ShopSite Pro Features

Developer:	ShopSite, Inc.
License:	Free Demo
User Rating:	(5 votes)
Official Website:	www.shopsite.com
Platform:	Web-based

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ShopSite Pro is one of the most popular e-commerce shopping cart software available on the market today. ShopSite Pro is a product of ShopSite, Inc. The software provides solutions for user to easily build and customize e-commerce store, manage catalog, manage customer database, accept payment online and offline, track inventory and much more.

User can see the demo of ShopSite’s features as a shopper or as a merchant. They can view and shop at an existing store, manage a pre-built store, or build their own store from scratch.

ShopSite is designed into three edition: Starter, Manager, and Pro.

ShopSite Starter for merchants just starting out or stores that don’t have many products.

ShopSite Manager offers an unrestricted number of products and pages, real-time credit card processing, on sale module, and more.

ShopSite Pro for stores that need advanced features such as coupons, digital downloads, product search, discounts, inventory tracking, and associates.

ShopSite Pro has 9 main features: Store Building, Catalog Management, Business, Security / Reliability / Efficiency, Customer Service, Shopping Cart, Merchandising, Commerce, Advanced Developer Tools.

Store Building Tool Highlight Features:

• Browser-Based Interface – Makes it easy for user to manage their store from any computer with web access.
• Store Setup Wizard – Helps user enter products, create pages, and set up their store for commerce.
• Basic/Advanced Editing – User can jump into an advanced editing mode where they have access to all the ShopSite features
• Context-Sensitive Help – Simply click on the “?” on any page and user will be whisked to information on the topic at hand.
• Full Control Over Store Look-and-Feel – User can simply choose colors, font sizes, etc. from drop-down menus to change to look-and-feel of their store.
• Unlimited Number of Products and Pages – User can create unlimited of products and pages as their server resources allow.
• More Information Pages – Lets user provide more information about a product without taking up more space on the product list page.
• Multiple Image and Thumbnail Support – User can display up to 20 images on their product more info page.
• Search Engine Friendly HTML Pages – All Pages and product More Info Pages are designed with Search Engine Optimization in mind. User also have the option to specify unique title text, META keywords, and META descriptions for each page or product More Info Page.
• Automatic Multiple Page Generation – If user have many similar products to put on each page, ShopSite can automatically create the number of pages needed.
• Page Preview – Lets user preview pages before publishing them to the live store.
• Commerce-Enable Existing Web Sites – User can use the Order Anywhere Wizard to configure ShopSite and place Order buttons on their website.
• HTML Editor – Allows User to edit text fields using a word processor-like interface.
• Global Layout Customization – User can set global colors, images, fonts, etc. for their stores.
• Works With Any Web Editing Tools – User can customize or build their store with HTML Editor like Microsoft FrongPage, GoLive, etc.
• Store Layout Themes – Comes with many pre-designed templates. User can use the templates just the way they come, or customize by choosing different colors or by inserting supplemental graphics such as background graphics.
• Flexible Store Templates – More advanced users will appreciate ShopSite’s flexible page templates. Unlike Page Layout Themes, which create the overall look of your page, page templates set the basic structure of the page
• Custom Template Upload and Edit – Lets user upload templates right into the back office, where they can apply them to their store, and even make changes.
• Copy Pages and Products – Lets user copy an existing page or product and then change only the parts that are different.
• Custom Page Extensions – Allows user the flexibility of customizing a page to their hearts content, while affording them the easy maintenance of a database-driven site.
• Advanced Image Handling – Lets user create image sub-directories and organize images and other media.
• Image Resize – User can shrink large images to fit the desired dimensions, and can even configure ShopSite to automatically resize large images when they are uploaded.
• Automatic Thumbnail Creation – Let user automatically create up to three smaller “thumbnail” images, in addition to the original image.
• Visual Color Selection Tool – Lets user set colors for text, links, and backgrounds throughout the store.
• Customize Store Text – Lets user tailor their store to meet the specific needs and tastes of the market they are serving.
• Doba Drop Shipping Service – Supports for Doba drop shipping service.

