The following features and enhancements were released by Solid Cactus eCommerce on September 21, 2011. If you are a Solid Cactus eCommerce merchant, more information on these changes can also be found in your recently updated user guide.
Product Option Enhancements
Product options have been updated, improving your ability to collect product data in more ways than the traditional drop-down selection. This month we’ve added the following selection options:
- Radio Buttons – customer can now see the available selections and choose from one, making their shopping experience fast and simple
- Checkboxes – customer may now choose from several available selections, making data collection easier to setup and simpler to use for your consumer
These new options also include SKUs and price adjustment fields, so charging for each additional item in the checkbox – i.e. each pizza topping, can be handled with ease, without setting up each option individually.
All of the changes to product options will automatically display to the customer, not only on the store product details page, but also on the view cart page. This allows the purchaser to review their choices and make necessary changes prior to checkout.
With the option changes you will see changes within the order details, listing each product option the customer has chosen on a separate line, making order data even more readable. These changes also affect the notifications, import/exports, packing slips and invoices. Merchants, customers and order fulfillment will be able to read what was purchased, without having to interpret a comma delimited list.
Inscription/Personalization Updates
Last month, the ability to collect inscriptions or personalization was added to our product options. This month we’re enhancing this feature by allowing multiple lines for each inscription. Collecting personalization information from your customer has never been easier, and each line may be charged on a per line or per character basis. This works perfectly for monogramming, engraving and even sending those special messages on a customized gift card enclosure.
