Shopsite has introduced 15 mentionable new features to 8.1 of their shopping cart. They are:

  > Ability to Easily Sell Shopsite Products on eBay
  > All Shopsite Databases are Stored in SQL
  > VISA CISP / PABP Compliant
  > Improved Security for Stored Credit Cards
  > Orders Security Status Window
  > One Year Order Audit
  > Packing Slip Header and Footer
  > Google Checkout
  > Pay Pal Pro Authorization Mode
  > NetBanx Gateway Addition
  > Real-Time Fed EX Rates
  > Order Anywhere Product Search
  > Page Search
  > More Information Page META Information
  > Order API Enhancements

Ability to Easily Sell Shopsite Products on eBay

Shopsite 8.1 makes it easy and quick to list the products you have within your Shopsite store on eBay.

All Shopsite Databases are Stored in SQL

All of Shopsite's databases (pages, products, customers, orders) are now stored in SQL within Shopsite 8.1. This opens up incredible development opportunity where custom tools and applications can be made to interface directly with Shopsite and any 3rd party applications you are using to run your business, i.e. Quickbooks, Endicia, etc.

VISA CISP / PABP Compliant

This is a huge addition. By being Visa CISP / PABP compliant Shopsite 8.1 guarantees that your on-line store meets the requirements imposed by Visa for on-line business.

Improved Security for Stored Credit Cards

Shopsite 8.1 introduces new Public and Private key encryption that can be enabled to improve security for credit cards that are stored within your on-line store.

Orders Security Status Window

Ensuring that only your eyes see your customer's order information and other sensitive details is improved upon within Shopsite 8.1 with a new security status indicator. It helps improve merchant awareness with regards to security settings.

One Year Order Audit

Order Audit logs are now stored for one (1) full year within Shopsite 8.1 with automatic monthly rotation.

Packing Slip Header and Footer

Order packing slips can now include a customizable header and footer within Shopsite 8.1. Your packing slips can also be setup to hide or show monetary based information.

Google Checkout

Google just got into eCommerce so it is great to see that Shopsite 8.1 now supports their eCommerce payment solution / gateway.

Pay Pal Pro Authorization Mode

Shopsite 8.1 now supports Pay Pal Pro's Authorization mode. This is great news for any business who 'authorizes' transactions first and then capture them later for payment.

NetBanx Gateway Addition

For all your NetBanx gateway users Shopsite 8.1 now supports the NetBanx payment gateway.

Real-Time Fed EX Rates

Built right into Shopsite 8.1 is the ability to calculate and charge real-time Fed Ex rates.

Order Anywhere Product Search

Merchants using the Order Anywhere feature within Shopsite 8.1 can now use the Merchant Product Search to easily find specific products within the Order Anywhere screen.

More Information Page META Information

META Title, Description and Keyword fields have now been included within Shopsite 8.1's More Information pages. This provides you with the ability to easily optimize your More Information pages within Shopsite for the search engines.

Order API Enhancements

Merchants using Shopsite 8.1 can now configure Shopsite's Order API to either pass or not pass credit card information.

Keep your eyes posted on the site as we begin to add new content and tutorials related to Shopsite 8.1.


About the Author

Kyle Rodeck Merchant Corner http://www.merchantcorner.com Kyle has navigated through the Internet for over 11 years and has a strong understanding of Shopsite, Search Engine Optimization and how to take businesses to the next level!