Zen Cart™ Features
Why should you choose Zen Cart™ to power your e-commerce site? Let's face it. There are 100's of shopping cart programs around, all with different strengths and weaknesses. Zen Cart™ is superior to most in ease-of-use, features and price.
Zen Cart™ is built for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. The program is built by programmers and designers who understand the online selling process from start to finish. Zen Cart™ has included all the necessary tools required to build a successful online store and we are constantly improving and upgrading the software based on our users requirements.
Below is a list of the major features included in Zen Cart™.
Easy Installation
* checks the database and server for requirements before installing
* installs using a built-in installation tool
* prepopulates the basic store information
* optional demo products
Global E-Commerce Ready
* multiple language support
* multiple tax support
* multiple shipping methods
* multiple currency support
* multiple payment methods
Customer Status Modes
* unrestricted shopping
* must register to view prices
* must register to view prices and merchandise
* showroom only
Catalog Status Modes
* showcase mode without prices
* showcase mode with prices
* normal shopping mode
* down for maintenance mode
Categories and Products
* unlimited category depth
* physical merchandise
* downloadable virtual products
* products can reside in multiple categories
* product options as dropdowns, radio buttons, checkboxes, and text input
Customer Retention Tools
* periodic newsletter in plain text or HTML
* order status emails and records in the customer account
* referral tools
* gift certificates
Promotions, Sales and Discounts
* individual special prices
* global sale reductions
* category-wide sale prices
* discount coupons
* customer group discounts
* quantity discounts
* one-time charges
* minimum and maximum purchases per product
* prices by attributes
Powerful Administration Tool
* configure your minimum and maximum values, image sizes and customer details
* choose which layout settings to use for the spotlight listings
* pick which details to show on your product details page
* edit your policies pages with HTML (if desired)
* add, delete, move, link or copy your products
* create and manage your product attributes
* manage product reviews, featured products, specials and storewide sales
* shipping and payment module installation and management
* price and taxation control
* banner advertising controls
* newsletter creation and sending
* content management tool, easily add new content pages
Fully Customizable Catalog Templates
* XHTML 1.0 compliant - nearly table-less layout
* change the colors, fonts and many graphics using Cascading Stylesheets
* add, move, remove sideboxes via the Admin Tool
* template overrides that do not get overwritten during upgrades
* override functionality without having to learn PHP
* create as many different looks as you would like and choose them from the admin