Turn your Zen Cart catalog into feeds that know what sells.

Zen Cart is a free, open-source online store management system built in PHP with a MySQL database. It was created in 2003 as a software fork of osCommerce, launched by a group of designers, programmers, and shop owners who wanted a more flexible, template-driven alternative to the codebase it branched from.

Since branching off, Zen Cart introduced its own template system and, starting with the 1.3.x release series, moved the storefront from a tables-based layout to a CSS-based one. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License, remains under active development on GitHub, and its current stable release is version 2.0.1.

• Connect once, no manual exports
• Catalog changes reach your feeds on every sync
• Product Score, 4T, Price War and Broken Size labels on every product
• One source, a tailored feed for each of 200+ channels

Because Zen Cart is self-hosted, you manage your product catalog directly in your own store database, which gives you control but can make it time-consuming to keep everything in sync with the marketplaces, ad platforms, and shopping feeds you sell through. Connecting your Zen Cart store to Feedance turns that catalog into properly formatted feeds without manually exporting files and re-mapping data every time something changes.

Feedance reads your product, inventory, and order data directly from Zen Cart and keeps it aligned with the channels you sell on, so pricing, stock levels, and availability stay accurate as your store changes.

Feedance reads three groups of Zen Cart data. Each one has a job in the feed.

Feedance connects directly to your Zen Cart store using your store's own access credentials, so there is no need for manual file exports or FTP uploads. Once connected, Feedance can read product catalog data, inventory levels, and order information from your store and use it to build and maintain the feeds your sales channels require.

Because the connection works at the platform level, updates you make in your Zen Cart admin panel are picked up by Feedance automatically, without any extra steps on your part.

1. 01
   In Feedance, choose Zen Cart when adding a new store connection.
2. 02
   Enter your store's URL and the access details Feedance requests to connect securely.
3. 03
   Authorize the connection so Feedance can read your product, inventory, and order data.
4. 04
   Let Feedance run its initial sync to pull in your existing catalog.
5. 05
   Review the imported data, then set up and launch feeds for the channels you want to sell on.

Feedance keeps your Zen Cart data updated on a regular sync schedule so your feeds reflect current prices, stock levels, and orders. Exact sync frequency depends on your plan and catalog size, and you can also trigger a manual sync any time you make significant changes in your store.

• Feed Protection can stop an update when something looks wrong

Once Zen Cart is connected, every channel gets its own feed from the same source, with Feedance labels in custom label fields.

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• Keep product titles and descriptions complete and specific in Zen Cart before syncing them to your feeds.
• Use clear, high-quality main product images for every listed product.
• Assign products to consistent, well-organized categories so your feeds map cleanly to channel categories.
• Keep pricing and stock levels accurate and current in Zen Cart so your feeds don't show stale information.
• Regularly review disabled or out-of-stock products to avoid syncing listings that shoppers can't actually buy.