not only high speed results, but also ultimate User Experience score – 100%. In other words, Google finds it perfect for mobile users in terms of usability.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       3. Watches     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 100 / 100 User Experience   If you prefer classic stores, than you should take a look at Watches – an OpenCart template for accessory stores. Due to its palette (mix of dark and light blue) it is a great fit for electronics stores as well. It is best suited as an application for shops selling products with options of different colours and sizes.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       4. BooksStore     86 / 100 Mobile Speed 89 / 100 Desktop Speed 99 / 100 User Experience   BooksStore was created particularly for selling literature, movies, video games and such. It is neither flat, nor minimalist, yet very fast. If you own a brick-and-mortar store along with an online one, the embedded Google map above the footer will help local customers find it. It also includes Ajax search box with product icons, product quick view and many other functions.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       5. SunGlasses     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 98 / 100 User Experience   Fashion templates are among the most popular ones. And SunGlasses with its white background and page-wide slider is one of the best ways to showcase your accessories. The template is very minimalist and focused on product images, just how it is supposed to be in fashion designs. So make sure you use only photos of high quality and high resolution.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       6. AX     87 / 100 Mobile Speed 90 / 100 Desktop Speed 97 / 100 User Experience   The trick with this particular template is that it may seem too simple at first blush. In fact it is just packed with features, and minimalism is one of them.  It includes built-in live chat, badges for new and bestselling items, pop-up newsletter block and even a separate block for YouTube videos on the product page. AX is an example of the fusion of simplicity and functionality.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO       7. Business Cards     85 / 100 Mobile Speed 89 / 100 Desktop Speed 100 / 100 User Experience   Business Cards Store resembles a landing page and combines possibilities of a business portfolio and an online store. It is best suitable for businesses where a portfolio is a must: t-shirt printing, 3D-printing, auto tuning etc.  Despite its dark colors and large background images it has great loading speed and delivers A+ user experience.   LIVE PREVIEW | MORE INFO      ***   We hope you enjoyed browsing the templates we presented. Perhaps you’ve even chosen one of them for your future store. The only thing you should remember: Google cares about website speed for a reason. The faster you make your website, the more you contribute to your customers’ loyalty in the first place, and SEO boost is just a pleasant addition.            This blog post has been sponsored by Template Monster. Please note that whilst OpenCart recommends Template Monster, all views and opinions in this blog post belong to Template Monster and are not those of OpenCart. OpenCart is not responsible for any opinions or claims made in this blog post.    [Less]

Last night was our OpenCart meetup in London and we had a great time! Check out our photos from the meetup below.   The pizza and chilled beers kicked the night off in style, making networking a breeze. The talk consisted of two parts; firstly ... [More] addressing recent changes in Google's search engine algorithm, the impact of Mobilegeddon, and how you can stay on top of your SEO. The latter half of the talk focused on the often overlooked topic of data analysis; showing how and why you should use data gathered from your site to better target your marketing campaigns, hit your target audience, and improve your ecommerce store.   On behalf of the team here at OpenCart, I want to thank everyone for coming - especially when it was a gorgeous day outside! It was great to see some familiar faces and make new contacts for the future.   I also want to say a big thank you to our friends at Welford Media and Realex Payments for putting everything together and making it an enjoyable evening for everyone who attended. For any OpenCart development, design, or marketing projects check out our recommended partner Welford Media. If you're looking for a new payment gateway for your OpenCart store, check out Realex Payments' great offer.   We can't wait for the next OpenCart meetup to happen! Make sure to sign up to the OpenCart newsletter to find out more about out next meetup.        Ready for the OpenCart meetup with Welford Media & Realex Payments!       David Moore of Realex Payments giving an introduction at the meetup.       Gareth Christian-Lim of Welford Media opening the Mobilegeddon talk.       Free beers and pizza!         Gareth Christian-Lim, Welford Media.         Great networking opportunities.       One-on-one training opportunities with the team.           [Less]

