Spinsoft Website Builder. Version 1.03.06


E-Commerce Module Now Available!


Updating
We will be backing up and updating all clients gradually over the next couple of weeks.  This update and 1.03.06a will both be applied - 1.03.06a has hotfixes for Internet Explorer 7 users.  The website builder is now fully functional in both IE6 and IE7!


Whats Next!?
With the completion of the final major module, we are now focusing on updating and adding some features to the existing modules.  At the top of the list are;

    • the ability to import and synchronise products with the product editor
    • a new media library for flash, movies and music
    • advanced forms in the richtext editor for calculations
    • improved table editing in the rich text editor
    • a whole new website builder interface that works in other browsers and makes better use of the available screen space. 

We are currently planning the new updates, which will be smaller feature driven updates - so if you have any requests or ideas, now is a great time to let us know.


About the E-commerce Module:
The e-commerce module is now available!  With this module you can sell your products online, with a full shipping cart and checkout system.  It includes order tracking, custom payment and shipping methods, discount rules and more! 

The Product Module which is a prerequisite for the E-commerce Module, has also recieved substantial updates with new manufacturer and supplier sections, many more settings per product such as weight, dimensions, warranty - and new support for selling digital products (e-books etc).



What's new in 1.03.06


Base Module:

  • Pages and Content
    • Added the ability to enter custom meta tags for each page.  These should be full html tags.  You don't need to put keyword and description tags in here, these are still done automatically.
  • Template Design
    • New Style Options for tables:  Border-collapse, which takes out the gap between the table cells and table border if desired
    • New Style Elements: Table header styles were added to many of the table elements such as product catalog tables.
    • Style tabs were changed to a dropdown menu, use this to select which elements to style.  This method gives you more room in the viewport as well.

Product Module:


  • On the website
    • Product view will now include the manufacturer name in the title and keywords of the page, if a manufacturer is selected - for better seo results
    • Added the ‘more info’, ‘customize’ and ‘add to cart’ buttons to the catalog displays.   Add to cart buttons only show if you have the ecommerce module installed.
    • Product catalog pages have been improved, and now handle the ecommerce changes.  Catalog pages can now be sorted by the visitor for the greatest flexibility.
  • Product Settings
    • The product settings section has recieved an overhaul with much more customization options.
    • General settings: Options to rewrite your URL's,  setup your weight/dimension units, force product verification, show manufacturer details, allow blank SKU's and force unique SKU's
    • Catalog Page Settings: Here you can control the display of your product catalogs, such as which columns to show and whether to allow sorting. 
    • Productview Settings: Options such as which attributes (price, warranty etc) to show in productview.
    • Tax Settings: Includes a tax price adjust tool incase you previously entered all of your prices inc tax.  Other settings include tax rate, symbol and whether to show prices inc or ex tax on your website

  • Product Editor
    • Product class is now selected from a dropdown instead of a popup
    • New settings: Product warranty, manufacturer, digital or physical goods, product verified
    • Physical Goods Settings: Weight & Dimensions, current stock quantity, low stock threshold, email on low stock, availability when out of stock, up to 3 suppliers and their prices.
    • The product attributes area is now bigger
    • Product modifiers have some new columns for weight and stock quantity
    • Stock quantity was added to product attributes.  The catalog pages will base the availability on the stock quantity you enter for the base product unless the product has modifiers, in which case it will base it on the total quantity of all modified variations.  When viewed in detail and customized however, the availability will reflect the current selected combination.
  • Product Manufacturers
    • A new product manufacturers section to enter details including name, details, website and logo.
    • Once entered these can be selected from a drop down list for each product.
  • Product Suppliers
    • A new product suppliers section to enter your suppliers and their details.
    • Includes details for the suppliers such as address & contact information, and selections for supplier customer service and price ratings so can keep track of preffered suppliers.
    • Once entered you can select up to 3 suppliers per product, and the price they charge per unit of the product.  This is then used in low stock emails so you can easily tell who to order more stock from.


E-Commerce Module: 

  • E-commerce Settings
    • This new section contains many options to setup your online store. 
    • Includes many options for Store settings, Checkout settings, Currency Settings, Digital products, Inventory settings, Order settings and Shipping settings.  These sections must all be configured before you can start taking orders on your website.
  • E-commerce Checklist
    • The checklist includes a list of items that you must complete before you can start taking orders online.  This is a  great way to make sure you are setup correctly.  It is quick and easy to do and once complete you can enabled/disable taking orders at any time.
  • Payment Methods
    • This sections handles all of the payment methods that people can select when checking out.
    • There are many manual methods which you can setup including; direct debit, cheque/money order, c.o.d, credit card on pickup and credit card over phone.
    • When you are ready to start taking fully automated credit card transactions we can help you setup the payment gateway and you will be able to customize your new payment method to suit.
  • Shipping Methods
    • Our new shipping method section is very powerful and allows for full customization.
    • There are 8 shipping types to choose from including a variety of pickup, quantity and weight types.
    • You can also customize each shipping method per any Country and State combination, this means when a customer checks out they will only get to choose a shipping method that matches their location.
    • If there are no shipping method that meets the customers location, the order will be put through with a shipping quote required status.
  • Discount and Coupons
    • Here you can setup discounts for your shop.
    • There are 3 types of discounts; order discounts, coupon discounts and free shipping discounts.
    • You can setup the discount with your custom rules and they will be applied as the customer checks out.
  • Order Tracking
    • This powerful order tracking section lists all of the orders placed on your website.
    • It includes full filtering and searching options, and the ability to edit and create new orders.
    • The order interface also allows you to email an updated status to the customer, enable their digital goods and more.
    • Each order tracks who was logged in and saved changes to the order, and has a section for staff comments per order.
  • Reports
    • This reporting section gives you details about your orders
    • There are 2 types of reports, customer and order reports, which can be viewed for the current rolling week, month or year.


Bug Fixes

  • Template styles are now being correctly applied to the rich text editor again.