Online Store features in CS-Cart Store Builder
Key components of online store features in CS-Cart Store Builder
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Store builder Management System
- Store builder Management System
- Product Information Management
- Order Management System
- Marketing and SEO
- Payment System
- Delivery of Products
- Scaling
- Mobile App
- Store builder Management System
- Product Information Management
- Order Management System
- Marketing and SEO
- Payment System
- Delivery of Products
- Scaling
- Mobile App
User groups and admin levels
Split all the store users into groups. User groups allow you to grant
different rights to different users. Let your sales manager only access
the order management page, content manager—product pages and blog,
designer—the look and feel section.
Powerful CMS
Every day, the store admins and managers add new pages, post on the
blog, and write descriptions. Store Builder comes with a modern and
easy-to-use CMS to create a copy and format it to your liking, add
pictures, videos, and custom HTML elements.
Storefront customization
Make the design of your storefront that perfectly fits your brand
style. You can do it on the fly without any coding skills. You have
3 storefront customization tools: the Layout editor, the Theme
editor, and a fully-customizable checkout page.
Message center
Communication is essential for establishing healthy relationships with
your customers. We simplified the communication management by creating a
dedicated message center right in the admin panel of your store.
26 Built-in languages
Sell worldwide: 26 built-in translations allow you to attract customers
from different countries. All translations are available for the
storefront and admin panel. It is a community-driven translation made by
native speakers.
Initial setup wizard
Store builder comes with a wizard that guides you through settings just
in a few screens. For example, the Business Model screen lets you
determine how you accept payments, installs the necessary add-ons, and
creates payment methods if necessary.
Help center
The admin panel pages have a button with a “question” mark. This button
opens a Help section with the links to relevant documentation and videos
lessons on store management. Learn more about the section of the admin
panel you’re in right now.
Notification center
The notifications center is a single place where all records about the
emails, pop-ups, messages, etc, are collected and stored. In the
Notification center, you see the notifications about the messages sent
to you, your managers, and customers.
Administrator access levels
Running a large-scale store is much easier when delegating certain
duties to your staff members. Set different levels of access for your
employees. For instance, your web designer can work on the look-and-feel
while sales guys process orders.
Detailed statistics and reports
It is impossible to run a successful store without deep analysis
based on statistics and reports. The Store builder system is
integrated with Google Analytics and has built-on sales reports with
convenient graphical and tabular charts.
Advanced search
With 45 search parameters, you will easily locate the required product
among thousands of items. Besides, you can save search parameters for
the future. Advanced search works for products, categories, orders and
customers.
Database backup / restore tool
It may be a good idea to make periodic database backups—that way you can
always roll back to the previous state if something goes wrong. This
tool allows you to easily back up the whole database of your store and
restore it from a backup copy.
On-site content editing
Update the content on your store in a visual mode. You can see the
storefront with all the editable interface elements. It is possible
to navigate through the interface just as if you were using the
regular mode.
Responsive design
Take the most of the mobile sales. Responsive design themes make your
store convenient on any device. Thanks to the responsive themes, Google
will rank your store higher for customers browsing from smartphones and
tablets.
Call requests
To simplify the ordering process for customers, your managers can get
incoming requests called "Buy now with 1-click". When a customer clicks
the "Buy now with 1-click" on a product page, a new order is created in
the admin panel.
Multiple product page templates
Create an unlimited number of templates for product pages to diversify
them. Selling jewelry? Choose a product template with a large product
image to show small items in detail. Selling car parts? Make large
descriptions.
Multiple currencies
Attract customers from all over the world as CS-Cart Store Builder can
be used in any country. Customers can choose local currencies and see
taxes pre-set by the store administrator.
Back-end sign-in via Google
You can enable the admin authentication by Google accounts. This is a
great means of protection from unauthorized access to the admin panel of
your store. Only users with the company’s Google accounts will be able
to access the admin panel.
Suppliers
This feature simplifies the supplier management. Supplier accounts are
used in the database to flag products that belong to third-party
providers. Products from different suppliers can have different shipping
methods.
GDPR compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation’s primary aim is to give
individuals control over their personal data and to simplify the
regulatory environment for international business by unifying the
regulation within the EU. CS-Cart is GDPR-compliant.
Google analytics
Store builder integrates with Google Analytics by default. This service
generates detailed statistics about your website visitors. It gives you
rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness.
Google Maps
The CS-Cart Store builder store system integrates with maps from Google
to show physical stores and pickup points and other objects on the map.
Convenient product import
Filling up the catalog with products and product information can be very
time consuming, especially if a seller has thousands of products. That’s
why Store builder has a convenient product import tool with presets for
different import file formats.
