{"id":678,"date":"2014-05-05T19:32:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T19:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2014-05-05T19:32:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T19:32:32","slug":"coming-soon-productcart-5-0-is-packed-with-incredible-ecommerce-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/05\/coming-soon-productcart-5-0-is-packed-with-incredible-ecommerce-features\/","title":{"rendered":"ProductCart 5.0 Is Packed with Incredible Ecommerce Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little over a year ago, NetSource purchased ProductCart from Early Impact.\u00a0 As long-time, passionate ProductCart developers, we had built many sites on the ProductCart platform for over 8 years, and we were excited about the potential already there in the shopping cart software and the existing ProductCart developer community. We had many, many ideas for the future of the product, and after a year of hard work, that future is just around the corner!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-742\" alt=\"ft-main-thehighlights-3\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3.png 1152w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3-1080x1080.png 1080w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ft-main-thehighlights-3-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ProductCart has always been an exceptionally powerful shopping cart, offering value and flexibility for retailers and online merchants looking for hundreds of cutting-edge ecommerce features, remarkable ease of use, a search engine friendly storefront, and complete design customization.\u00a0 With ProductCart 5.0, we&#8217;ve taken our shopping cart software to the next level.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>First: a word about the team<\/strong><br \/>\nWe were lucky to have most of the original ProductCart developers join our team of talented and enthusiastic NetSource programmers, designers, and ecommerce experts.\u00a0 We also tapped into the expertise and advice of our lively and active developer community, many of whom have developed successful ecommerce sites on the ProductCart platform since it was first introduced in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ProductCart 5.0: A First Look<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHQeL3MXiL0?rel=0\" height=\"298\" width=\"530\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Version 5.0 of ProductCart is a major update to the existing software; nearly all of the code pages have been updated in some way.\u00a0 Much of the recoding has resulted in faster page load times, streamlined processes, and upgraded display code for support in all the latest browsers and devices.\u00a0 Considerations like mobile commerce, social commerce, search engine optimization, security, and flexible custom design were foremost.\u00a0 Here are the biggest updates you&#8217;ll find in ProductCart 5.0:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/md-icon-html5-css3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-689\" alt=\"md-icon-html5-css3\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/md-icon-html5-css3-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>1. HTML5 &amp; CSS3 Upgrade<\/strong><br \/>\nThe latest version of our storefront is now HTML5 and CSS3 compliant, meaning your website design can utilize the cutting edge functionality supported by the latest browsers across platforms and devices.\u00a0 For designers and developers, that means all of the legacy code, old fashioned tags and elements, and tables have been removed.\u00a0 Our developers have created classes and ids for all of the display-side elements, allowing you greater control of your website design via CSS.\u00a0 In fact, we&#8217;ve overhauled code pages to separate display and function.\u00a0 For business owners this means design customization is easier than ever and doesn&#8217;t require a programmer, plus future software updates will be easier and faster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Mobile Commerce<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the most exciting benefits of the HTML5 upgrade is the ability to create your own custom, responsive website design.\u00a0 Even more amazing? If you don&#8217;t want to invest in a website redesign right now, you can simply enable Mobile Commerce via the Management Console and your existing ProductCart website is suddenly serving up a responsive website to mobile phones via Adaptive Web Delivery (AWD), which delivers a unique mobile header and footer for maximum performance and optimal mobile display, without redirecting to a separate mobile URL!\u00a0 As you might know, Google very much prefers indexing a single URL for mobile and standard display.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_687\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\" wp-image-687  \" alt=\"Mobile Responsive Themes can be switched easily via the Management Console\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bootstrap-theme.jpg\" width=\"486\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bootstrap-theme.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bootstrap-theme-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bootstrap-theme-480x430.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mobile Responsive Themes can be switched easily via the Management Console<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, transactions from your mobile customers can go through the same payment gateway as your standard storefront, since ProductCart 5.0 supports ALL of the same Payment Gateways for mobile, social, and standard storefront transactions &#8211; over 30 to choose from!<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Brand New Mobile Themes Can Be Selected via the Management Console<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re just getting started, or you&#8217;d like to get a jump-start on a redesign, we&#8217;ve bundled 4 brand new mobile responsive themes into ProductCart for you to choose from.\u00a0 Simply choose the one you want from the Management Console and you&#8217;re on your way to mobile commerce.\u00a0 Two of the templates are traditional Responsive Web Designs, while the other two utilize Adaptive Web Display.\u00a0 If you are a developer, you&#8217;ll be pleased to know that our Responsive templates are based on the bootstrap fluid grid system, so you&#8217;d be able to save time and use them as a starting point for building your own responsive theme.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_694\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"size-full wp-image-694\" alt=\"Select your storefront's mobile theme in your Store Settings section\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/select-theme.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/select-theme.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/select-theme-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/select-theme-480x138.