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'''LiteCommerce online store builder''' version 2.2 features an improved installer and brings numerous enhancements to the functionality and the user interface of the Administrator and Customer Zones. The following is a brief summary of major changes introduced in LiteCommerce version 2.2: | '''LiteCommerce online store builder''' version 2.2 features an improved installer and brings numerous enhancements to the functionality and the user interface of the Administrator and Customer Zones. The following is a brief summary of major changes introduced in LiteCommerce version 2.2: | ||
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LiteCommerce online store builder version 2.2 features an improved installer and brings numerous enhancements to the functionality and the user interface of the Administrator and Customer Zones. The following is a brief summary of major changes introduced in LiteCommerce version 2.2:
- Improved installation mechanism;
- Two beautiful W3C compliant design skins added;
- A newer demo product set added;
- High volume data processing procedures refactored;
- Product import improved;
- Global extra fields mechanism completely redesigned;
- Taxation mechanism rewritten to correctly handle product prices that include VAT taxes;
- 'Free' shipping method introduced;
- Shipping rate calculation mechanism improved to include additional shipping and handling charges for both standard and real-time shipping methods;
- Image support code refactored;
- Credit Card handling procedures in the Customer Zone obtained new user interfaces, support for Solo and Maestro cards and Javascript validation;
- Flexy template engine improved;
- Possibility to use multi-tabbed dialogues added in the Customer Zone;
- Summary of the store's general settings added in the Administrator Zone;
- Possibility to review order history of a particular user added in the Administrator Zone;
- Support for MySQL persistent connections introduced;
- Cookies and Javascript support is now required;
- Compatibility with PHP 5 added;
- PHP memory limit option added in the 'config.php' configuration file.
Additionally, the new version of the software resolves many inconsistencies and brings numerous improvements to:
- Overall stability and security of the software;
- Compatibility with less used versions and configurations of PHP server software;
- Database import/export procedures;
- Stock management mechanisms;
- Membership selection and handling;
- Template Editor and HTML design import/export functionality;
- Usability enhancements due to more user-friendly Administrator and Customer Zone interfaces;
- Forgotten password recovery functionality;
- Checkout procedures;