Warehouses
You can have multiple physical shops, and not all of them have the
product in stock. You might have the product, but it takes some extra
time to get it to the store or ship it. The Warehouses function informs
customers about such things.
Product variations
Product variations are a perfect tool to effectively demonstrate
your product range to the customers and help them pick the right
product from a range of similar products. Show variations as
separate items or group them under the parent product.
Downloadable products
This feature allows you to sell digital products along with physical or
digital ones only. You can build a store for digital art, 3D models,
video courses, software, music, and whatnot!
Data feeds
Get extra leads from shopping directories like Google Product Search,
Shopzilla, Shopping.com, etc. With Data feeds, you can export any number
of custom product feeds of different formats to shopping directories.
Flexible product filters
Your customers will find the right product in a few clicks.
Customers can filter by the properties like the price range, brand,
and others, as well as custom product features like size, color, and
any other feature that you set for your products.
Stock control, low stock notifications
You can track product inventory with options to see the exact number of
items in stock. If a product is out of stock, you can hide it, allow
customers to buy in advance, and to sign up for an in-stock
notification.
Age verification
The Age verification feature in CS-Cart Store Builder enables you to
restrict customers’ access to certain products and categories on the
basis of their age. This one comes in handy in case you sell products
not intended for children.
Bulk product editing
Save your time while updating product information globally. 45
product data parameters can be edited in bulk for hundreds or
thousands of products listed in your store in a few mouse clicks.
Catalog mode
The Catalog mode feature enables you to set products to be displayed
only in the catalog mode with product information and a direct link to
an external website where the products are actually sold.
eBay synchronization
The eBay synchronization feature enables you to exchange products, their
data, and orders with eBay, an online auction and shopping website. This
is a great tool for multi-channel commerce and an effective method of
getting new audiences.
Price list
This function empowers you to generate and publish your product
information in the PDF and XLS formats. For example, you can send price
lists to your customers by their request or make it a bonus that is only
available for VIP customers.
Return merchandise authorization
Returns happen during a normal business operation. The order management
system in CS-Cart has an RMA feature to conveniently manage order
returns and minimize the negative impact on the seller-customer
relationship.
Custom order statuses
Order statuses simplify the order management. This is useful when
you have multiple managers who process orders. Statuses allow you to
avoid confusions, failed orders, and as a result—minimise the number
of unsatisfied customers.
Invoice creation
After a customer places an order, the CS-Cart system automatically
generates an invoice. The customer can download and print the invoice
from his or her account. You are free to modify the invoice content and
look through the built-in document editor.
Abandoned carts
Knowing when your customers abandon their carts can help you detect and
eliminate bottlenecks on their way to checkout, improving their shopping
experience and your profits.
Manual order creation
Your managers can accept orders by a phone call. In this case, you or
your manager can easily create an order manually for the customer right
in the admin panel. This is convenient for customers as they buy with
one click.
Order email notifications
Avoid delays with order processing and shipment. With automatic email
notifications, you get an instant email about new orders. Customers
receive email notifications about the order statuses as well.
Order barcode
The order management system in CS-Car provides the ability to add
barcodes to invoices. A barcode is a machine-readable representation of
data that is printed on the invoices and contain information about the
orders.
SEO tools
Those who say “SEO is dead” just don’t know how to do it right :-) By
optimizing your store, you can reach customers through Google way more
effectively. Your store will take top ranks in online search results
with CS-Cart's SEO tools.
Cross-selling, upselling
Show complementary and recommended products on any page of your store.
Draw your customers’ attention to Bestsellers, Newest products, Most
popular, Recently viewed, On-sale, Similar, Featured, and Recommended
products.
Product reviews
Product reviews are an important part of building trust on your
store. Customers’ reviews not only help other buyers choose
high-quality products but they also help you identify bad products
and brands and take precautions.
Gift certificates
This feature enables your customers to purchase and use gift
certificates in your store. A gift certificate is the best solution for
customers who don’t know what to buy as a present. You can set up custom
parameters for certificates.
Banners
The Banners functionality allows you to add custom text and visual
banners on any page of your storefront. Need to promote a particular
product? No problem—just ask your designer to create a promo banner
and place it on your store home page.
Promotions
Promotions are a powerful part of the marketing toolkit in CS-Cart
Store builder. Promotions allow you to offer various bonuses to your
customers. You just choose conditions that customers should meet and
the bonus they get.
Abandoned carts
Bring customers back and persuade them to complete the order. Abandoned
carts section keeps personal lists of products that your store visitors
left in their carts and wish lists.
Built-in blog
Engage customers and keep contact with them. With Store builder, you can
create a fully functional blog inside your store. In your blog, you can
publish news, special offers, announcements, and SEO articles to achieve
a search boost.
