Latest Blog Posts http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=277db86b-c727-4f6b-9fdb-ddc696a21c8c http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2016/04/04/IMPORTANT-INFORMATION-TLS-12-and-Cart-Viper-e28093-ACTION-REQUIRED IMPORTANT INFORMATION - TLS 1.2 and Cart Viper – ACTION REQUIRED <p>Recently there has been a lot of talk about privacy online. Its now accepted that various protocols used to secure the internet are now no longer secure and don’t give users the online privacy they would require.</p> <p>SSL v3.0, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 are the protocols that are open to attack, these are used to secure HTTPS traffic between a client and server. As a result PCI DSS has started to make plans to force online stores to move to TLS 1.1 but this isn’t to 2018 and TLS 1.1 is not considered secure enough.</p> <p>Several payment gateways and shipping providers have already implemented their own plans to make their services secure by removing support for the insecure protocols. UPS has already disabled support for anything other than TLS 1.2. This is the current gold standard for ensuring that the traffic is secure.</p> <p>Paypal have announced that in June 2016 they too will only support TLS 1.2. </p> <h3>So what does this mean from Cart Viper customers?</h3> <p>Cart Viper is built with .net Framework 4.0 which does not have support to TLS 1.2. We have had to compile Cart Viper against .net 4.5.1 which does have support for TLS 1.2.</p> <p>.net Framework 4.5.1 was released in 2013 so it should be already installed on your server and you won’t need to change your application pool.</p> <h2>All customers that use UPS and Paypal need to upgrade to Cart Viper 3.5 or greater now to ensure they have continued service with the third parties which are only supporting TLS 1.2.</h2> <p>If you already have a license you can just download the <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/free-trial" target="_blank">free trial</a> and once installed this will unlock to a full version. </p> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 12:04:44 +0100 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2016/04/04/IMPORTANT-INFORMATION-TLS-12-and-Cart-Viper-e28093-ACTION-REQUIRED#comment mark http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=277db86b-c727-4f6b-9fdb-ddc696a21c8c 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=277db86b-c727-4f6b-9fdb-ddc696a21c8c http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2016/04/04/IMPORTANT-INFORMATION-TLS-12-and-Cart-Viper-e28093-ACTION-REQUIRED#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=277db86b-c727-4f6b-9fdb-ddc696a21c8c 2016-04-04 12:04 +01:00 2016-04-04 12:04 +01:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=89bd0c3d-648d-42b7-acc8-30bd01590dc3 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2015/10/12/Introducing-News-Viper Introducing News Viper <p>New to the range of modules we have developed is <a href="http://store.dnnsoftware.com/home/product-details/news-viper/r/ecad6435e9df4403bd48" target="_blank">NewsViper</a>. Competing with some already popular modules on DNN, <a href="http://store.dnnsoftware.com/home/product-details/news-viper/r/ecad6435e9df4403bd48" target="_blank">NewsViper</a> is our take on what you need to get the job done. <a href="http://store.dnnsoftware.com/home/product-details/news-viper/r/ecad6435e9df4403bd48" target="_blank">NewsViper</a> allows you to create news, articles, press releases, blog etc for any DNN portal. Designed to the same high standards as our existing modules and all backed up with our great support. At only $49 for a single portal and option to purchase an enterprise wide license at $199 we believe this offers excellent value for money. Remember we never charge for upgrades, so you get free lifetime upgrades.</p> <p>This is a demo page showing what you can do with the NewsViper <a title="http://www.cartviper.com/demo/trends" href="http://www.cartviper.com/demo/trends" target="_blank">http://www.cartviper.com/demo/trends</a></p> <p><a title="NewsViper Demo" href="http://www.cartviper.com/demo/trends" target="_blank"><img title="newsviper_demo" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Demo page showing NewsViper" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=newsviper_demo.png" width="644" height="284" /></a></p> <h3>Razor Templates</h3> <p>Out of the box the module uses Razor templates to control the layout. This gives you complete control over the layout of the module, we don’t inject any html so your templates are whatever you design. Using Razor templates gives you virtually limitless customization. <br />With three themes to style the module and the ability to customize the CSS, making great looking news articles has never been easier.</p> <h3>More features</h3> <ul> <li>Its responsive out of the box, with all the classes based on Bootstrap3. Have great looking page content whatever the visitor’s device.</li> <li>Track all changes to an article and rollback to a previous version at the click of a button. Never lose a change again.</li> <li>Allow your visitors to leave a rating and comment on the news article.</li> <li>AJAX based back office to make creating and managing your news articles a breeze.