4.0.0.0

Its finally here! OpenCart 4.0.0.0. After many years hard work.

ADDED
PHP 8.1+ Compatibly
New event based extension system
Startup page
CRON job page
GDPR
Product variants. You can now choose to use create a new product variant based off a master product and link the stock quantities.
Cookie accept policy.
Admin notification system. OpenCart can now send you updates and news information directly to your OpenCart admin.
Autoloader class
Telephone field now optional
Additional admin security, renaming admin folder, install directory, moving storage folder.

UPDATED
Boootstrap 5
jQuery v3.6.0
Font Awsome 6
CKEditor 5
Renamed order_recurring to subscription system.
Sliding buttons instead of checkboxes
All forms are now using AJAX.
New installer
Upgrade system can be done fully via the admin.
Reports system.
Admin alerts.
Backup system now backs up the database in parts to avoid crashing with large tables.
Order editor has been completely reworked so API session is not required.

REMOVED
OCMOD
All 3rd party extensions. There is a system to download and add core extensions directly to the extension pages.