Loyalty program
Encourage customers to buy more and shop regularly. You can launch
loyalty programs via a built-in "Reward points" system. It lets
customers earn and spend points for purchases.
Newsletters and email marketing
CS-Cart Store builder has native tools to conduct newsletter campaigns
and synchronize your subscribers with Mad Mimi and MailChimp.
Over 70 integrated payment methods
A wide variety of payment options make your store more attractive for
buyers, especially if you sell worldwide. In different countries and
regions, consumers prefer different payment methods. CS-Cart integrates
with over 70 payment gateways.
Apple Pay, Google Pay
Mobile payments such as Apple Pay and Google Pay are super popular.
These methods are easy to use, don’t require entering any credentials,
and can be used to pay for orders in just one touch. Your customers can
freely use these payment options.
Taxes
The Taxes management system allows you to flexibly set up taxes for
different countries. You can apply taxes to all the products, to
specific products, or to shipping methods.
Payment dependencies
Thanks to the Payment dependencies feature, you can assign payment
methods to shipping methods of your store. You too can bind any payment
method to any shipping method.
Payments by country
CS-Cart has the Payments by country function. It allows you to show or
hide a payment method, depending on the country that the customer has
selected. It comes in handy for large stores that work all over the
world.
Realtime shipping rates
By default, CS-Cart Store builder integrates with the world's 8 largest
delivery services: USPS, UPS, DHL, FedEx, Canada Post, Australia Post,
Swiss Post, and Temando. They offer delivery options with real-time rate
calculation.
Stores and pickup points
This feature allows you to create a “Pick up from store” shipping
method, with manually-defined delivery times and rates. Let customers
choose where they want to pick up the product. The shipping rates and
time depend on rate areas.
Manual shipping calculations
CS-Cart has an option to create a custom shipping method with manual
rate calculation. This one comes in handy if you run your own delivery
service and need to specify custom rates and delivery time.
Payment dependencies
Thanks to the Payment dependencies feature, you can assign payment
methods to shipping methods of your store. You too can bind any payment
method to any shipping method.
Shipment management
CS-Cart allows you to ship items from a single order in multiple batches
and at different periods. These batches are treated as separate
shipments of one order. This is useful when you have to deal with
backorders regularly.
Rate areas
This feature allows you to determine from what warehouses the products
are delivered to the buyer from a certain location. Configure your
warehouses so that customers from New York see only the products from
the New York warehouse as “In stock”.
Multiple storefronts
Extending your regional store to new markets, even global, is not a
problem with CS-Cart. Multiple storefronts help you take over new niches
and reach new audiences.
Open source code
CS-Cart gives you 100% access to its source code, which means almost
unlimited customization and scaling possibilities. This gives you
exceptional flexibility in growing your business.
Localization
Localization is not a single feature, it's rather a set of features that
allow you to scale to new markets, countries, niches, and business
directions. You can adapt your store to a certain region and audience.
Powerful API
You can integrate the store with your existing business software systems
thanks to CS-Cart’s API possibilities. With the CS-Cart’s powerful API,
build an ecosystem of business services around your store that will work
like a charm.
Add-ons and themes
On the CS-Cart app market you can get ready add-ons to extend the
default functionality and add more integrations and features. Make your
store bigger and even more functional without writing a single line of
code.
26 Built-in languages
Sell worldwide: 26 built-in translations allow you to attract customers
from different countries. All translations are available for the
storefront and the admin panel. It is a community-driven translation
made by native speakers.
Mobile app
Offer a more convenient way to buy from your online store. With a mobile
app for iOS and Android, your customers can browse your store, add
products to wish lists and carts, pay for the orders, and submit product
reviews.
Synchronization with the store
The mobile app uses the same data as your eCommerce store: categories,
products, users, carts, wish lists, orders, and more. As you change them
in the CS-Cart admin panel, the changes affect the app immediately.
Source code available
You can get access to the application source code. With the app source
code in your hands, you’re free to develop your own application with
custom design and functionality, an app that will perfectly fit your
business needs.
Custom look
Your application will have colors and visuals that perfectly match your
brand. Just select all the visuals and the style, and we’ll do the
rest—build the app and upload it to the App Store and Google Play.
Product reviews
Product reviews are an important part of building trust on your store.
Customers’ reviews not only help other buyers choose high-quality
products but they also help you identify bad products and brands and
take precautions.
Promotions
Promotions are a powerful part of the marketing toolkit in CS-Cart Store
builder. Promotions allow you to offer various bonuses to your
customers. You just choose conditions that customers should meet and the
bonus they get.
Built by the CS-Cart devs
When getting the mobile app for your store, you have two options: let us
build and support the app for you or get the app source code to develop
and maintain the app yourself.