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Looking for new OpenCart store development, theme customization, or version upgrade? As a specialized OpenCart development company, we do it all.
OpenCart Shop Setup and Development
Our experienced team can help you install, maintain, or enhance your OpenCart store with precision and care. We offer a wide range of services including multi-store setup, custom extension development, theme design, payment gateway integration, ERP integration, and much more.
OpenCart Version Upgrade
Transferring the store’s data is the most important step of the version upgrade process. It includes moving store configurations, product lists and customers, sales data, basic SEO setup, and site content. Following the migration principles outlined by OpenCart, our developers will carefully prepare your store database and safely move it to a new OpenCart installation.
Payment Gateway Integration
Citytech’s expert integration services help you achieve seamless and reliable API integrations with a wide range of third-party applications and platforms, effectively streamlining your business operations. We provide various payment gateway integrations, including the recently implemented Klarna payment gateway using the v3 code standards.
Advanced SEO Setting and Data Migration
We can migrate advanced SEO settings from your existing OpenCart store to ensure that your new OpenCart store maintains its search engine rankings. As part of this process, we carefully recreate all existing SEO settings in the upgraded store, optimize the new configurations for improved visibility, and follow a comprehensive SEO optimization checklist to enhance overall performance.
OpenCart Theme Development
Our dedicated OpenCart developers possess the expertise to design and craft visually captivating, user-friendly themes that give your store the competitive edge it needs to stand out. With the combined creativity of our designers and skilled developers, we help you build a compelling and engaging online store experience.
OpenCart Extension Development
Citytech specializes in OpenCart extension development, creating custom features or enhancing existing ones to suit your business needs. Our experts follow OpenCart’s MVC architecture and coding standards, ensuring seamless integration, high performance, and full compatibility with your OpenCart store for long-term success.
Real Businesses. Real Results.
Our OpenCart Development Case Studies
Site URL: https://planetcigars.com/
Planet Cigars is an online cigar retailer offering premium quality cigars at nearly half the price of leading brands.
- Industry : Cigar and Tobacco Accessories
- Technology : OpenCart
- Solutions : B2B
Features:
- Turnkey OpenCart Upgrade
- Theme Setup & Customization
- Complete Data Migration
Site URL: https://castletrimmings.com/
Castle Trimmings is a leading importer and distributor of curtain and sheer tassel tiebacks, rope tiebacks, premium upholstery trimmings, and waterfall string curtains.
- Industry : Home Décor
- Technology : OpenCart
- Solutions : B2B
Features:
- Turnkey OpenCart Version Upgrade
- Theme Setup & Customization
- Complete Data Migration
- User Experience Enhancement
Site URL: https://shop.avstore.tv/
AVstore.tv, part of Voome Networks Srl, is a trusted provider of video and IT technologies in Italy.
- Industry : B2B AV Systems Distributor
- Technology : OpenCart
- Solutions : B2B
Features:
- Turnkey OpenCart Version Upgrade
- Complete Data Migration
- Custom Theme Design
Site URL: https://spachem.co.uk/
SpaChem™ Limited is a leading supplier in the hot tub, spa, and pool industry, offering premium chemicals, filters, equipment, and accessories.
- Industry : Spa and Pool Chemicals Supplier
- Technology : OpenCart
- Solutions : B2B
Features:
- Turnkey OpenCart Version Upgrade
- Complete Data Migration
How to hire us?
Citytech has different engagement models to meet the different needs of customers who are looking for an OpenCart developer or a team of OpenCart developers.
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Our flexible Pricing Models for seamless OpenCart collaboration
Leverage the expertise of OpenCart developers from Citytech to power your OpenCart store with dedicated remote support.
Hourly Plan
- For any support and maintenance project
- Signed NDA and SLA
- Buy a package of hours
- Access to our project management tool to manage your project and task
- Quick and easy start - no long term commitment
- Get regular updates
Monthly Plan
- Full-time/ Part-time developers like a remote employee
- Sign NDA and SLA
- Buy a minimum package of 80 hours per month
- Access to our project management tool to review burn hour reports
- Get regular updates
- Faster delivery and support, as you will work with the same resources
- Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Project Based
- Fixed scope of work
- Sign NDA and SLA
- Price based on project scope of work
- Access to our project management tool to manage your project and tasks
- Get regular updates
Our OpenCart Development Process
Your guide to OpenCart success in six simple steps.
Why choose Citytech for your OpenCart project?
As an experienced OpenCart development company, Citytech has empowered businesses worldwide to build high-performing, scalable, and user-friendly eCommerce solutions. Our team combines deep technical expertise in OpenCart design, customization, and multi-store setup to deliver feature-rich online stores tailored to your business goals. From OpenCart theme development and extension integration to migration, optimization, and maintenance, we ensure your store runs seamlessly across platforms. With a focus on performance, security, and conversion-driven design, Citytech helps you create a robust OpenCart ecosystem that enhances user experience, simplifies management, and maximizes ROI.
- Over a decade of experience working on OpenCart.
- A well-defined process for the upgrade.
- Managed upgrade services that include server setup, optimization, DNS configuration and post-upgrade support.
- Instant support for critical projects.
- Experience in various customization on OpenCart for multistore set-up, payment gateway set-up, ERP, and POS integrations.
- Domain expertise in Retail, Entertainment, Health, Travel, Media, and more.
- Maintaining privacy and confidentiality of the projects and data.
- Tailored solutions for client-specific online store needs.
- On-time project delivery.
Citytech’s Technical Excellence in OpenCart Development
At Citytech Software, we combine best practices, modern tools, and deep OpenCart expertise to build eCommerce platforms that are fast, secure and built to scale.