</li> </ul> <h2>Chance to Win a License</h2> <p>To celebrate the launch we are giving away one of three portal licenses in a prize draw. We’ll pick three lucky winners at 10am EST on 16th October 2015. To enter simple answer this question, </p> <p>What platform is DNN based on?</p> <p>a) asp.net</p> <p>b) php</p> <p>c) perl</p> <p>Send your answer to <a href="mailto:enquiries@cartviper.com">enquiries@cartviper.com</a> to have a change of winning a free News Viper license. Closing date 9AM EST 16th October 2015.</p> Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:35:42 +0100 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2015/10/12/Introducing-News-Viper#comment mark http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=89bd0c3d-648d-42b7-acc8-30bd01590dc3 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=89bd0c3d-648d-42b7-acc8-30bd01590dc3 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2015/10/12/Introducing-News-Viper#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=89bd0c3d-648d-42b7-acc8-30bd01590dc3 2015-10-12 22:35 +01:00 2015-10-12 22:35 +01:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=a371ad16-e971-4506-ba3d-0af99a097f17 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2015/01/07/Our-Modules-Explained Our Modules Explained <p>Having been active within the DNN marketplace for years now , specifically the ecommerce sphere we like to think we have a pretty good grasp of not only what the market wants but also what makes a great product. So we are proud to announce with the release of the <a href="http://www.nadevelopment.co.uk/DNN-Modules/Resource-Management-Pro" target="_blank">Resource Management Pro</a> module in December 2014 we now have three DNN modules that can be used to cover 99% of your ecommerce needs.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nadevelopment.co.uk/DNN-Modules/Resource-Management-Pro" target="_blank">Resource Management Pro</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.nadevelopment.co.uk/DNN-Modules/Resource-Management-Pro"><img title="resource manager" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="resource manager" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=resource%20manager_1.png" width="663" height="136" /></a></p> <p>Turn your website into a fully functional resource booking system, great for selling resources where the customer is required to pick a start and end date e.g. appointments, classes or renting physical assets. Admin has full control over the number of spaces available and when a resource can / cannot be booked e.g. don’t accept bookings 2 weeks into the future or public holidays etc. </p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nadevelopment.co.uk/DNN-Modules/DNN-Events-Planner-Module" target="_blank">Event Planner &amp; Registration Module</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.nadevelopment.co.uk/DNN-Modules/DNN-Events-Planner-Module"><img title="events" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="events" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=events_1.png" width="672" height="132" /></a> </p> <p>Want to sell events securely on your DNN site, this is the module for you. Great for selling events that have a defined start and end date e.g. holidays, attractions, etc. Complete with calendar, list, map and detail views allowing a user to quickly find the events that are available to purchase. Control the number of places available for each event and allow users to be wait listed for sold out events.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cartviper.com" target="_blank">Cart Viper</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.cartviper.com"><img title="viper" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="viper" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=viper_1.png" width="675" height="127" /></a> </p> <p>The complete ecommerce solution, sell anything from physical to digital goods along with events. Numerous shipping options (UPS, USPS, FedEx, etc) and all major payment gateways supported (PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.net, HSBC, Ogone, Barclays, etc). Too many features to list!</p> <p>As well as the modules specific features, all three modules allow:</p> <ul> <li>Take online payment safely and securely, fully PCI compliant. </li> <li>Numerous tax &amp; vat options.</li> <li>Advanced SEO and searching. </li> <li>Fully responsive using Twitter Bootstrap version 3.0. </li> <li>Fully customizable layouts and support Razor scripts. </li> <li>Whether your system has an inventory of 1000 or 100,000 items our modules will scale as your requirements do! </li> <li>Independently certified by DNN as Azure compatible. </li> <li>Backed by our years of experience and support , check out our numerous 5 star reviews <a href="http://store.dnnsoftware.com/product-reviews/pid/33992" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://store.dnnsoftware.com/product-reviews/pid/33388" target="_blank">here</a>. </li> <li>Life time upgrades. </li> <li>Free community support. </li> <li>Fully documented user guides. </li> <li>Free 14 day trials. </li> </ul> <p>Whatever your requirements we have both the module and necessary expertise to deliver your solution on time and within budget, if you need any further information or clarification on any of our modules please <a href="mailto:nigel@cartviper.com">contact</a> us!