March 2015     •     Volume 21     •     Issue 2

AbleCommerce GOLD Release 10 released! Discounted upgrade ends Friday.

AbleCommerce GOLD Release 10 is an exciting release that includes Bootstrap Responsive Store Template, ShipStation and Tax Cloud support.  If you've waited to upgrade from older versions, now is the time to upgrade while you can still save $400 over the full purchase price!  This last chance upgrade special ends Friday March 20th at midnight.

AbleCommerce GOLD R10 Features

  • Responsive Design theme using Bootstrap
  • New tax provider TaxCloud
  • New shipping provider ShipStation
  • Add Retail field to Product Options and Variants
  • Add Dimension fields to Product Variants
  • Add Special Handling Charge to Product Variants
  • Add Model No. (ISBN/UPC) to Product Variants
  • Improve usability of the Manage Variants page
  • Create a Store Search control for layout editor
  • Add GTIN display option to the product pages
  • Show discounts and coupons in the Sales by Product report
  • Add Link to edit user from manage groups page
  • Make the category controls more intuitive and easier to use (new installations)
  • Update the nhibernate sessions usage to improve performance of data import/export
  • Add hover delay to the AbleCommerce admin menus
  • Ability to sort the choices of a product template field
  • Add a setting to disable the WYSIWYG editor in-line for editing of html
  • Migrating user should move the User Groups
  • Show any product special (sales) prices for the Google Feed
  • Ability for a new Webpage (added via Catalog) to be assigned to a category
  • Full Descriptions for Category pages should have ability to enable with a control parameter
The full release notes including bug fixes can be viewed online.

What are Bootstrap Responsive Store Templates?

AbleCommerce GOLD's Bootstrap store template easily and efficiently scales your websites and store with a single code base, from phones to tablets to desktops with CSS media queries. The seperate set of mobile templates is no longer required for mobile devices!

Google announced that on April 21, 2015, that they will begin using new algorithms to rank your website for being mobile friendly, and will rank these websites higher in search results when a mobile device is used. Now, more than ever, it is important to design a mobile friendly website.

How can ShipStation make my life easier?

ShipStation gives you easy tools to fulfill your orders and get on with your day! Select your orders, choose your shipping options (if they’re not already set to automated), and print all your shipping labels in one fell swoop.

Ready to save time & money on your shipping?

  • Automatic order syncing with AbleCommerce software
  • Super discounted USPS rates with included accounts.
  • Connect your own UPS, FedEx, DHL, & other carrier accounts to get your contracted rates.
  • Powerful, customizable tools to automate some decision points.
  • Customizable customer communication templates (e-mails, packing slips)

FREE TaxCloud service makes sales tax a breeze!

TaxCloud is a free, easy-to-use sales tax management service for retailers. It handles every aspect of sales tax, from collection to filing, and it's completely free. It has been thoroughly vetted by states and an independent review board and has been designated one of only six Certified Service Providers in the nation.

Features

  • Calculates sales tax in real time for every state, county, city, and special jurisdiction in the US
  • Automatically files sales tax returns
  • Prepares monthly state-by-state reports on sales tax collected
  • Monitors changes to tax rates and tax holidays and updates data accordingly
  • ManageManages sales tax exemption certificates
Benefits
  • TaxCloud is the only free certified sales tax management service.
  • TaxCloud has been tested and certified by state revenue departments and an independent review board.
  • Because TaxCloud is certified by the states, it has agreements and privileges with these states that help protect you. For instance, these states indemnify all TaxCloud users from liability in the event of an error.
  • TaxCloud is seamlessly integrated with AbleCommerce, so activating TaxCloud is simple.

End of life for AbleCommerce 7.0.x

We can no longer provide updates to AbleCommerce version 7.0.x. It has been almost 3 years now since the release of GOLD, and the product support must come to an end so we can devote our resources to improving and supporting AbleCommerce Gold. If you are simply unable to upgrade, then we will release the source code to existing customers with a valid subscription upon request. It will be your responsibility to apply any updates that are necessary when an integration becomes obsolete.

Learn More Sell More: Using Auto Ship-Recurring Orders to Increase Sales >

Running any business is a challenge, but running an E-commerce business is nice because you have beneficial tools at your disposal. For instance, shopping cart software can create a pleasant experience for your customers as they can breeze through the process. While this software may be impressive, being able to customize this software makes it even better, and this is because it means you can turn standard E-commerce websites into unique ones. It is important to consider the newest features regarding software, and in this case, auto ship is a feature worth looking at further.

Subscription Plans for Regularly Used Items

People, in general, use certain items on a regular basis. Some people purchase coffee, tea, coffee filters, hand soap, and health supplements multiple times over the course of weeks and months. It is incredible when you can turn your E-commerce website into a place where people can get their essentials, but without the need to go online, add the items to their shopping cart, and checkout all over again.

Make it Easier for Customers to Get What They Need

When you make things easier for your customers, you make them become loyal. It does not take much too entice certain customers, which means providing a few minutes of time savings may be more than enough to stick around for the long run. Gaining long-term customers can keep your business thriving, so this is definitely something to anticipate when you start using the auto ship feature.

Ability to Choose Different Intervals

Having the ability to choose different intervals puts the control in the hands of the customer. It is great when a customer can decide to get a few items every few weeks, and then utilize auto ship to receive a few more items every other month. This kind of customization leads to happy customers, which is exactly what you want in an E-commerce business.

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