OpenCart version 4.0.2.0 is the latest version of the popular open-source E-commerce platform. This new version has been designed with improved performance and enhanced scalability in mind. It also comes with a range of new features. In this article, we will take a look at some of the new or existing fine tunned features in OpenCart:
1. Notifications – Notification system at “Store Admin” panel
2. Rename Admin Directory – For more security you can rename the admin directory folder name
3. Summer Note Editor is replaced by Coeditor
4. Checkboxes, Radio buttons are now in toggle mode
5. The store settings are now more organized
6. All 3rd party extensions are now in separate “extension” folder
7. GDPR Consent
8. Variant Products – You can now choose to use create a new product variant based off a master product and link the stock quantities. Variant products can have either own information or use master product information.
9. Cron Jobs – Now you do not need to add multiple Cron Jobs commands into Cron Job manager, simply put one global command that execute at every one minute. All other 3rd party extensions croon job put under Extensions > Cron Jobs page. It is useful when hosting a provider does not allow adding more than one Cron Job command.
(Information from official OpenCart Site)
