ClickCartPro

ClickCartPro is compatible with 29 different payment processors, 4 different realtime shipping rate providers, exports data to 2 accounting programs, can store data in 3 different relational databases and/or CSV files and installs on virtually any webserver.

Installation and Support:

• No programming required


• Installs on virtually all webservers


• Runs in it's own directory - you can run multiple stores on the same domain (a license purchase for each install is required)


• Does not require a dedicated server - built for virtual hosts


• Installs via FTP or SSH - your choice


• No local platform specific installation package


• Runs 100% on your webserver


• Once installed, all configuration is done via the web-based administrator


• Free support via our online forum


• Free updates & low-cost upgrades

Platform and Database:

• Editable source codebase


• Runs on any webserver with Perl 5


• Full SSL/HTTPS support when necessary


• Operating systems supported include all Unix/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows


• The default database used is CSV (comma separate value) format


• Advanced Databases supported include MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server


• All database tables are querried and updated using SQL


• Add table columns and execute SQL statements in real time using the web-based administrator


• Easilly import/export data to/from CSV files and advanced databases

Web-Based Administrator

• All configuration is web-based after install


• Password-protected administrative access


• Manage your store from anywhere - all you need is an Internet connection


• Set up multiple users with different levels of access


• Make changes to your store in real time


• Easy to follow menu system


• Embedded context-sensitive manual links


• Offers functions for virtualy every management task

Store Categories, Products and Options

• Supports an unlimited number of categories


• Create an unlimited number of levels of categories


• Supports different display types for products within categories


• Run category-wide discounts based on percentages or currency amounts


• Product pricing types: Regular Price, Sale Price, Fully Option Based, Recurring Only, Volume Based and Not Priced


• Recurring billing support allows you to specify monthly charges for products and product options in addition to or in place of one-time charges


• Volume based pricing allows you to create different price breaks for quantities ordered


• Each product can be set up under a declining balance inventory system and have maximum purchase quantities assigned


• Out of stock messages are presented to customers if the inventory level is zero


• State/Province and Country level tax exemptions


• Enter search keywords for the store's search function


• Choose to use different displays for each product and up to three different size images


• Ability to include product-specific text in email confirmations


• Two different descriptions for different displays


• Support for best seller, new item, specials and splash page displays


• Product-level shipping method choices including realtime rates, default product based pricing and custom shipping scripts


• Support for digital goods - including full download capabilities


• Ability to relate products to one another to cross sell them


• Each product can be related to numerous categories


• Product options can be of various types including textareas and textboxes (which allow customer input) and selection lists, radio buttons and checkboxes (which allow customer choices)


• Product option selection items can have postive/negative price and weight changes on the item cost and support recurring billing


• Each product option can be related to numerous products


• Front-end search against keywords, description, product name and product number fields

Payment Processing and Checkout

• Support for contact customer and offline credit card and switch/solo processing


• Support for check and purchase order payments


• Support for realtime processing with 29 gateway services:
  
  
  
  • Authorize.Net (SIM & AIM)
  
  
  • Verisign (Payflow Link)
  
  
  • 2CheckOut (Authnet Interface)
  
  
  • PayPal
  
  
  • WorldPay (DirectPay)
  
  
  • Cardservice International (Linkpoint HTML & API)
  
  
  • Wells Fargo (BoA & Authnet Interfaces)
  
  
  • iTransact
  
  
  • Bank Of America
  
  
  • viaKLIX
  
  
  • PaySystems
  
  
  • ECHOnline
  
  
  • EFSNET
  
  
  • InternetSecure
  
  
  • Caledon
  
  
  • PlugNPay
  
  
  • SurePay
  
  
  • SkipJack
  
  
  • PSiGate
  
  
  • Netbilling
  
  
  • BluePay
  
  
  • NOCHEX
  
  
  • SECPay
  
  
  • Protx
  
  
  • Spectre
  
  
  • FirstPay
  
  
  • Planet Payment (Weblink)
  
  
  • RT Ware (Weblink)
  
  
  • GoRealTime.Com
  
  
  
  


• Support for PayPal IPN


• You can run multiple payment methods at once


• Fully customize the order form - including creation of extra fields presented for customer completion at checkout


• Additional checkout options include discount code entry, tax ID number entry for exemptions and an option to be added to the mail list


• Support for a minimum total needed to checkout

Layout and Site Design

• The site layout is template based, which allows you to use Frontpage or Dreamweaver created HTML in your layout


