Wordpress e-commerce options
November 5, 2008
The ease of use and customization capabilities associated with WordPress make the software highly attractive for website owners, especially with one-click install solutions like that offered on our linux hosting accounts (Don’t be fooled by those charging an arm and a leg + your unborn child to install it for you - choose to pay for tweaks and customizations, not installs).
With the widespread usage of WordPress as both a blogging platform and a CMS, you would think there would be a wide variety of e-commerce shopping cart plugins available. Unfortunately, there are few e-commerce solutions that meet the needs of internet shopkeepers, with the exception of Wp-ecommerce and The Market Theme.
Wp-ecommerce is one of the most widely known solutions, and though known as “buggy,” the latest releases appear to function better than previous versions. WP e-Commerce is easily installed and integrates with Google Checkout, Paypal, Authorize.net, Payment Express and many other trusted payment processors.
Plus: Free Version, Multiple Features.
Minus: We’ve found that running other scripts within your theme may break the functionality of the cart or theme.
Another solution is The Market Theme. Market Theme is an e-commerce WordPress THEME - not just a cart. The Market Theme is a fully featured WordPress theme which transforms a standard installation of WordPress into an customizable e-commerce storefront using an AJAX shopping cart.
Plus: Economical, Customizable, Easy, a WordPress Theme in itself
Minus: If you already have a theme you don’t want to give up, you will have to do some coding or pay a programmer. Learn More about The Market Theme
Quick Shopping Cart® gets a facelift!
October 9, 2008
You’ve already told us your favorite Quick Shopping Cart features. But we’ve recently updated the layout to make those features easier to use and more accessible than ever before.
- The Wizard Builder is now the “Basic” view. Simply click “Basic” to get started.
- We’ve moved the Preview link from the header and made it a button in the top menu bar.
- We’ve changed the Publish link to a button in the top menu bar, so you can publish in both the Basic and Advanced views.
- The Home page link has been moved from the header to the top menu bar.
- Your shopping cart site domain (URL) and IP address have been moved into the Summary Information section on the Advanced view Home page.
PLUS, we’ve made it even easier to manage your site-building applications; you can now log in and manage Quick Shopping Cart®, Quick Blogcast and WebSite Tonight® all from one common dashboard. Check it out today!
Your requests make Quick Shopping Cart® more customizable than ever
March 9, 2008
You asked for them, now you’ve got them – our latest Quick Shopping Cart® update is full of requests from customers like you. Looking for customized themes you can use again and again? Now you’ve got them. How about the ability to add a custom CSS file to your storefront or even create your own Favicon? Yep, you can do those too. There’s even an enhanced tax table that supports multiple tax rates by zip code… because you asked for it.
Plus, we’ve added professionally designed templates in 45 of our most popular WebSite Tonight® themes. Quick Shopping Cart just keeps getting better and better, thanks in part to your ideas.
Create a dynamic Web site that features a complete Internet store!
January 3, 2008
You can now associate WebSite Tonight® with your Quick Shopping Cart® site to create a unified shopping experience for your customers. To use this feature, be sure that Quick Shopping Cart and WebSite Tonight® are listed in the same account. Next, simply log in to your WebSite Tonight® account and:
- From the Add-Ons menu select Quick Shopping Cart.
- In the Choose Quick Shopping Cart Account list, select the Quick Shopping Cart account you want to associate with your WebSite Tonight® account.
- In the Navigation button title to display on home page of Web site field, enter the text you want to display on the navigation button that points to your Quick Shopping Cart site. ‘Online Store’ displays as the default. If you want to change the text, you can highlight and delete the existing text, then add your own.
- Click OK.
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