Catalog Management Tool Highlight Features:

• Data Import Wizard (bulk upload)
• Products & Pages XML Upload/Download
• PowerEdit
• Global PowerEdit
• Searchable Products Database
• Searchable Pages Database
• Media Library Manager

Business Tool Highlight Features:

• Order Download into QuickBooks (tab-delimited)
• Easy Order Printing
• Automatic Order Download in XML format
• Searchable Orders Database
• Store Statistics
• Google Analytics Integration
• Packing Slips
• Inventory Tracking
• Secure Order Management

Security / Reliability / Efficiency Highlight Features:

• Remote Orders Database
• PABP/PCI-DSS Certification
• Page and Product Databases in SQL
• Written In Fast, Compiled C Code
• Orders Stored Encrypted On Server
• Order System Tracking
• Merchant Security Status Indicator
• High Security Image
• CVV2 Fraud Protection
• Google Checkout, PayPal, & WorldPay Fraud Protection
• Verified By Visa for PayFlow Pro
• PayFlow Pro Fraud Control
• Human Order Validation
• Option to not store Credit Card numbers
• Does Not Require Cookies
• Database Management
• Easily Upgradeable

Customer Service Tool Highlight Features:

• Customer Registration
• Merchant Notification of Orders
• Automatic Customer Receipts
• HTML Customer Receipts

Shopping Cart Highlight Features:

• Order Total on First Cart Page
• Secure Order Capture
• Real-time credit card processing
• Product Images in Shopping Cart
• Minimum Order Value
• Minimum Per-Product Order Quantity
• Shopping Cart Templates
• Order Confirmation Page
• Optional/Required Address Fields
• E-mail Address Validation
• Freeze Order Options In Shopping Cart
• Separate Shipping and Billing Addresses
• Ship Only to Billing Address
• Custom Checkout Fields
• Cart Info as JavaScript Variables
• Merchant Check-out Javascript
• Mini Cart on Store Pages

Merchandising Tool Highlight Features:

• Product Cross-sell in Shopping Cart
• Product Cross-sell on More Info Pages
• Global Cross-sell in Shopping Cart
• Global Cross-sell on Store Pages
• Google Product Search (formerly Froogle/Google Base)
• eBay Turbo Lister Support
• Google Sitemaps
• Add An Auction
• Customer Reward Program
• Tell A Friend Links
• Share With Friends
• Gift Certificates
• Customer Registration
• Upload/Download Registered Customers
• Digital Coupons
• Free Shipping Coupon
• Digital Downloads
• Variable Pricing
• Opt-In E-Mail Marketing
• Flexible Product Placement
• Associate/Affiliate Tracking
• Configurable Store Search
• Store Search Logging
• Advanced Product Search
• Wishlist
• Put Products On Sale
• Product Quantity Discounts
• Order Discounts
• Unlimited Product Options
• Per-option Pricing
• OrderAnywhere
• OrderAnywhere by SKU
• Meta Tag Editing
• All Catalog Pages Indexable By Search Engines

Commerce Tool Highlight Features:

• Dual Currency Support
• Configurable Payment Types
• Real-time credit card processing
• Google Checkout
• PayPal Website Payments Pro
• PayPal Payment Method
• ACH Direct PaymentsGateway
• NetBanx Payment Method
• PSiGate Payment Method
• Accept eCheck Payments
• Accept Check Payments
• WorldPay Payment Method
• YourPay Payment Method
• Recurring Billing with Authorize.Net
• Flexible Shipping and Handling Options
• buySAFE Bonding
• Real-time USPS Shipping Quotes
• Real-time FedEx Shipping Quotes
• Real-time UPS Rates and Services
• Real-time UPS Address Validation
• Free Shipping
• Product and Order Handling Charges
• Selectable Surcharges
• Flexible Tax Options
• Value Added Tax (VAT/GST)
• ZIP/Postal Code-Based Tax Calculation

Advanced Developer Tool Highlight features:

• Page and Product Templates
• Shopping Cart Templates
• Search Results Templates
• Customer Registration Templates
• Gift Certificate Templates
• Tell A Friend Templates
• Configuration and Database Files Export
• Publish Auxiliary Files
• Custom Page Extensions
• Inventory Tracking API
• Custom Shipping API
• Order API
• XML Upload/Download API
• XML Order Download API
• Custom Checkout Fields
• Configurable Extra Page Fields
• Configurable Extra Product Fields

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