</p> Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:06:07 Z http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2015/01/07/Our-Modules-Explained#comment nigel http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=a371ad16-e971-4506-ba3d-0af99a097f17 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=a371ad16-e971-4506-ba3d-0af99a097f17 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2015/01/07/Our-Modules-Explained#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=a371ad16-e971-4506-ba3d-0af99a097f17 2015-01-07 15:06 +00:00 2015-01-07 15:06 +00:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=2958e5e8-9770-46d1-81d1-6844bc8f60c8 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/12/22/Cart-Viper-Christmas-Discount Cart Viper - Christmas Discount <p>If you want to start selling anything online using DNNCMS then you need to take a look at <a href="http://www.cartviper.com">Cart Viper</a>. Cart Viper is the best value for money ecommerce module for DNN.</p> <p>Its packed with advanced features that our competitors would have you pay extra for.</p> <h3>Advanced Razor Templates</h3> <p>The built-in template system supports Razor scripts. Create amazing looking stores with ease.</p> <h3>Secure Digital Downloads</h3> <p>Selling digital downloads? We can secure provide access to your clients once they purchase the item. Want to store the file in Azure or Amazon S3, no problem we can do that too. All secured to stop unauthorized access.</p> <h3>Free Lifetime Upgrades</h3> <p>Unlike our competitors, once you purchase a Cart Viper license you get free upgrades. Never pay another penny to get the latest version.</p> <p>To celebrate the Holidays we are offering 10% off any purchases made before January 1st 2015. To get the discount use the code CVHolidays at the <a href="http://store.dotnetnuke.com/home/product-details/cart-viper-320-ecommerce-store/r/ecad6435e9df4403bd48" target="_blank">DNN Store.</a></p> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 15:09:53 Z http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/12/22/Cart-Viper-Christmas-Discount#comment mark http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=2958e5e8-9770-46d1-81d1-6844bc8f60c8 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=2958e5e8-9770-46d1-81d1-6844bc8f60c8 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/12/22/Cart-Viper-Christmas-Discount#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=2958e5e8-9770-46d1-81d1-6844bc8f60c8 2014-12-22 15:09 +00:00 2014-12-22 15:09 +00:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=e400af9f-85b0-429f-a40b-0a34128f7b7d http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/10/06/Free-TemplatesSkin-from-the-Cart-Viper-Demo-Site Free Templates/Skin from the Cart Viper Demo Site <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_homepage_example.png"><img title="cvdemo_homepage_example" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvdemo_homepage_example" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_homepage_example_thumb.png" width="259" height="500" /></a>The <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/demo" target="_blank">Cart Viper demo site</a> was updated a while ago and we’ve had positive feedback from the DNN community. The site uses Twitter Bootstrap 3 and some razor scripts to demonstrate how easy it is to create great looking ecommerce sites using Cart Viper. With only a small amount of customization you can make a great looking ecommerce site which works great on mobile, tablet and desktop screens.</p> <p>A number of people has asked us to release the skin and files we used to make the site. So in the blog post we are going to step through the process of how to install the files and give you some pointers where you can further customize the demo.</p> <p>To get started we need to make a home page, store page, my account page and then just add the store admin page to the admin menu. Lets get started with making the changes!</p> <div style="clear: both"></div> <h2>Skin</h2> <p>The skin used on the demo site is a custom design we had created then we converted this to a DNN skin. The skin file just needs unzipped and then copied to the folder <em>/portals/_default/skins</em></p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_skinpath.png"><img title="cvdemo_skinpath" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvdemo_skinpath" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_skinpath_thumb.png" width="260" height="249" /></a></p> <p>We need to also copy over the containers these need to go into <em>/portals/_default/containers</em></p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvDemo_containerpath.png"><img title="cvDemo_containerpath" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvDemo_containerpath" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvDemo_containerpath_thumb.png" width="220" height="239" /></a></p> <p>Our skin contains a design used for the homepage and then a second design used for all the other pages in the site. The skin is design using <a href="http://getbootstrap.com/" target="_blank">Twitter Bootstrap 3</a> so we can then be responsive when viewing the site on a mobile device. It also means we can enable the responsive mode of Cart Viper to make all the store front responsive too.