Last night was our OpenCart meetup in London and we had a great time! Check out our photos from the meetup below.   The pizza and chilled beers kicked the night off in style, making networking a breeze. The talk consisted of two parts; firstly ... [More] addressing recent changes in Google's search engine algorithm, the impact of Mobilegeddon, and how you can stay on top of your SEO. The latter half of the talk focused on the often overlooked topic of data analysis; showing how and why you should use data gathered from your site to better target your marketing campaigns, hit your target audience, and improve your ecommerce store.   On behalf of the team here at OpenCart, I want to thank everyone for coming - especially when it was a gorgeous day outside! It was great to see some familiar faces and make new contacts for the future.   I also want to say a big thank you to our friends at Welford Media and Realex Payments for putting everything together and making it an enjoyable evening for everyone who attended. For any OpenCart development, design, or marketing projects check out our recommended partner Welford Media. If you're looking for a new payment gateway for your OpenCart store, check out Realex Payments' great offer.   We can't wait for the next OpenCart meetup to happen! Make sure to sign up to the OpenCart newsletter to find out more about out next meetup.        Ready for the OpenCart meetup with Welford Media & Realex Payments!       David Moore of Realex Payments giving an introduction at the meetup.       Gareth Christian-Lim of Welford Media opening the Mobilegeddon talk.       Free beers and pizza!         Gareth Christian-Lim, Welford Media.         Great networking opportunities.       One-on-one training opportunities with the team.           [Less]

Last night was our OpenCart meetup in London and we had a great time! Check out our photos from the meetup below.   The pizza and chilled beers kicked the night off in style, making networking a breeze. The talk consisted of two parts; firstly ... [More] addressing recent changes in Google's search engine algorithm, the impact of Mobilegeddon, and how you can stay on top of your SEO. The latter half of the talk focused on the often overlooked topic of data analysis; showing how and why you should use data gathered from your site to better target your marketing campaigns, hit your target audience, and improve your ecommerce store.   On behalf of the team here at OpenCart, I want to thank everyone for coming - especially when it was a gorgeous day outside! It was great to see some familiar faces and make new contacts for the future.   I also want to say a big thank you to our friends at Welford Media and Realex Payments for putting everything together and making it an enjoyable evening for everyone who attended. For any OpenCart development, design, or marketing projects check out our recommended partner Welford Media. If you're looking for a new payment gateway for your OpenCart store, check out Realex Payments' great offer.   We can't wait for the next OpenCart meetup to happen! Make sure to sign up to the OpenCart newsletter to find out more about out next meetup.        Ready for the OpenCart meetup with Welford Media & Realex Payments!       David Moore of Realex Payments giving an introduction at the meetup.       Gareth Christian-Lim of Welford Media opening the Mobilegeddon talk.       Free beers and pizza!         Gareth Christian-Lim, Welford Media.         Great networking opportunities.       One-on-one training opportunities with the team.           [Less]

Last night was our OpenCart meetup in London and we had a great time! Check out our photos from the meetup below.   The pizza and chilled beers kicked the night off in style, making networking a breeze. The talk consisted of two parts; ... [More] firstly addressing recent changes in Google's search engine algorithm, the impact of Mobilegeddon, and how you can stay on top of your SEO. The latter half of the talk focused on the often overlooked topic of data analysis; showing how and why you should use data gathered from your site to better target your marketing campaigns, hit your target audience, and improve your ecommerce store.   On behalf of the team here at OpenCart, I want to thank everyone for coming - especially when it was a gorgeous day outside! It was great to see some familiar faces and make new contacts for the future.   I also want to say a big thank you to our friends at Welford Media and Realex Payments for putting everything together and making it an enjoyable evening for everyone who attended. For any OpenCart development, design, or marketing projects check out our recommended partner Welford Media. If you're looking for a new payment gateway for your OpenCart store, check out Realex Payments' great offer.   We can't wait for the next OpenCart meetup to happen! Make sure to sign up to the OpenCart newsletter to find out more about out next meetup.        Ready for the OpenCart meetup with Welford Media & Realex Payments!       David Moore of Realex Payments giving an introduction at the meetup.       Gareth Christian-Lim of Welford Media opening the Mobilegeddon talk.       Free beers and pizza!         Gareth Christian-Lim, Welford Media.         Great networking opportunities.       One-on-one training opportunities with the team.           [Less]

