AgoraCart Version 5 Features

Customization & Design Integration

• CSS (cascading style sheets) controls over most aspects of the cart design.
• Online CSS manager for the store where you can edit the store CSS file as well as for any templates selected.
• Store-wide designs stored in main Header and Footer files.
• Template system for installable templates. Ability to design and add your own header and footer templates to the templates directory and/or manually install templates or button sets from 3rd party AgoraCart template providers. Templates are HTML and regular text files called "includes" (.inc)
• Online store template manager where installed buttonsets, templates, or custom templates can be selected.
• Edit selected template headers and footers online in the template manager.
• Ability to use custom header and footer files for indivdual product categories by simply adding the category-named files to the html-templates directory.
• Dynamically generated product pages from store's database.
• Ability to use custom product page layouts for indivdual product categories by simply adding the category-named files to the html-templates directory.
• Ability to run an html based store with no database (requires visitors to have cookies enabled or not leave shopping experience before completion)
• Link to products and categories directly from any website or html page
• Customizeable HTML store home page.
• Order forms are in HTML for ease of customization.
• upload and store static html pages for product info, store policies, etc.
• Options files with multiple option sets may be created for use in a single or in multiple products.
• Automatic links built to files in the html directory such as warranty, privacy policy and other pages.
• Dynamic updates to product categories and sub-categories lists in store templates (can be manually coded as well for faster performance).
• Online managers that allow you to change the titles and arrangement of cart contents display columns.
• Set your preferred currency symbol.
• Set number of products to display per page, or override the setting with simple command in a URL link for the desired products.
• Userfields in database for customized use. Many add-ons use userfields for flexibility, including add-ons like: inventory management, downloadable products, net profits, alternate shipping postal code, and many other applications.
• Rename the userfield titles displayed in the manager areas for product database functions.
• Javascript like language called AgoraScript; allowing for the use of PERL in store parsed pages (those displayed by the AgoraCart) for greater flexibility of design and function.

Merchandising and Inventory Management

• Dynamically generated product pages from store's database
• Unlimited product options supported (size, color, wrapping, etc).
• Volume based pricing awhich llows you to create different price breaks for quantities ordered (called variable options)
• Optional simple option file builder available separately for "free".
• Deactivate products items so that they do not show up in product displays or searches.
• Supports an unlimited number of categories
• Supports different display types for products by category
• Each product can be related to numerous sub-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
• Front-end search against keywords, description, product name and product number fields
• Taxes can be calculated for State/Provinces, localities and Countries (4 different taxes can be configured)
• Multiple taxation localities are supported (counted in the above feature)
• Items can be marked individually as tax exempt.
• Customizeable "Top 10 Best Sellers" list and online manager (Gold version only).
• Customizeable "Featured Product" and online manager.
• Customizeable "New Products" list and online manager (Gold version only).
• Support for digital goods - including full download and management capabilities (Gold version only- booster pack).
• Support for the entry of discount codes at checkout - in the order forms.
• Discount codes are set up using the web-based administrator (Gold version only - lifetime option).
• Discount codes can be set to expire or be of the non-expiring type (Gold version only - lifetime option).
• Discounts can be done as a currency amount or percentage of the items ordered (Gold version only - lifetime option).
• Logging of keyword searches for evaluation of what your customers are looking for (Gold version only).
• Visitor logging to see where people are coming from as well as what store page they visit first.
• Each product can be set up under a declining balance inventory system (Gold version only - booster pack).
• Out of stock messages are presented to customers if the inventory level is zero (Gold version only - booster pack).
• Inventory mangement performed online (Gold version only - booster pack).
• Ability to display inventory availability in dynamically produced product pages (Gold version only - booster pack).
• Viewer to check for low inventory levels in product database (Gold version only - booster pack).

