Need: Resalable shopping cart software

Please note that this project was developed in 2008 and the project is no longer active.

The client is a Swedish web consultancy helping traditional retailers to launch successful e-commerce websites. The primary objective of the project was to build a highly customizable shopping cart solution that the client could implement for its customers.

The client required the shopping cart solution to work in any country, with any currency, any freight rate, at any tax rate and for any type of product.

In addition, the application was to be easily installed through a guided installation process.

Solution: Extensive and User-friendly Solution Developed in PHP

Through the administrator control panel the user can:

• Create attributes and attribute groups, used to set up dynamic fields for different types of products
• Turn on or off any of the four payment gateways integrated
• Export all reports to PDF or Excel
• CMS for front pages
• Multi-language using Zend Framework’s translation class
• Export and import customers
• Manage different languages, VAT rates, currencies, freight rates and so on
• Set exchange rates for various currencies
• Advanced freight rate management based on the number of parcels in order, weight, special deals, and/or ship-to country
• Configure shipping methods available to customers
• Configure META tags for various pages
• Manage the number of items on stock
• Send messages and newsletters
• Manage support tickets

General features

• All product pages are accessed through clean and search engine friendly URLs, such as www.domain.com/footwear/casual/lacoste .
• An installation guide has been built to let end-users install the software on their own.

Benefits of the Custom Shopping Cart Software

The business owner can customize the e-commerce solution greatly by managing different countries, tax levels, currencies, multi-level categories and product properties while the customer is guided through a smooth order process.

The CMS provided with the application allows the webshop owner to maintain the content of the website.

LiteBreeze’s client benefits by being able to tap revenues from both a local and international market thanks to the high degree of customizability.

Thanks to the guided installation process the client will be able to take on more customers and decrease the need for start-up support.