Some of the most important problems owners of
out-of-the-box shopping cart software usually face can be
described by a set of simple questions:
I.
Setup and Support No
programming required
HTML
knowledge is optional
Web
based installation wizard
Easy
to use browser based admin interface
Import
your existing database
Bulk
upload products and pictures
Out-of-the-box
storefront system
Customizable
localization: multi-language, configurable currency
symbol and weight/dimension measurement units, configurable
list of states/provinces
Free
customer support
Free
access to all future releases
Built-in
self-upgrade engine |
II.
Design and Layout 100%
template-based system
Fully
customizable design & layout
Choose
from several pre-designed template schemes and color
sets
Complete
"site-builder" package
Intuitive
navigation
Support
for thumbnails
Categories
thumbnail images
Unlimited
number of product images
Side-bar
"mini-cart" viewable at all pages
Integrated
store search
Build-in
template editor: preview, edit and restore templates
CSS-compatible
design. Cascading Style Sheets allow you to change styling
of your pages with ease.
Debug
console: displays a tree of templates for all pages
We
offer integration services for your design
We
offer custom design services |
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III.
Customer Care All
orders stored in SQL database
Customers
can search & browse personal order history
Real
time order tracking
Customer
can choose between account registration and express
checkout
Password
reminder for customers
Customizable
e-mail notifications/invoices
Automated
repeat customer tracking
Wish
list
Built-in
newsletter subsystem
Multiple
customer types w/unique pricing for every customer type
Password
protected access to special pricing
Optional
affiliate program |
IV.
Product Catalog Unlimited
number of products
Unlimited
number of categories
Unlimited
category nesting
Members-only
categories
"Featured
Products" box
Automated
display of bestsellers
Related
products, up selling and cross selling
Add
multimedia clips to your products
1-click
enable/disable switch for products and categories
Support
for up to two different currencies
Automatic
currency conversion
Search
by title, description and category |
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V.
Product Details Unlimited
product options/variants/properties w/optional price
modifiers
Unlimited
custom input fields for products
Add
custom information field for products
Customer-defined
prices (optional)
HTML-enriched
product descriptions (optional)
Unlimited
number of product images
Multiple
pricing for quantities (unlimited price breaks)
Multi-homed
products (list a product in up to 4 categories) |
VI.
Merchandising and Inventory
Discount
coupon codes and gift certificates
On-screen
mini-cart with brief cart info
Full
inventory control
"Out
of Stock" Messages
Quantity
discounts
Retail
and wholesale price
Limit
minimal order amount
Sellers/providers
can edit only products belonging to them |
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VII.
Shipping and Tax Real-time
USPS, FedEx and UPS shipping calculation
Unlimited
number of custom-defined shipping methods
Weight,
order total and per-item based shipping
Flat
rate shipping
Mark
your products as "free shipping" products
Issue
promotional "free shipping" coupons to your customers
Add
handling/freight charges
Handle
international, domestic and local shipping
Restrict
shipping by location
Allow
your customers to choose shipping methods
Full
support for downloadable goods (e-goods)
Customizable
sales tax calculation
Product-specific
taxes (optional)
Organize
your tax & shipping settings in zones by location
Different
sellers/providers can have different shipping/tax settings
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VIII.
Payment Gateways & Methods
Accept
payments in any currency
Real-time
credit card processing:
- PayPal
- Authorize.NET
- AccessPoint
- IntelliPay
- iTransact
- LinkPoint
- MerchantManager
- Plug'n'Pay
- ProcessUSA
- VeriSign
- WorldPay
- 2CheckOut
- iPaymentInc
- SkipJack
- GestPay (Italy)
- PayByCheck
- SECPay
- PaySystems
- SaferPay
- GoChargeIt
Manual
(offline) credit card processing
Accept
PayPal payments
Accept
checks, purchase orders and phone orders |
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IX.
Sales Analysis & Tracking
Comprehensive
statistics:
- Number of orders
- Number of customers
- Product views
- Category views
- Products removed from cart by customers
- Sales by product / best sellers
- Total sales
Searchable order data
Order
data is easy to print
Printable
shipping labels
Search
engine & incoming traffic tracker: the cart keeps
referrer data for all customers
Shipment/fulfillment
interface
Export
sales & customer data for use in a spreadsheet |
X.
Database and Platform Compatibility
Open
source PHP code
Support
for UNIX/Linux, Windows and Mac OS X servers
Powered
by MySQL database
100%
customizable template-based look & feel
Multi-language:
your e-store can work with unlimited number of languages
Payment
processing modules for all major gateways
Full
HTTPS/SSL support
Flexible
implementation: you can easily add new features and/or
disable existing ones.
Free
access to all future releases |
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XI.
Search Engine Friendly
Pages
can be indexed by all major search engines
Define
custom META tags for every category
Customer
referrer info is stored in database |
XII.
Repeat Customer Accommodation
All
customer data is stored in database
Greet
repeat visitors
Registered
customers can be offered discounts
Registered
customers do not have to enter their data again
Registered
customers can edit their profile
Registered
customers can access history of their orders
Built-in
newsletter engine
Real-time
order tracking for registered customers
Moderated
product reviews and ratings |
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XIII.
Web-based control panel
Password-protected
administrative access
All
changes are real-time
Control
the cart from anywhere in the world using your web browser
Unlimited
number of admin accounts
Unlimited
number of isolated provider/seller accounts
Admin
account separated from provider/seller accounts
Support
for restricted "shipping/fulfillment" admin accounts |
XIV.
Security Full
HTTPS/SSL support
Secure
HTTPS/SSL administrative access (optional)
Password-protected
administrative access
Encrypted
customer data
PGP-encrypted
e-mail notifications (optional)
Real-time
security notifications of all failed login attempts
Backup
sub-system |
XV.
Affiliate system (available for additional fee)
Commissions
database
Unlimited
number of affiliates
Individual
(per-affiliate) commission settings
Export
affiliate data for use in a spreadsheet
Search
affiliate database
Import
affiliate payment info from plain-text file
View/Upload/Delete
banners |
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