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select your storefront&#8217;s mobile theme in your Store Settings section<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Facebook Store and New Social Tools<br \/>\n<\/strong>In addition to expanding your reach through mobile commerce, we&#8217;ve also added a Facebook Store that you can enable via your Management Console.\u00a0 There are no additional fees or setup charges, just one more valuable way for you to reach your customers where they are!\u00a0 You can use the Facebook Store as-is, or update the CSS to create a look that compliments your website.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_714\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/facebook-store.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-714\" class=\"size-full wp-image-714\" alt=\"Facebook Store\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/facebook-store.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/facebook-store.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/facebook-store-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/facebook-store-480x397.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook Store<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also added a whole new host of social tools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Updated PinIt buttons<\/strong> on the list and detail pages of your online catalog so customers can Pin items directly from your website.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be able to turn these on and off via your Management Console.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Updated Social Sharing<\/strong> for all of your products via integration with the latest version of AddThis.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be able to choose from dozens of the most popular social networks and customize your sharing buttons, letting customers share their finds on your website to the social networks that are most relevant for your products and industry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open Graph Mark-up<\/strong> has been added to your product pages for enhanced social sharing display.\u00a0 On social networks that use Open Graph to gather additional information about your shared links, like Facebook and Pinterest in particular, now up-to-date prices, stock levels, thumbnail photos, ratings, and more can be displayed when you post your products <em>(see example of a Rich Pin at #5below)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. HTML5 Microdata and Open Graph<\/strong><br \/>\nIn addition to adding Facebook&#8217;s Open Graph mark-up for enhanced social sharing on several social networks including Facebook and Pinterest (see #4 above), we&#8217;ve also updated the product detail and brand pages to include microdata mark-up.<\/p>\n<div>\n<dl id=\"attachment_716\">\n<dt>\n<div id=\"attachment_716\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-pin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-716\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716\" alt=\"An example of a Rich Pin from target.com\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-pin.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-pin.png 350w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-pin-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of a Rich Pin from target.com<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dt>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adding microdata to your pages is a new way to deliver meaningful information to web bots, specifically search engine indexing bots.\u00a0 The markup helps you define specific pieces of information on your page for search engines and enables enhanced, rich search engine listings (&#8220;Rich Snippets&#8221;) that include thumbnail photos, price info, ratings, and more.<\/p>\n<div>\n<dl id=\"attachment_717\">\n<dt>\n<div id=\"attachment_717\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-snippets-SERP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-717\" class=\"size-full wp-image-717\" alt=\"An example of a search engine result that includes Rich Snippets via microdata mark-up. \" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-snippets-SERP.png\" width=\"485\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-snippets-SERP.png 485w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-snippets-SERP-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/rich-snippets-SERP-480x105.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of a search engine result that includes Rich Snippets via microdata mark-up.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Completely Updated One-Page Checkout and Upgraded Payment Gateways<\/strong><br \/>\nProductCart has had a One-Page Checkout option for many years now, however with 5.0 our developers have completed a major overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with the current One-Page Checkout, you&#8217;ll be pleased to know that it now works with all of our supported Payment Gateways (over 30!).\u00a0 The design has been completely overhauled for fluid mobile responsive display, with behind-the-scenes calculations taking place separately from the display code &#8211; giving developers even greater ability to customize checkout without complicating future cart updates.<\/p>\n<p>For retailers, you&#8217;ll enjoy the benefits of the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speedy, optimized processing<\/li>\n<li>Over 30 Payment Gateways, all upgraded to their latest version<\/li>\n<li>PayPal, PayPal Bill Me Later and Amazon Payments<\/li>\n<li>The ability for customers to save multiple shipping addresses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_725\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/one-page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-725\" class=\"size-full wp-image-725\" alt=\"One Page Checkout features simple panels that allow a customer to stay on one page during checkout.\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/one-page.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/one-page.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/one-page-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/one-page-480x361.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One Page Checkout features simple panels that allow a customer to stay on one page during checkout.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>As always, Checkout also still includes:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guest Checkout can be enable via the Management Console, so you can allow customers to complete checkout without creating a store account.<\/li>\n<li>Gift Certificates, Promo &amp; Discount Codes<\/li>\n<li>Gift Wrapping<\/li>\n<li>Reward Points<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited Customer Levels, like Retail and Wholesale, so you can control which customers can purchase particular items, and which prices and special discount codes they&#8217;ll get.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7. PayPal Bill Me Later and Amazon Payments<\/strong><br \/>\nBy offering flexible financing options to your customers via PayPal, you have the potential to increase sales on your higher-ticket items.