Zen Cart is an online PHP-based store management system that uses a MySQL database and HTML components. With various language and currency support, Zen Cart is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
Zen Cart is borne from osCommerce, but is a separate project that began in 2003. Beyond some aesthetic changes, the major differences between the two systems include Zen Cart’s architectural changes, specifically, the template system, and additional included features in the core programming. Among the modules already included in Zen Cart is a Gift Certificate/Voucher module, which allows a user to create, send and manage digital coupons. Furthermore, a module to sell downloads (pdf or other media files) is included. The release of the 1.3.x series further differentiates Zen Cart by moving the template system from its historic tables-based approach to one that is largely CSS-based.
Zen Cart’s default installation provides everything needed to maintain any shopping cart web site. Using the administration function, storeowners manage products, pricing, shipping, newsletters, and sales, etc. The shopping cart is set up to receive payments from major credit cards via the merchant’s choice of numerous available payment gateway services, some built-in, and some easily developed with free add-ons.
The following is a list of some of the key features that Perfectory Zen Cart Templates include:
- Discount coupons
- Extra pages
- Featured products
- Gift certificates
- Multiple ad banner controller
- Multiple customer modes
- Multiple display modes
- Multiple language support
- Multiple payment options
- Multiple sales and discounts
- Multiple shipping options
- Newsletter manager
- PhpBB integration through external module
- Quantity discounts
- Unlimited category depth
- XHTML compliant template system
Perfectory Zen Cart templates easily customize to meet the needs of any operational skills and resources. Minimal skills are required to get started. These templates also contain the potential for more powerful customization with advanced knowledge of CSS and PHP, or and MySQL, depending on your requirements. Perfectory Web Design Services are always available to provide custom programming services if needed.
Our Zen Cart Template collection includes themes for such diverse products as Tools, Perfumes, Antiques, Car audio, Mobile Phones, Auto Parts, Electronics, and Fashion. Our premium Zen Cart Templates effectively market any product imaginable.
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