Install the free extension — OpenCart 4.1+ gets an SEO blog.
OpenCart 4.1 added a native Blog, but no content API to reach it — so DraftSEO ships a free extension that adds a secure, token-authed publishing endpoint. Articles land as native blog articles and images are saved straight into your OpenCart image catalog.
| Connection | Free DraftSEO extension — installed in your admin, then paste the token it generates |
|---|---|
| Why an extension | No content API in core — the extension adds the secure publish endpoint |
| Image hosting | Your image catalog — saved under image/catalog/ by the extension |
| Publish modes | Published · draft · scheduled |
| Versions | OpenCart 4.1 and newer — the native Blog exists only from 4.1 |
Who does what
Nothing — with the extension installed, articles publish themselves. Prefer to vet them? Publish as drafts and flip each one live from your OpenCart admin.
A blog for your store, running quietly in the back.
Setup
Upload the DraftSEO .ocmod extension in your OpenCart admin and enable it. Requires OpenCart 4.1+.
~2 minutes
Open the module settings and copy the token it generated.
~10 seconds
Connect a site → OpenCart → paste the token and store URL, then pick a topic and mode.
~1 minute
DraftSEO publishes native blog articles with images on your own catalog.
Ongoing · zero clicks
What you win
How-to and comparison posts meet buyers while they’re still deciding — then point at your products.
Articles and images sit on your OpenCart domain, part of the same catalog you already manage.
Publishing weekly moves rankings; the extension keeps it happening without you.
FAQ
OpenCart’s built-in API is limited to orders and subscriptions — there’s no content endpoint. The free DraftSEO extension adds a secure, token-authed publishing path to your store.
On your own store. The extension downloads each image into your OpenCart image catalog under image/catalog/ and rewrites the article to your URLs.
OpenCart 4.1 and newer — the version that introduced the native Blog. Earlier 3.x and 4.0 stores have no blog and are rejected at connect.
No card required. Images saved to your own catalog.