Zen Cart™ truly is the art of e-commerce;
free, user-friendly, open source shopping
cart software. The ecommerce web site
design program is being developed by group
of like-minded shop owners, programmers,
designers, and consultants that think
ecommerce web design could be and should
be done differently.

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 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

Homepage: http://www.zen-cart.com/

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