opencart/opencart
A free shopping cart system. OpenCart is an open source PHP-based online e-commerce solution. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 51
- age_days: 5510
- days_rel: 22
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
8186 stars · 5055 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
OpenCart is a free, open-source PHP-based online shopping cart and e-commerce platform for merchants. It provides a complete storefront and admin dashboard for managing products, orders, customers, taxes, coupons, and multiple stores, with a large marketplace of extensions and themes.
Use cases
- set up an online store to sell products
- manage multiple storefronts from one admin panel
- self-host an e-commerce site with no monthly fees
- add discounts, coupons, and specials to a shop
- extend store functionality with modules and themes
- manage products, customers, and orders from a dashboard
When to choose
- you want a free, self-hosted PHP shopping cart
- you need multi-store management from a single backend
- you rely on a large ecosystem of extensions and themes
- you want built-in SEO, coupons, and affiliate features out of the box
When to avoid
- you need a headless or API-first commerce architecture
- you prefer a SaaS-hosted solution with managed updates
- your stack is not PHP-based
- you need highly custom enterprise commerce workflows
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework self-hosted developer-tools e-commerce web-development self-hosted php self-hosted cross-platform shopping-cart ecommerce-platform storefront multi-store extensions-marketplace php-application web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/opencart/opencart · fetched 2026-08-28 · 48d46c284c95
- homepage: https://www.opencart.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 76d9c5b8d22b
- site_page: https://docs.opencart.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8f45025436ff
- site_page: https://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=cms%2Ffeature · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04c6dc4e8c84
- site_page: https://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=cms%2Fcompany · fetched 2026-08-29 · 68bb1f42bdc0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| opencart/opencart | main | 94 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="opencart/opencart")
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