SmartSite

Ecommerce Platform Features

With your custom built website you'll have access to multi-layered controls to modify the site the way you like, any time you like. Your IT staff will control the framework of the site, but the content and promotions can be maintained by your marketers and merchandisers using our robust, straightforward interface.

SmartSite Features
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On Site Search
 
  • Filter Search Results
    • By Product Category
    • By Price Range
    • By Rating
    • By Age
    • By Brand
    • By Variant Attributes
    • By User Defined Attribute
  • Results Sorting
    • By Product Category
    • By Price Range
    • By Rating
    • By Age
    • By Brand
    • By Variant Attributes
    • By User Defined Attribute
  • Results Display
    • By Product Category
    • By Price Range
    • By Rating
    • By Age
    • By Brand
    • By Variant Attributes
    • By User Defined Attribute
  • Keyword Search
  • Descriptive Phrase Search
  • Item Number/Catalog Number/SKU Search
  • Misspelled Words
  • Synonyms
  • Pluralization
  • Keyword Redirects
  • Search Exclusions
  • Display Result Counts
Navigation
 
  • Category Navigation
    • Top Navigation
    • Mega Menu Top Fly Out Navigation
    • Left Navigation
  • Navigation Filters
    • By Product Category
    • By Price Range
    • By Rating
    • By Age
    • By Brand
    • By Variant Attributes
    • By User Defined Attribute
  • Results Sorting
    • Relevancy
    • Product Name
    • Price
    • Release Date
    • Brand
    • Product Ratings
  • Results Sorting
    • Grid View
    • List View
    • Number of Items
    • Pagination
    • Modify Items Per Page
    • Multiple Layouts Available and Assignable by Category
  • Single Product to Multiple Category Assignments
  • Non-Category Header Navigation
  • Non-Category Footer Navigation
Ratings & Reviews (Site Fan)
 
  • Ratings
    • Ratings Display
    • Ratings Submission
    • Anonymous Ratings
  • Reviews
    • Review Display
    • Anonymous Reviews
  • Rating and Review Email Communication
  • Rating and Review Moderation
  • Image Upload
  • Product Discussion
  • Helpful Review
  • Sort by Options
  • Reviewer Types
  • Review Portal
  • Schema.Org Compliance
Page Display
 
  • Sort Order
    • Manually defined
    • Product Name
    • Price
    • Best Sellers
    • Brand
    • Other sort options
  • Media Formats
    • Image
    • PDF
    • Audio
    • Video
  • Informational Content Pages
    • About Us
    • Articles
    • Guides / How-To
    • Glossaries
    • Tips
    • Other content pages
  • Product Detail Templates
  • Product Detail Template Editing
  • Category Page Templates
  • Category Page Template Editing
  • Pagination
  • Unlimited Static Content Pages
  • Customer Service
  • Policies & Terms
Merchandising
 
  • Descriptions
    • Short Description
    • Long Description
    • Variants
    • Other Descriptive Data
    • Tax Flags
  • Pricing
    • Current Price
    • Was Price
    • MSRP Price
    • Sell Price
    • Call for Price
    • Email for Price
    • Click for Price
    • Group Price
  • Product Types
    • Physical
    • Digital Download
    • Electronic Gift Certificate
    • Paper Gift Certificate
    • Pre-Paid Value Gift Card
  • Product Images
    • Drag and Drop Image Sizing
    • Small/Thumbnail
    • Medium/Main
    • Large/Zoom
    • Extra Large/Hero
    • Swatches / Color Samples
    • Image Gallery
  • Personalized Product
    • Text Personalization
    • Font
    • Color Choice
    • Logo / Image / Icon Personalization
    • Cost for Personalization
  • Inventory
    • Stock on Hand
    • Product ETA
    • Back Order
    • Variant Inventory
    • Email/Text/Call When Back in Stock
    • Email/Text/Call When Price Drops
    • Out of Stock Messaging
    • Call to Action Ad Copy
    • Suppress Out of Stock Products/Related Products
    • Shopping Cart Inventory Displays
  • Cross and Up-Selling
    • Product Detail Display
    • Shopping Cart Display
    • Customers Also Viewed
  • Catalog Quick Order
  • Catalog Request
Promotions
 
