This release is a stable production-ready release and will be the first supported release in the v3.x series. This release is still marked as an Alpha release due to framework changes that are still planned. We therefore recommend the installation of this release to those that are performing it themselves, and for hosting and service providers to wait until the final release of v3.0 before making it available to their customers.
The community add-ons site is now accepting uploads for this release and discussion channels are open in the community support forums.
The osCommerce Online Merchant v2.2 to v3.0 migration tool will be made available by the end of March for existing installations to use, and is only recommended to those that will be updating their installations leading up to the final v3.0 release.
New Features
Some of the new features in osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0 Alpha 5 include:
- New object-oriented framework (alpha 1)
- New installation routine (alpha 1)
- register_globals and magic_quotes_gpc compatibility (alpha 1)
- New template structure implementation (alpha 1)
- Search-engine optimizations (alpha 1)
- Service modules (alpha 1)
- Checkout procedure cleanup (alpha 2)
- New language definitions implementation (alpha 2)
- Updated payment modules with post-transaction actions (alpha 3)
- Catalog front-end, administration tool, and installation routine combined (alpha 3)
- XHTML/CSS based default template layout for the catalog side (alpha 3)
- Multiple product images implementation (alpha 3)
- New action modules (alpha 3)
- Administration Tool access levels (alpha 4)
- Administrator Log (alpha 4)
- Administration Tool batch action capabilities (alpha 4)
- HTML Editor for product descriptions (alpha 4)
- Full zone entries for most countries (alpha 4; Anders Pamdal)
- Language injection feature for similar languages (alpha 4)
- GeoIP Modules for the Administration Tool Who's Online section (alpha 4)
- Product Attributes and Product Variants implementation (alpha 5)
- Dynamic Table Listings (Administration Tool) (alpha 5)
- Live Search (Administration Tool) (alpha 5)
- Administration Tool sections now self-contained Applications (alpha 5)
- Error Logging; both PHP and MySQL errors and warnings now logged (forced runtime usage of PHP E_ALL and MySQL STRICT_ALL_TABLES) (alpha5)
- Stabilized Framework (alpha 5)
- Usage of JSON for RPC calls (alpha 5)
- Inclusion of jQuery v1.3.2 and jQuery UI v1.7 (alpha 5)
osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0 Roadmap
The roadmap leading up to the final v3.0 release is defined as:
osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0 Beta 1
- HTML E-Mails
- Purchase Without Account
- Frozen Framework
- Updated Frontend/GUI
- Upgrade from v2.2 and v3.0 Alpha 5
osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0
- Finalize Updated Frontend/GUI
- Documentation
- Certified Modules
- Upgrade from v2.2 and v3.0 Beta 1
osCommerce Online Merchant v3.1
- Backup/Import/Export Features
osCommerce Online Merchant v3.2
- Gift Vouchers and Coupons
