Config & Troubleshoot

Enable SSL Certificate

SSL Certificate Configuration (HTTPS) Securing your Osclass installation with an SSL certificate ensures that your website operates over a secure HTTPS connection, encrypting user data and improving SEO rankings. Follow these steps to properly configure SSL on your Osclass website. Step 1: Activate ... 393 words

Backoffice Login Troubleshooting

Osclass oc-admin login issues can occur due to incorrect credentials, security restrictions, email server problems, or session-related issues. This guide covers the most common problems and their solutions to help you regain access to your Osclass admin panel. Incorrect Password Issues If you enter ... 650 words

Configure Mail Server

Setting Up a Mail Server Osclass allows you to configure a mail server for sending emails. Some shared hosting providers have limited mail server capabilities, so it's recommended to check with your hosting provider for compatibility. If you have a dedicated server, you may need to install and confi... 426 words

Change Backoffice Directory Name

Changing the Backoffice (oc-admin) Directory Name Osclass allows administrators to change the name of the oc-admin directory to enhance security and obscure the CMS being used. This feature has been available since Osclass version 8.0. Changing the backoffice folder name can help in the following sc... 415 words

Cron Setup

CRON is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems. It enables users to schedule jobs (commands or scripts) to run periodically at certain times or dates. In Osclass, CRON automates tasks such as sending email alerts, counting items per category, and running plugin actions. While Oscl... 615 words

Enable Cache to Speed-up Osclass

Osclass provides multiple caching mechanisms to improve performance and reduce database load. Before enabling any cache method, ensure that the corresponding cache extension is installed and enabled on your server. Supported Cache Methods File (default) APC / APCu Memcache Memcached Redis Enabling C... 442 words

Configuring Image Sizes and Formats

Osclass allows administrators to define image sizes, formats, and processing methods to optimize the visual presentation of listings while ensuring efficient resource usage. Image Sizes When a user uploads an image to a listing, Osclass generates multiple versions of the image: Thumbnail: Typically ... 513 words

Debug Mode (PHP, Errors, and Database Logs)

Debug Mode (PHP, Errors, and Database Logs) Enabling debug mode in Osclass helps administrators and developers diagnose issues related to PHP errors, database queries, and cache performance. Debug logs provide valuable insights that can assist in troubleshooting and optimizing performance. However, ... 543 words

Fine-Tuning MySQL Full-Text Search – Improving Search

MySQL's full-text search is a powerful indexing feature that allows efficient searching within large text-based data. Osclass utilizes full-text indexing for item titles and descriptions to enhance search accuracy and performance. While MySQL provides some tunable parameters for full-text search, mo... 388 words

Optimize and Improve Osclass Load Speed

Improve Osclass Load Speed Introduction Site speed is a crucial factor that determines the success of a classifieds website. By default, Osclass is not well optimized, and themes and plugins can make it even harder. However, improving Osclass load speed is worth the effort, as search engines like Go... 489 words

Increasing Memory Allocated to PHP

Osclass provides an option to increase the PHP memory limit to prevent errors such as "Allowed memory size of X bytes exhausted". The OSC_MEMORY_LIMIT constant, allows administrators to allocate more memory to Osclass-specific operations. Understanding PHP Memory Allocation By default, PHP may have ... 351 words

Connect Backoffice to OsclassPoint (API Key)

Osclass provides seamless integration with OsclassPoint, allowing administrators to download, install, and update themes, plugins, languages, and locations directly from the backoffice. This is achieved by setting up an API key, which authenticates your connection and provides access to purchased pr... 469 words

Optimization Setup to Improve Performance

Optimizing scripts and stylesheets is crucial for SEO, user experience, and website speed. Optimize assets Osclass offers a built-in optimization feature that: Merges CSS and JavaScript files into a single file. Minifies merged files by removing unnecessary spaces and comments. Allows exclusions of ... 383 words

How to Change Favicons (step-by-step guide)

How to Change Favicons in an Osclass Theme Understanding Favicons in Osclass A favicon is a small icon associated with a website, typically displayed in browser tabs, bookmarks, and shortcut icons. In Osclass, favicons are usually located in two primary locations: Root Installation Folder: favicon.i... 622 words

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