Zen Cart™
Zen Cart™ is built for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. The program has been created by programmers and designers who understand the online-selling process from start to finish. Zen Cart™ contains all the tools required to build a successful online store. It is constantly improving and upgrading the software based on its users requirements.
Below is a list of the major features included in Zen Cart™ that make the product a strong choice for your local Tampa web design or national eCommerce store front.
- checks the database and server for requirements before installing
- installs with the aid of a built-in installation tool
- pre-populates the basic store information
- optional demo products
- multiple language support
- multiple tax support
- multiple shipping methods
- multiple currency support
- multiple payment methods
- multiple payment methods
- must register to view prices
- necessity to register to view prices and merchandise
- showroom only
- showcase mode without prices
- showcase mode with prices
- normal shopping mode
- down-for-maintenance mode
- unlimited category depth
- physical merchandise
- downloadable virtual products
- products can reside in multiple categories
- product options as dropdowns, radio buttons, checkboxes, and text input
- periodic newsletter in plain text or HTML
- order status emails and records in the customer account
- referral tools
- gift certificates
- 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
- configures 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
- edit your policies' pages with HTML (if desired)
- 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
- 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 are not 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