New Features in ShopSite 8.3

Coupons and Discount Schedule (Pro)
You can now use the discount schedule and coupons features in conjunction with the Google Checkout payment method.
Third Party Affiliate Tracking (Pro, Manager)
If you are using a third party affiliate tracking tool (see our Partner Tools page for a list of third party tools that work with ShopSite), you can now track orders paid for through Google Checkout and reward your affiliates accordingly.

Google Base

Submit Feed via FTP (Pro, Manager)
If you have several hundred products or have had problems with the standard (API-based) Google Base submission process, you can now configure ShopSite to submit your feed via FTP. ShopSite still automatically generates and submits the feed based off your settings.
New Product Fields (Pro, Manager)
ShopSite now includes the ability to configure your products to include the required new brand, google product type, and condition fields in your Google Base product feed.

Miscellaneous

Minimum Initial Product Quantity Discount (Pro)
If you have set a minimum order quantity for a product, the quantity pricing feature now sets that value as the starting quantity in the discount rate table displayed to the customer.
Paymentech for Canadian Merchants (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants based in Canada now have the option to use the Paymentech Orbital payment gateway to process online payments in real-time.
UPS Saver Shipping Methods (Pro, Manager)
Real-time UPS shipping quotes can now calculate the shipping costs for UPS Saver shipping services.
Publish Performance Option for Large Stores (Pro)
Merchants can select the option not to list each product on the Publish Results screen during the publishing process, potentially decreasing the time required to publish stores with a very large number of products.

New Features in ShopSite 8.2

Image Management

Image Resize (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Automatically or manually resize images in your media directory. You can configure ShopSite to automatically reduce images to fit within specified dimensions when you upload them. You can also manually select images and reduce them in size.
Automatic Thumbnail Creation (Pro, Manager)
Automatically create up to three different thumbnail images, in addition to the original image. You can configure the sizes of the thumbnails, then select which size (original or any available thumbnail sizes) to use for product images in various sections of your store.
Product Images in Shopping Cart and Search Results (Pro, Manager)
Shopping Cart contents and Search Results can now include the product image. You can select whether or not to show the image in the cart contents, and which of the available sizes to use. You can also specify which of the available sizes to use on the Search Results.

Google Tools

Froogle/Google Base (Pro, Manager)
Submit products to be listed on Froogle or Google's main search. You can configure individual products and what information to submit to Google.
Google Sitemaps (Pro, Manager)
Create a google-style sitemap for your store. Sitemaps allow you to tell Google about your website and can improve your ranking. You can configure ShopSite to automatically create or update a sitemap whenever you update your store.
Google Analytics (Pro)
Add Google Analytics code to your store. Google Analytics can track visitors to your site and report on where they went and what they bought. You can configure ShopSite to automatically include Google Analytics tracking code throughout your store.
Google Checkout support for UPS and FedEx (Pro, Manager)
Send UPS or FedEx shipping costs to Google Checkout. If you configure ShopSite to get real-time shipping costs from UPS or FedEx, those shipping costs will be sent with the shopping cart when customers select to checkout using Google Checkout.
Option for Google Checkout image size and relative location (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Select how to display the Google Checkout button on your pre-cart screen. Google has three different sizes of checkout image you can select from. You can also select to display the Google Checkout button above, below, to the left, or to the right of your normal checkout button (if other checkout methods are configured).

Templates/Themes

New Gradient Theme (Pro, Manager, Starter)
A new theme with four color schemes has been added to ShopSite. The Gradient theme includes templates for all store screens, and supports all the available features.