  • Item Promotions
    • Dollar Amount Off
    • Percent Amount Off
    • Fixed Price
    • Buy Something Get Something
  • Order & Purchase Promotions
    • Dollar Amount Off Entire Order
    • Percent Amount Off Entire Order
    • Savings off Next Purchase
    • Buy More Save More / Tiered Discounting
    • Free Gift
  • Shipping Promotions
    • Free Shipping on all Products
    • Conditional Free Shipping on All Products
    • Conditional Free Shipping on Selected Products
    • Fixed Amount Off
    • Fixed Price
    • Conditional Discounted Shipping on Selected Products
    • Conditional Discounted shipping to a store
    • Shipping Upgrade
  • Promotion Qualifiers
    • Order Value
    • All Products in a category
    • One Product/Style
    • SKU
    • Shipping Method
    • Multi-Product Bundle
  • Promotion Restrictions
    • Customer One-Time Use
    • Customer Repeat Use with Limit
    • Max Number of Uses By All Users
    • Category Exclusion
    • SKU Exclusion
    • Order Exclusion
    • Time-Based Restrictions
    • Channel Use Restriction
  • Coupons, Coupon Codes, & Vouchers
    • Sweepstakes & Contests
    • Rebates
  • Gifting
    • Gift Message
    • Gift Certificates & Cards
    • Electronic Gift Certificate
    • Redeem Online
    • E-Gift Announcement
  • Catalog Quick Order
  • Catalog Request
Social & Community / User Generated Content
 
  • Social Site Integrations
  • FaceBook Integration
  • Twitter Integration
  • Share Integration
  • Email / Tell / Refer-A-Friend
  • Contests
  • Product Discussions
  • Paid Reviewer
  • Staff Reviewer
SEO Capabilities
 
  • Site Wide SEO
    • Alt Tags for all Images
    • Link Relevance tags
    • Canonical URLs
    • Schema.org structured data
  • Product SEO
    • Title Tag
    • META Description Tag
    • META Keywords Tag
    • Vanity URL
  • Category SEO
    • Title Tag
    • META Description Tag
    • META Keyword Tag
    • Vanity URL
  • SiteMaps
    • On Site SiteMap
    • Google Sitemap
    • Bing Sitemap
  • SEO Elements and Rules
  • Automatic Creation of Meta Tags
  • Custom Meta Tag Entries
Shopping Cart / Basket
 
  • Product Attribute Selection
    • Drop Down Attribute Selections
    • List Array Attribute Selections
    • Grid Array Attribute Selections
    • Inventory Display
    • Product Image Color Change
    • Quantity Limit
  • Fast Add to Cart
    • Fast add from Category Page
    • Fast add from Search Result
    • Fast add from Item List Page
    • Fast add from Quick View
  • Add to Basket Result
    • Remain on page
    • Move to Shopping Cart
  • Full Cart / Bag Display
    • Small / Thumbnail Image
    • Short Description
    • Quantities
    • SKU/Product Code
    • Attribute Values
    • Sell Price
    • Was Price
    • Savings Amount
    • Savings Percent
    • Automatic Item Promo Savings
    • Other Details
    • Sub Total
    • Shipping Tax
    • Grand Totals
    • Item Changes
    • Remove Items
    • Remove All w/ One Action
    • Remove by Setting the Quantity to Zero
    • Edit Items
    • Sales Tax in Cart
    • Shipping Charges in Cart
    • Shipping Method Selection
  • Promotion Code Management
    • Entry
    • Removal
    • Previously Entered Codes
  • Promotional Messaging
    • Email Cart
    • Print Cart
    • Price Match Request
    • Saved Cart
    • Abandoned Cart Emails
  • Mini Cart
  • Perpetual Cart
Checkout Process
 
