3.ZEN CART FEATURES

 VIRTUEMAT 

Installation

• checks the database and server for requirements before installing
• installs using a built-in installation tool
• repopulates the basic store information
• optional demo products

 Installation

Automatic web-browser based installation and upgrade procedure

 Administration Features

• configure your minimum and maximum values, image sizes and customer details
• choose which layout settings to use for the spotlight listings
• pick which details to show on your product details page, such as quantity in stock, model number, etc.
• edit your policies pages with HTML (if desired) using a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, so little-to-no HTML knowledge is needed. If you can use word processing software, you can update your pages!
• add, delete, move, link or copy your products
• create and manage your product attributes
• manage product reviews, featured products, specials and storewide sales
• shipping and payment module installation and management
• price and taxation control
• banner advertising controls
• newsletter creation and sending
• content management tool, easily add new content pages

Product Catalog Features

• XHTML 1.0 compliant - nearly table-less layout
• change the colors, fonts and many graphics using Cascading Stylesheets
• add, move, remove sideboxes via the Admin Tool
• template overrides that do not get overwritten during upgrades
• override functionality without having to learn PHP
• create as many different looks as you would like and choose them from the admin

Administration Features

• multiple Images and Files (like Spec Sheets and Flyers) per Product
• Product Attributes (like Size or Color) can be added to Product
• Product Types for Classification (like "Car", "Motorbike" or "Music Album")
• Shopper Groups for Customers (allows different Price Levels and Payment Options),
• multiple Prices per Product (Quantity-based and/or Shopper Group-based Prices)
• flexible Price Display (number & currency formatting; including or excluding tax)
• On-the-Fly Price Conversion between different Currencies using Live Rates from the ECB or other banks
• Shop Statistics / Control Panel with a Summary of new Customers, new Orders....
• Stock Level Control for Products and Item
• Order Management with Order History, Customer Notification and Order Edit Functionality
• basic Reporting Feature: sold Items, monthly/yearly Revenue
• Order Status Management

• Manage different Currencies, Countries & State

Product Catalog Features

• Powerful Web-Administration Interface (Javascript-powered)
• Manages an unlimited Number of Products and Categories
• Can be used as a Shop or just as an Online-Catalog (you can even turn off Price Display)
• quick Search for Products, Categories and Manufacturers; filter by features or discounted Products
• Product Ratings & Testimonials (moderated or auto-published)
• feature specific Products by setting them "on special"
• Product Availability: show how fast a Customer can expect delivery
• Handles downloadable Products (virtual Goods)
• "Product is back in Stock"-Notification for subscribed Customers

 Shipping Modules

There is the same great support for custom shipping modules, if your desired shipper is not in the default install:

• Flat Rate
• Per Unit Basis
• Store Pickup
• Table Rate
• United Parcel Service
• United States Postal Service
• Zone Rates

 Shipping Modules

• flexible Shipping Carriers and Rates Configuration
• Live-Shipping Rates using Shipping Modules (e.g. InterShipper, UPS, USPS, FedEx or Canada Post; Modules can use the Shipping Rate API).
• extend your Shop with other Shipping Modules using the Shipping Module API!

 Promotions, Sales and Discounts

• individual special prices
• global sale reductions
• category-wide sale prices
• discount coupons
• customer group discounts
• quantity discounts
• one-time charges
• minimum and maximum purchases per product

• * prices by attributes

 Promotions, Sales and Discounts

 Customer Retention Tools

• periodic newsletter in plain text or HTML
• order status emails and records in the customer account
• referral tools
• gift certificates

 Customer Retention Tools

• Let your customers easily search for products through a search form
• Shoppers can see shipping timeframes on the product-details page (with inviting images!)
• Shoppers can manage their user accounts
• Shopper can view all their orders (and order details)
• Order confirmation email (customisable!) is sent to shopper and store owner

• Global E-Commerce Ready
• multiple language support
• multiple tax support
• multiple shipping methods
• multiple currency support
• * multiple payment methods

 Global E-Commerce Ready

• Add as many Products and Categories as you want
•  Visa, Master Card, Amex, Discover
•  Works with PayPal Payments
•  Feature specific products by setting them “on special”
•  Sell downloadable Products like MP3s, Templates, Videos or Software
•  Manage the Stock Level for Products and Items
•  Add a Thumbnail and a full size Image to every Product via your Browser
•  Restrict “Display prices” to specific user groups
•  Shopper can view all their orders (and order details)
• Automatically notify your customers when the Order Status changes

Payment modules

·        Zen Cart can support a number of gateways in the stock install:

• Paypal IPN
• Authorize.net
• Authorize.net (AIM)
• Credit Card Basic
• Cash on Delivery
• Check/Money Order

·        However you can use some pre developed payment modules to extend the list.

·        Debugging can be done,in case it is developed and contained some errors and one like it working.

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 Payment modules.

• You can use safe SSL encryption (128-bit) and Shared SSL
• Capable of Live Credit Card Processing
• pre-defined Payment Gateways like authorize.net®, PayPal, 2Checkout, eWay, Worldpay, PayMate and
• NoChex extend your Shop with other Payment Modules using the Payment Module API!
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