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Our previous layout served us well for the past 4 years, but it's time for a new one and therefore a new WHMCS integration! This time we went beyond the mere template customsation of my previous integration and have started linking other parts of our website into WHMCS.

 

Login Details

Email: a@a.com

Password: 123456

 

General Changes - http://www.valcatohosting.com

 

  • Added 53 new strings to the language file for more explanation throughout the client area and order process,
  • Email templates to match website layout.
  • Sidebars added throughout

 

Order System Changes - https://secure.valcato.com/cart.php'>https://secure.valcato.com/cart.php

  • Added description of the options on the configureproductdomain and additional domain fields,
  • Added images to server configurable options,
  • Added card logos and description of the payment methods,
  • WorldPay payment page also customised.
  • Telesign verification pages customised.

 

Client Area Changes- https://secure.valcato.com

  • Entire system requires login - I've created a login (details above) so you guys can have a look; feel free to poke around, please don't place any orders though.
  • Custom ajax login form, that also logs clients into our community forums. The same form can also be used to login to cPanel simply by enteirng the domain and password (the username is referenced from the WHMCS database).
  • cPanel login buttons added to client area homepage.
  • And many, many more smaller tweaks I couldn't possibly mention.

 

 

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I'm extremely pleased with how its turned out and welcome your comments; be as brutal as you like.

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Nice job, looks somewhat different from the usual setup.

Don't want to be critical of a nice job, but... your site is very grey and doesnt contain many images.

Don't get me wrong, I like subtle uses of grey but the darker grey isnt a bit heavy and less 'subtle'.

 

Was the low use of images intentional to keep loading times down, and benefit from Google enhancements... or?

 

Just wondered, either way nice job. :)

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Thanks for your comments.

 

@steam.roy: I used if queries in the viewcart.tpl file to display an icon if the configurable options with those particular names were being used.

 

I just copied the web20cart template and renamed it during development so I could instantly switch back to the previous template if there was some catastrophy during the upgrade...but of course everything went smoothly.

 

 

@PingVPS: Yes the lack of images and heavy use of CSS on the layout is intentional. Many years ago we had a flash layout, when we switched to a CSS heady/low image layout our search engine rankings shot up, so we're keeping the same scheme this time round too.

 

I like to think it's simple yet effective...I also have a personal loathing of stock pictures of smiling people wearing headsets and pictures of random servers, so they were definately out ;)

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