Shopping cart software allows a web site user to shop online in a similar way to shopping in a real store. A virtual shopping cart is provided and customers can add or remove items prior to paying at a checkout location. Many ecommerce sites offer a free shopping cart, but the ability to use credit cards is usually an additional charge through a third party.
Software that allows users (customers) of a Web site to add and delete items into an online "shopping cart" and then proceed to purchase the item(s). A shopping cart is an essential component for most e-commerce Web sites, as it allows users to browse for and purchase products online. Some Web hosts provide free (usually more basic) shopping carts, while others provide a shopping cart for an additional fee. Different shopping cart programs range greatly in usability, functionality and features, so choose wisely before creating your online store.
Software program that collects and stores shopping information in a website session, including items, quantities, taxes and shipping. Also collects payment billing information from the customer. Shopping cart software typically interfaces with third-party secure payment gateway software that resides on a different server for secure payment transactions.
A program that allows users to add items to their online shopping cart. Good for sites that sell a number of related items. For example, an online bookstore can use shopping cart software so that customers can browse and add several books to their cart before buying.
These applications typically provide a means of capturing a client's Credit Card information, but they rely on the Software Module of the Secure Gateway Provider, in conjunction with the Secure Payment Gateway, in order to conduct secure Credit Card transactions online. - Any given shopping cart can work with any given Secure Gateway Provider, the only requirement being that some computer code be written or provided to communicate with the Secure Gateway of choice, and that this code be integrated into the Shopping Cart Application.
A software program which acts as a "virtual store front". Such software typically allows a web site user to create and manage a virtual shopping cart to which items can be added or removed. Once a customer is ready to "check out", this same Shopping Cart Software typically includes interfaces to allow customers to pay with their credit card directly on the site. Shopping Cart Software is critical for those web sites that intend to sell products and services directly over the Internet without human intervention.
Software that permits users to set up an on-line store to sell merchandise via the Internet.
Shopping cart software allows the cardholder to select items from an online store and place them in a 'virtual shopping basket' or 'shopping cart.' The shopping cart remembers which items are selected while the cardholder views other items within the 'virtual storefront,' keeps a running total, and may calculate taxes and shipping. The items in the shopping cart are eventually ordered if the cardholder chooses.
Shopping cart software is software used in e-commerce to assist people making purchases online, analagous to the US English term 'shopping cart'. In British English it is generally known as a shopping basket, almost exclusively shortened on websites to 'basket'.
