Difficulty removing media from new installation of v1.4.0

[CzechOne]

Hello everyone:

I just installed AbanteCart 1.4.0 via a click installation on my webhost. Looking at the database I see Server version 8.0.22 was automatically installed. AbanteCart's PHP compatibility chart recommends version 8.3 but that 8.0.22 is acceptable.

Is there any reason why it might be a better idea to consider upgrading to 8.3?

Since 2016 I have been using Opencart. I need to upgrade my website because my Opencart shop is outdated and is not cell phone or tablet friendly. Also, I need software that is stable, which AbanteCart 1.4.0 claims to be.

I've also choosing AbanteCart for my new website because what I have seen in this community to date...I've been reading threads here for about the last week or so. And the professional support level offered by the developer appears to me to be superior to what I have seen in Opencart.

I'm primarily a fabricator and not a programmer or web designer, so simplicity is key for me, since my time is more valuable spent fabricating versus continually working on my website. However, the AbanteCart admin panel is deeper and much more involved than opencart's, so I will have a bit of a learning curve in order to employ it's finer details. Simultaneously, the AbanteCart admin panel is similar enough to Opencart's that I will be able to navigate and use the panel with ease.

Right now I'm having some initial difficulty clearing out all categories, products, media etc. from the default templates (my click installation did not give me the option to start with a blank slate). I've managed to remove all products and categories, but I'm stuck with deleting media.

When I select all and try to delete, I receive the message "some resources might be included in the text. We can not check this automatically."

I'm not sure how to proceed. By deleting all products and categories I seem to have deleted images because in the media section all I see now are some sort of placeholders for the images that look like </>

I'm also unsure whether I should delete all media images. I see images still available for things like PayPal, the banner_fallback.jpg, abc-logo, etc.

I look forward to building my new site and being part of this community.

All help is much appreciated. Thank you!

[Basara]

Hello and welcome to the AbanteCart community!

It's great to hear that you've chosen AbanteCart for your new website. Regarding your question about deleting media, it's important to note that removing media files will only free up a few megabytes of disk space and won't provide any other significant benefits. Many of these images, such as those for PayPal, banners, and logos, can be useful for your site's design and functionality.

[CzechOne]

Thank you for your reply and letting me know that removing media files only frees a few megabytes of disk space. Because I deleted all products and categories from the Novator template, most images have been removed from the media library.

I had imagined that more space would be freed by removing all the above. Should I have simply left the entire, original installation intact?