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Setup

Feature
 Free* Standard**
MS web deployment package
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Web-based setup wizard routine
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Runs on medium-trust hosting Includes most shared hosting Included Included

Product Catalogue / CMS

Feature
 Free* Standard**
W3C standards compliant XHTML output code
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Product limit
 500 1,000,000+
Unlimited categories
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Unlimited nested category levels
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Nest products and subcategories under same parent
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Multiple product display types
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Paging of productsSet items per page for each product display type Included Included
Paging of subcategoriesSet items per page for each subcategory display type Included Included
Products with unlimited optionsSize, colour, weight, also ideal for product configuration such as computers Included Included
Settings per optionOptions can be required, optional and you can determine default position of selections Included Included
Real-time price update when options selected or changed
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Text customization of itemsCan be optional or required Included Included
Unlimited product versionsNo total limit or per-product limit Included Included
Multiple product images with auto-galleryUnlimited product images Included Included
Automatic image thumbnails/resizing
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Automatic large view modal popups
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Product version imageOptional Included Included
Stock level tracking
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Allow purchase of out of stock itemsOptional Included Included
Stock tracking and unique SKU for each permutation of options productOptional Included Included

Admin Area

Feature
 Free* Standard**
Unlimited back end admin logins Included Included
Refine permissions per user Give access to admin, product content, orders and support features Included Included
Log of admin actions Included Included
Logs of any errors Included Included
Powerful search functionalitySimple and quick way to find config settings, customers, products, etc. from one handy box - also full-text enabled Included Included
Intuitive AJAX-enabled interface Included Included

Integration

Feature
 Free* Standard**
Open plugin architecture for payment systemsSimple installation of payment gateways, all settings editable from back end Included Included
QuickBooks integration Import orders into QuickBooks Not included Included

Localization

Feature
 Free* Standard**
Configurable tax EU/UK VAT, US state tax, prices including or excluding tax Included Included
EU business VAT handling Includes real-time validation of VAT numbers using the EU web service, with fallback format-check function Included Included
Unlimited shipping methods, zones and bands Online shipping price lookups coming soon... Included Included
Multiple languages Unlimited Included Included
Multiple currencies Unlimited Included Included
Currency rate update Unlimited Not included Included
Configurable currency display format, set per currencySet number of decimal places, decimal separator (comma/point), position of currency symbol (before or after value), etc. Included Included
All site text can be changed from back endDatabase-driven language content, no programming or files to change Included Included
Can set different MasterPage and Theme for each language Included Included
Full unicode supportHandles Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian Included Included

Shopping Basket

Feature
 Free* Standard**
Aggregate similar productsTwo or more of identical items (with identical options or text customization) will appear on same line, even if added separately Included Included
Configurable 'adding to basket' behaviour Popup with time delayed close, redirect or no indication Included Included
Basket item images
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Auto-adjust with notification when stock level drops below quantity of an item in cart
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Save a basket Included Included
Create a wishlist or purchase items from another user's wishlist Included Included
Full order history in 'my account' Included Included
View/print sales receipt from 'my account' Included Included

Discounting and Marketing

Feature
 Free* Standard**
Product promotionsBuy X of product Y, get Z free, spend X get Y% off product Z, etc. Included Included
Customer discounts % or $ discounts Included Included
Customer group discounts% or $ discounts Included Included
Customer group pricingIndividual pricing per item, per customer group Included Included
Quantity discounts / price breaksUnlimited bands - give sliding discounts for higher volumes Included Included
Coupons% or $, with start/finish dates, reusable or use-once Included Included
Internal stats systemLogs product views, purchases, search terms, displays data in back end Included Included
Google Analytics supportFull ecommerce tracking - pageviews and order conversion Included Included

Data Import/Export

Feature
 Free* Standard**
Custom exportsSQL query and associated field info can be stored and run manually to export any specific data as a .CSV file Included Included
Powerful standalone Data Tool softwareUpgrade stores, import spreadsheet data and images, reset stock levels Included Included
Command-line functionality in Data ToolScript daily imports or stock updates from spreadsheet data Included Included

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Feature
 Free* Standard**
'Friendly' URLsAutomatic but can be manually overridden Included Included
Canonical URL tags in every product and category pageDeals with duplicate-content issues, supported by Google, Bing and Yahoo Included Included
Automatic page title, meta-description and meta-keywordsFor products, categories, CMS pages and knowledgebase articles Included Included
Can override automatic any page title, meta-description or meta-keywords tagFor products, categories, CMS pages and knowledgebase articles Included Included
GoogleBase/Froogle feed Included Included
Google Sitemap Included Included
H1, H2 tag mark up throughout Included Included

Navigation

Feature
 Free* Standard**
CSS multi-level fold-out menu Included Included
Sophisticated 'relevance processing' in-built search engineSupports full-text catalogues for speed even on huge catalogues of 1,000,000+ items Included Included
Automatic breadcrumb trails Included Included
Recently viewed products Included Included
Top selling items Included Included
Related products Included Included
Newest items Included Included

Security

Feature
 Free* Standard**
All database operations via parametrized stored proceduresStructural immunity to SQL injection attacks Included Included
Triggers to protect data from accidental tampering Included Included
Front end 'requestValidate' defaultExtra layer of Microsoft XSS protection on front end Included Included
SSL support (can be turned on or off)All back end pages, login pages and all pages when a user is logged use SSL for security Not included Included
All passwords are hashed in the database Included Included
Viewstate is encrypted Included Included
Back end can be IP protectedSupports multiple IPs and ranges Included Included
Password strength indicator Included Included


*Indicates this feature is enabled with the free Kartris license.

**Indicates this feature is enabled with the standard (commercial) Kartris license.