New Features in ShopSite 10 sp1

Dashboard (Pro, Manager, Starter)
With ShopSite's Dashboard, you can view important business metrics at a glance, right on the landing page of the back office.
Mobile Support (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Access the back office from a mobile device and view a mini dashboard that can display order information, recent sales figures, and top customers.
Display StoreID in Back Office (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Display the StoreID in the footer or navigation bar of each page of the back office. This is helpful for merchants who manage multiple stores to remember which store they are in.
New Themes (Pro, Manager, Starter)
There are eleven new themes for merchants to pick from when creating their web site. They are: 3 Column, Bar navigation, Base Format, Bookend, Business Casual, Drill Down, Line Sections, Soft, Spotlight, Solid Block, and Square. Each of these themes has a number of color variations. Additionally, older themes have been updated to take advantage of the new features in this service pack.

Commerce Tools

Follow on Facebook/Twitter (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Keep your customers in the loop through social media and attract followers by providing links so that customers can follow your store on Facebook or Twitter.
Share on Facebook/Twitter (Pro, Manager)
Leverage the advertising potential of social media by providing links for customers to share information about the pages they visit or the products they buy on Facebook and Twitter!

Payment Gateways

Braintree (Pro, Manager, Starter)
The Braintree payment gateway is now supported by ShopSite, providing an easy way to accept credit cards in a PCI-compliant manner.

Feature Enhancements

E-mail Receipts (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Customize where order notifications will be sent, including multiple recipients. The subject line of the email notifications can also be customized to include the order amount, so merchants can quickly identify and prioritize higher paying orders.
Additional Associate Information (Pro, Manager)
Save more information about each of your associate merchants, including contact name, website URL, address, and preferred payout method and terms.
Add "Ship To" Addresses from within Customer Account (Pro)
Instead of supplying new "Ship To" addresses only when placing orders, registered customers can now create additional saved "Ship to" addresses directly in their account's "Ship To" menu.
Advanced Ordering Options (Pro)
When using ordering options (where there can be multiple options for a product, like color), each possible option combination can now include:
- Weight
- SKU
- Image
- Inventory Tracking Options

New Features in ShopSite 10 sp1

Back Office

UI and Navigation (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite's Backoffice has received a face-lift and can now be navigated through optional drop-down menus. Don't worry! The old look and feel is still available if you want to go back.
Product Upload with Excel Spreadsheet (Pro, Manager)
You can now upload product information using Microsoft Excel (.xls) spreadsheets.
Export (Pro, Manager)
Export your ShopSite configuration and database files in a compressed format to a local computer. This provides a failsafe backup for your data.
Publish Auxiliary Files (Pro, Manager)
There is now a ‘publish’ directory under the merchant’s output directory where custom CSS and JavaScript, as well as that used by the themes, can be found.
Multiple Image Upload (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants can upload multiple images at once. IE users get a new flash interface for the upload.
Assign Products to Page Improvement (Pro)
The way in which products are added to a page has been improved, allowing merchants to handle large lists of products with relative ease.
Store Navigation Menu (Pro, Manager)
Drop-down menu can be provided to your customers to simplify site navigation, helping them find what they are looking for faster.
Global Layout Customization (Pro, Manager)
Global colors, images, fonts, etc. for stores can now be set by the merchant.
9 New Themes (Pro, Manager, Starter)
There are nine new themes for merchants to pick from when creating their web site. They are: Sleek, Fade, Slate with Accent, Wallpaper, Swish On White, Swish On Black, Dots, Leaf, and Thick Border. Additionally, older themes have been updated to take advantage of the new features in this service pack.

Commerce Tools

Share with Friends (Pro, Manager)
Formerly called "Tell A Friend", recent integration with addthis.com allows your customers to share their shopping experiences on popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
Wishlist (Pro, Manager)
Integration with wishpot.com now provides your customers with access to wish lists and gift registries.
eBay Turbo Lister Support (Pro, Manager)
Selling your products on eBay is even easier, as you can now export your products in an eBay Turbo Lister format.
OrderAnywhere URLs (Pro, Manager, Starter)
In addition to showing the HTML or Add to Cart button you can now get an order URL to insert into your 3rd-party publishing system.
Cross-sell Products on More Info Pages (Pro)
Cross-sell products can now be placed on an item's "More Info" page. Global Cross-sell Products can now be placed on any page.
Recurring Billing with Authorize.Net (Pro, Manager)
With Authorize.net, you can now provide subscription-based services to your customers as well as other products that use a recurring billing model.
Check Payment Field Options (Pro, Manager, Starter)
If you accept physical checks, you can now display your mailing address on the billing screen. Requiring a check's routing and account numbers is no longer mandatory.
AvaTax Integration (Pro, Manager)
ShopSite has partnered with Ava Tax to provide you with on-the-fly and up-to-date tax calculations.
Tax API (Pro)
Developers can integrate their own tax calculation software with ShopSite through a new API.

Security/Reliability

Product Images on Order Detail/Packing Slip (Pro, Manager)
To improve the accuracy of customer orders, product images can now be displayed on the order detail page and on packing slips.

