simple but easy to edit opencart theme

I am doing a new opencart website for someone I know and they want it minimalistic but they want to edit the text and images themselves so seeing what the best theme is to use that's easy for them to edit. I'm using opencart 3.0.3.8

I looked at the journal theme and installed it but the editing side of it on the admin side looks quite complicated and took me bit of time to work out where to find the parts to edit and how to do it and only found a few things so far so reckon it's going to be quite complicated for them to do themselves

I thought of the default theme as it's simple but the edit side of it on the admin side but some sections would require HTML so thought I can use the HTML module and just tell them to just edit the text within the HTML code but is there any pagebuilder for the default theme that could make it easier so they don't have to switch to HTML mode and change the text and switch back again to normal mode, just thinking for example they want three circles, each has it's own background image with text underneath, I know I can do it in HTML with CSS but if they want to change the background image of the circle, they would need to edit the image src themselves but they may not understand that being HTML

Just trying to make it easy as possible for them

I have something that my be of use.
It is not foolproof. It does so many different things depending on the settings - but it provides examples, one that is similar to your request that can be copied and edited and then refer back to the example.
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=33048

Paul offers some simple css themes
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=36706

Page builders can be found in the marketplace or something like this
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=45380

by mona wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2025 5:06 pm

I have something that my be of use.
It is not foolproof. It does so many different things depending on the settings - but it provides examples, one that is similar to your request that can be copied and edited and then refer back to the example.
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=33048

Paul offers some simple css themes
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=36706

Page builders can be found in the marketplace or something like this
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=45380

Hi Mona

Thank you for your reply and the links, appreciate it

Your extension looks good and could use that, does it work with default themes and custom themes if needed?

The Roxina pagebuilder looks a good one as it's a theme with the pagebuilder and looks quite easy to use

ianhaney50 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2025 4:35 pm

I am doing a new opencart website for someone I know and they want it minimalistic but they want to edit the text and images themselves so seeing what the best theme is to use that's easy for them to edit. I'm using opencart 3.0.3.8

Text and images can be edited through OpenCart, the theme used doesn't affect that.

We currently have 7 (and counting) beautiful, minimal, responsive, CSS-only themes available in the marketplace:
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... er=antropy

ianhaney50 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2025 6:50 pm

by mona wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2025 5:06 pm

I have something that my be of use.
It is not foolproof. It does so many different things depending on the settings - but it provides examples, one that is similar to your request that can be copied and edited and then refer back to the example.
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=33048

Paul offers some simple css themes
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=36706

Page builders can be found in the marketplace or something like this
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=45380

Hi Mona

Thank you for your reply and the links, appreciate it

Your extension looks good and could use that, does it work with default themes and custom themes if needed?

The Roxina pagebuilder looks a good one as it's a theme with the pagebuilder and looks quite easy to use

My module is independent of Opencart. There can always be some conflicts when themes and other extensions are involved, but generally it should have no reason to interact with any theme.

by mona wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:41 am

ianhaney50 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2025 6:50 pm

by mona wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2025 5:06 pm

I have something that my be of use.
It is not foolproof. It does so many different things depending on the settings - but it provides examples, one that is similar to your request that can be copied and edited and then refer back to the example.
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=33048

Paul offers some simple css themes
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=36706

Page builders can be found in the marketplace or something like this
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=45380

Hi Mona

Thank you for your reply and the links, appreciate it

Your extension looks good and could use that, does it work with default themes and custom themes if needed?

The Roxina pagebuilder looks a good one as it's a theme with the pagebuilder and looks quite easy to use

My module is independent of Opencart. There can always be some conflicts when themes and other extensions are involved, but generally it should have no reason to interact with any theme.

Ahh ok, so with your extension, I can create sections with it and add/edit the text or images with it on the default theme or another theme if needed but may try it with the default theme?

It is a separate module. It has nothing to do with editing of Opencart.
It basically is a interface to write custom html modules but little or no coding skills, although css is always useful and imagination is great.
You add those in design => layouts as normal.

It is a quick way to add sliding menu to the right/left, payment icons, sub menus, home page categories etc. Or create the framework to use in something else.

Most people (including me) copy the example and edit the copy for your own purpose.
Copy is better because you can refer back to the original to check settings.
As I said it is not fool proof like most modules that do only one thing are. It does many things.
It also does not connect to any of opencart (ie products or categories).
It is purely a design tool for custom elements.

It should also probably be mentioned that external services that are used in the examples (eg tiktok) prevent services from being embed. This are not in my control.

by mona wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2025 3:10 pm

It is a separate module. It has nothing to do with editing of Opencart.
It basically is a interface to write custom html modules but little or no coding skills, although css is always useful and imagination is great.
You add those in design => layouts as normal.

It is a quick way to add sliding menu to the right/left, payment icons, sub menus, home page categories etc. Or create the framework to use in something else.

Most people (including me) copy the example and edit the copy for your own purpose.
Copy is better because you can refer back to the original to check settings.
As I said it is not fool proof like most modules that do only one thing are. It does many things.
It also does not connect to any of opencart (ie products or categories).
It is purely a design tool for custom elements.

It should also probably be mentioned that external services that are used in the examples (eg tiktok) prevent services from being embed. This are not in my control.

No problem, it could work as just need to add a circular image with text underneath on the homepage but needs to be easy for the client to do that. Does the client have to do it using HTML or can your module do that without knowledge of HTML?

The only other thing needed is to create a page which can do as a information page but have two columns on it, on the left would be a image and on the right would be text. Can your module do that and be easy for the client to do or again would HTML be the only way to do it?

The example "Vittals" just happens to be and example built in to the module to be exactly what you asked for (circles). For the two sided request I used the example of bookcase (I probably could use Vittals also) Both can be added to Opencart design layouts.
However, to a specific information page - would require you to set up a new Opencart layout for that specific page. The module does not change how opencart works.

NOTE: THE VERSION FOR OC3 DOES NOT ADD FOOTER POSITIONS

by mona wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 21, 2025 4:45 pm

The example "Vittals" just happens to be and example built in to the module to be exactly what you asked for (circles).
links-Vittal.jpg
For the two sided request I used the example of bookcase (I probably could use Vittals also)
links-Bookcase.jpg

Both can be added to Opencart design layouts.
However, to a specific information page - would require you to set up a new Opencart layout for that specific page. The module does not change how opencart works.

NOTE: THE VERSION FOR OC3 DOES NOT ADD FOOTER POSITIONS

Thank you so much, it looks perfect

I'll buy that shortly.

Thank you for all your help and replies, appreciate it. If I get stuck on it, I'll message you if that's ok

No problem. Message me using the email on the extension.

by mona wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 21, 2025 5:07 pm

No problem. Message me using the email on the extension.

No worries thank you