pageBuzz System Updates

pageBuzz continues to grow as more people are added and new ideas and needs arise. Any significant upgrades will be posted here. These upgrades show you that we are improving the hosting system on a regular basis.

In October 2007 we added ARTB which is a proprietary system for backing up website data within a few minutes of any changes. We want to remind everyone that not all updates are programming updates much of our work is in the technology side making sure websites have enough system resources and securing data. We are equally active in the back end processes you do not see, always improving performance and dependability. Our networking software is as impressive as our website building tools. Read more about our data backup and website redundancy. Just a reminder that we are not a typical hosting company.

April 15 2008 - Added 2 text based options to shopping cart. This allows you to accept a name for engraving, printing or personalization for each item. See the full help page. Set the form field options to include this option and then use the add options link under edit items to add this option to your current items.

April 14 2008 - Shipping options updated. Added 5 flat rates, the ability to use in store pickup, a rate table and all other options combined. Also added the ability to name the rate table so you can specify shipping type or location such as international.

Feb 28 2008 - Added item weight to product options. This allows you add additional weights to options to be calculated into the shipping cost. This helps where options are different sizes or include extra items which impact the shipping cost.

Feb 23 2008 - Web 2.0 Emulator Cart added in Beta Mode. This new shopping cart emulates the look of popular commercial open source shopping carts like os commerce and zen cart wile using your existing products. This is a new look that many of our users have been looking for so they can be the same as everyone else online. The cart requires it's own configuration and a unique inclusion code of %%SHOP-ESTORE%%. If you are looking for an updated web 2.0 look for your store, this new program offers you that solution. Read the full details here. We are lableing the program as beta while we work out the final details and features. The program could change as we make improvements or add new features hoever, it is fully functional.

Feb 19 2008 - Added random image feature. This allows you to add a series of random images to your home page so visitors will see new products each time they visit your website. Can be set up and configured under the main shopping cart settings. See full details here.

Feb 11 2008 - updated webstats to include search engine keywords, seperation of bots and real visitors and primary search engine crawlers.

Feb 10 2008 - Added a titlespace gallery to use with layouts and the ability to modify those images or an uploaded titlespace using the titlespace tool.

Feb 5 2008 - Added button effects. Allows you to have menu buttons that move, glow or depress in and out of the page. Effects can be added to any existing menu using button images. This new feature can be found under Page Properties in the Buttons section.

December 8 2007 - Updates to the custom template system. Now using one html page format making it easier for an average user to use the dynamic template system. See building custom templates for more details on building custom templates.

October 24 2007 - Tax option update. Finally, we decided on a simple way to collect tax by state with out making it invasive and costing too many sales. If you choose the option to collect tax for any particular state, the user will be required to provide their zipcode to calculate the shipping and final order before accessing the checkout page . If you do not collect tax, then everything remains the same. This extra step will allow you to collect tax only in your state.

September 18 2007 - New Affiliate Program added to the shopping cart. Allows independant affiliates to sell your products and you track and pay commissions on the sales. Set percentages and discount rates, supports internet and non internet based referrals.

September 14 2007 - Expanded the image upload for the main gallery to allow batches of 10 images at one time instead of 1 image at a time.

September 10 2007 - Classified Program Added. An all new classified system allows anyone to run their own classified website with free or paid photo ads using paypal to collect payments. The program is detailed and extremely flexible. This is a new opportunity for earning money with your website and one of the biggest program additions here at pagebuzz.

August 28 2007 - Affiliate datafeed storefront program. This allows anyone to upload a datafeed supplied by cj.com, shareasale.com or performics.com and have a fully functional affiliate based webstore. Updating only requires uploading the newest datafeed. A great tool for anyone that is running a website that markets affiliate products.

August 26 2007 - Guestbook Changed. The old guestbook in use was insufficient in blocking spam and was just an overall disapointment. A new guestbook has been added to replace the old one. Of course easier to use and lots of security. Any old comments can be converted to the new guestbook so you can preserve the data and now have a spam free and useful guestbook.

August 21 2007 - Added widgets. Prewritten javascript that can be inserted into a page using a widget code. Just like adding real programs you can add calculators, time clocks and other gadgets to make websites more functional or interesting.

August 6 2007 - Added the first version of an advanced page editor. Includes table tools, improved color selections and cell background colors. Added linking abilities with file browsers to link to images or pages easily and opening a new windows. Added cleanup tool to remove binary data from copy and paste from MS Word. The overall appearance is the same, but the features are more robust and more complicated to use. The basic editor will remain but this new option will offer the advanced users better editing capabilities.

July 14 2007 - Added "In Store Pickup" to shipping options. Allows a bypass for shipping for local pickup customers.

December 03 2006 - Added support to allow the attaching of an image up to 10mb to an e-mail to provide a managable format for gathering images with orders. If you run a printing service or require your customer to provide you with a photo to customize your product, now you can do it during the checkout process. The option can be included on the configuration of the checkout page in the shopping cart. Images will be renamed to coincide with the order invoices and dates.

November 26 2006 - Added feature to forum to allow the ordering for display of main categories.

