AlohaShop Site Builder Features
AlohaShop Site Builder is a content management and shopping catalog that integrates with Mal’s shopping cart to create a complete e-store builder system. It is great for beginners as it enables you to easily update the content of your site through the admin area without HTML knowledge.We use this for sites that have a lower number of products, use Paypal for their payment method, and with owners who want a no-fuss way of updating their site completely on their own. It’s also great just for content management and no products, or maybe just one or two as it’s super easy to add pages yourself.
 Please note: All new accounts are set up manually upon receipt of order and will take 24-48 business hours. You will receive two emails containing all of your login info once we finish setting up your account.
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Feature List
CMS: Includes content management system giving you a whole site builder
- Allows users to add unlimited pages
- Allows users to 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
- Allows users to select a template, add or modify their own custom design or both
- Allows the use of different templates for different pages as desired.
Site Features: The system includes several optional site features that can be used to give users additional site functionality
- Contact Form – For customers to request additional information
- Event Calendar – A list of events for the company, visible to customers
- Links Page – A list of links that the company wants to share to the public
- Guest Book – Allows customers to share their comments
- Articles – Lists articles that you want 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 is mis-typed
Catalog System: Allows customers 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 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 page extensions for your pages, categories and products
- 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 E-commerce: Offer additional features to your customers 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 customers
- Froogle Feeder – Upload a file directly to Google Base/Froogle
- 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 specific 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 customers 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 – allow clients to change groups if desired.
- Database backup is included in the administration area – no need to access phpMyAdmin.
- Fully customizable for those with PHP / mySQL experience.
- Use mOrders Download orders directly to your computer and export order info as a csv file that can be imported into accounting programs like QuickBooks.
* Inventory maintenance requires the HTTP Call feature in Mals. Some payment systems, such as LinkPoint, Mirapay, Netbanx, Nochex, PayByCheck and PSIGate (see Mals-E for a list), do not utilize the HTTP call feature and therefore will not work with AlohaShop’s inventory maintenance system.