Turnkey OpenCart store development for catalogs with thousands of products

What a turnkey OpenCart website includes

We consider a turnkey OpenCart website done when a test order has gone all the way from the cart to payment and a shipping label from the delivery service. The $2,499 base covers the catalog, product page, cart, checkout, admin panel, one payment provider and one delivery service, such as LiqPay and Nova Poshta. The price assumes one language and photos and descriptions you already have. A turnkey store with custom design, catalog population and integrations starts at $4,500.

Product upload, accounting sync, a second language, upgrading an old version and migration are priced separately. You can compare formats on the pricing page.

Filters for thousands of products

A filter helps when it shows only the values that products in the category actually have. We take them from a single reference list, so each size or color appears in the filter once. The test import contains a simple product, a product with options and a product listed in several categories. We use it to check the filter, page URLs and that a repeat import doesn't create duplicates.

Sometimes a product is sitting in the warehouse and the site search still can't find it. Often the cause is in the product data.

Retail and wholesale in one store

OpenCart splits buyers into customer groups. A retail shopper sees regular prices, while a wholesale buyer who logs in sees their group's prices and quantity discounts. A manager approves new wholesale buyers by hand. The platform does all of this itself, so you don't need a second site for wholesale.

It's a different story when every client has their own negotiated price list, credit limit and payment terms, and a manager signs off on large orders. Customer groups can't express that, and it's fairer to look at a Laravel store, where these rules are written around your process.

Upgrading OpenCart 1.5 and 2.x is closer to a migration

Templates and the format of modules and modifications changed between versions 1.5, 2.x, 3.x and 4.x, so an old store rarely updates with one click. First we make a list: theme, modules, OCMOD and vQmod modifications, edits made directly in core files. Those edits often carry an important rule, such as a discount for regular customers or a special delivery option, and they don't show up in the module list.

After that review you can see what moves over as is, what needs replacing and what can be left behind. The new version can be built alongside the old one, so the store keeps selling while we move the data.

Migration without losing URLs or orders

We collect the old category and product URLs in advance and decide where each one should lead. Pages that bring traffic get a 301 redirect to their new address, so a shopper coming from search doesn't hit a 404 error. Old filter URLs aren't carried over mechanically if the new catalog structure is different.

Customers, orders and loyalty points are migrated separately, because passwords and history don't move the way products do. Before switching the domain, we check the priority URLs by hand. For promotion after launch, see SEO for online stores.

Modules and accounting sync

OpenCart has ready-made modules for LiqPay and Nova Poshta, for exports to the Prom and Rozetka marketplaces and for sync with BAS or 1C. Before the estimate we check whether a module supports your version, who wrote it and whether it still gets updates. Two modules that both change checkout can conflict, so each job gets one module. If a closed-source module carries your sales, we flag it in the estimate along with its developer's name.

We estimate the accounting sync once we've seen the documentation and have test access. We agree where prices come from, how often stock updates and what happens when a sync fails. Large price-list updates are split into batches and run when they won't get in shoppers' way.

After launch

We hand the store over with access details and a list of versions, licenses and custom changes. Core and module updates are tested first on a copy of the store, payment and delivery included. That work falls under support, which is ordered separately.

If you're still choosing a platform, the online stores page lists every format, from ready-made platforms to development from scratch.

How to order an OpenCart store

Leave your contact details in the form above, or fill in the brief if you'd rather answer in writing. After the call we'll tell you whether OpenCart suits you and prepare an estimate with a list of open questions.