November 26 2006 - Added program to list the users registered to use the form and other signup only programs. Feature added to alow the administrator to ban/activate or modify user details including password changes.

October 27 2006 - Due to spammers and security issues we have added image verification to the feedback form and posting board. This will help prevent the automated attacks against the posting boards and the e-mail forms. This may be added to additional programs if they become the targets of hackers and spammers. This may affect your forms if you have created your own html. Check the updated building form fields page.

October 24 2006 - The calendar has been modified to allow your site users to change the months and view upcoming and past calendar information or schedules. The option can be added under "Manage Programs" in the calendar colors configuration.

October 24 2006 - The main list of pages to edit has been divided into groups of 50 with the ability to sort alphabetically by name or by most recently modified. This will only effect sites that have over 50 html pages to manage. The links to exclude pages and set titles and meta tags have been moved to the "page properties".

August 27 2006 - Added option to redirect add to cart button directly to the checkout page. The default is to send the user back to the page they came from. This is particularly helpful for sites selling one item at a time. The option can be changed under the shopping cart on the item page options.

August 10 2006 - Shopping Cart Export feature added. Adjustments to import feature allow for pipe or tab delimited files, export in pipe, tab or csv format . Allows data management outside the website or transportability of data to other hosting systems. This is an advanaced feature and is not needed for the average user. Both features are on the main shopping cart page.

July 30 2006 - Modified the shopingcart search colors. The shopping search previously displayed results with a gray title area separating items. You can now change that color from the page colors settings.

July 29 2006 - Added browse menu option. Some of the browse pages were getting ugly with long text lists of 50 categories. You can now replace the text menu with a dropdown type menu. This change can be made in the "browse page settings" under the shopping cart management page.

June 22 2006 - Added "Pay Later Feature". This allows customers to shop, generate an invoice and send payment via mail or other means. This option can be added from the checkout page settings.

June 19 2006 - Added design layout options for the item pages in the shopping cart. You can now choose from several designs for the main show item page. In addition, the "Add to Cart" button can be replace with your own image to match your website. You can also display product options with a list of radio buttons rather than a dropdown menu.

June 15 2006 - Added 2 additional search engine optimization tools. One allows you to place ads on parked domains. Similar to google ads except free. The other will count and dispaly keywords and give you can idea of use frequency and search engine desireability.

June 08 2006 - Extra editor added for car dealer's pages. This allows dealers using the buzztrader inventory system to add additional content to individual car pages on their website. The same as editing any other page, the content is added to the page for that car.

June 07 2006 - BuzzTrader.com Car Dealer Feed Modification. Added the ability to sort the galleries by year from old to new or new to old, or price high to low or low to high. Originally designed for classic car dealers the change makes the program more useful to dealers selling newer cars.

June 02 2006 - Secure Server Modifications. The secure server has been modified to allow easy modification of the forms on the payment page. Currently only available on the credit card processing system. Allows the collection of unique data that is only applicable to your product or service.

June 02 2006 - Added program to list inventory with a "Buy Now" direct link to the secure server. This is particularly useful for collecting for services or merchants that sell individual items without needing the shopping cart feature. Inclusion code %%include- buynowlist%%. Also allows for an image rather than the standard button.

May 10 2006 - Modified Audio / Video Upload to allow txt, pdf and doc files. This allows everyone 10mb of space for multi media and document files.

May 01 2006 - Slide Show Option added to photo gallery. This allows for a series of images to be displayed in a specific order with next and back links. Inclusion code %%include-slideshow%%

March 18 2006 - Added ability to upload your own background image. An uploaded background image will override an image that was seleceted from the gallery.

March 12 2006 - Plain Text Editor added to page editing. On the 'Edit Pages" page, you will find links to HTML. This will open a plain text editor that bypasses the WYSIWYG editor. The standard editor is limited and has some problems managing javascript errors and forms. This plain text system allows you ulimited freedom with pages while still using the templates and programing.

March 10 2006 - HTML editor added to shopping cart Full Descriptions. This allows you to build more complex and complete pages for items including links to sample pages and outside sources.

March 8 2006 - Ability to change internal table color on layouts added. Only 2 layouts use table colors, #12 and #14. This allows a unique page color or background and seperate color for the working area.

Feature added to expand options on shopping cart items. A link was added in the management shopping cart search that will include all 4 sets of product options with 5 blank fields. This allows you to add more sets of options to existing items.

March 5 2006 - Header and Footer feature added. The header and footer allow you to include the same text at the top or bottom of all pages. This is useful for displaying ads, banners or notices that need spectial attention.

March 1 2006 - New forum added. Allows you to run a multi topic forum with registered members. Admin edit and member banning.

Central member registration program based on the forum signup was developed to add to new programs. Currently the message board and chatroom can be limted to registed users using this feature. More development is planned.

How much more do we plan to add?As software developers, we do not see any end in sight. As new users build websites, they give us new ideas and need new programs to fit their market. pageBuzz was built with the ability to easily expand and grow as technology changes. The nice part is, the more we add, the more you get for the same low price. We are committed to never charging extra for additional features.