zen cart features

<div class="writeboardbody"> This list is mostly from the Zen Cart website, so you know you're getting it straight from the experts! Simple, three-step checkout process <ul> <li>After providing billing information, your customer first selects a shipping method.</li> <li>Then they choose their preferred payment method.</li> <li>All that's left is to review the order and confirm!</li> <li>Your customer will receive an order confirmation email automatically and you'll receive an order notification via email as well.</li> </ul> Choose from several customer status options. This is particularly good when setting up a wholesale cart. <ul> <li>unrestricted shopping - anyone can shop (most sites will be like this)</li> <li>must register to view prices, but can browse products</li> <li>must register to view prices and products</li> <li>showroom only - products are only for display and can't be purchased by anyone</li> </ul> Categories and Products <ul> <li>unlimited category depth - have as many categories and subcategories as you'd like</li> <li>physical merchandise and/or downloadable virtual products</li> <li>products can reside in multiple categories</li> <li>product options as dropdowns, radio buttons, checkboxes and text input</li> </ul> Promotions, Sales and Discounts <ul> <li>individual special prices</li> <li>global sale reductions</li> <li>category-wide sale prices</li> <li>unlimited discount coupons</li> <li>customer group discounts - can be used for wholesale customers</li> <li>quantity discounts - buy more, pay less!</li> <li>one-time charges</li> <li>minimum and maximum purchases per product</li> <li>prices by attributes - set a base price and let your customer choose which options they want to pay for</li> </ul> Global E-Commerce Ready <ul> <li>multiple language support (extra charges will apply)</li> <li>multiple tax support</li> <li>multiple currency support</li> <li>multiple shipping methods - including free shipping, one flat rate, per item charges, a table rate based on price or weight, real-time shipping quotes from UPS and/or USPS, store pickup and a table rate based on price or weight and country</li> <li>multiple payment methods - including PayPal, manually processed credit cards (merchant account required), automatically process credit cards (merchant account and compatible payment gateway required), COD (cash on delivery) and checks/money orders</li> </ul> Catalog Status Modes <ul> <li>showcase mode without prices</li> <li>showcase mode with prices</li> <li>normal shopping mode</li> <li>down for maintenance mode</li> </ul> Customer Retention Tools <ul> <li>periodic newsletter in plain text or HTML </li> <li>order status emails and records in the customer account</li> <li>referral tools</li> <li>gift certificates</li> </ul> Powerful Administration Tool <ul> <li>configure your minimum and maximum values, image sizes and customer details</li> <li>choose which layout settings to use for the spotlight listings</li> <li>pick which details to show on your product details page, such as quantity in stock, model number, etc.</li> <li>edit your policies pages with HTML (if desired) using a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, so little-to-no HTML knowledge is needed. If you can use word processing software, you can update your pages!</li> <li>add, delete, move, link or copy your products</li> <li>create and manage your product attributes</li> <li>manage product reviews, featured products, specials and storewide sales</li> <li>shipping and payment module installation and management</li> <li>price and taxation control</li> <li>banner advertising controls</li> <li>newsletter creation and sending</li> <li>content management tool, easily add new content pages</li> </ul> </div>