Online Shop Features

The open source Ecommerce package we customise and configure for your online shop is packed with features. It is based on osCommerce which is supported by thousands of users world wide and benefits from this huge userbase by constant improvement and development of new and improved modules. The osCommerce user support forums are full of helpful hints and tips and the osCommerce community will always take time to answer your questions if you can't find the answer already there.

The Ecommerce software will provide the following features. Note: Not all functionality needs to be activated.

General Functionality

Completely multilingual with English, German, and Spanish provided by default (translations of products and bespoke text is not included)

Administration/Backend Functionality

Supports unlimited products and categories
- Products-to-categories structure
- Categories-to-categories structure
Add/Edit/Remove categories, products, manufacturers, customers, and reviews
Support for physical (shippable) and virtual (downloadable) products
Contact customers directly via email or newsletters
Easily backup and restore the database
Print invoices and packaging lists from the order screen
Statistics for products and customers
Multilingual support
Multicurrency support
- Automatically update currency exchange rates
Select what to display, and in what order, in the product listing page
Support for static and dynamic banners with full statistics

Customer/Frontend Functionality

All orders stored in the database for fast and efficient retrieval
Customers can view their order history and order status
Customers can maintain their accounts
- Addressbook for multiple shipping and billing addresses
Temporary shopping cart for guests and permanent shopping cart for customers
Fast and friendly quick search and advanced search features
Product reviews for an interactive shopping experience
Secure transactions with SSL (client is responsible for certification costs and maintenance
Number of products in each category can be shown or hidden
Global and per-category bestseller lists
Display what other customers have ordered with the current product shown
Breadcrumb trail for easy site navigation

Product Functionality

Dynamic product attributes relationship
HTML based product descriptions
Automated display of specials
Control if out of stock products can still be shown and are available for purchase
Customers can subscribe to products to receive related emails/newsletters

Payment Functionality

Accept numerous offline payment processing (cheque, money orders, offline credit card processing,...)
Accept numerous online payment processing methods
Disable certain payment services based on a zone basis