\u00a0 Your customers get the convenience of paying via a flexible credit line, while you get paid in full right away by PayPal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_722\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/billmelater.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-722\" class=\"size-full wp-image-722\" alt=\"Bill Me Later can be turned on easily and becomes an additional payment choice for your customers as the check out\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/billmelater.png\" width=\"485\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/billmelater.png 485w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/billmelater-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/billmelater-480x80.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Me Later can be turned on easily and becomes an additional payment choice for your customers as they check out<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amazon Payments is a powerful way to leverage Amazon&#8217;s large customer-base and increase the speed and convenience of your checkout.\u00a0 If customers already have an Amazon account, they can choose Amazon Payments in order to access their saved credit card, billing, and shipping accounts and use them while checking out on your site. Suddenly brand new customers to your site can check out quickly and easily as if they&#8217;ve been doing business with you for years!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_723\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/payment-checkout.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-723\" class=\"size-full wp-image-723\" alt=\"Amazon Payments is one of several powerful payment methods that increase convenience and conversions\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/payment-checkout.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/payment-checkout.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/payment-checkout-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/payment-checkout-480x404.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazon Payments is one of several powerful payment methods that increase convenience and conversions<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Home Page Slideshow<\/strong><br \/>\nNow you can add an eye-catching slideshow to your Home Page, where you can feature your most popular products, latest sales, new arrivals and more.\u00a0 This easy to use feature lets you upload, crop and enhance photos and graphics, add optional captions and links, and then quickly re-order your slides through a drag-and-drop interface.\u00a0 You have complete control via the Management Console of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slide dimensions<\/li>\n<li>Transition effects<\/li>\n<li>Pause time<\/li>\n<li>Animation speed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your store slideshow works in your standard desktop storefront as well as your mobile storefront! If you&#8217;re feeling ambitious, you can also upload completely different slides and settings for mobile.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_726\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/slideshow-management.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-726\" class=\"size-full wp-image-726\" alt=\"Use the same slideshow, or manage your Desktop and Mobile slideshows separately. You have complete control!\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/slideshow-management.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/slideshow-management.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/slideshow-management-271x300.png 271w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/slideshow-management-480x532.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use the same slideshow, or manage your Desktop and Mobile slideshows separately. You have complete control!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If your developer is feeling creative, they can turn off the slideshow display via your Management Console, then add the slideshow through a quick ASP include anywhere you like in your store&#8217;s design. Since the slideshow is responsive, you aren&#8217;t stuck with a one-size fits all display &#8211; the options are limitless!<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Custom Tabs on Product Display Pages<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery store is unique, and many products nowadays benefit from Tabbed Product Displays on the product detail page, allowing retailers to display a variety of information on separate tabs (like reviews, related products, specifications, size information, and more).\u00a0 Using tabs lets you packs a lot of information onto a page without clutter.<\/p>\n<p>In ProductCart 5.0, we&#8217;ve added Tabbed Product Displays that you can customize per product!\u00a0 Maybe only half of your products need Tabs?\u00a0 No problem.\u00a0 Or maybe some of your products need 3 tabs, while the rest need 5 or more tabs, all with different labels?\u00a0 Easy!\u00a0 You can add an unlimited number of tabs, customized per product, to give you the perfect product pages of your dreams!\u00a0 All of this is easily controlled via your Management Console, so there&#8217;s no need for a developer.\u00a0 Add and remove tabs whenever you want, and change them around easily via a drag-and-drop interface.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_727\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tabs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"size-full wp-image-727\" alt=\"Tabs are completely customizable\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tabs.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tabs.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tabs-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tabs-480x298.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tabs are completely customizable<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve previously installed the third-party add-on offered by Greybeard for Tabbed Product Display, our developers have created an easy to run upgrade and import script, so you can incorporate your old tabs into the latest version of ProductCart 5.0!<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Unlimited Custom Product Display Layouts, Controlled via the Management Console<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen we added customizable Tabbed Product Display, we decided we couldn&#8217;t just stop there.\u00a0 So in addition to being able to add Tabs to your product detail pages, you can also <strong>completely customize each and every one of your product detail pages via a simple drag-and-drop interface in your Management Console<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You read that right!\u00a0 Create your own product detail pages without having to touch a single line of code.