A blog post about online stores on SOTE.
Information about online stores, online sales, and the e-commerce industry. Legal aspects of conducting business online. News and updates about the SOTESHOP software.
Dotpay Payment Update
27/09/2016
An update of Dotpay payments has been released, which adapts SOTESHOP to the new payment API. Therefore, it is necessary to update the store to the latest version, and some of you who have an old, 5-digit identifier will have to change it to a new 6-digit number.
Look at the store through the eyes of the customer. Smartlook.
22/09/2016
We have released the new addon "Smartlook". The application allows integration with the Smartlook service, which gives you the ability to view customer behaviors in the store. Smartlook is a simple tool that records screenshots of real users of your website.
SOTESHOP 7.3.1
26/07/2016
Today a new version of SOTESHOP 7.3.1 has been released. From the previous version 7.3, we have introduced 49 improvements, updates and new functionalities. We encourage everyone to update their store. Check out the list of changes that have been released recently.
New Blog Features
18/07/2016
We have released an update for the Blog. New features include categorization, adding a banner to the message list, and improvements to the store panel. Check out all the changes and see the Blog module documentation.
Products Running Out
14/07/2016
We have released a new add-on "Products on Exhaustion". The gadget informs about products whose stock is running out. The add-on configuration allows you to set a threshold that is critically low and from which the product will be placed on the list of "products on exhaustion".
Pauzza - Italian and French fashion
11/07/2016
We present the pauzza.pl store - dealing with women's clothing and accessories related to women's wardrobe. The store was created as part of the SOTESHOP Exclusive service. Our team created the store logo, as well as an individual, unique, responsive graphic design, "tailored" to the needs of the fashion industry.
New MARO Page
28/06/2016
We are pleased to inform you that we have prepared the SOTESHOP Exclusive implementation for the MARO company. The opening of the new website coincided with the 25th anniversary of the company's activity. This is an even greater honor for us. We invite you to visit the new website www.maro.pl
Categories and Product Collections
27/06/2016
We have released a new update regarding the product collections. Product collections is a feature in the SOTESHOP online store which allows for the presentation of products in the form of additional banner galleries in categories. Until now, collections have been used to present several products in a single picture.
Prepare the store for sale.
22/06/2016
Vacation is the best time for shop modernization and changes. In most online stores, the hottest sales period falls in November and early December. It's not only an opportunity to sell more products, but also a chance to stand out in the market and gain a better position for the whole year. So preparations should start now.
Product Banners + Favicon
09/06/2016
The Quick Products Banner application allows you to create an additional product group on the home page (under the banner), which scrolls without reloading the page. The Favicon add-on allows you to add the favicon.ico image directly from the administrative panel, the symbol of your online store in the browser.
Shop Positioning
06/06/2016
Find out how to approach the positioning of your store. Use ready-made mechanisms to enhance the visibility of your offer in search engines. Check what tools to use to be visible.
Promote selected brands' products
02/06/2016
We have released a new application "Banner Producers" which allows for an attractive presentation of producer logos in the form of a sliding banner on the main store page. Logos can be linked to a list of products from a particular producer, allowing you to promote products from selected brands.
SOTESHOP 7.3
18/05/2016
Today the new version of SOTESHOP 7.3 has been released. We have introduced 23 improvements and updates since the previous version 7.2.9, and since the version 7.2, which was released in August 2015, there have been as many as 221. We encourage everyone to update their store.
Pass on important information
10/05/2016
We present to you the "PopUp" application, which allows you to display an informational window upon entering the store's page. Thanks to the add-on, you can even more effectively create advertising and informational campaigns for the store's customers, as well as convey significant messages.
Talk to customers.
29/04/2016
We present you with the "Disqus - Discussions" add-on, which expands the functionality of the Blog, giving visitors the ability to comment on your posts. You can respond to each comment from the Disqus management panel, which will create a real discussion.
SOTESHOP 7.2.9
22/04/2016
New version of SOTESHOP 7.2.9. New, responsive graphical theme giallorwd, Blog functionalities update, SOTESHOP 7 documentation, new VAT ex rate, Trusted Shops warranty calculation update, product options import/export update. Altogether 27 updates have been released.
VAT rate ex
07/04/2016
We have added a special VAT rate to SOTESHOP 7 called "ex".
This 0% VAT rate is intended for stores that sell their products to countries outside the European Union.
Facebook - Yes or No?
31/03/2016
Is it true that if you're not on Facebook, you don't exist in the public space? To find out the answer, first of all we need to know what is the purpose of having a fan page for an online store and who it will be addressed to.