</p> <p>In the <em>Site Setting&#160; - Appearance</em> we set the skin to <em>CVDemo - Main</em> and we also set the container to the <em>CVDemo - No Title</em> container.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=sitesettings_cvdemo.png"><img title="sitesettings_cvdemo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sitesettings_cvdemo" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=sitesettings_cvdemo_thumb.png" width="260" height="100" /></a></p> <div style="font-size: 16px; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; background: #ffffc1; border-bottom: #ccc 1px solid; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px; padding-left: 16px; margin: 10px 0px; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; padding-right: 16px"> <h3>Pro Tip</h3> <p>Why buy a generic skin from the DNN Store when you can get a custom one cheaper? We got a custom made design using Twitter Bootstrap from a designer and then we just converted it to a skin ourselves all for less than the cost of an average skin on the store. Its a one off and designed to our requirements.</p> <p>We posted the job on <a href="https://www.peopleperhour.com/site/register?rfrd=282488.1" target="_blank">People Per Hour</a> and found our designer on there. Its the fastest and cheapest way to get quality results.</p> </div> <p>The navigation menu used by the skin is a custom one we created using the DDR menu and a simple razor script. The script is located in the folder <em>bootstrapNav</em> inside the skin folder. <br />We are using some code to get all the top level categories in Cart Viper and then we output these into the menu. We also have hard coded a link to a contact page which is just a DNN page on the demo site.</p> <p>On the home page of the site we define the skin to use for this page to the <em>CVDemo - Home</em> skin so that gives us the different look to the rest of the pages within the site.</p> <h2>Search and Mini Cart</h2> <p>At the top of every page we have the Search Input and Mini Cart control. These are not in fact Cart Viper modules, these are just two simple razor scripts that we have added to the header pane using the Razor Host Module which is part of the standard DNN install.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_header.png"><img title="cvdemo_header" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvdemo_header" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_header_thumb.png" width="660" height="159" /></a></p> <p>Firstly copy over all the <em>/RazorHost</em> files in download at the bottom of the page to the folder. <br />We’ll explain some more about all the files as we setup the home page of the site below.</p> <p><em>/DesktopModules/RazorModules/RazorHost/Scripts</em></p> <p>So just add two Razor Host modules to the pane at the top of the skin and then we just set one module to use the script <em>CVSearchinput.cshtml</em> and the other module to use <em>CVMiniCart.cshtml</em>. We have created a pane for each control namely <em>searchInputPane</em> and <em>MiniCartPane</em> and its those where you should place Razor Host modules.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_minicart.png"><img title="cvdemo_minicart" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvdemo_minicart" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_minicart_thumb.png" width="660" height="119" /></a></p> <p>We are also going to set both modules to display on all pages of our site, so that these two controls are available on every page.</p> <p>Also if you look at the demo site, you’ll notice we have a link to the cart, wishlist and my account. This is done using the same idea. Just add a Razor Host module to the <em>HeaderPane</em> and define the script as <em>CVHeaderLinks.cshtml</em> then assign that module to all pages in the site.</p> <h2>Latest, Featured and Best Sellers</h2> <p>There are some other items we are going to add to the home page which give us some extra functionality when a customer first lands on the page. <br />We have a Latest items, Best Selling items and Featured items. All three of these are creating using Razor Host modules and three scripts we have wrote that pulls the products from Cart Viper.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_homepage.png"><img title="cvdemo_homepage" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvdemo_homepage" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_homepage_thumb.png" width="242" height="260" /></a></p> <p>Add three Razor Host modules to the home page then just set the scripts to use as </p> <ul> <li>CVBestSellers.cshtml </li> <li>CVFeaturedProducts.cshtml </li> <li>CVHomePageLatest.cshtml </li> </ul> <p>The products for each of the scripts comes from a category we have defined in the CV back office. We have a root category called <em>_Meta</em> which we have made sure in our other scripts is never rendered to the store front. We then have a sub category in there which maps products to the razor script. <br />It might sound complex but its very simple once you look at the razor scripts and the code we have written.