We here at AbanteCart wish to express our sincere appreciation to all users, developers and supporters, as we celebrate our 5th anniversary. Yes, it has been 5 years and we are proud of what AbanteCart has become. We have achieved this milestone thanks to the hard work every team member who has contributed to its success.
AbanteCart eCommerce solution was made public on November 11, 2011 (11/11/11). Since then, we have developed many features and went through many phases of changes and improvements to get to where we are now. Below are some significant milestone achievements that are worth mentioning:
These are just few highlights of features and improvements introduced in the past 5 years.
AbanteCart marketplace was launched in March 2014. In 2016 alone, independent authors/developers have added 150 new extensions to the marketplace. This number is growing fast, as we get more and more users and developers who like to work or develop with AbanteCart. Latest featured extensions include Fast Checkout, Online Donations, Monnika Theme and many more.
Moving forward, we have a long standing promise to continue innovate and expand AbanteCart eCommerce platform, features, community and the marketplace
If you are not yet using AbanteCart or developing with it, please join our team. There is much more that we can still build together and offer the best ecommerce solution for every business.
Join us in celebration of 5 years and many more in the futureWe are very excited to announce arrival of new AbanteCart v1.2. Many hours has been spent in the past few month to design and develop new version of AbanteCart.
Version 1.2 is the best work we have ever done with new improved UI and 100% mobile interface for administration and for storefront. Many features are introduced in new version. Check AbanteCart v1.2 out in the demo or download your own free copy.
Where to download AbanteCart 1.2?
AbanteCart 1.2 can be downloaded at Sourceforge or on our Github repository. Download ZIP
Feedback and ideas
First of, we would like to thank users on the forum who provided valuable feedback. We have considered most of suggestions and apologize if we could not accommodate all the requests and suggestion.
We continue to look for new ideas and features to include in future versions of AbanteCart. Please continue to suggest new ideas on our forum.
What about older versions?
Good news, core upgrade from 1.1.9 to new version 1.2 will be available soon.
As for upgrade of extensions, we have tried very hard to preserve backward compatibility, but since we move to Bootstrap and HTML5 admin, some extensions will require update for HTML part. We are working on upgrade instructions for developers.
Enjoy new AbanteCart 1.2 and stay connected
We are very excited to announce release of new AbanteCart v1.2 beta. Since last announcement of alpha version we have made a number of fixes and tests.
Version 1.2 is the best work we have ever done with new improved UI and making AbanteCart 100% mobile ecommerce solution.
We are looking forward to know your opinion and feedback on our product and report any possible issues or suggestions.
Get involved and help us make AbanteCart 1.2 bug free prior of its production version release. Everyone can join the effort to try, test run and help our community efficiently resolve any outstanding issues.
Where to download AbanteCart 1.2 Beta?
AbanteCart 1.2 beta can be downloaded on our Github repository. Download ZIP
How to help?
We are looking for help testing AbanteCart 1.2 to find any bugs that might have been missed, locating any text typos or misspellings or missed translations.
In addition to testing, we welcome suggestions to further improvements. If improvements do not require substantial rework, we can include in this release or add them to next once.
How to report an issue?
If you do encounter an issue with AbanteCart 1.2, please report it by registering on our bug tracker and our team will work on the issue. Please check first if an issue you have found hasn't already been reported or resolved.
Feedback and ideas
First of, we would like to thank users on the forum who provided valuable feedback and helped transition from Alpha stage to Beta.
AbanteCart 1.2 is closed for any new features at this time, but we continue to look for new ideas and features to include in future versions of AbanteCart. Please continue to suggest new ideas on our forum.
What about older versions?
Good news, core upgrade will be available with final release of AbanteCart 1.2.
As for upgrade of extensions, we have tried very hard to preserve backward compatibility, but since we move to Bootstrap and HTML5 admin, some extensions will require update for HTML part. We will work on upgrade instructions for developers.
NOTE: Even though, majority of the problems in AbanteCart 1.2 beta has beed resolved, we do not advise installing AbanteCart 1.2 on a live stores just yet. The official AbanteCart 1.2 version will be released in mid December and will be ready for live stores.
