ShopSite® 8.3 Feature Checklist

ShopSite® Shopping Cart Software features are listed below by category. To the right, you can find out which service level includes the features you need. You can click on a feature name to learn more about that feature.

Feature Categories:

ShopSite Features By Category
Feature Version Service Level
Store Building Tools   Starter Manager Pro
Browser-based Interface (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Store Setup Wizard (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Basic/Advanced Editing (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Context-Sensitive Help (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Full Control Over Store Look-and-Feel (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
15 Product / 5 Page Limit (pre 8.0) checkmark    
Unrestricted Number of Products and Pages (pre 8.0)8.3   checkmark checkmark
More Information Pages (pre 8.0)8.1   checkmark checkmark
Search Engine Friendly HTML Pages (pre 8.0)8.3 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Automatic Multiple Page Generation (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Page Preview (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Commerce-Enable Existing Web Sites (pre 8.0)8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Works With Any Web Editing Tools (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Store Layout Themes (pre 8.0)8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Flexible Store Templates (pre 8.0)8.0 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Custom Template Upload and Edit (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Copy Pages and Products (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Custom Page Extensions** (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Advanced Image Handling (pre 8.0)8.2   checkmark checkmark
Image Resize ShopSite 8.2 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Automatic Thumbnail Creation ShopSite 8.2   checkmark checkmark
Visual Color Selection Tool ShopSite 8.0 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Customize Store Text (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Catalog Management Tools   Starter Manager Pro
Data Import Wizard (bulk upload) (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Products & Pages XML Upload/Download (pre 8.0)8.0     checkmark
PowerEdit (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Global PowerEdit (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Searchable Products Database (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Searchable Pages Database (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Media Library Manager (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Business Tools   Starter Manager Pro
Order Download into QuickBooks (tab-delimited) (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Automatic Order Download in XML format (pre 8.0)8.0   checkmark checkmark
Searchable Orders Database ShopSite 8.0     checkmark
Store Statistics (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Google Analytics Integration ShopSite 8.2     checkmark
Packing Slips ShopSite 8.08.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Inventory Tracking (pre 8.0)8.0     checkmark
Secure Order Management (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Security / Reliability / Efficiency   Starter Manager Pro
VISA CISP/PABP Compliant ShopSite 8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Page and Product Databases in SQL ShopSite 8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Written In Fast, Compiled C Code (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Orders Stored Encrypted On Server (pre 8.0)8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Order System Tracking (pre 8.0)8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Merchant Security Status Indicator ShopSite 8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
CVV2 Fraud Protection (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Google Checkout, PayPal, & WorldPay Fraud Protection (pre 8.0)8.2 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Verified By Visa for Verisign ShopSite 8.0 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Verisign Fraud Control ShopSite 8.0 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Human Order Validation (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Option to not store Credit Card numbers ShopSite 8.0 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Does Not Require Cookies* (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Database Management (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Easily Upgradeable (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Customer Service Tools   Starter Manager Pro
Customer Registration (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Merchant Notification of Orders (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Automatic Customer Receipts (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
HTML Customer Receipts (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Shopping Cart Features   Starter Manager Pro
Order Total on First Cart Page (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Secure Order Capture (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Real-time credit card processing (pre 8.0)8.3 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Product Images in Shopping Cart ShopSite 8.2   checkmark checkmark
Minimum Order Value (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Minimum Per-Product Order Quantity ShopSite 8.28.3     checkmark
Shopping Cart Templates (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Order Confirmation Page (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Optional/Required Address Fields (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
E-mail Address Validation ShopSite 8.0 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Freeze Order Options In Shopping Cart ShopSite 8.0     checkmark
Separate Shipping and Billing Addresses (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Ship Only to Billing Address (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Custom Checkout Fields (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Cart Info as JavaScript Variables (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Merchant Check-out Javascript (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Mini Cart on Store Pages (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Merchandising Tools   Starter Manager Pro
Google Sitemaps ShopSite 8.2   checkmark checkmark
Add An Auction ShopSite 8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Customer Reward Program ShopSite 8.0     checkmark
Tell A Friend Links ShopSite 8.0   checkmark checkmark
Gift Certificates (pre 8.0)8.0     checkmark
Customer Registration (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Digital Coupons (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Digital Downloads (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Variable Pricing (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Opt-In E-Mail Marketing (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Flexible Product Placement (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Associates Tracking (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Put Products On Sale (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Product Quantity Discounts (pre 8.0)8.3     checkmark
Order Discounts (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Product Upsell/Cross-sell (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Unlimited Product Options (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Per-option Pricing (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
OrderAnywhere (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
OrderAnywhere by SKU (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Meta Tag Editing (pre 8.0)8.1   checkmark checkmark
All Catalog Pages Indexable By Search Engines (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Commerce Tools   Starter Manager Pro
Dual Currency Support (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Configurable Payment Types (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Real-time credit card processing (pre 8.0)8.3 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Google Checkout ShopSite 8.18.3 checkmark checkmark checkmark
PayPal Website Payments Pro ShopSite 8.08.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
PayPal Payment Method (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
NetBanx Payment Method ShopSite 8.1 checkmark checkmark checkmark
PSiGate Payment Method ShopSite 8.0 checkmark checkmark checkmark
Authorize.Net eCheck.Net Payment Method (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
WorldPay Payment Method (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
YourPay Payment Method (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Flexible Shipping and Handling Options (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
Real-time FedEx Shipping Quotes ShopSite 8.18.2   checkmark checkmark
Real-time UPS Rates and Services (pre 8.0)8.3   checkmark checkmark
Real-time UPS Address Validation (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Free Shipping (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Product and Order Handling Charges (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Selectable Surcharges (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Flexible Tax Options (pre 8.0) checkmark checkmark checkmark
ZIP/Postal Code-Based Tax Calculation (pre 8.0) checkmarkv.8.1 checkmark checkmark
Advanced Developer Tools   Starter Manager Pro
Page and Product Templates (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Shopping Cart Templates (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Search Results Templates (pre 8.0)   checkmark checkmark
Customer Registration Templates (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Gift Certificate Templates (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Tell A Friend Templates ShopSite 8.0   checkmark checkmark
Custom Page Extensions** (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Custom Shipping API (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Order API (pre 8.0)8.1     checkmark
XML Upload/Download API (pre 8.0)8.0     checkmark
XML Order Download API (pre 8.0)8.0   checkmark checkmark
Custom Checkout Fields (pre 8.0)     checkmark
Configurable Extra Page Fields ShopSite 8.2     checkmark
Configurable Extra Product Fields ShopSite 8.2     checkmark
Client-Side Applications   Starter Manager Pro
Order Transfer into QuickBooks (pre 8.0)8.2   checkmark checkmark

Footnotes:

* Customers do not need cookies enabled to make purchases in a ShopSite store. Some advanced features such as customer registration and the minicart require cookies in order to function properly.
** Custom Pages is a legacy feature which has been replaced by Custom Templates
8.0 Improved in ShopSite 8.0
8.1 Improved in ShopSite 8.1
8.2 Improved in ShopSite 8.2
8.3 Improved in ShopSite 8.3 - see the New Features help page for details.