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osCommerce Version 3 Roadmap

Harald made a great post on the osCommerce forum that details the roadmap for the project and also includes some great links for developers who want to get involved.

I will definitely be forking the project and seeing what I might be able to contribute.

You can see the full post here.

This is the roadmap and feature list:

New Features

Some of the new features in osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0 Alpha 5 include:

* New object-oriented framework (alpha 1)
* New installation routine (alpha 1)
* register_globals and magic_quotes_gpc compatibility (alpha 1)
* New template structure implementation (alpha 1)
* Search-engine optimizations (alpha 1)
* Service modules (alpha 1)
* Checkout procedure cleanup (alpha 2)
* New language definitions implementation (alpha 2)
* Updated payment modules with post-transaction actions (alpha 3)
* Catalog front-end, administration tool, and installation routine combined (alpha 3)
* XHTML/CSS based default template layout for the catalog side (alpha 3)
* Multiple product images implementation (alpha 3)
* New action modules (alpha 3)
* Administration Tool access levels (alpha 4)
* Administrator Log (alpha 4)
* Administration Tool batch action capabilities (alpha 4)
* HTML Editor for product descriptions (alpha 4)
* Full zone entries for most countries (alpha 4; Anders Pamdal)
* Language injection feature for similar languages (alpha 4)
* GeoIP Modules for the Administration Tool Who’s Online section (alpha 4)
* Product Attributes and Product Variants implementation (alpha 5)
* Dynamic Table Listings (Administration Tool) (alpha 5)
* Live Search (Administration Tool) (alpha 5)
* Administration Tool sections now self-contained Applications (alpha 5)
* Error Logging; both PHP and MySQL errors and warnings now logged (forced runtime usage of PHP E_ALL and MySQL STRICT_ALL_TABLES) (alpha5)
* Stabilized Framework (alpha 5)
* Usage of JSON for RPC calls (alpha 5)
* Inclusion of jQuery v1.3.2 and jQuery UI v1.7 (alpha 5)

osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0 Roadmap

The roadmap leading up to the final v3.0 release is defined as:

osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0 Beta 1

* HTML E-Mails
* Purchase Without Account
* Frozen Framework
* Updated Frontend/GUI
* Upgrade from v2.2 and v3.0 Alpha 5

osCommerce Online Merchant v3.0

* Finalize Updated Frontend/GUI
* Documentation
* Certified Modules
* Upgrade from v2.2 and v3.0 Beta 1

osCommerce Online Merchant v3.1

* Backup/Import/Export Features

osCommerce Online Merchant v3.2

* Gift Vouchers and Coupons

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