• You can match the layout to the look and feel of the rest of your site


• The administrator has a full content management system built-in with the ability to create script based HTML pages


• Embedded program-specific tags allow you to include program variables and even code routines in your HTML


• 100% of the front-end layout is configurable in over 200 different layout elements


• Create new product detail, thumbnail and category displays on-the-fly


• Change the text of all system messages


• Change the different email templates used by the program


• The store portion of the front-end is 100% dynamically generated for you based on your choices in the web-based administrator


• Using the remote APIs, it's possible to use your existing HTML-based product pages with the store

Shipping Method Support

• The program supports shipping choices on the product level - meaning one product could be downloaded whereas another could be shipped realtime where a third may be custom based


• Support for realtime rates is available for: UPS OnlineTools, FedEx DirectConnect, USPS Web Tools and Intershipper


• Support for embedded tracking information on orders is available for: UPS OnlineTools, FedEx DirectConnect and USPS


• Default product-based shipping methods allow you to specify a per-item charge at the product level


• Custom shipping methods allow you to use custom shipping scripts to specify custom calculations of charges at the product level


• Manage your connection status with UPS OnlineTools, FedEx DirectConnect, USPS Web Tools and Intershipper realtime using the web-based administrator


• Support for additional per-package handling charges


• For realtime methods: The ability to ship items in single boxes, group with other items or to ship in separate boxes


• Full drop-shipper support including the ability to specify different shipment origins for realtime shipped items


• Drop-shipper support includes sending order confirmations for items ordered to shippers

Discounts, Sales and Taxes

• Support for the entry of discount codes at checkout


• Discount codes are set up using the web-based administrator


• Discount codes can be set to expire on use or be of the non-expiring type


• Discount codes can include/exclude certain items at the administrator's discresion


• Discounts can be done as a currency amount or percentage of the items ordered


• Unused portions of currency amount discounts are saved for future use


• Custom sale logic allows the administrator to use custom scripts to calculate sales at checkout


• Taxes can be calculated for both State/Provinces and Countries


• Items can be marked individually as tax exempt


• Multiple taxation localities are supported

Order Management, Reporting and Accounting Export

• Order management functions include a fully searchable database table, the ability to enter shipping dates and tracking numbers for ordered items and the ability to include comments


• Customers have the ability to track their orders realtime using the front-end


• Administrator based reports include:
  
  
  
  • Administrator Access Log
  
  
  • Product Statistical Report
  
  
  • Page View Report
  
  
  • Daily Activity Report
  
  
  • Search Term Report
  
  
  
  


• A reset reports function is available to reset reports selectively


• Accounting exports are available for both Quickbooks & Peachtree

Customer Care and Retention

• The program uses both cookies and URL management to ensure customer shopping carts are retained throughout the shopping experience


• User billing and shipping info is stored in cookies so it can be pre-populated on return visits


• Customer account functions allow customers to set up accounts, edit them and retrieve lost passwords


• The administrator can select whether logging into a customer account is a requirement to checkout

File Management Function

• Full file management functions are available within the web-based administrator


• The administrator has the ability to upload image and media files


• The administrator has the ability to upload downloadable files


• All files uploaded via the program can be viewed/deleted via the web-based administrator

Affilate Management Function

• The program comes with a built-in affiliate program


• The administrator can choose to track referrals with cookies


• At the administrator's discretion, maximum payouts per order based on a currency amount or percentage can be set


• The administrator utility has functions to activate affiliates and assign commission levels


• Sub-affiliates can be signed up by affiliates if allowed


• An unlimited number of sub-affiliate levels can be used


• Affiliate front-end functions include account creation and manangement, lost password retrieval, linking information and order & sales reports

Banner Ads, Email and the Mail List

• The program comes with a built-in banner ad rotation program that allows you to add banners to be rotated randomly on the site


• Choose what banners to display and where on the page they go


• Both the front-end and administrator utility have contact modules that allow for email based communication between customers and administrators


• The program is delivered with a full-blown mail list program that allows the administrator to send text-only or HTML-based email messages to subscribers


• The mail list function allows customers to subscribe/unsubscribe via simple links

Dynamic Forms and Remote APIs

• The software comes with a dynamic form function that allows for the setup of web-based forms using a simple administrator interface


• Choose what types of form fields to present, the questions asked and the email to which results from each form are sent


• Both the dynamic form and shopping cart functions have remote APIs that allow for shopping cart additions and form submissions to originate from outside HTML pages

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