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvDemo_homepage_cat.png"><img title="cvDemo_homepage_cat" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvDemo_homepage_cat" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvDemo_homepage_cat_thumb.png" width="660" height="234" /></a></p> <h2>CV Template</h2> <p>We have made a lot of changes to the templates used in Cart Viper and added some razor scripts into the folders that the templates use. To set up those you just need to turn on<em> Portal Templates</em> and <em>Responsive</em> in the <em>Store Admin – Store Info</em> page.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_portalTemplates.png"><img title="cvdemo_portalTemplates" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvdemo_portalTemplates" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_portalTemplates_thumb.png" width="546" height="264" /></a></p> <p>Once these are set we can just copy over the files in the folder <em>CV_ResponsiveTemplates </em>into the folder<em> /Portals/<strong>X</strong>/CVStore/ResponsiveTemplate</em>&#160; <br />Note <strong>X</strong> will be the portal ID of the portal you are using.</p> <p>Please take a look at the html template files and the scripts sub folder to learn more about how we are making the store front.</p> <h2>Category Menu</h2> <p>On the product details page we display a category submenu which lists any subcategories contained within the currently selected category.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_subcategory.png"><img title="cvdemo_subcategory" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cvdemo_subcategory" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=cvdemo_subcategory_thumb.png" width="660" height="262" /></a></p> <p>This again is a Razor Host module which we have added to the store page. The name of the script to use is <em>CVCategorySubMenu.cshtml.</em></p> <h2>Going Further</h2> <p>We never intended to give the skins and files used on the demo site, so we recommend that you try out all the changes and make sure they match your requirements and you use the files as a jumping off point for customizing your store further. With that in mind we have a couple of ideas where you could extend the templates and design.</p> <p>The navigation menu we use on the skin contains a hard coded link to a contact page, this could be changed to have some code which adds dynamicaly other pages defined within the portal. <br />You could just edit the razor script <em>/Skins/CVDemo/bootstrapNav/CVNav.cshtml</em> to do this.</p> <p>On the product details template it would be good to add a related product selection, this could be as simple as using the name or keywords of the current product and doing a search against the catalogue for matching products then rendering those to the page.</p> <p>On the cart page you could add some razor script to attempt to upsell some special offer item based on the contains of the cart.</p> <h2>Download</h2> <p>Download all the files for this blog post. <a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/downloads/cvdemo.zip">CVDemo.zip (2.0Mb)</a></p> Mon, 06 Oct 2014 14:33:05 +0100 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/10/06/Free-TemplatesSkin-from-the-Cart-Viper-Demo-Site#comment mark http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=e400af9f-85b0-429f-a40b-0a34128f7b7d 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=e400af9f-85b0-429f-a40b-0a34128f7b7d http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/10/06/Free-TemplatesSkin-from-the-Cart-Viper-Demo-Site#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=e400af9f-85b0-429f-a40b-0a34128f7b7d 2014-10-06 14:33 +01:00 2014-10-06 14:33 +01:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=bc45a938-5270-428b-ab62-78a74a7a31a7 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/08/26/Action-Handling Action Handling <p>A recent project that we have worked on is the ecommerce store for <a href="http://actionhandling.co.uk" target="_blank">Action Handling</a>. Action Handling sell over 11,000 items online related to storage and handling of materials using <a href="http://www.cartviper.com">Cart Viper</a> as the ecommerce store.</p> <p>We worked together with <a href="mailto:myinternetsolution@gmail.com">Sharon Ensbury</a> to implement a complete solution for the client. Taking the designer’s mock-ups and converting these into the layout and functionality requirements for the store. <br />Responsive design was incorporated to allow browsers on tablets, mobile devices and laptops to browse and purchase from the store. </p> <p><a href="http://actionhandling.co.uk"><img title="ah_home" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="ah_home" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=ah_home_1.png" width="336" height="500" /></a></p> <p>The store features a lot of custom Razor generated features which we are especially proud of. This demonstrates the power of Cart Viper and the new Razor support we have implemented. Here are some of the features and templates we created for the project.