Opencart 2 vs opencart 3, what to choose?

Question

opencart

Dear experts, please explain how things are with opencart 2 and 3.

The third version is the latest and it seems more logical to choose it, but I heard that there are fewer add-ons for it and they are less developed. And it is not clear how much the 2nd version is "outdated" in terms of architecture, since version 3 was released.

In general, which one is more expedient to choose, in your opinion, and is there a difference in the number and quality of specialists in these systems?

Thank you!

Answer 1

So many copies have already been broken..
Not a twig achievement, although changing the template engine is a step in favor of an adequate kernel code
. Achievement is a convenient event system. Which, on the one hand, makes the answer heavier by tenths of a second, and on the other hand, simplifies writing code, mainly for third-party extensions / modules.
But due to the fact that the threshold for entering opencart is low, the developer uses the technologies of the old version - ocmod, and some " advanced" vqmod
Base architecture - remained the same, and the architecture of models, alas, stretches from earlier versions
. You can take any, starting from 2.3 - regardless of whether the project is long or not.
But some service providers, if they write their integrations for openkrat, already write exclusively for branch 3.0
Like all branches - you need to choose now .. Moving will be sick
main css framework - bootstrap 3 - for branches <= 3.0
>=3.1 - bs4
In addition, the architecture of the 3.1 code changes a lot, the location / placement of modules changes, namespace is added, the version is limited php - i.e. compatibility, almost zero.

Answer 2

If the project is small and is designed for a trial run of online trading (a year or two to indulge), then take whatever you want, and if the project is long and will be large, then only the latest versions.

Answer 3

add-ons will appear,
find out which ones you need specifically and whether they exist.
If you don't know which ones, what's the difference? the most in demand are definitely