BottomLine recommends Candy Press asp shopping cart and store
solution. Affordably priced, feature rich, and PayPal or
Authorize.Net ready, we have seen asp store/shopping cart
solutions costing 3 times more that do not offer what Candy
Press hosting does at a very affordable $50.00 for a single domain
license.
We will install Candy Press asp shopping cart on your BottomLine hosted web
site free of charge when purchased through us. Or purchase
directly through candystore.com at the same price.
Either way CandyPress asp ecommerce Store is supported well via forum and email
support at CandyPress.com.For those new to online
ecommerce solutions, learn more about them by visiting our
informational summary at
Ecommerce Solutions.
Store Demo:
Administrator Console Demo:
CandyPress asp Store & Cart Product Features
Technical
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ASP/ VBScript based
software comes with full source code.
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No additional
components needed for core functions.
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Runs on IIS 4.0/5.0
and PWS with Database support for MS Access 97/2000,
SQL Server 7.0/2000. |
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CandyPress Built-in support for 5
of the most popular eMail components.
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Database based cart,
from start to finish. |
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Admin tool comes with
several troubleshooting tools to help novice users
track down web server configuration errors.
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Skinnable design
allows for enormous flexibility in changing the look
and feel of your store, without impacting future
upgrades. |
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Seperate customizable
language file for the front-end of your store allows
you to present the front-end to your customers in
the language of your choice. |
CandyPress Security
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Support for SSL,
including most "shared" SSL certificates.
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Encryption of
Passwords and Credit Card numbers in the database.
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Robust user input
validations throughout the store to trap possible
SQL string hacks. |
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Critical information
(such as the RC4 key) is kept separate from the
database. |
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Assign additional
login to the admin for staff that can't modify the
store's configuration settings. |
Customer
Convenience
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Customer can view and
modify their personal info by logging on to their
CandyPress account. Account can be created before or during CheckOut process.
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Full order history and
detail is available to the customer.
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CandyPress Customer receives
confirmation eMails when they place the order, and
when their order's status changes. |
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All software downloads
are available via their online account. No more
hassles with eMailed software links gone missing.
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CandyPress Customer can
re-attempt payment at a later date. Sometimes the
Payment Gateway's servers are down. With this
software, the Customer can come back and pay later.
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Password Reminder
feature for Customers. |
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"Email A Friend"
functionality allows customer to send a link to a
Product via email. |
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Support for tax-free
customers. |
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Convenient Order Print
function from the customer's account area.
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Advanced CandyPress search
function. |
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"Contact Us" script to
send queries via email from your store.
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"Save Cart"
functionality. |
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See shipping estimates
before checkout.
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CandyPress Catalog &
Products
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Unlimited number of
Products, Categories and Options. |
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Item discounts based
on quantity ordered. |
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Order discounts with
single or multi use discount codes.
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Products can be linked
to multiple categories, and multiple option groups.
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Product categories can
be "nested" within each other.
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You can display the
entire category tree, or only from a certain point
in the tree. |
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Link images or other
HTML to the category display. |
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Group products so that
they are displayed together on the product detail
page. |
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CandyPress Option Groups can be
individually set to Optional or Required. This way
you can make sure that the Customer selects all the
right options. |
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Options can be given a
weight which will be factored into the shipping cost
calculations along with the Product weight.
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Support for "text"
options which allows a customer to enter text when
they order a product. |
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Digital Downloads are
fully supported. All downloads are done through a
script that checks the order status before allowing
the download. |
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CandyPress Store can be run in
"Catalog Only" mode. This way, the store acts just
like an online catalog, without any links to a
shopping cart. |
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Dynamically create
product listings on your "Home Page" by setting
product(s) to "Featured".
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CandyPress Store Cross-Selling is
supported via a related keys mechanism. This method
is much less work than physically linking dozens of
Products manually. |
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Tax-free products and
options. |
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Support for product
Ratings & Reviews per product.
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CandyPress Administration
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Several CandyPress
hosting utilities to
test and troubleshoot your installation.
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On-Screen help is
available for most functions. |
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Easily manage
Products, Categories, Options, Customers, Shipping,
Locations, Orders and much more. |
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Upload Product Images
and Software Items from your browser to your web
server. |
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Store shipping rates
are calculated by order weight and/or price. The
amount charged for shipping can be calculated via
fixed price or percentage. Ability to assign Free
Shipping to an individual product.
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Support for UPS, USPS
and Canada Post online shipping rates.
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Configure sales tax
per state or country (billing or shipping address).
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Activate/Deactivate
individual customers. |
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Manage your orders
from an intuitive screen. Order stock levels can be
adjusted when the order ships. |
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Add private comments
to each order, or comments that the customer can
also see. |
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Statistical Charting
tool. |
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Restrict digital
downloads to a specified number of downloads, or a
pre-determined number of hours. |
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Integrated
Authorize.Net gateway allows you to authorize and
collect Credit Card payments from your order
management screen. |
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Ability to override
any customer selected payment method with a
Authorize.Net Credit Card payment. This is usefull
if the customer changes their mind about how they
want to pay for an order after the order has already
been placed. |
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Emails sent to
customer via the store can be customized to suit
your requirements. Dynamic replacement of text can
also be done. |
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Send HTML Newsletters
to your customers directly from your store.
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CandyPress
hosting- Payment Gateways
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Built-in front end
support for offline payments (such as Mail-In,
Fax-In, Phone-In and COD), Offline Credit Card
payments, PayPal,
2CheckOut.Com and
Authorize.Net
(AIM & SIM). |
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Support for
PayPal IPN and
2CheckOut.Com Auto-Update. |
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Built-in support for
Authorize.Net
credit card payment authorizations from the
Administration area. |
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Support for custom
payment gateways via user exits. Custom modules for
several gateways are available for free in our FAQ
section, including PaySystems, LinkPoint, PSIGate,
etc. |
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Enter up to 9 Credit
Card types (eg. Visa, Mastercard, etc.).
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Payment Gateways are
configured in one central place, not in individual
scripts located all over your server.
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