One of the most important problem for e-commerce merchants today is which shopping cart solution to choose for their web stores. There are number of shopping carts available in the market. A recent Google search on “online shopping cart” turned up 20 million hits, many of them offering shopping cart products of their own. So decision is very tough.
Open source shopping cart is good choice as : open source available at no cost . There was a time when many in the e-commerce world was not ready to use open source products. Some said they were difficult to install and configure, while others were not using it because of their lack of available features and technical support. Fortunately for online entrepreneurs on a budget, those days are all but gone.
The latest open source shopping carts offer pretty much everything you’d find in a proprietary solution, provided you have the basic technical expertise to install and configure them. Most have become much easier to install than previous offerings and include numerous developer contributions for increased features and customization. Technical support tends to come in the form of user forums and the are heavily trafficked and often get answers in a matter of minutes.
Here we will discuss about ZenCart, which was initially based on osCommerce code but has developed dramatically and now it is a fully independent product. Known for its long list of added features, ZenCart is PHP-based and uses a MySQL database and HTML components.
Zen Cart is unique in its own way. Some of its features are as under:
Wide Range of Administrative Tools:
a) You can configure image of products, customer details and other things very easily.
b) You can Edit HTML code if you have knowledge of HTML.
c) You can add/edit/delete product/category details.
Simple Installation
a) Built in installation tool can be used to install zencart.
b) A separate section for demo products.
c) Before installing zencart, you can check server and database requirements.
Status Mode of Customers
a) This feature can force your visitors to get registered before viewing the price of a product.
b) A visitor can shop whatever he likes from your online stores.
Products and Proper Categories
a) You can add whatever category that suits your requirements.
b) You can a separate section for downloadable products such as video games, softwares, anti-virus etc.
c) You can one product in multiple categories as well.
d) Radio Button, check box, drop down menus can be added in your e-commerce website.
Some other Features
If you think these features are not enough, you can add more. You can enjoy some extra features by adding some plug-ins. These additional plug-ins can improve the functionality of an e-commerce website as well.
As it is not possible for everyone to install Zen Cart with an online store, you should need to have professional assistance. Our programmers at Style Design International are efficient enough to integrate and customize Zen Cart to your website. If you want to get further details about out service then please contact us
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