\u00a0 Create a single custom display that you use on all of your products, or customize for specific product types by brand or category&#8230; you can even customize every single one of your products&#8217; pages &#8211; your layouts are only limited by your imagination!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_728\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/page-layout.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-728\" class=\"size-full wp-image-728\" alt=\"You have complete layout control!\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/page-layout.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/page-layout.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/page-layout-158x300.png 158w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/page-layout-480x910.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You have complete layout control!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can also still choose from the three existing product detail page layouts available via the console, giving you a starting point for your customizations.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you can set defaults for your Product Display Layouts &#8211; Storewide, Category-level, Sub-Category-level, Brand-level and Sub-Brand level. This let&#8217;s you easily apply your choice of custom or standard layouts to related products without having to update each individual product listing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Drag &amp; Drop Reordering for Categories, Brands and Products<\/strong><br \/>\nOnce you get more than 10 products or categories in your store, you&#8217;ll quickly find that re-ordering your products for display in your storefront can be tedious and time-consuming.\u00a0 That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve added a quick and easy drag-and-drop reordering tool.\u00a0 Simply click, drag, and drop your products and categories in a simply list.\u00a0 You can drag-and-drop to reorder the following: products in a Category, Featured Products, Specials, Sub-Categories, Categories in your main menu, Brands, and Sub-brands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_729\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/re-order.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-729\" class=\"size-full wp-image-729\" alt=\"Reordering products and categories couldn't be easier\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/re-order.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/re-order.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/re-order-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/re-order-480x308.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reordering products and categories couldn&#8217;t be easier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Updated Google Analytics Support, Including Universal Analytics<\/strong><br \/>\nPrevious versions of ProductCart have made it very easy to add Google Analytics to your website and enable Ecommerce Goal Tracking via your Management Console, unlike some shopping carts which charge extra to enable Google Analytics. With 5.0, we&#8217;ve added support for Google&#8217;s brand new analytics tool &#8211; Universal Analytics. Making the switch to Universal Analytics is just a simple update in your Store Settings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_719\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/google-analytics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-719\" class=\"size-full wp-image-719\" alt=\"Adding Google Analytics or Google Universal Analytics is incredibly easy!\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/google-analytics.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/google-analytics.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/google-analytics-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/google-analytics-480x88.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding Google Analytics or Google Universal Analytics is incredibly easy!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. Product Quickview<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve added a great new shopping tool for your customers, the item Quickview.\u00a0 This is a replacement for the previous AJAX preview pop-up.\u00a0 With this new feature, your customers can take a look at a product&#8217;s details, sorted into tabs, and make a purchase without leaving the page they are on.\u00a0 This is a great way to enhance your customer&#8217;s experience and make ordering even quicker and easier. Quickview can be turned On or Off via your Management Console.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_720\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/quick-view.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-720\" alt=\"Quickview allows your shoppers to preview a product and even purchase, without leaving the page they're on\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/quick-view.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/quick-view.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/quick-view-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/quick-view-480x383.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quickview allows your shoppers to preview a product and even purchase, without leaving the page they&#8217;re on<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>14. Updated Shipping Integrations &#8211; UPS, FedEx, USPS and Shipwire<\/strong><br \/>\nProductCart&#8217;s shipping integrations have always been flexible and powerful, allowing merchants to set up multiple shipping providers, drop-shipping, over sized shipments, multiple ship-to and rate rules, and more.\u00a0 For ProductCart 5.0, our developers updated the programming for all of our major, supported shipping providers &#8211; UPS, FedEx, and USPS &#8211; to their latest API integrations, giving you access to the full set of their new features and functionality.\u00a0 We have also updated our Endicia integration, which is a third-party postage and online shipping solution provider that adds the ability for you to batch print shipping labels.\u00a0 Finally, we&#8217;ve added a Shipwire integration, which is an eCommerce warehousing and order fulfillment company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ProductCart 5.0 is now available for purchase!\u00a0 Be one of the first to experience&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Serious Ecommerce Tools for Serious Business<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.productcart.com\/store\/pc\/ProductCart-Shopping-Cart-Software-v5-118p491.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.productcart.com\/images\/order-5.png\" alt=\"Order Now\" border=\"0\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little over a year ago, NetSource purchased ProductCart from Early Impact.\u00a0 As long-time, passionate ProductCart developers, we had built many sites on the ProductCart platform for over 8 years, and we were excited about the potential already there in the shopping cart software and the existing ProductCart developer community. 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