Store Content Management System (CMS)

The software was designed to make as many of the store pages as content manageable as possible which include:

• Blog Manager
• This allows store owners to quickly create and share posts to increase site traffic and make customers aware of current promotions etc Other features include:
• Blog categories
• SEO friendly blog post URLs
• SEO friendly meta tags
• WYSWYG blog post text editor

• Content Manager
• Add/edit site content with a WYSWYG text editor

• Homepage Slideshow
• Upload multiple banner images
• Add/edit banner image captions
• Add/edit banner slide captions

Store SEO and Conversion Tools

Vertigo E-Commerce was developed from the beginning with Search Engine Optimisation in mind which includes the following:

• All URLs can be customised to be keyword rich and search engine friendly
• XML sitemap upload facility
• Meta tags available for all blogs, categories, subcategories and products
• Abandoned cart email notifications

Category and Product Management

• Add multiple brands
• Add multiple categories, subcategories
• Upload and assign category, subcategory banners
• Physical products only
• Single and product variable option pricing
• Set retail, offer and wholesale prices for both single and product variable option pricing
• Create and assign differing tax (VAT) rates to products
• Multiple images for each product. Images are automatically resized during the upload process
• Assign products to multiple categories and subcategories
• Create bulk discounts on products
• Inventory tracking on products with both single and product variable option pricing
• Product reviews
• Related products
• Product staatistics including:
• Total sales
• Total views
• Total reviews

Marketing and Promotions

• Coupon codes:
• Apply coupon codes to speific product categories and subcategories
• Apply to specific products
• Minimum purchase discount
• Store Promotions:
• Free shipping on orders over £X
• Get an £X discount on orders over £Y or more
• Buy One Get One Free
• Buy X of one product and get Y of another free

Checkout and Customer Management

• Guest and account creation options both available whilst going through checkout
• Customer account area which includes the following pages:
• My account (dashboard)
• My details
• My order history
• My address book
• Customer account creation in control panel

Order Management

• View and edit all orders in the control panel
• Multiple order status settings
• Update customers on their order progress via email notifications
• Print invoices, eBay packing slips and shipping labels.
• Order email notifications

Payment Gateways

The following payment gateways have already been pre-integrated:

• Barclays ePDQ
• Paypal
• Sagepay
• Worldpay

If you don't see your preferred payment gateway here we will integrate it FREE OF CHARGE

Shipping Options

• Ability to create unlimited delivery options
• Ability to create unlimited shipping rules
• Ability to assign specific delivery options to particular rules
• Each shipping rule created can be assigned a specific quote which includes:
• Flat rate per item
• Ship by product quantity
• Ship by total product weight
• Ship by order total
• Flat rate per order
• Free shipping option available on all shipping quote options
• Royal Mail Integration

If you want to use a specific shipping API not listed here we will integrate it FREE OF CHARGE

Store Reporting

• Guest and account creation options both available whilst going through checkout
• Customer account area which includes the following pages:
• My account (dashboard)
• My details
• My order history
• My address book
• Customer account creation in control panel