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General Features
  • option to select the screen to show after adding a product
  • specify a percentage size for thumbnails
  • size the preview window on images in admin based on the image size
  • have an "Are you Sure" message on empty basket feature
  • ability to turn off store features on a subsystem basis
  • have an offline mode that displays a nice message that the site is unavailable
  • split up the general settings screen
  • handling of multiple host names for a system for cookies etc...
  • add ALT text to all images in the store
  • option to have sort order on specials and new pages
  • make the admin screens multi user accessible with different options for each
  • phone number validation needs to work for International users
  • allow logout from the store (ie: kill the customer cookie on the browser)
  • add a separate email address for error messages
  • images in the admin should be sorted alphabetically
  • have default colour settings for each template
Products
  • change the style editing and entry system completely for faster data entry
  • have a featured product option
  • allow adding a thumbnail image instead of a resize of the main image
  • allow faster product entry the same way categories work
  • price change utility
  • allow a Free product type instead of 0 price
  • allow store owner to determine action on out of stock item
  • allow setting of a maximum order for a single product item
  • have minimum order quantities for a product
Taxes
  • show the tax percentage on the invoice and basket
Content Management
  • option to send order details with the thank you message
  • ensure all messages have pages to edit their content
  • be able to edit the subject of all emails sent out
  • complete ability to add additional pages to the system
  • content editing should allow addition of graphics and their placement
  • allow pointing of whatsnew, aboutus etc... pages to a specified URL
Discounts and Promotion
  • ability to enter a quantity discount table with percentage
  • discount percentage on a per customer basis
  • have range of order total and apply a flat or percentage discount
  • allow setting a product as non-discountable
  • products only available to members
  • presetup members who can login and get their cookie
  • have featured products on the home page of the store
Import/Export
  • export/import just inventory data
Shipping
  • handling of backorders and multiple shipments
  • integrate more directly with UPS
  • UPS/FEDEX tracking ability
  • ability to enter a zone table for Canada Post or other zone systems
  • add a range of weights table to handle USPS shipping
  • ability to apply taxes to shipping costs
  • customer ability to select complete or partial shipment of order
  • Pickup shipping option
  • add a BASE+FLAT shipping option
Ordering
  • recalc button in manage orders when doing a backorder
  • add a print option to the manage orders section
  • have a separate manage backorders section
  • option to allow backorders or not
  • notify when a stock level goes below the reorder level
  • ability to delete several orders at once
  • handle refunding an order placed on a CC
  • ability to order by COD
  • improve the backorder handling
Reports
  • sales reports by category
  • total sales by day, week, month, year by product
  • date range selection on any report
  • tax collected report
  • have all reports have appropriate links
Customers
  • option to allow customers to order on account right away
  • allow adding of custom questions for customers on check out
  • see account balance on the Your Account page if allowed to order on account
Payment Processors
  • support refund and AVS options for payment processors that do that
  • allow COD payment method
  • option to not charge the credit card until the order is ready to ship
  • have option to not ask for credit card information
  • if order is zero value don''t get payment information
  • don't cache the basket3 page so it can be printed
  • PGP encryption of email order option
  • allow currency precision for international users
Shopping Cart
  • product configurator, specifically for computers
  • option to display specific questions to a client upon ordering
  • option to make the Add button go back a page instead of to the basket
  • show shopping cart totals in a frame at bottom of screen
  • show real thumbnails next to the products in the summary listing or icon to indicate a picture exists
  • only display category description on that category main page
  • add a display weight or order so rearrange the display in any order
  • pull up a previous order and fill basket with those items
Search
  • allow boolean logic like on search engines
  • set extra fields searchable or not
  • display search results in multilist summary with add buttons
  • remove duplicates from the search results
  • add search by category to the admin





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