Zen Cart is an online store management system for retail businesses. If you sell products, hold teleseminars, webinars or host conferences or educational events, Zen Cart can be used to build an eCommerce website that will meet all of your needs. Zen Cart web design software is free and user-friendly.

Zen Cart shopping cart platform was developed by a group of web programmers, website designers, website developers, consultants, and shop owners. It brings to the forefront the needs and system requirements of merchants and their customers. Designed to be simple to use, the Zen Cart software can be downloaded (free) from the Internet and installed by anyone. The platform can then be used by people with some computer skills and web site building experience and skill.

Zen Cart can function at a very basic level for any online business requiring a shopping cart. The desire or need for higher levels of functionality and more sophisticated design, however, suggest employing a Zen Cart web design expert, such as our web developers and specialist Zen Cart website designers.

Once your online store is created with the look and functionality you want for your eCommerce web site, you will be able to manage many aspects of the store through the administration area. Customizing a Zen Cart store often requires a web design expert because it is frequently necessary to do some editing of core files in order to achieve the desired customization. If there is heavy customizing, the software can become a challenge to update and maintain, particularly if your store serves a volatile market.

Zen Cart is a very dynamic platform for operating an online store or a services site that offers events and sells admission to events or educational programs.  The features, options and customization options make this platform fairly competitive with many commercial shopping cart options in terms of robust functionality.

In addition to the features and characteristics Zen Cart shares with most other eCommerce website platforms, there are a number of very desirable features to commend it. These include:

• Unlimited extra pages – great for product reviews, customer testimonials, sizing guides, etc.
• Newsletter manager – control your contact with customers from the store itself
• A module to sell downloads – a very important option for businesses that sell e-books, special reports, white papers, educational materials, courses, seminars, event admission and the like
• Customers can write product reviews
• Supports HTML style email
• Robust product attribute windows to include a features list, to show colors or images of the product
• Low-stock notifications – removing the risk of ever being out of stock on key items
• Driven by customizable templates and stylesheets
• Intelligent generation of metatags and automatic detection of search engine spiders

In short, Zen Cart offers all of the features, options and benefits required by most online businesses that sell products, downloads, event attendance or other items. The platform developers provide excellent support. The versatility and flexibility of the platform, particularly in the hands of Zen Cart design experts, can be as simple or as complex as your business requires. Our Zen Cart website design experts can help you build the eCommerce solution you need.