MyCubeCart.com – Road to 2009
With the one year anniversary of MyCubeCart.com fast approaching, it was time for some long over due updates and changes around here. Just over a week ago I turned the site on it’s head and began a major overhaul of site design, features, functionality and product inventory. I’m happy with the progress and hope to keep development moving on course.
So what exactly is changing?
The simple answer, everything.
It started with a design. I was growing a little tired of the MyCubeCart.com design. I had new design concepts for the site previously but never took them to the next step. This time around there was no holding back. While there are some bits of formatting to finalize throughout the site, what you see now is pretty consistent with what will be the finished product.
The second order of business was to bring the CubeCart version up to date. This task in itself was not monumental I was previously running a lightly customized version of 4.2.1.
The big task in front of me was that I wanted to expand the boundaries of what this site is and how it will serve the CubeCart community. Previously it was really nothing beyond a cookie cutter CubeCart site which I used as a platform to sell my skins and mods. While that in itself has served me very well over the past year, I want to do more. Much more.
CubeCart and WordPress Mashup
MyCubeCart.com is presently powered by a CubeCart and WordPress mashup. Both CubeCart 4.2.2 and WordPress 2.6.2 are serving up the content of and features of every MyCubeCart.com page you see.
This is not the first time I’ve done a CubeCart and WordPress mashup, I’ve actually completed previous integrations of the two in the past.
Updates and maintenance on the previous sites can prove to be a bit more laborious then desired. I sought to squash that problem this time around and feel I’ve successfully done so. My present integration has less than 5 core CubeCart files modified and none of the core WordPress files. Updates to either solution should be much more simplified.
There are various levels of integration achievable with a mashup like this. I plan to detail my process and other possibilities in a tutorial series in the near future.
Did you say Tutorial?
Sure did. I have a great deal of experience developing CubeCart sites for my clients. It’s rare that a vanilla CubeCart installation fits the bill. In fact, I don’t think thats every happened.
I find myself tweaking and modifying CubeCart to serve any number of needs a client may present, large and small. There is no replacement for experience and I wish to share mine with you.
MyCubeCart.com Skins
All of the existing MyCubeCart.com skin inventory will be updated and released again in the weeks to come. A new inventory of skins will continue to be released each month.
The current MyCubeCart.com design will also be released by the end of October. It will be available in at least 4 different color combinations.
MyCubeCart.com Mods
MyCubeCart.com had only a brief inventory of mods, presently there are none. This is set to change as well.
Some of the mods planned for release will be complimentary of MyCubeCart.com tutorials and provided free of charge.
If you have a custom modification request, fire off a message. I’d be glad to help you explore making your request a reality.
Come Back Soon
Now that the foundation of the new MyCubeCart.com has been laid out, things will continue to move quickly. Be sure to check back often as you don’t want to miss out on a few surprises.
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