Hi,

I’m researching e-commerce software options for a client.  My preference would be for one that can integrate with a separate CMS and AbanteCart (with its Embed code functionality & API) caught my eye.

I’d be very grateful if someone could confirm a few things for me.

Listing All Products on CMS based website
- am I correct in thinking that to list all products I’d need to retrieve a list of all the product IDs, using the API, and then dynamically generate the embed code for each one?

In my opinion, yes you can do in this way

Embedding the Shopping Cart
- this seems to be embedded as a link, so does it only appear as a modal (rather than embedded within a page)?

With AbanteCart you can embed products, categories, brands. Shopping cart page can be link to embed modal (or page) see
Our AbanteCart Embed Demo  with Embedded products http://www.abantecart.com/embed_demo/index.html
 

Out of the box functionality
- PayPal payment: a free extension?
- collect customer emails and run a mailing list: I think this is “yes”?

In AbanteCart 3 free different PayPal extension: Standard, Pro and Express version. List of core and 3rd party payments http://docs.abantecart.com/pages/ship_and_pay/enable_payment.html

Yes, you can send emails or sms with collected newsletter or customers emails/phones http://docs.abantecart.com/pages/customers/send_mails.html

PHP requirements
- I see that AbanteCart requires "magic_quotes_gpc” to be switched off but if the server has it switched on by default would there be a problem (or could it be ini_set() off)?

This question is more related to server/hosting where you install AbanteCart. Some hostings allow to change php.ini settings some allow this on request only.

Import/Export
- I generally develop website on a local machine, is there a procedure for exporting/importing the AbanteCart database from local to online host?

AbanteCart can import/export products via different tools check this links:
http://docs.abantecart.com/pages/tools/import.html
http://docs.abantecart.com/pages/tips/change_domain.html#ChangeHosting

Hello.

What problems you have? Did you try CSV import?

Hello.

Welcome to our forum. Please try to separate questions to the different topics 

Anyway here is few answers:

1) I cant find the code to change the color of the blue part that's on either side of the moving pictures on the home page, when opened by Firefox and firebug its on firebug and can be changed there, but when I open the script from the files I have I cant seem to find it.

Check this file /storefront/view/default/stylesheet/onebyone.css
and this rule
.banner_container .oneByOneSlide {
    background: #00a1cb url("../image/banner_shadow.png") no-repeat scroll center top;
}

3) I'm also struggling to change the font colour where can the code be found for all the font on the main page?

Most of the styling are in the /storefront/view/default/stylesheet/style.css file

For example
.heading1 .maintext {
    color: #5e626b;
    font-family: "Crete Round",serif;
    font-size: 28px;
    padding: 0 14px 4px 0;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

5) is it possible to add a image as the background? if so where can I add the code?

yes this can be done with CSS rules too see http://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,2697.msg11525.html#msg11525




Please note after you made any css changes your need to clear browser and AbanteCart cache

Hi.

http://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,4723.msg20583.html#msg20583
Please do not duplicate same questions 

Hi.
Use browser inspector to inspect html element and find what file and what rule
 http://getfirebug.com/css

Hello.

Each category has Stores selector setting

Thanks for the link. Now I see problem.
Your images in the html product description so you need to change your html.
You can try to add style="max-width:100%" to your images
<img src="resources/image/18/84/a.jpg">change to
<img style="max-width:100%" src="resources/image/18/84/a.jpg">

Hello.
What is your AbanteCart version and template?