Last night was our OpenCart meetup in London and we had a great time! Check out our photos from the meetup below.   The pizza and chilled beers kicked the night off in style, making networking a breeze. The talk consisted of two parts; firstly ... [More] addressing recent changes in Google's search engine algorithm, the impact of Mobilegeddon, and how you can stay on top of your SEO. The latter half of the talk focused on the often overlooked topic of data analysis; showing how and why you should use data gathered from your site to better target your marketing campaigns, hit your target audience, and improve your ecommerce store.   On behalf of the team here at OpenCart, I want to thank everyone for coming - especially when it was a gorgeous day outside! It was great to see some familiar faces and make new contacts for the future.   I also want to say a big thank you to our friends at Welford Media and Realex Payments for putting everything together and making it an enjoyable evening for everyone who attended. For any OpenCart development, design, or marketing projects check out our recommended partner Welford Media. If you're looking for a new payment gateway for your OpenCart store, check out Realex Payments' great offer.   We can't wait for the next OpenCart meetup to happen! Make sure to sign up to the OpenCart newsletter to find out more about out next meetup.        Ready for the OpenCart meetup with Welford Media & Realex Payments!       David Moore of Realex Payments giving an introduction at the meetup.       Gareth Christian-Lim of Welford Media opening the Mobilegeddon talk.       Free beers and pizza!         Gareth Christian-Lim, Welford Media.         Great networking opportunities.       One-on-one training opportunities with the team.           [Less]

Presentation and appearance of a website is very important. For an ecommerce store it can be vital! Your store’s performance and sale depends on your website’s appearance.    Think about an extension which you can use to create stunning ... [More] animations and slides. You might be thinking, I am not a programmer or animator! So, I could not have that on my website. But, how it would sound if I say you would not require any programming knowledge to use our module?    Yes. Slider Revolution is such an extension. It is an All-Purpose Slide Displaying Solution that allows for showing almost any kind of content with highly customizable transitions, effects and custom animations. Due to its visual oriented interface and countless customization options, Slider Revolution is suited for novice, beginners and pro’s alike!   Slider Revolution is the number one slider animation plug-in. Because: It’s 100% responsive and suits on any screen size It has the most powerful visual animation builder which supports DRAG and DROP Multilayer support Live preview of the slider you are working on. Various loop animations for caption, images and bullet points. Parallax layer effects. Numbers of usable fonts via PunchFonts Improved Ken Burns sliding 100% portable! You can Import/Export your slider! Multi-Language support along with slider’s admin panel interface translation 100% SEO friendly and many more features!   These are the reasons why Slider Revolution is the most popular slider plug-in on the web! More than 13,000 (Thirteen thousands) copies of it’s jQuery version, more than 1,100 (One thousand and one hundred) copies of Prestashop version, over 56,900 (Fifty six thousand and nine hundred) copies of wordpress version and over 600 (Six hundred) copies of Magento version was sold.    Good news is recently they have released their OpenCart version. If you want to check how it looks & see a live demo please visit this url: http://revolution.themepunch.com/opencart/   There are various prebuilt combinations of demo slider is available on this page.  You can also have a test drive to their admin interface.    http://prestawarrior.com/oc/revslider/admin/    user: demo   pass: demo   There is an intensive documentation which might help you to understand how to use the plugin and make most of it. Documentation link: http://smartdatasoft.com/doc/oc/revolution                   This blog post has been sponsored by SmartDataSoft. Please note that whilst OpenCart recommends SmartDataSoft, all views and opinions in this blog post belong to SmartDataSoft and are not those of OpenCart. OpenCart is not responsible for any opinions or claims made in this blog post.    [Less]