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Version Control and Code Management
Full Git-based workflows for collaborative development. We use feature branching, pull‐requests, and code reviews to keep code clean, maintainable, and trackable.
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CI/CD and Streamlined Deployment
Automated build, test and deployment pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD or GitHub actions. Ensures continuous integration, repeatable deployments, rollback support, and minimal downtime.
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Performance and Load Testing
We simulate real-world traffic using tools like JMeter, WebPageTest, etc., to identify bottlenecks in page loads, TTFB (Time to First Byte), LCP (Largest Contentful Paint), CLS etc. to ensure the store handles high visitor loads smoothly.
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Automation Testing
Integration of automated test suites (unit, integration and end-to-end) using tools like PHPUnit, Selenium or Playwright to catch issues early in product search, cart flow, checkout, etc.
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Content Delivery and Security
Integration of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) for fast static content delivery, implementing Web Application Firewalls (WAF), HTTPS/SSL everywhere, and secure handling of payment gateways and customer data.
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Advanced Performance Optimization
Full and partial caching strategies: object caching (Redis/Memcached), full-page caching (Varnish or OpenCart’s built-in cache). - Minification and bundling of CSS, JS and HTML to reduce HTTP requests. - Lazy loading of images, responsive image formats (WebP), compressing assets. - Enabling GZIP or Brotli compression on the server. - Using a lightweight, well-optimized theme.
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Web Accessibility and Standards Compliance
Ensuring the storefront adheres to WCAG / ARIA / accessibility guidelines so that it’s usable by all visitors; also compliance with legal regulations (e.g. European accessibility laws).
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Advanced Caching and Search Solutions
Use of Redis / Memcached for session and query caching; full-text search optimizations; configuring search engines (e.g. ElasticSearch) where needed; optimizing search performance especially for large catalogs.
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Server and Database Optimization
Hardened server environments, tuning PHP (PHP-FPM) and using the latest stable versions. Optimize MySQL/MariaDB or equivalent, ensuring that server resources are used efficiently, using SSD storage, and configuring Linux/Nginx or Apache optimally.
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Mobile-First Design and PWA
Responsive theme development, optimizing for mobile performance, and optionally enabling Progressive Web App (PWA) features (such as app-like behavior, offline caching, and fast loading) to improve engagement on mobile and low bandwidth networks.
Client Testimonials
Success speaks louder than words. See how Citytech Software has helped businesses thrive with our OpenCart development services. Explore their stories today.
I had a few companies say they could help upgrade our Open Cart website but once we had our 1st meeting, they had no idea what they were going. Unlike CITYTECH SOFTWARE, they do know what to do and when to do it well without steering you down the wrong path. Thank and Well Done !
We came to CityTech to fix a few bugs on our site. Mohammad and his team are really professional and hardworking. They are Opencart experts and they fixed all issues perfectly, exceeded my expectation. Thank you very much!
Over the passed year or so we have requested about ten different repairs/updates to our open-cart website. All task were completed in a timely mater with out any issues and for a fair price. We are very happy with our website support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions? Our FAQ section provides all the answers you need to make informed decisions with confidence.
OpenCart is an open-source, user-friendly eCommerce platform ideal for businesses seeking a lightweight yet scalable solution. It supports multi-store management, multi-language storefronts, and flexible product attributes. At Citytech, we recommend OpenCart for businesses wanting a customizable and cost-effective online store with room to grow.
Absolutely. Citytech has vast experience in safely migrating stores from platforms like Magento, WooCommerce, Shopify, and others to OpenCart. We ensure secure data transfer, SEO preservation through carefully handled URL redirects, and thorough post-migration testing to minimize downtime or customer disruptions.
We begin with a detailed business analysis to understand your unique goals and workflows. Our expert developers then create tailored themes, extensions, and workflows aligned perfectly with your vision. Our agile methodology ensures timely deliveries with iterative feedback, guaranteeing the final solution fits your business.
Yes, OpenCart’s multi-store feature allows you to manage multiple storefronts, brands, or regions from a single admin panel. Citytech configures and optimizes this feature to ensure seamless management whether you’re operating localized stores or niche markets under one umbrella.
Citytech implements robust security practices including HTTPS/SSL implementation, regular security patching, firewall configurations, anti-DDoS mechanisms, secure payment gateway integrations, and compliance with PCI DSS standards. We continuously monitor and update your store to safeguard customer data and business integrity.
Certainly. We help select, install, and customize the perfect extensions from the extensive OpenCart marketplace or develop bespoke modules when off-the-shelf solutions don’t meet your needs. This enhances your store’s functionality while maintaining optimal performance and compatibility.
Our support extends beyond launch. Citytech offers tailored maintenance packages including regular updates, bug fixes, performance optimization, security audits, and emergency troubleshooting. We also handle version upgrades smoothly to keep your store current without business interruptions.
We integrate a wide range of popular payment gateways like PayPal, Stripe, Klarna, and region-specific options. Citytech ensures seamless setup and configuration to provide your customers with diverse and secure checkout options.
Yes, Citytech specializes in both SEO and performance optimization tailored for OpenCart. We implement SEO-friendly URL structures, meta tag management, sitemap generation, and enable caching, image optimization, and CDN integration to enhance loading speeds and improve your search engine rankings.
OpenCart development costs vary based on project complexity, number of custom features, integrations, and ongoing support needs. Citytech offers transparent pricing after a thorough project assessment, ensuring you receive a scalable solution within your budget, including hosting, theme design, extensions, and developer resources.
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