Useful Tools For Working With Zen Cart
Descriptions of these tools can be found at the individual web sites
Hash Validation Tools
- HashTab - Windows/Mac tool for validating MD5/SHA1 hashes of downloaded files
PHP, HTML and Text Editors
Freeware
Commercial
CSS Debuggers
- Firebug Is the most popular useful tool for working out CSS and Ajax/Javascript problems on your site.
- Firefox with the Web Developer Extension
- The latest versions of the more popular browsers also have built-in "Inspect Element" functionality, which can significantly aid in troubleshooting.
CSS Editors
Freeware
- See Firebug and the Web Developer Extension in the CSS Debuggers section above for the best tools available!
- CSS Tab Designer (only for building CSS tabs)
Commercial
Text-Search Tools
Freeware
Commercial
Graphics Editors
Freeware
Commercial
Screenshot Tools
Freeware
Commercial
Color Pickers
Freeware
Commercial
File Comparison Utility
Freeware
- WinMerge (Windows)
- FileMerge (part of Apple XCode tools) (Mac)
- TextWrangler (Mac) (TextWrangler has built-in basic "Find Differences" tool which is faster than FileMerge)
Commercial
FTP Tools
Freeware
Commercial
We often find folks reporting in the support forum that they have had problems with corrupted uploads or incomplete uploads due to timeouts which have occurred while using SmartFTP and CuteFTP. Thus, we recommend against using those products. Usually
WinSCP and
FileZilla are found to have no such difficulties whatsoever.
File Archiver/Zip/Unzip Utility
Freeware
Commercial
Browser Addons/Utilities
Freeware
Validators
Freeware
Database Manipulation Tools
Freeware
Commercial
Local Web Server for Development Environment
Freeware
Other things
Freeware
External Resources/Tutorials
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