Miscellaneous

Order Options Text field is more configurable (Pro)
If you include customer text input fields with any of your products, you can now specify a title to be displayed above the box, as well as the dimensions you want the box to have.
Minimum Product Order Quantity (Pro)
Individual products can have a minimum purchase quantity. If you sell products that are not cost-effective to sell in extremely small numbers, you can configure your store to not allow that product to be sold in quantities fewer than a number you specify.
More Page and Product Extra Fields (Pro)
Up to ten extra fields per page/product are now available. You can select the number of extra fields to use, and assign names for each of the fields. The extra product fields can be used to send additional product attributes to Google Base. Extra fields can also be included in custom Page and Product templates.
Page and Product Extra Fields can be renamed (Pro)
Extra Fields for Pages and Products can be given customized field names, rather than simply Extra Field n. You can configure your own field names to use for each of the ten page and ten product fields. This can be used as a reminder for how you are using the field, or as an attribute name when using Google Base.

New Features in ShopSite 8.1

Add an Auction (Pro, Manager, Starter)
List products in your ShopSite store on eBay auctions quickly and easily.
Page and Product Databases in SQL (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Page and Product information is now stored in an SQL database.
VISA CISP/PABP Compliant (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite has passed VISA's Payment Application Best Practices (PABP) validation. When properly configured, ShopSite stores meet the requirements for storing and processing credit card information safely and securely. For more information, see PCI Security Practices.

Orders

Merchant Key Encryption (Pro, Manager, Starter)
New Public/Private key encryption can be enabled to improve security for stored credit cards.
Security Status (Pro, Manager, Starter)
A Security Status indicator has been added to the Orders screen to improve merchant awareness of security settings.
One Year Orders Audit Log (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Order audit logs are stored for a full year, with automatic monthly rotation.
Header/Footer for Packing Slip (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Packing Slips and Orders can include a customizeable Header or Footer. Packing Slips can also be configured to hide or display monetary information.

Payment Gateways

Google Checkout (Pro, Manager, Starter)
The new Google Checkout has been integrated into ShopSite 8.1.
PayPal Website Payments Pro support for Authorization Mode (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Support for Auth (separate authorization and capture) mode added to PayPal Website Payments Pro.
NetBanx (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite now supports the UK based NetBanx payment gateway.

Shipping

FedEx Support (Pro, Manager)
Real-time FedEx shipping rates can be calculated in the shopping cart.

Templates

Two New Themes (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Two new themes with templates for all the customer screens (including Shopping Cart, Search, etc.) have been added.
Tabbed Theme supports Gift Certificates, Tell A Friend, etc. (Pro, Manager, Starter)
The Tabbed theme now has its own templates for all the customer screens, as well as support for most features, including Tell A Friend and Gift Certificates.
New Colors for Some Themes (Pro, Manager, Starter)
The Awesome Theme has added Blue, Teal, and Violet color schemes to the original Orange. The Elite Theme also has several new color schemes available.

Miscellaneous

Order Anywhere Merchant Product Search (Pro)
Merchants using the Order Anywhere feature can now use merchant Product Search functionality to find specific products on the Order Anywhere screen.
Page Merchant Search (Pro)
Search functionality has been added to the merchant Page interface, allowing merchants to easily find pages meeting specified criteria.
Title/Meta Data Tags in More Info Pages (Pro, Manager)
More Info Pages now include fields to indicate HTML Title, Meta Keyword, and Meta Description tag content. Store Pages also have a field for HTML Title tag content.
Order API Enhancement (Pro)
Merchants can configure whether or not to pass credit card information to the Order API.

New Features in ShopSite 8.0

Rewards (Pro)
Reward loyal customers and encourage new customers with rewards such as "buy 10 get 1 free" or "buy two pairs of shoes, get a free pair of socks". Rewards can be set up per-order, or over time for registered customers.
Searchable Orders DB (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants with Pro stores can now search on various fields such as Order Date, New, Order Number, Orders with Coupons, etc.
Tell A Friend (Pro, Manager)
Store Pages and Product More Info Pages can have links that allow visitors to send an acquaintance an E-mail containing a short message and a link to the page.
Create/Modify Gift Certificates (Pro)
Merchants can now create Gift Certificates in the back office, as well as editing the balance of existing Gift Certificates.