</p> <h2>Mega Menu</h2> <p>Due to the vast number of items and categories we created a custom menu using a mega menu layout to allow customers to quickly locate the category. Driven from the data stored within Cart Viper and render to the page using a custom Razor script.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=ah_megamenu.jpg"><img title="ah_megamenu" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ah_megamenu" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=ah_megamenu_thumb.jpg" width="660" height="232" /></a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <h2>Category List</h2> <p>We replaced the standard category list view with a custom one, this allows the browser to switch between list and grid view as well as sorting.</p> <p>This goes to demonstrate how easy it is to change the layout of standard Cart Viper templates with custom ones using the built in template and Razor support.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=ah_catlist.png"><img title="ah_catlist" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ah_catlist" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=ah_catlist_thumb.png" width="328" height="500" /></a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <h2>Product Details</h2> <p>The standard product details page was replaced with a custom one which allows the customer to select the correct model from the range, view the specifications and watch any videos that are assigned to the product.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=action_productdetails.png"><img title="action_productdetails" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="action_productdetails" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=action_productdetails_thumb.png" width="403" height="500" /></a></p> <p>Developing custom templates with Razor is fast and powerful giving you complete access to the data and DNN framework. The possibilities are endless to what you can achieve.</p> <h2>Testimonial</h2> <p>This is what the implementation partner had to say about our us and our product.</p> <div style="font-size: 16px; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; background: #ffffc1; border-bottom: #ccc 1px solid; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 4px; padding-left: 16px; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; padding-right: 16px"> <p>I looked at Cart Viper during the design stage of my material handling equipment website <a href="https://actionhandling.co.uk">https://actionhandling.co.uk</a>. I had used Cart Viper on a number of other e commerce websites but none of them were as complex as Action Handling. Action Handling has over 11,000 lifting and handling products and all of them have different variations and price structures. As well as all the usual product details we wanted to allow customers to download product pdfs and view videos for some products. We wanted to show product variations neatly in tables and wanted to easily update the product database when products and prices changed. We wanted customers to be able to pay via credit card or pay on account. We wanted to disable some functionality, change text, and add new functionality.</p> <p>Before starting the project I downloaded all the leading DNN E Commerce stores and compared them in a table against all of my client requirements. Cart Viper looked as though they were the only store that would meet most of the requirements. If I had any doubts as to whether the product had any shortcomings I needn't have worried.&#160;&#160; Cart Viper answered all my questions in a timely manner and filled me with confidence that I could make changes to the product templates and assured me that they would be there if I needed them to make any changes that were not straightforward.</p> <p>We have ended up with a fantastic looking site and Mark McAvoy has been an absolute star ensuring that all the customer requirements were met and ensuring our responsive skin and Mega Menu was integrated with Cart Viper and everything works well on mobile, tablet and desktop computers.</p> <p>As if that wasn't enough Mark has not just followed our instructions, if he thought something could be done in a better way he told us.</p> <p>This was an extremely enjoyable project. <a href="http://www.deejonesdesign.co.uk/">Dee Jones Design</a> was responsible for the design, Action Handling had their ideas of how the website would look and tested the functionality met their business model and processes, and Cart Viper were an important part of that team. </p> <p>I would recommend Cart Viper to anyone considering adding a E Commerce functionality to a DNN website.</p> <p>Sharon Ensbury</p> </div> <p>&#160;</p> <p>We are ready to work with you on your ecommerce project, we have the product and we have the skills to make a winning solution.