Payment Gateways

Plug'nPay (Pro, Manager, Starter)
The Plug'nPay payment gateway is now supported by ShopSite.
FirstData Global Gateway (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Formerly known as LinkPoint and YourPay, FirstData Global Gateway is supported by ShopSite.
Expedited Google Checkout (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Streamline the checkout procedure for your Google Checkout customers and bypass the pre-order screen.

Feature Enhancements

OrderAnywhere by SKU in Manager (Pro, Manager)
OrderAnywhere by SKU is now available to ShopSite Manager merchants.
Variable Product Pricing in Manager (Pro, Manager)
Variable Product Pricing is now available to ShopSite Manager merchants.
Product Page Auto-generation from Doba Watchlists (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Doba Watch Lists can now be used to automatically create new product pages.
Multiple Image and Thumbnail Support for More Info Pages (Pro, Manager)
Merchants can now display up to 20 images on their product more info page. The images can be thumbnails that display a larger image as you move your mouse over the thumbnail.
Additional Multi-purpose Fields for Products and Pages (Pro, Manager)
The number of "Extra Fields" available for products and pages has been increased from 10 fields to 25 fields.
Page and Product Sorting (Pro)
The page and product sorting that occurs when publishing site content can now be done on other fields such as "Extra Fields".

New Features in ShopSite 10.0

Back Office

HTML Editor (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Many text fields can now be edited using a word processor-like HTML Editor. Toolbar buttons allow merchants to quickly add layout and style elements, and view the results as they edit the text.
Doba drop shipping (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite has integrated support for Doba drop shipping service. Doba has over 1,000,000 products you can sell without having to physically handle a single product. ShopSite can automatically import product information from Doba and post it to the merchant's store for ordering by shoppers. Order information is directly sent to Doba for fulfillment.
Order Anywhere Wizard (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants who want to add order buttons to an existing website can easily use the ShopSite Wizard's new option to generate order buttons. New merchants who choose the order button path in the wizard will be guided through the process of configuring ShopSite and creating order buttons that can be added to existing web pages.
4 New Themes (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Four new store layout themes have been added to ShopSite. The Curved, Crop Circles, Texturize, and Congruence themes each have a variety of stylish color schemes for merchants to pick from.

Commerce Tools

Value Added Tax (VAT/GST) (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants in the European Union can now use an integrated VAT/GST calculator. ShopSite can be configured to automatically calculate value added tax based off the merchant's country and the customer's country and postal code.
Multiple Shipping Carriers (Pro, Manager)
ShopSite now allows merchants to display shipping rates from multiple carriers in the shopping cart. Merchants can subscribe for UPS, FedEx, and USPS real-time shipping quotes, then display quotes from each of the services for the customer to select from.
Customer Registration Upload/Download (Pro)
Registered customer information can now be updated or added to ShopSite using an XML or delimited text format.
Inventory API (Pro)
A new API has been added for developers of third-party inventory control applications. The API allows merchants to use an add-on application to track and manage product inventory in ShopSite.
Partial Percentage Coupons (Pro)
Coupons now allow partial percentage discounts. Merchants can create discounts in increments smaller than one percent, such as a 17.5% or 1.25% discount.

Security/Reliability

PABP/PCI-DSS Certification (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite has passed the Payment Application Best Practices (PABP) security standards requirements and has been certified as a PCI-DSS approved application.
Remote Orders Database (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants who store sensitive customer information, such as credit card numbers, can configure ShopSite to store the sensitive order information in a remote database. Storing sensitive information on a remote server in an internal network zone is a PCI requirement.
Option to Not Save Customer Address in Cookies (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants can select whether or not ShopSite should remember customer address information. The customer address cookie provides convenience for customers using their own personal computer to place orders, but may be a privacy concern for customers using shared or public computers. Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, are never stored in a cookie.

Payment Gateways

ACH Direct Payment (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Support for the ACH Direct PaymentsGateway has been added to ShopSite. Merchants can use ACH Direct PaymentsGateway for realtime processsing of credit card and e-check payments.
Google Checkout for UK Merchants (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite has added support for Google Checkout merchants in the UK.
Improved PayPal Fraud Protection (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite has been updated to use PayPal's latest APIs, which offer improved fraud protection features.

Feature Enhancements

Google Analytics in Manager (Pro, Manager)
Google Analytics is now available to ShopSite Manager merchants.
Custom Page/Product Fields in Manager (Pro, Manager)
The Custom Fields for Pages and Products have been added to Manager stores.
Page Sort in Manager (Pro, Manager)
ShopSite Manager merchants now have the option to have ShopSite automatically sort the links and products listed on a page.
Improved Custom Shipping Add-on (Pro)
The Custom Shipping Add-on feature now includes support for Google Checkout and coupons.
Display Same Billing and Shipping Address (Pro, Manager, Starter)
If customers check the box to use their billing address for the shipping address also, ShopSite now automatically updates the shipping Address fields to match the billing address.
New Google Analytics Code (Pro, Manager)
The latest version of Google Analytics tracking code is now supported by ShopSite's integrated Google Analytics feature.
Native FreeBSD 6 (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite now runs natively on FreeBSD 6. Merchants on FreeBSD 6 servers no longer require the 4.x compatibility libraries to run ShopSite.

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Last updated: June 11, 2010
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