We are very excited to announce arrival of new AbanteCart v1.2 in the alpha state. Many hours has been spent in the past few month to design and develop new version.
Version 1.2 is the best work we have ever done with new improved UI and making AbanteCart 100% mobile ecommerce solution.
We are looking forward to know your opinion and feedback on our product and report any possible issues or suggestions.
Get involved and help us make AbanteCart 1.2 bug free prior of its production version release. Everyone can join the effort to try, test run and help our community efficiently resolve any outstanding issues.
Where to download AbanteCart 1.2 Alpha?
AbanteCart 1.2 alpha can be downloaded on our Github repository. Download ZIP
How to help?
We are looking for help testing AbanteCart 1.2 to find any bugs that might have been missed, locating any text typos or misspellings or missed translations.
In addition to testing, we welcome suggestions to further improvements. If improvements do not require substantial rework, we can include in this release or add them to next once.
How to report an issue?
If you do encounter an issue with AbanteCart 1.2, please report it by registering on our bug tracker and our team will work on the issue. Please check first if an issue you have found hasn't already been reported or resolved.
Feedback and ideas
First of, we would like to thank users on the forum who provided valuable feedback. We have considered most of suggestions and apologize if we could not accommodate all the requests and suggestion.
AbanteCart 1.2 is closed for any new features at this time, but we continue to look for new ideas and features to include in future versions of AbanteCart. Please continue to suggest new ideas on our forum.
What about older versions?
Good news, core upgrade will be available with final release of AbanteCart 1.2.
As for upgrade of extensions, we have tried very hard to preserve backward compatibility, but since we move to Bootstrap and HTML5 admin, some extensions will require update for HTML part. We will work on upgrade instructions for developers.
NOTE: Even though, majority of the problems in AbanteCart 1.2 alpha has beed resolved, we do not advise installing AbanteCart 1.2 on a live stores just yet. The official AbanteCart 1.2 version will be released this month and will be ready for live stores.
AbanteCart open source free shopping cart introduce "Fund A Feature" program.
Users select new core AbanteCart features they like to see in the future AbanteCart releases, and we make it happen. Our team will develop requested features and support them moving forward.
This is a great way to keep AbanteCart project inline with users demand and rapid techoligical development.
Check the features that we listed now and suggest new features.
http://marketplace.abantecart.com/fund-a-feature
We are excited to build easy to use ecommerce platform to help any online business.
AbnateCart Team
AbanteCart is freely available as a source code download, virtual appliance, and as part of virtual machine. This helps great deal with starting ecommerce fast, however, some installation is required and in case of server installation, hosting and domain name is required.
But, what if you just want to try AbanteCart quick and play with features? Sure thing, you can use online demo, but it is shared with everyone and reset every 30 minutes. Shared demo does not give a lot of freedom to see all great features in AbanteCart and start building your site.
Now this is possible. Anyone can create a personal trial store to test features of AbanteCart and even start building ecommerce site. No need to install anything, no need for domain or hosting, no personal information is asked and no credit cards required.
Personal trial store will have personal URL and secure admin access only you will know. If you decide to make your personal site live, you can do it and any time, with no hassle migration to hosted account.
Installing AbanteCart now is even easier than before with Bitnami. Bitnami AbanteCart Stack provides a one-click install solution for AbanteCart.
With simple native app installation, anyone can have AbanteCart installed on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. This is absolutely free, easy and fun.
Before you do any commitment to your new eCommerce site, click bitnami and give AbanteCart a test. Even if you decided to use AbanteCart it is still absolutely free and open source.
The AbanteCart version 1.1.8 and upgrade package is now ready
We are very excited to present new AbanteCart version 1.1.8 and upgrade package. The distribution package can be downloaded or the upgrade can ran inside your existing AbanteCart.
This release contains large number of new features, updates and fixes. We recommend you try the upgrade in a test copy of AbanteCart first before applying to production sites.
AbanteCart version 1.1.8 with new features, improvements and bug fixes.
New Features and improvements summary:
Bug fixes and improvements Core:
Control Panel:
Storefront:
Extensions:
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