</p> Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:19:43 +0100 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/08/26/Action-Handling#comment mark http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=bc45a938-5270-428b-ab62-78a74a7a31a7 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=bc45a938-5270-428b-ab62-78a74a7a31a7 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/08/26/Action-Handling#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=bc45a938-5270-428b-ab62-78a74a7a31a7 2014-08-26 13:19 +01:00 2014-08-26 13:19 +01:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=ae0596d2-e64c-48e7-909e-24fd0bb26f96 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/07/30/Cart-Viper-320-Released Cart Viper 3.2.0 Released <p>We are happy to announce version 3.2.0 of Cart Viper the <a href="http://www.cartviper.com" target="_blank">DNN ecommerce solution</a> is now <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/free-trial" target="_blank">released</a> , this version is packed full of new features:</p> <ul> <li>Include order details in the export orders to CSV file. </li> <li>Admin view additional orders by same customer. </li> <li>Template the &quot;add to cart&quot; confirmation message. </li> <li>Stripe payment gateway support. </li> <li>Epay payment gateway support. </li> <li>Replace existing Silverlight product image upload control with a jQuery version. </li> <li>Allow wildcard searching. </li> <li>When logging in on the &quot;my account&quot; page send the user straight to start of the checkout. </li> <li>Razor support in the email templates. </li> <li>Allow customers to store addresses in an address book to use for future orders. </li> <li>Allow admin to add additional order statuses. </li> <li>Various other minor enhancements and bug fixes. </li> </ul> <p>As always Cart Viper comes with a <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/free-trial" target="_blank">free 14 day trial</a> and a full <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/features/road-map" target="_blank">road map</a> for the future! </p> Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:56:14 +0100 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/07/30/Cart-Viper-320-Released#comment nigel http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=ae0596d2-e64c-48e7-909e-24fd0bb26f96 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=ae0596d2-e64c-48e7-909e-24fd0bb26f96 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/07/30/Cart-Viper-320-Released#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=ae0596d2-e64c-48e7-909e-24fd0bb26f96 2014-07-30 11:56 +01:00 2014-07-30 11:56 +01:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=0e68866b-4209-49cc-b9e4-eb0477bc62be http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/03/07/Cart-Viper-Offers-Affordable-Peace-Of-Mind Cart Viper Offers Affordable Peace Of Mind <p>With online sales now accounting for a larger than ever percentage of an organisations total sales it stands to reason that every step possible needs to be taken to ensure ecommerce sites are fully functional 24/7.</p> <p>Cart Viper understands these concerns and have a number of support packages in place to give you the peace of mind knowing that there will be a member of our team on hand to answer any questions or resolve any issues you may have. </p> <p>We offer a number of paid support offers to suite every budget and organisation type:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cartviper.com/purchase/c/cart-viper/p/cart-viper---support-plan" target="_blank">Standard Support</a></strong></p> <ul> <li>Access to support forums&#160; </li> <li>Email contact with developers </li> <li>All emails and posts will be replied to in a prompt fashion during UK business hours Monday - Friday (8am - 6pm GMT) excluding UK public holidays.&#160; </li> <li>Priority will be given to standard support customers over community support customers.&#160; </li> <li>Hot fixes released for bugs. </li> </ul> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cartviper.com/purchase/c/cart-viper/p/cart-viper-enterprise-support-plan" target="_blank">Enterprise Support</a></strong></p> <ul> <li>Access to support forums. </li> <li>Direct email contact with developers. </li> <li>All emails and posts will be replied to in a prompt fashion during UK business hours (8am - 6pm GMT) 7 days a week excluding UK public holidays.&#160; </li> <li>Priority will be given to enterprise support customers over community and standard support customers.&#160; </li> <li>Hot fixes released for bugs&#160; </li> <li>Discounted rates on all custom development work. </li> </ul> <p>Use coupon code <strong>SUPPORT</strong> to receive a 25% discount on all our <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/purchase/c/cart-viper/p/cart-viper---support-plan" target="_blank">support packages</a>, so don’t delay as this offer is only valid until 30th April 2014!</p> Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:50:50 Z http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/03/07/Cart-Viper-Offers-Affordable-Peace-Of-Mind#comment nigel http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=0e68866b-4209-49cc-b9e4-eb0477bc62be 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=0e68866b-4209-49cc-b9e4-eb0477bc62be http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/03/07/Cart-Viper-Offers-Affordable-Peace-Of-Mind#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=0e68866b-4209-49cc-b9e4-eb0477bc62be 2014-03-07 11:50 +00:00 2014-03-07 11:50 +00:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=942c6934-7501-4eaa-8f01-2adf6e927ee4 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/03/06/You-Voted-We-Coded You Voted We Coded <p>Its just under a week since we released the new version of Cart Viper (Version 3.1) and we’ve already had some very positive feedback from our customers.