Axle theme

Edition: CS-Cart & Multi-Vendor · Latest version: 1.0.0 · Compatible with: CS-Cart & Multi-Vendor 4.17.2 – 4.21.x, PHP 7.4 – 8.3 · Changelog: view

Axle is a classic, conversion-first storefront theme for auto parts and accessories stores: brakes, service parts, batteries, lighting, tyres and wheels, car care, tools and accessories. Every standard e-commerce element sits where shoppers expect it, and the theme answers the first question every parts shopper has: “does this fit my car?” A garage finder narrows the catalogue to the shopper’s vehicle, the saved vehicle stays in the header, and every product card and product page says whether the part fits.

What you get

• The Axle theme, a child of the standard Responsive theme, so every add-on keeps working.
• Four styles:
  • Redline (default): cool garage grey, an asphalt top bar, category bar and finder, brake-light red buttons and italic expanded headlines.
  • Pitlane: crisp white with a light top bar, a navy category bar, pit-lane blue buttons, square corners, hairline cards and upright capital-letter headlines.
  • Overland: sand and olive with a safety-orange accent, pill buttons, soft rounded cards and the heaviest headlines.
  • Nightshift (dark): graphite with lit steel product wells and instrument-amber buttons.
• Garage finder under the hero: Find parts for your vehicle (1 Make, 2 Model, 3 Year, 4 Engine), Part or OE number (searches part numbers, OE cross-references, names and descriptions) and Tyre size (width, profile, rim).
• Saved vehicle: the shopper’s vehicle is remembered in their browser and shown in the header (My garage).
• Fitment everywhere: product cards show Fits your Lumo, Not listed for your Lumo or Universal fit; category and search pages get a vehicle bar (Show only parts that fit); product pages show a fitment check, a vehicle fitment table (make, model, engine, years) and the OE / cross-reference numbers.
• Header: top bar with your promises and quick links, logo, a big search with a solid search button, My garage, labelled Account, Wish list and Cart icons with counters, and a category bar with a mega menu (subcategory columns and a photo tile of the system); a Deals pill on the right.
• Homepage: a hero slider of studio shots (eyebrow, headline, text, two buttons; edited as banners), the garage finder, a promise strip, Shop by system tiles with part counts and subcategory links, Deals of the week / Best sellers / New in as tabs with deal countdowns, two promo banners, brand wordmarks (on Multi-Vendor: seller cards), Car care favourites, driver reviews, Garage guides (blog), the newsletter and a full footer.
• Product cards: studio plinth well with the second image on hover, sale / New tags, wish list heart, quick view, brand and part number, name, rating, fitment badge, spec chips (position, diameter, viscosity, rim size…), price, stock line (“In stock, ships today”), deal countdown, seller line and the add button.
• Category pages: vehicle bar, subcategory chips with images, product filters restyled (brand, position, price, tyre size, season), sorting, grid and list views, a promo tile in the grid.
• Product pages: gallery with plinth wells, brand + part number, price and saving, option chips, a fitment check, delivery, returns and fitment guarantee rows, the stock tabs (features as a specifications table), the fitment table and OE numbers, Complete the job (parts of the same system for the same vehicles, added in one go) and related parts; a sticky add-to-cart bar.
• Multi-Vendor: seller cards on the homepage and a shop header on every vendor page.
• Phones: compact header with the search below, a bottom bar (Home, Systems, Search, Garage, Cart), the garage as a bottom sheet, swipe rows, a filter sheet, a swipe gallery and the sticky add-to-cart bar.
• Installs with complete demo content: the store looks finished right after activation.
• Self-hosted fonts (Archivo and IBM Plex Mono, SIL Open Font License); no external font requests.

Compatibility

• CS-Cart, CS-Cart Ultimate, Multi-Vendor and Multi-Vendor Ultimate 4.17.2 – 4.21.x (tested on 4.17.2 and 4.21.2).
• PHP 7.2.5 to 8.3, depending on your CS-Cart version.
• Works with the full page cache of 4.21: theme output holds catalogue data only; the saved vehicle and the fitment badges are handled in the shopper’s browser.

Licence

Axle uses a domain-bound licence like every Kavio Labs product. Without a valid licence (after the 14-day period of a new installation, or 14 days after the licence server became unreachable) the storefront shows the standard Responsive look instead of the Axle design; cart, checkout and orders keep working and visitors see no message. See Configuration.

Next steps

• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage: vehicles and fitment, part numbers, tyre sizes, the hero, systems and Complete the job
• Developer notes
• FAQ