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pageBuzz System Updates and Improvements
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.
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