</p> <p>We just wanted to say a thank you to all the people that voted for the various features on <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/features/road-map" target="_blank">our road map</a>. We had a total of nine items that received votes, of which 8 items are now available in the Cart Viper 3.1.</p> <p>The eight items which received votes and are now part of Cart Viper are</p> <ol> <li>Predictive search</li> <li>Quick install</li> <li>Support order PDF generation spanning multiple pages</li> <li>Full payment via Coupon support</li> <li>Store category Menu now supports Razor</li> <li>Store Owners can see the audit log for an order</li> <li>Hide categories with zero products</li> <li>Admins can now delete a cancelled order</li> </ol> <p>The ninth item that was voted for (support for the Stripe Payment Gateway), was after the deadline for new features. We’ve moved this feature into the roadmap for version 3.2.</p> <p>We do listen to our customers and you shape our direction and product enhancements. The road map has been updated again with planned features for <a href="http://www.cartviper.com/features/road-map" target="_blank">version 3.2 and 3.3</a>. We need your votes!</p> <p>If there is a feature you would like to see then contact us and we can add it to the list.</p> Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:46:28 Z http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/03/06/You-Voted-We-Coded#comment mark http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=942c6934-7501-4eaa-8f01-2adf6e927ee4 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=942c6934-7501-4eaa-8f01-2adf6e927ee4 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/03/06/You-Voted-We-Coded#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=942c6934-7501-4eaa-8f01-2adf6e927ee4 2014-03-06 11:46 +00:00 2014-03-06 11:46 +00:00 http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=a865eb96-b30d-4073-9ffd-90eb78176766 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/02/28/Cart-Viper-310-Released Cart Viper 3.1.0 Released <p>We are pleased to announce that the latest release of <a href="http://store.dnnsoftware.com/home/product-details/cart-viper-310-ecommerce-store" target="_blank">Cart Viper 3.1.0 is now available</a>. This release contains new features, improvements and bug fixes that build upon our existing module.</p> <p>The highlights of this release are</p> <ul> <li><strong>Razor Support</strong> – We now have built-in support for using Razor files in the templates. You can now easily perform advanced customisations of the store using your own snippets. We’ll be creating some examples using Razor other the coming weeks. <br /> <br /></li> <li><strong>Predictive Search</strong> – As the site visitor types into the search field we suggest terms based on the content of the index. <br /><a href="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=search.png"><img title="search" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="search" src="http://blog.cartviper.com/image.axd?picture=search_thumb.png" width="469" height="388" /></a> <br /> <br /></li> <li><strong>Category Menu</strong> – The category menu in Cart Viper can now be rendered with a Razor script, so you can output the catalogue categories however you like and use custom jQuery plugins for example to style the menu. <br /> <br /></li> <li><strong>Cloud Digital Downloads</strong> – Store digital download files in the cloud and give paying customers secure access to download the file directly from Amazon S3 or Azure. <br /> <br /></li> <li><strong>Medium Trust Support</strong> – We have restored support for medium trust sites. <br /> <br /></li> <li><strong>Speed Improvements</strong> – The store will run even quicker in this latest release. We have managed to improve the performance even further. </li> </ul> <p>We have a free 14 day trial available to all. <a title="http://www.cartviper.com/free-trial" href="http://www.cartviper.com/free-trial">http://www.cartviper.com/free-trial</a></p> <p>If you are an existing customer then you can download the latest release from the free trial page.</p> <p>Cart Viper is ecommerce module for the DNN Platform which turns your CMS website into a revenue generating source. With simple setup its easy to start selling with plenty of advanced features to help turn your browsers into paying customers.</p> Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:43:16 Z http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/02/28/Cart-Viper-310-Released#comment mark http://blog.cartviper.com/pingback.axd http://blog.cartviper.com/post.aspx?id=a865eb96-b30d-4073-9ffd-90eb78176766 0 http://blog.cartviper.com/trackback.axd?id=a865eb96-b30d-4073-9ffd-90eb78176766 http://blog.cartviper.com/post/2014/02/28/Cart-Viper-310-Released#comment http://blog.cartviper.com/syndication.axd?post=a865eb96-b30d-4073-9ffd-90eb78176766 2014-02-28 15:43 +00:00 2014-02-28 15:43 +00:00