By using ShopFactory you will benefit from their experience and from ours. The comprehensive list of features below is based on this real-world experience. Often copied, but never matched. You will come to appreciate this more and more, when you use ShopFactory.
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General
Save time and nerves with ShopFactory's easy set-up. Just install ShopFactory on your Windows PC and build your shop with the integrated What You See is What You Get CMS system. Publish it with the included publishing tool and wait for your orders to start rolling in. Then maintain your orders with SalesManager. There is no server side installation required. You can create your own shop even if know nothing about servers or website programming.
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Faster and easier. Create complete website including e-Commerce functionality with point and click ease |
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| Integrated CMS system for easy management of website content and product data. |
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Improved publishing - only publish what you need |
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Large number of new and professionally designed website themes can be customized with point and click ease |
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| Shops run on any server as soon as published (uploaded) to the server with the integrated publishing tool. |
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| No installation required. ShopFactory shops require no complex server side installations, unlike most other e-commerce solutions. Just publish your shop to any server with the integrated publisher to start accepting orders immediately. |
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| Free secure order processing allows you to accept orders as soon as your shop has been published |
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| Quickly create your shop on any Windows platform from Windows 98 upwards and then publish to your server with the integrated publishing tool - much easier then building a shop online and you have all the data. |
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Automatic server clean-up function: removes pages and products from your server when they are deleted or disabled. |
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| Automatic update alert when new versions released |
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Automatic PHP support - ShopFactory detects if your server supports PHP and automatically enables PHP search for faster search results. No PHP setup required. |
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| Patented security prevents fraudulent manipulation of order details, such as a customer changing a product price. |
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| Enable/Disable Search function |
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| Require customers to agree to Terms and Conditions |
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| Under Construction Alert - can be enabled to allow customer to know about updating or building activities |
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Page Details
ShopFactory allows you to add pages and sub pages at the click of a button - making creating and maintaining a website structure a breeze. Of course you can also temporarily disable pages .
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Multiple new page themes to select from |
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| Apply different page themes to different pages |
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| Support for different product/paragraph styles |
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| Unlimited pages |
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| Unlimited page levels (sub-pages) |
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Improved: Sort pages by drag and drop |
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| Enable and disable pages |
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| Title, Introduction, Description, Footer support |
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| Link box support to link to other pages, products and websites |
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| Add banner link function |
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| Add HTML code function for counters and tracking systems |
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| Multiple indexes for better navigation |
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| Exclude pages from Index |
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Search Engine optimization support |
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| Automatic page division based on adjustable product limit per page |
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Improved WYSIWIG editing |
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Product Details
ShopFactory makes adding Products easy - and helps you to display them in the best possible light. Now you can build shops faster and get better sales results with professional product displays.
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| Unlimited products |
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| Unlimited categories |
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| Unlimited category levels |
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| Title, Introduction, Description, Longer Description, Highlights and Teaser fields for product details |
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| Unlimited options and choices (variations) such as colours, sizes, or add-on options |
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| Product bundling |
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| Select from different display styles for different pages |
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| Link Products to "More Details" pages to provide unlimited information. |
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| Link product to external information resources |
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| Link product to larger images, sound and video files |
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| Create option templates such as shoe sizes for quick option generation |
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| Cross promotions (promote similar or related products) |
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| Automatic generation of picture thumbnail with link to larger image |
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Add Picture Frames to Product images to improve their looks |
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Improved product slideshow with unlimited images |
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| Display prices depending on membership and reseller settings* |
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| Highlight products in Link boxes |
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| Promote products on any page |
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Stock control on product and option level (see Inventory) |
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Allow or disallow buying of out of stock products |
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| Temporarily hide products |
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| Disable buying function for products |
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| Base price support |
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| Select from different product display styles |
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Link to shipping charges from each product (required by law in some countries) |
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| List products in multiple categories |
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| Put products on Special (see also discount functions) |
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| Various product discounts (see also discount functions) |
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| Product teaser promotion, such as “Bestseller” |
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| List of Features |
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| Special handling or shipping costs on product level |
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| Automatic tax assignment based on Tax settings |
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Set product category for Internet searches |
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| Define Quantity unit |
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| Allow purchasing decimal quantities, such as 1.5 meters |
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Set Manufacturer |
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| Enter product codes |
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EAN/UCC-13 support |
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| Define minimum order quantity |
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| Define maximum order quantity |
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Discount Functions
Offering discounts helps you boost your sales. So of course ShopFactory contains the largest amount of discount options available. After all, boosting sales is what selling online is all about.
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| Shop wide discounts by percentage (Reduce all products by 10% for example) |
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| Shop wide discount on customer order total (Spend $100 or more and get a 10% discount) |
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| Product level discount by price (set a fixed discounted price) |
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| Product level discount by percentage (reduce product price by a set percentage) |
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| Product level discount by quantity (set a lower price for larger quantities) |
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| Buy some, get some free. (Buy 2, get 1 free or Buy 3, get 2 free) |
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| Buy one, get another product free |
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| Set Product discounts on Product only or on product and options |
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| Highlight product discounts |
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| Product discount message |
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| Promote next Discount level (alerts customers to quantity discounts applying if they order more) |
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| Schedule discount events by time and date |
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| Reseller purchasing discount (displays lower prices to resellers after login)* |
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| Membership discounts ((displays lower prices to members after login)* |
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Discount Vouchers* |
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Gift Vouchers* |
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| Free shipping for members* |
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| Discounts for repeat customers* |
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Promotions
When you run an online shop, promoting it and your products is what will get you the sales. By telling people about your shop or customers about related products you build up your sales. So based on the experience of merchants of ShopFactory we have added the functions you really need to become successful.
