My multistore is Opencart 1.5.5.1
What are the benefits of upgrading to latest Opencart v2 ?
What are the problems with upgrading?
Background:
I built my store about 3 years ago.
I have quite a lot of extensions installed, some I have never updated. I think it would be quite a lot of work to update them, test them, iron out any bugs etc etc
So I'm considering doing a fresh install of OC 2 on a different server, installing only extensions I need nowadays then migrating product and category data by bulk export / import using available extensions.
IS it worth upgrading now or should I leave it a while until Opencart 2 gets even better?
Cheers
I find Opencart 2 to be much more streamlined and user-friendly.
And the fact that it's responsive (mobile-friendly) out of the box is a big plus as well, ever since Google's "mobile-geddon" last year.
It also has the Custom HTML extension built in which is great!
For those reasons alone I upgraded. But there are many more
Hope that helps!
And the fact that it's responsive (mobile-friendly) out of the box is a big plus as well, ever since Google's "mobile-geddon" last year.
It also has the Custom HTML extension built in which is great!
For those reasons alone I upgraded. But there are many more
Hope that helps!
Thanks Postidol, very helpful.
Is it faster than Opencart 1.5.5.1 ?
Is there any difference in the load it puts on the server e.g. does it need more or less Ram, CPU etc or is there no difference really.
Is Opencart 2 quite robust and stable now or are there significant bugs or functionality that are being worked on for future releases?
Any other benefits of OC2 vs OC 1.5.5.1 ?
Thanks all
Is it faster than Opencart 1.5.5.1 ?
Is there any difference in the load it puts on the server e.g. does it need more or less Ram, CPU etc or is there no difference really.
Is Opencart 2 quite robust and stable now or are there significant bugs or functionality that are being worked on for future releases?
Any other benefits of OC2 vs OC 1.5.5.1 ?
Thanks all
Good Thinking ! And on everything else, you will find out ! Especially, when it comes to Extensions, because,.... a fresh install of OC 2 on a different server, installing only extensions I need...
the Range of available OC-2 Extensions is still limited, and OC-2 still frequently changes in 'internal' design,
so forcing DEV's, to steady update existing V-2 Mod's to meet latest Spec's.
It depends on, what one has done already, in an older OC-Version, to unleash it's many (by default) hidden Horses.Is it faster than Opencart 1.5.5.1 ?
I get about the same Overall results, using one of my refined (+ ~30 VqMods) v.1.5.6.5 OpenShop's with a responsive Theme, compared with a similarely tuned Oc v.2.2, with a handfull VqMods, and a default theme, and it's default Sample Cat's and Products. But OC-2 has not yet been tested by me with a few thousand Products, as I do it with OC v.1.5.6.x, so, I cannot really compare.
The greatest Benefit of OC v1.5.x is, that it only has to 'handle' VqMod, at best, but OC-2 requiresAny other benefits of OC2 vs OC 1.5.5.1 ?
OcMod plus VqMod to work, combined, (in probably 99 percent of all installations) so uses TWO different 'engines', both or them basically built, to basically do the same, just in a fundamentally different way.
This makes it not easier, if one likes to add a lot of Mod's, of both kinds. And since OcMod cannot be disabled, by Default, one should better concentrate on aquiring OcMod's only, if one seeks maximum Performace, and a Miminum of possible Problems, related to OC-2 and Extensions, in general.
is a personal Opinion, and heavy depends on a Theme, someone uses for it. AndI find Opencart 2 to be much more streamlined and user-friendly.
when it comes to handling the Admin Section, I love the DEV, who created a Mod,
to get rid of that clamsy Admin Side Selection Crab, at least in a PC Screen View.
Tema Alternativo para Administração
http://www.opencart.com/index.php?route ... n_id=22813
mentioned here as well:
http://forum.opencart.com/viewtopic.php?f=182&t=155606
I hope it helps a little...
Good Luck
Ernie
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