How to Add Customers in OpenCart

OpenCart is an open-source eCommerce application written in PHP. It powers millions of eCommerce websites on the internet. You can also create and manage eCommerce businesses using OpenCart. It has an easy to use interface with features that we need while running an eCommerce store. OpenCart has an awesome interface to create and manage customers in your store.

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to add new customers directly from the admin panel of our eCommerce store made in OpenCart. If you are using an older version of OpenCart, you will find options with the same name but in the top menu bar instead of the sidebar (If you are following screenshots). So, Let’s get started with the tutorial.

How to add new customers in OpenCart

Log in to the admin panel of your OpenCart store. From the left sidebar, click on the Customers option to see detailed options. To manage customers, click on the Customers option given in the list of sub-options under Customers category. Refer to the following screenshot for clarification.

On this page, you will find a list of customers available on your eCommerce store. Here you can filter, edit and delete customers. To create a new customer, click on the “+” button given at the top-right corner of the page in a blue background. Refer to the following screenshot for clarification.

Now, Enter all the required information about your new customer. You must have the information you need to enter in the required fields. It means that you must have the Full name of the customer, E-mail address, Telephone number, and password. You can then forward the login information to the customer.

After entering all the required information, click on the Save icon given at the top-right corner of the form. It does not have any label, so refer to the following screenshot to find the button.

So, this is how you can add new customers to your OpenCart store. If you are stuck at some point in this process, please let us know in the following comment section. If you are an active InterServer customer, you can contact our support department to get quick help!