Top 10 Premium Themes for OpenCart
Posted by Hassan in Web DesignNov 2nd, 2011 | no responses
When it comes to eCommerce scripts there are plenty of options available in the market. You can use WordPress coupled with a theme tailored for online stores, or you can choose a standalone script like Cube Cart or OpenCart. Among all these options, OpenCart clearly stands out from the rest. It is well designed, easy to use, SE friendly and, above all, absolutely free. If you want to jump onto the eCommerce bandwagon then this platform is the best choice.
Here are some stunning themes that can take your OpenCart website to a whole new level:
Shoppica:
This gorgeous theme can turn your small online shop into a customer magnet. It gives you full control over the looks and feel of your site. You can easily add your own personal touch without losing the professional flavor. Before purchasing the theme you can try out different color combinations and background options in the demo.
Other Features:
• Shoppica allows your customers to arrange products in a list or a grid structure
• Every category section can have its very own color scheme and slider
• Search engine friendly coding
• Fixed or fluid layout
• Highly customizable footer section
Fashionista:
Because of its neat layout, appealing color scheme and extensive use of jQuery, Fashionista is often regarded as the best theme for OpenCart. By using this theme you can greatly improve the shopping experience of your clients. It comes with detailed documentation covering every important thing from installation to trouble shooting.
Other Features:
• Search engine optimized code
• Easy installations
• Unlimited color schemes. You can make as many combinations as you like (this feature is also available in the preview)
• Two different page structures (one column and two column)
• Freedom to use the icons and fonts of your choice
Spicylicious:
This highly customizable OpenCart theme has been built with eCommerce and SEO in mind. The original graphics are related to the food and restaurant niche but you can easily customize them for your own store. With this theme you get two different skins and hundreds of customization options. If you want your store to be professional and completely unique then this theme is the right choice.
Other Features:
• Back-end control panel for quick and easy customization
• Smooth jQuery slider with more than 140 effects
• Special features for social networking
• Multiple fonts
• A nifty little box for quick access to shopping cart
Cart Mania:
Cart Mania comes packed with premium eCommerce features, a customized cart and useful shopping modules. With five color schemes and endless customization options, you can create a unique store.
Other Features:
• 24/7 theme support
• Well documented
• Facebook buttons for individual product feature
• Separate slider for showing brands
• Built-in PrettyPhoto plugin
• Two level deep menu
• Customizable home text module
Modern Store
Another great theme for OpenCart. Like Spicylicious it comes with two different skins, dark and light. Three built-in custom modules give your site extra power and functionality. Most of the pages are heavily modified for more flexibility. This universal theme can be used for any kind of store.
Other Features:
• Custom color options
• Custom Nivo Slider
• Banner module
• Beautiful color scheme
• More than 180 Google fonts
DropShipper
This theme has been created specifically for online drop shipping businesses. If you want to start such a business then this theme can give your store the professional look it needs. Installation and customization is extremely easy thanks to the detailed documentation provided by the developer.
Other Features:
• Ajax powered shopping cart (products are added to cart without reloading the page)
• Category-based search engine
• Automatic addition of products to the “Latest Products” section
• Count down timer for special items
Vanity Shop:
At first look Vanity Shop might seem like a very simple theme but actually it is loaded with highly advanced features. For instance it has twenty different page styles and it allows you to sell physical as well as digital goods. You can also integrate it with Facebook, Twitter and Google Analytics.
Other Features:
• Gives your customers the ability to add reviews and rate products
• Built-in contact form with validation and anti-spam system
• HTML sitemap for fast indexing and even distribution of pagerank
• Cufon font replacement
Apparel Store:
Apparel Store, as the name suggests, is an OpenCart theme designed for sellers of t-shirts and other similar products. Unlike the other themes on this list it is not very universal. To make it suitable for any other kind of store you might have to put in a lot of effort.
Other Features:
• Simple and clean layout
• Separate homepage slider for featured products
• Built-in Facebook and Twitter buttons on individual pages
• Newly added products automatically appear on the “Latest Products” section of the homepage
• Easy to use yet powerful admin panel
Phantom Shop:
With its dark color scheme and flashy graphics, Phantom Shop is possibly the most glamorous theme on this list. The default look is ideal for featuring jewelry items, cosmetics, fashionable clothing or anything else related to fashion. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use it for other niches. Some quick customizations can change it into anything you want.
Other Features:
• Contact form with anti spam features
• HTML sitemap generator
• Cufon font replacement
• Pre-optimized for Google and other search engines
• Translation ready
Layover
Layover is a very fast theme, thanks to its light weight code and minimalistic graphics. But despite of the simple appearance this theme is very elegant. Moreover the high loading speed can help you improve the search engine ranking of your store and allow your customers to browse through the pages very quickly. Being a relatively new theme, it can only be used on OpenCart 1.4+.
Other Features:
• Blazing fast
• Fancybox and jQuery integration
• Around 8 different page styles
Starting an online store is one of the best ways to make money in today’s economy. However, you can’t gain considerable success unless your store looks completely professional and unique. You can hire a designer to come up with a creative layout and color scheme for your pages but doing this is nearly impossible for many new businesses due to budget constraints. A premium theme is the next best thing. By purchasing one of the above mentioned OpenCart themes you can give your business a big boost.
Happy selling!!
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