Order Processing & Order Management

• Order confirmation emails to store owner, 2nd email address as well as the customer
• HTML Order forms for ease of customization
• You can run multiple payment methods at once. Customer is allowed to chose by clicking on a button
• Support for the following payment processing gateways: 2checkout, AgoraPay, Authorize.Net AIM* (Gold version - booster pack), Authorize.Net SIM, BluePay* (Gold version), Echo (Gold version), EFT/ACH Checks, eWay (Gold version), iTransact, LinkPoint Connect, Mailed Payments, Offline/Manual, NiftyPay, NoChex* (Gold version), PayPal, PayPal IPN (Gold version only - lifetime option), PayPal Pro* (Gold version - booster pack), PlugNPay, ProPay (manually), ProTx* (Gold version), PsiGate* (Gold version), USA ePay, Verisign's PayFlow, WorldPay* (Gold version), and YourPay. Click Here to see the complete list of payment gateways supported as well as more information about each gateway.
• Sales Taxes and local taxes can be configured on 4 levels
• Supports Shared and Dedicated SSL (secure) transactions on the same server
• Support for a minimum total needed to checkout.
• New Orders Logs for ease in seeing the newest orders received.
• View Order logs by year.
• View Order Logs arranged a month at a time.
• Individual Order Logs storing the complete order details for each individual order.
• Ability to select which order logs to use.
• Ability to set wording for default order status.
• View Orders for any selected month.
• Track and log number of each individual product sold per year (year to date).
• Delete Orders from various order logs individually or by month or entire year.
• Edit individual order information. Great for updating order status, making notes, or removing products back ordered.
• Printable HTML Packing Slip with customizeable template (currently viewable on manager side only).
• Printable HTML Invoice with customizeable template (currently viewable on manager side only).
• View Orders for any selected date range (Gold version only -booster pack).
• View Reports for net sales, gross sales, total taxes collected, total discounts given, affiliate commissions*, affiliate net sales generated*net profit* for any selected date range (Gold version only - booster pack).

Shipping

• Supports real-time USPS, UPS, FedEx*, DHL*, Canada Post*, AUS Post* shipping rates FedEx*, DHL*, Canada Post*, and AUS Post*
• Ship Internationally with USPS.
• Ship Internationally with UPS XML version (Gold version only - booster pack).
• Custom shipping logic that can handle just about anything you can think of if you don't wish to use real-time shipping options. Shipping logic can be configured price per item, flat rate per shipping method, priced by weight, by percentage of total order amount, and in virtually any combination with a little know how.
• Ship by weight, by percentage of order total, or by flat rate.
• Add handling fees by flat rate or percentage of order total.
• Execute "Custom Shipping Logic" before or after real-time shipping rates are quoted.
• Ability to determine whether shipping costs are taxable or non-taxable by changing when the tax calculating process is performed.
• Supports shipments from multiple origins, which is great for dropshippers or shipping from multiple warehouses.
• Suggested packaging/box arrangements for orders spanning multiple boxes/packaging.

Store Management

• Manage your store from anywhere - all you need is an Internet connection.
• Offers online functions for virtually every management task.
• add, edit, delete products online
• online product image uploader
• set up taxes, shipping logic, payment processing, and store location variables online
• automatic .htaccess setup with click of a link
• database imports and exports for comma (.csv), tab, and pipe delimited spreadsheets for easy catalog editing
• Online tracking logs
• Online error logs
• GNuPG and PGP setups
• Configure Payment Gateways online
• add multiple and/ or variable option files to product entries
• Basic option file creator/editor available
• added controls for static html page based stores (expanding and does not require a database)
• Add custom data fields to order forms without changing script (called x-comments)
• Multiple Store Manager logins to control access for different levels of store admin personnel (purchase add-on separately)
• Track Net Profit for plugging into Affiliate Reporting Programs (thru image calls, purchase add-on separately).
• 5-10 configurable user fields for product/store configuration such as profit tracking, indicating specials and featured products, showing additional images, and more. Gold version has 10 fields with link to convert an existing agora.cgi or commerce.cgi database if old style database is detected. xzibit mp3 tracks at free music

Setup and Program/Code Customizations

• Installs via FTP or SSH - your choice.
• Runs 100% on your webserver.
• Modular Design with code hooks for easy customizations with minimal raw code edits
• Custom directories to place code for customization without program edits.
• Free support via our online forum
• Free updates & low-cost upgrades
• Professional hosting, installations and customizations available

Cart Requirements

• Unix, FreeBSD, OpenBSD or a Linux based hosting account (or server).
• Perl 5.6.x or higher. (most servers will satisfy this requirement)
• This Perl Module must be installed on your server for Version 5.0.x: LWP::Simple (most servers will have this installed)
• This Perl Module must be installed for Gold Version of the cart (Version 5.1.x): LWP::UserAgent (most servers will have this installed)
• FTP or online file manager access with the ability to set permissions on files.
• Run cgi scripts under your own user ID (most servers offer this now) AND/OR the ability to install the wrappers (yourself by SSH2 or by your server admin at your request).