Site Store Pro News & Cart Announcements

PayPal Checkout v2 Tutorial

We have posted a new online tutorial on activating and setting up PayPal Checkout v2 and other payment processors including Authorize.net and PayPal Express payments. All free versions of the shopping cart now include PayPal Checkout v2. View the payments plugin tutorial. PayPal Checkout v2 is the latest version of PayPal’s integrated checkout system and,…

New Site Store Pro and WP Cart Pro Shopping Carts Posted!

We have posted the new version of the Site Store Pro and WPCartPro shopping carts. The August 2022 release is our biggest release in over 5 years and contains tons of new features and a completely new and expanded WPCartPro WordPress shopping cart! Automated Database Install Now Included In All Versions! The database installation for…

AppZonio Social Logins Plugin!

The free AppZonio Social Logins Plugin gives customers the option of bypassing the user registration process and checking out with their Google, Facebook or Twitter Login on Site Store Pro or WP Cart Pro shopping cart sites. Download Now At AppZonio.com Google Login Facebook Login Twitter Login Downloadable Items Shipping Items Event Registrations 2-Click Ordering!!!…

Update Posted – Site Store Pro Version 2.2206 – 42nd Release

A new version of the Site Store Pro shopping cart was posted on Saturday, June 25th and is now available for download. The 2.2206-i shopping cart release contains several enhancements, updates and fixes since the last full release in October 2021. Upgrade Instructions: As per all past releases of the cart, download your specific platform…

Free Slide-In Cart Display Plugin Available For Download

Add a slide-in quick cart display to your site! No programming required and works with all Site Store Pro cart versions since 2015. The “slide-in” cart display can be triggered from any page on your site so that the customer can quickly view their cart contents and checkout. Download it for free at: https://www.sitestorepro.com/items/slide-in-cart-display

Bootstrap 5 Version Coming Soon

We are putting on the final touches on the next release of Site Store Pro that includes full Bootstrap 5 support.  The new version will still work with Bootstrap 3, your own custom non-Bootstrap dependent design or any WordPress theme, but it will also include the option of using Bootstrap 5 as the design framework…

Original PHP Cart Platform Will Be Retired On September 1st, 2021

Due to security, compliance and underwriting requirements, the original Site Store Pro PHP cart platform, which was replaced over 6 years ago in January 2015 with the current API-mysqli based PHP cart platform, will be officially retired on September 1st. If you are still running a version of the shopping cart that does not end…

New Plugin Development Guide Posted

We have posted an updated plugin development guide at : https://www.sitestorepro.com/download_content/SIteStorePro_Plugin_Developer_Guide.pdf The updated guide contains instructions on integrating additional features into payment processor plugins such as processor initialization file loading, required JavaScript loaders and embedded billing forms. The Site Store Pro Developer Plugin Guide 2.0 also includes a section that details a new plugin category…

Square and Stripe Payments Now Available As Instant Plugins!

Stripe and Square are now available as direct download payment plugins for the Site Store Pro shopping cart. Now you can self-install Stripe or Square as your primary payment processor on your Site Store Pro cart install(s) and turn them on instantly. Both of the new plugins also allow you to accept Paypal payments alongside…

Download Files Updated

We have updated the Site Store Pro installation files with all cumulative patches from the last 6 months. The updated download files for all three versions of Site Store Pro were posted on 11/22/2020 at 9:02 PM Pacific Time. We will be also be posting a new FULL cart release version in early December which…

Cart Update Posted On March 19, 2018 – Google reCAPTCHA Ver2

We have released an interim cart upgrade to address the impending shutdown of Google reCaptcha ver 1 by Google on March 31st. This upgrade will convert all Site Store Pro installs ending in “i” (i.e. 2.1705-i) to Google reCaptcha version 2. The changes affects the password retrieval page, the account registration page, the testimonials submission…

Cart Update Posted on 11-13-2017

  We have posted some minor updates to the cart download files that include resolving some jQuery issues on specific WordPress installs, a tinyMCE update as well some fixes to resolve false positive alerts on specific PCI scans. You can download the last cart version update(s) from your account manager. To upgrade your install, download…

Paypal TLS 1.2 Migration Info

  In June 2017, PayPal will be migrating all their systems (payment gateways / endpoints) to use TLS 1.2. This security protocol support change is to ensure optimum security for payment transactions made through their payment network. The change to no longer support TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 does not affect the Site Store Pro…

USPS Package Tracking API Update May Be Required

If you are using a custom USPS package tracking application on your store that was developed prior to March 2016, please contact support for an upgrade. USPS is retiring their older track API and legacy solutions will need to be migrated over to their Track2 API parameters. More info is available at :https://www.usps.com/…/web-tools-ap…/2017-api-transition.pdf This does…

