The home page is arguably the most necessary page within the shop, in terms of presentation. In most cases, this can be the primary page that a customer interacts with (especially if they're directed to the store web site from a search engine). The shop's homepage must be easy, whereas at the same time highlighting the shop's products.
The most important thing before using the OpenCart is to understand the default homepage.
The header -
The home page contain the header displayed on the top of the page, the header get displayed not only on the home page but on every page of the store.
Following are the options available on the header tab.
Store logo -
If a customer click on the logo the page get redirected to the home page.
Currency -
Customers can change the currency from the available currency list, by selecting the preferred currency the store’s products get displayed with the selected currency.
Shopping Cart -
The total price of the orders and the number of purchased products are displayed in the shopping cart. If customer click on the shopping cart button the list of containing products and the total price is displayed along with the options to “View Cart” or “Checkout”.
Search box -
The products can be searched using the search box.
Links -
Links are provide for customers for navigating to the Home page, Wish List, My Account, Shopping Cart and Checkout.
Telephone -
The store telephone number is provided.
My Account -
New registrations or customer logins are managed using the My Account.
Top menu -
The top menu category only displays the top parent categories of products. Just like the header, the top menu are going to be displayed on every page. Once the customer's mouse is dragged over a category, a drop down menu will show the sub-categories for that parent category.
When a customer clicked on the parent category the page get directed to the category page and the products available in that category is displayed.
Slideshow -
The slideshow displays various product banners of owner's choice by alternating the pictures in a slideshow. After a precise amount of time, one banner can shift to the next banner. Banners during this slideshow are helpful for highlighting certain products to be easily accessible by the customer. Once the banner is clicked on, the customer are going to be directed to the product on the banner's page.
Featured products -
OpenCart provides owners the choice of featuring specific products of their choosing on the home page. The Featured section includes the product image, name, price; and an option to add the product directly to the shopping cart.
Customers can add the products to the wish list for purchasing later and even compare the product with another product using the compare button as shown in the image above.
Footer -
The footer is found at the bottom of each page, not simply the home Page. This block of miscellaneous links is helpful in sorting relevant pages for the customer which will not logically sort anywhere else. The footer are often divided into the subsequent sections.
Information -
This section contain the information about the store like “About Us”, “Delivery information”, “Privacy Policy”, “Terms & Conditions”.
Customer Service -
This section contain the links like “Contact Us”, “Returns”, “Site Map”.
Extras -
This section contain the links like “Brands”, “Gift Vouchers”, “Affiliates”, “Specials”.
My Account -
This section contain the links like “My Account”, “Order History”, “Wish List”, “NewsLetter”.