Presentation and appearance of a website is very important. For an ecommerce store it can be vital! Your store’s performance and sale depends on your website’s appearance.    Think about an extension which you can use to create stunning ... [More] animations and slides. You might be thinking, I am not a programmer or animator! So, I could not have that on my website. But, how it would sound if I say you would not require any programming knowledge to use our module?    Yes. Slider Revolution is such an extension. It is an All-Purpose Slide Displaying Solution that allows for showing almost any kind of content with highly customizable transitions, effects and custom animations. Due to its visual oriented interface and countless customization options, Slider Revolution is suited for novice, beginners and pro’s alike!   Slider Revolution is the number one slider animation plug-in. Because: It’s 100% responsive and suits on any screen size It has the most powerful visual animation builder which supports DRAG and DROP Multilayer support Live preview of the slider you are working on. Various loop animations for caption, images and bullet points. Parallax layer effects. Numbers of usable fonts via PunchFonts Improved Ken Burns sliding 100% portable! You can Import/Export your slider! Multi-Language support along with slider’s admin panel interface translation 100% SEO friendly and many more features!   These are the reasons why Slider Revolution is the most popular slider plug-in on the web! More than 13,000 (Thirteen thousands) copies of it’s jQuery version, more than 1,100 (One thousand and one hundred) copies of Prestashop version, over 56,900 (Fifty six thousand and nine hundred) copies of wordpress version and over 600 (Six hundred) copies of Magento version was sold.    Good news is recently they have released their OpenCart version. If you want to check how it looks & see a live demo please visit this url: http://revolution.themepunch.com/opencart/   There are various prebuilt combinations of demo slider is available on this page.  You can also have a test drive to their admin interface.    http://prestawarrior.com/oc/revslider/admin/    user: demo   pass: demo   There is an intensive documentation which might help you to understand how to use the plugin and make most of it. Documentation link: http://smartdatasoft.com/doc/oc/revolution                   This blog post has been sponsored by SmartDataSoft. Please note that whilst OpenCart recommends SmartDataSoft, all views and opinions in this blog post belong to SmartDataSoft and are not those of OpenCart. OpenCart is not responsible for any opinions or claims made in this blog post.    [Less]

Presentation and appearance of a website is very important. For an ecommerce store it can be vital! Your store’s performance and sale depends on your website’s appearance.    Think about an extension which you can use to create stunning ... [More] animations and slides. You might be thinking, I am not a programmer or animator! So, I could not have that on my website. But, how it would sound if I say you would not require any programming knowledge to use our module?    Yes. Slider Revolution is such an extension. It is an All-Purpose Slide Displaying Solution that allows for showing almost any kind of content with highly customizable transitions, effects and custom animations. Due to its visual oriented interface and countless customization options, Slider Revolution is suited for novice, beginners and pro’s alike!   Slider Revolution is the number one slider animation plug-in. Because: It’s 100% responsive and suits on any screen size It has the most powerful visual animation builder which supports DRAG and DROP Multilayer support Live preview of the slider you are working on. Various loop animations for caption, images and bullet points. Parallax layer effects. Numbers of usable fonts via PunchFonts Improved Ken Burns sliding 100% portable! You can Import/Export your slider! Multi-Language support along with slider’s admin panel interface translation 100% SEO friendly and many more features!   These are the reasons why Slider Revolution is the most popular slider plug-in on the web! More than 13,000 (Thirteen thousands) copies of it’s jQuery version, more than 1,100 (One thousand and one hundred) copies of Prestashop version, over 56,900 (Fifty six thousand and nine hundred) copies of wordpress version and over 600 (Six hundred) copies of Magento version was sold.    Good news is recently they have released their OpenCart version. If you want to check how it looks & see a live demo please visit this url: http://revolution.themepunch.com/opencart/   There are various prebuilt combinations of demo slider is available on this page.  You can also have a test drive to their admin interface.    http://prestawarrior.com/oc/revslider/admin/    user: demo   pass: demo   There is an intensive documentation which might help you to understand how to use the plugin and make most of it. Documentation link: http://smartdatasoft.com/doc/oc/revolution                   This blog post has been sponsored by SmartDataSoft. Please note that whilst OpenCart recommends SmartDataSoft, all views and opinions in this blog post belong to SmartDataSoft and are not those of OpenCart. OpenCart is not responsible for any opinions or claims made in this blog post.    [Less]