Shopping Cart

Ordering Options can not be changed (Pro)
Merchants can select not to allow customers to change order options from the Shopping Cart screen.
No Warning about leaving a Secure Page (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Users with JavaScript enabled will not see a warning when going back to the non-secure Order screen from the secure Billing/Shipping screen.
Payment Errors display on the Billing/Shipping screen (Pro, Manager, Starter)
When using an automated payment gateway, errors are now displayed on the standard Billing/Shipping screen, rather than on their own screen.
E-mail address Validation (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants can select to display a second E-mail address entry box, which must match the first E-mail address, to confirm the customer has entered the correct E-mail address.

Orders

Packing Slips (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite now allows merchants to view and print Packing Slips for order fulfilment. Packing slips contain all the important order information except the billing information, so order fulfilment staff don't have access to customer credit card numbers.
Order Download Format (Pro, Manager)
When downloading orders, merchants can now pick which fields to download, and the order in which they will be downloaded. In addition, order fields can be renamed to match local database field names prior to download.
Automated XML Order Download in Manager (Manager)
ShopSite Manager stores will now allow merchants to download orders in XML format using the automated XML download API. This allows Manager merchants to use the QuickBooks Order Transfer Module.
ShopSite Transaction ID (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite now creates and stores an order Transaction ID number, which it passes to gateways. Merchants can use this number to easily match payment information in a Virtual Terminal to a specific ShopSite order.
Print Order (Pro, Manager, Starter)
A Print button is displayed on the View Order screen, so merchants can print the order to a local printer.
Option Not to Store Credit Card Numbers (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Merchants using real-time payment gateways can choose to never store Credit Card numbers in order to comply with Visa security guidlines (similar guidelines exist for MasterCard, Discover, and American Express).
Option Not to store Payment Information in Customer Registration (Pro)
Merchants can select not to allow customers to store payment information in their Customer Registration settings, in order to comply with Credit Card security guidelines.

Payment Gateways

PayPal Website Payments Pro (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite supports PayPal's new payment system offering.
Verified By Visa (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Verisign payment gateway now supports the Verified By Visa program.
Verisign Fraud Control (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite passes the information required by Verisign's Fraud Control system, allowing merchants to participate in the program.
PSiGate (Pro, Manager, Starter)
the PSiGate payment gateway, which works with both Canadian and United States merchant accounts, is now integrated with ShopSite.

Shipping

More Shipping Columns (Pro, Manager)
Merchants using weight-based or currency-based shipping can now set up as many as 100 different shipping options.

Templates

Display Inventory (Pro)
New Custom Template tags have been created to allow merchants to display realtime inventory numbers in a pop-up window.
Two New Themes (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Two new themes with templates for all the customer screens (including Shopping Cart, Search, etc.) have been added.
Themes set Search, Cart, and other Templates (Pro, Manager, Starter)
ShopSite themes can now set templates and colors for the Shopping Cart, Search (Pro, Manager), Customer Registration (Pro), Gift Certificates (Pro), and Tell A Friend (Pro, Manager), in addition to Pages and Products.^*
Subproduct More Information Page Templates (Pro, Manager)
Subproducts can now use their own template for More Information pages, rather than using the More Information page template of the parent product.

Miscellaneous

Color Wheel (Pro, Manager, Starter)
Color selection throughout the ShopSite back office now displays a swatch with the selected color, and uses a visual color wheel selection tool.
Page/Product Download (Pro, Manager)
When downloading Page or Product information, merchants can now specify individual fields and the download order, as well as changing downloaded field names to match with locally stored database field names.
Option not to index subproducts (Pro, Manager)
Merchants can choose not to index subproducts, so only parent products are found during a search.

^* - in 8.0, only the 2 new themes have a complete set of matching templates. Earlier themes which did not have full template sets will continue to behave as they did in prior versions of ShopSite.

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Last updated: April 5, 2007
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