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| Highlighted Discounts |
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| Many discount types (see also Discount Functions) |
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Discount Vouchers* |
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Gift Vouchers* |
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| Up-selling (if you buy 3 more, you will get a discount) |
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| Link directly to a product or page from other locations such as email or external websites |
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| Timed Discounts (automatically expire or repeat discounts at certain times) |
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| Newsletter mailing list generation support |
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| Email list generation based on customer preference |
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| Email list generation based on items purchased by customer |
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| Email list generation based on location of customer |
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| Integrated Mail-out module in SalesManager |
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| Link Boxes - link from any product or page to any other products or pages to highlight a relationship or promote specific products |
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| Membership Points rewards |
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| List your products on santu, eBay and froogle |
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| Search Engine compatible (See also Search Engine Optimization) |
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| Advertising tracking - find out how many orders are generated by your advertising campaigns* |
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Inventory
Save time with ShopFactory by easily importing products into your shop and maintaining them with ShopFactory.
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| Import basic product details from existing Databases with ImportWizard |
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| Import virtually any product data including options and choices with Import Wizard Pro |
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Stock control on Product level |
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Stock control on Option and choice (variants) level |
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Automatically combine catalogue number of a product with a selected option check stock levels (such as a T-Shirt and its colours: T45-green) |
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| Manually update stock levels |
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Automatically update Stock levels when orders are placed* |
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Real-time Display of available stock levels |
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Exact or Traffic Light Stock level display |
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| Shop wide “Out of Stock” message |
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Product level “Out of Stock” message (For example to state a delivery time) |
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| Define Minimum Purchase Price Total (how much a customer must spend at least to place an order) |
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| Define maximum Purchase Price Total (the maximum value of an order you accept via the Internet) |
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| Manage orders with SalesManager |
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Sales Analysis and tracking
Being on top of your sales and resellers requires analysis and tracking tools. ShopFactory either includes or is compatible with Services which allow you to stay on top.
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| Receive order by email |
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| Automatic fraud alerts for high risk orders |
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| Search all order data by customer, order number, products ordered, regions and more§ |
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| Create order statistics based on number of orders, regions, best selling products and more§ |
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| Worst selling products, time frames§ |
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| Track Affiliated Reseller sales and commission payments* |
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| Track Network sales for up to Five Levels* |
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| Track Reseller discounts* |
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| Track member purchases* |
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| Track advertising results by profitability* |
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Export order data into backend systems such as Sage 50 and QuickBooks via XML feed* |
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| Generate email lists based on order searches for email advertising or newsletters§* |
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Making it easy for customers
Convert more website visitors into buying customers by making buying easy for them and giving them a feeling of security. ShopFactory does it for you to help you boost your profits.
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| Easy website navigation |
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| Fast adding of items to Shopping Cart for faster customer feedback |
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| Automatic updating of Order Total based on products in Shopping Cart |
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| Automatic tax and shipping costs calculations prior to check-out (see also Tax and Shipping) |
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Secure easy two step order process with patented fraud protection |
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Secure-Feel check-out process (being secure and feeling secure are two different things)* |
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| Membership support with welcome message and special product discounts* |
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| Free shipping for members* |
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| Reseller support with different prices for different resellers* |
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| Recover Password function for members and resellers |
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Integrated Blog allows keeping customers and resellers up to date |
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| Automatic remembering of customer details for easy check-out |
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| Restore shopping cart function for repeat visitors |
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| Integrated search for products and content (Basic search and configurable PHP Power Search) |
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| Add to Favourites list |
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| Email to a Friend function |
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| Related Product link support |
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| Calculate shipping and taxes prior to check-out |
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| Automatic Base-price calculation support |
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| Automatic currency conversions |
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| Real-time order tracking support* |
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Support for real-time stock control (See also Inventory and Sales)* |
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| Customizable email order confirmations |
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| Allow customer to disable Order confirmation |
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| Printable order page |
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| Adjust order quantities in Shopping Cart |
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Link to Products from Shopping Cart |
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| Customizable order form |
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| Opt-In newsletter support |
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| Customizable Thank you Page to say thank you after an order has been placed |
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Design and Layout
The look of your website will affect your success. By buying ShopFactory you get a large number of professionally designed modern templates ? to make sure you look your best. And ShopFactory's point and click customization functions make customizing a theme so easy, anyone can do it.
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Select from a large number of professionally designed modern Website Design Themes and download more themes from online. Each theme is fully customizable |
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Many Website Themes with Flash support for improved looks and customization |
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| Select Page Themes independently of Website Theme |
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| Use different Page Themes for different pages |
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| Select different product display themes for different pages |
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| Select from different Website Navigation styles |
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Point and Click easy Theme customization ? without programming skills you can completely change the look of your website theme in no time. |
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| Point and click easy customization of Navigation styles |
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Save customized Themes as new Website or Page Themes |
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| Point and click design image replacement |
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Automatic picture resizing and transparency management for design and product images |
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Add Picture Frames to product and paragraph images |
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Automatic anti-alias management for design images and picture frames |
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Automatic creation of Thumbnail images with link to larger picture based on image size supported by page themes and product styles. |
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| Banner Advertising support |
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| Include HTML code |
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| Automatic management of Linked pages (Page and Product Links re-adjusted if page is moved or deleted) |
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| HTML code access to create your own themes |
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PHP search with AJAX powered results display to match results page to website theme |
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Ajax Blog integration to ensure matching website theme design |
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Ajax integrated order processing gateway to ensure gateway design matches website theme |
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Shipping
ShopFactory can quickly calculate shipping costs for your customers before they check out. This is a legal requirement in many countries. You can use the online calculators provided by companies such as UPS, USPS, FedEx and others, or set up your own shipping charges quickly and easily.
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| Real-time shipping cost calculation based on customer’s location prior to check-out |
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