Shop Kit Plus
With the Watersweb Shop Kit Plus, you have the ultimate website solution for your small business. Shop Kit Plus includes a complete Content Management system and online product catalog hosted on fast and reliable cPanel-powered servers. The SKP works with the Mals-E Ecommerce Cart to complete a simple to use total website system.
Getting Started
Just head over to our Shared Hosting page and select from our Starter, Pro or Power accounts. During the order process, you can add the Shop Kit Plus option. Once we have installed your SKP (usually within 24 hours on business days), we’ll send you the login information to your store administration area.
Listed below are some of the Shop Kit Plus features:
CMS
SKP is a whole site Content Management System that enables you to manage all your pages, products, categories and image uploads in one simple interface
- You can add unlimited pages
- You can make changes to existing pages
- Provides a WYSIWYG web editor for the page system
Templates
Allows for flexibility in page design
- Use your own custom HTML template -OR- use one of the included templates -OR- create your own templates
- You can select a template, add or modify their own custom design or both
- Use different templates for different pages as desired.
Site Features
The system includes several optional site features that can be used to give clients additional site functionality
- Contact Form - For your customers to request additional information
- Event Calendar - A list of events that is visible to your customers
- Links Page - A list of links that you want to share with the public
- Guest Book - Allow your customers to share their comments
- Articles - Lists articles that you wants to share
- FAQ Creator - Lists frequently asked questions for your customers
- Site Map - Shows all the pages on the site, dynamically
- Site Search - Allows customers to search for pages by keyword
- Catalog Search - Optional advanced search page allows your customers to find specific products by keyword(s), category, and/or price range
- Error Page - Creates an automatic error page if a page address is mistyped
Catalog System
Allows clients to take orders online
- Integrates seamlessly with the standard Mals-E shopping cart for a database-driven system.
- Customers can search products and descriptions by keyword or category
- Thumbnail images pop-up to show larger images or an HTML page for details
- Optional Order, Search and View Cart buttons can be added to match your site’s look
- Catalog page contains page numbers with Previous/Next links for loading ease
- Optional cart quantity and totals on your catalog page keep your customer’s total within sight at all times
- Dynamic continue shopping links mean your customers will come back to the exact page they were looking at before
- Unlimited options with attributes (ex. color, size, style) can be added for each item
- Unlimited price-changing option with attributes (ex. X-Large is a higher price than Small, Medium or Large) can be added to each item
- Sale, Out of Stock and Inactive status capabilities for your products
- Categories can have subcategories, organized in the administration area
- Unlimited categories, products and options can be added.
- Forgot your password link emails your information in case you forget it
- Five categories for each item
- Optional multi-column templates (2, 3 or 4 columns to open into a “more info” setup) gives you flexibility with your designs
- Uses HTML extensions (additional modification that can be ordered with your site or later)
- Customers can also search by catalog number or price for products
- Add product keywords that don’t show on the catalog page, but are searchable
- List items sold as “out of stock”, with or without a “limited quantity” custom message, or don’t show at all
- Item lists in administration area allow you to view items by a particular category or keyword
- Set categories, items or options to be inactive so they don’t display
- Set descriptions for each of your categories
- Unique meta tag keywords and descriptions for each category make your catalog page search engine compatible
Advanced Ecommerce
Offer additional features to your clients for added sales:
- Featured Products - Display a list of your featured items for quick sales
- Price Discounts - Offer quantity discounts to customers
- Gift Registry / Wish List - Allow customers to save product wish lists, or include a bridal, baby or gift registry
- Coupon Page - Offer coupon codes for global discounts
- Gift Certificates - Offer gift certificates to your customers
- Google Product Search - Upload a file directly to Google Product Search
- Inventory Control - Gives you the ability to set and track quantities for all or some products and/or the first product option*
- Related Products - List of up to 5 related items for each product gives you more selling power
- Wholesale Capabilities - Password protected wholesale area allows qualified vendors to purchase items at their specific wholesale discount
- Default Products - Set any item or option as a “default” to make adding new products easier
- Product Reports - Show catalog pages in printable form and display packing lists for customers
- Order Tracking - View orders, show best selling sales reports, and allow clients to view their order status if desired
- Affiliate Integration - Connect your catalog to the mTracker affiliate program
- Global Changes - Upload product text files, globally change sale prices, or globally delete products
- Email a Friend - Optional links let customers send friends product information for purchase at a later time
Additional Features
The system also includes:
- A password protected administration area - the password is hashed and a user name included for added security
- Upload images right in the administration area - no FTP needed
- Page grouping allows you to set different page groups in different areas of the site.
- Database backup is included in the administration area - no need to access phpMyAdmin. (We recommend you backup using cPanel or request assistance from our techs)
- Files reside on our servers, so you’re not dependent on other sites for your data, nor do you need to pay per-product fees
- Fully customizable for those with PHP / mySQL experience.
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