  • Anonymous / Guest Checkout
    • Email Verification
  • Tax Calculations
    • US Sales Tax by State
    • US Sales Tax by County
    • US Sales Tax by Zip
    • Taxable Counties
    • Canada Sales Tax
    • Taxable Locales
    • VAT Tax
    • Tax Exemption Options
  • User Shipping Selections
    • Method and Rates
    • Carriers
  • Immediate Payment
    • Credit Cards
    • American Express
    • Discover
    • MasterCard
    • Visa
    • Other Cards
  • Payment Options Other Methods
    • PayPal
    • PayPal Express
    • Google Checkout
    • Gift Certificate
    • Pre-Paid Value Card
    • Money Order
  • Installment Billing
    • Multiple Installment Quantities
    • By Item
    • By Order
    • Include/Exclude Items
    • Include/Exclude Brands
  • User Addresses
    • Billing
    • Shipping
    • Same as Billing Address
  • Order Review & Confirmation
    • Print Order Receipt
  • Login / Registered Checkout
  • Stepped Checkout
  • Pages Shown
  • Login Page
  • Billing and Shipping and Payment Page
  • Confirmation Page
  • Receipt Page
  • Buy Online Pickup In-Store
  • Express / One Click Start Checkout
  • Express / One Click Completion
  • Handling Charges
Accounts & Membership
 
  • Registration
    • Beginning of Checkout Registration
    • Independent of Checkout Registration
  • Address Book
    • Primary Shipping
    • Additional Shipping Addresses
  • Forgot Password
    • Email Password
    • Reset Password
  • User Profile
  • Order History
  • Credit Card Wallet
  • Wish list
  • Newsletter Sign-Up
Comparison Shopping Feeds
 
  • Google Product Listing
  • Amazon
  • MSN Shopping
  • PriceGrabber
  • Shopping.com
  • Bizrate.com
Mobile
 
  • CSS build by screen pixel. No special APP needed
  • One Click Checkout
  • Compatible with ALL appliances
  • Compatible with ALL browsers
International
 
  • Currency
    • US Dollars
    • Canadian Dollars
    • British Pounds
    • Euros
    • Other Currencies
  • Locale Identification / Geolocation
  • International Payment Methods
  • International Shipping

Grow your Website on Demand

Your industry changes and evolves with consumers, so should your website. The genius of SmartSite is that it isn't a static template. SmartSite allows you to redesign your website for seasonal sales, to improve your storefront in response to consumer feedback or to make room for new product lines − whether you have your own programmers or use our SmartStaff™, the possibilities are endless.

Your Programmers and IT Staff will have the freedom and flexibility to customize the website's wireframe quickly and easily through SmartSite's multi-layered controls, while imposing controls preventing marketing and merchandising from changing universal elements.

Programmer Controls
 
Merchandising Tool
Don't have Programmers or IT staff? Our team of expert programmers, support staff and trainers will work with your staff to keep your website fresh and engaging. Use our SmartStaff™ to augment your full-time staff.
  • Modify your Base Page template for a whole new look or a seasonal theme.
  • Create custom Shopping Tools to improve the shopping experience.
  • Control your Item and Navigational Page layouts via XSL templates for total flexibility.
  • Limitless design options with snap in Third Party Applications.
Smart Staff Support
 
Merchandising Tool
  • Most features are Plug and Play with Online Help and Personalized Training.
  • Expert Support Staff help you integrate new tactics like mobile or social media.
  • Network and find solutions to your toughest challenges at our Users' Conference.
  • Our Professional SmartStaff™ are on call to help you any time for an additional fee.
  • SmartStaff™ Programmers and IT Staff can help you with wireframe redesigns.
  • SmartStaff™ Merchandisers and Designers can help you with content updates.

SmartSite Seamless Integration

One of the most important features of Ability SmartSite is flawless, unbroken communication with your back-end system. Eliminate the customer service problems caused by incorrect quantities or out-dated price information in your web store. SmartSite perfectly synchronizes with your order management system to present the right information to your customers every time. Reliable back-end integration enables SmartSite to offer powerful search features, helping shoppers find their way to products more efficiently and increasing sales.

Backend Integration
 
Merchandising Tool
  • SmartSite comes with an Application Programming Interface (API) facilitating smooth communication between SmartSite and third party software, such as billing systems.
  • Your Site-Specific Data is stored in SQL, providing up-to-date, accurate information that ties to your other legacy systems as needed.
  • Run your Data Feeds at the intervals you choose for the optimal combination of stability and information accuracy.
  • Manage customer service tasks quickly and easily with SmartSite's Admin Menu.
  • Software Upgrades keep your behind-the-scenes systems running smoothly, and your site features current with the latest merchandising trends and search engine logic.
  • Our accessible Support Staff help you maximize enhancements and upgrades to give your site a competitive edge in the latest technology and features.
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