ImageMagick Remote Command Execution Vulnerability & Site Store Pro

Last week a vulnerability was discovered in the ImageMagick PHP image processing library that allows remote execution of code on affected Linux servers. The Site Store Pro shopping cart and admin system is not directly affected by this vulnerability since all our image uploads and image processing are done via the secure admin area. However, you may be running other…

The Evolution Of SiteStorePro.com

Last week we launched the new SiteStorePro.com website and when we were rolling it out, one of our designers asked how many different site designs we have had over the last 10+ years? (The answer was 6 …including the new design which we launched on May 6th ). We then started discussing how much has changed in web-design…

37th Release Of The Site Store Pro Shopping Cart Available For Download

On April 29th, 2016, we posted the 37th full cart release which includes not only all the cumulative updates from the last year but also the long-awaited mysqli based admin area. The entire cart is now 100% mysqli and no longer uses the deprecated mysql_connect function in any area. The new cart release includes the following features…

Site Store Pro is not affected by the 3/21 Authorize.net data issue

We have been getting a lot of worried customer emails regarding the recent announcement from Authorize.net that they accidentally sent full credit card numbers back with some transactions on March 21, 2016. Rest assured, all versions of Site Store Pro are unaffected by this Authorize.net security/compliance issue. If you are using Site Store Pro with Authorize.net…

FedEx Maintenance Scheduled For Sept 5 : 9PM CT – 1 AM CT

FedEx will be performing routine maintenance on their API/rates system on September 5th that will affect order checkout on live online stores. Merchants using FedEx rates may not be able to generate live FedEx shipping rates in the checkout area of the online store(s) during the following time-frame: Start Date and Time:     Saturday, September…

FedEx Rates Will Be Offline On December 28, 2014 from 9PM CT to 1 AM CT

FedEx will be performing routine maintenance on their online rates system on December 28. The FedEx production rate server will be unavailable for live web shipping rate calls from 9PM CT to 1 AM CT. Please plan to use a different shipping provider or flat-rate option on your online store(s) during this time period if…

Site Store Pro & Poodle – What you need to know!

The Site Store Pro shopping cart does NOT require any patch or security update regarding the recently discovered POODLE (SSL 3.0 Fallback) vulnerability. The Site Store Pro shopping cart already auto-negotiates the highest security protocol level (TLS 1.1 or 1.2) on the destination connection when communicating with a payment provider such as PayPal or Authorize.net and never…

New Version Of The Cart Posted On September 10th

The 34th release version of the Site Store Pro Shopping Cart was posted on September 10. The following new features and updates are included in this release:: Fixed shopping cart buttons alignment issue (non-centering) on some browsers. Fixed issue on quick display triggering mixed ssl content warning Fixed issue on private store feature to prevent…

The 33rd Version Of Site Store Pro Has Been Posted – Download It Now!

The 33rd release of the Site Store Pro has been posted and is now available for download in your account manager or for new trials or upgrading existing trial installs. The following new and updated features are included in this release: Added New Natural Language Search (MySQL Full-Text) For Products With Keyword(s) Relevance Ordering. Added Optional CMS Content…

Dynamic Left Menu System Update Posted

We have posted a update to the left-menu system that was released in June to fix some filtering issues that determine which records appear on the menu sections. The following issue are fixed with this patched file. Menu Sections (Brands, Categories, Sub-Categories, etc) will exclude records marked to not “Include In Menus”. (to match functionality…

New Shopping Cart Version Posted

We have posted a new version of the shopping cart that includes a completely re-designed, responsive and mobile-friendly admin system.Download the latest release from your account manager or test-drive the cart with our trial version. View complete release history of the Site Store Pro Shopping Cart here.

New Admin System Coming In Late July!

We are in the process of creating an all-new responsive admin area that is mobile friendly and includes some very useful features such as collapsible navigation menus, sliding content panels, the ability to hide/disable admin areas and features from different admin user levels, a new products wizard and the ability to log custom admin features…

Amazon Payments Now Available!

Amazon payments are now available in the Site Store Pro Enterprise and Developer versions. Accept Amazon payments alongside your other payment methods with no programming or custom integration! Customers on your store can now choose to pay with their credit cards and bank accounts stored in their Amazon account. Their Amazon billing information is never exposed…

Shipping Rates Module Update Posted

 We have posted an update to the shipping rates module that addresses a few minor issues. Specifically, FedEx International overnight and USPS First Class not displaying correctly on specific Apache installs. This is not a required upgrade but it is recommended since it will enhance the customer checkout experience. To upgrade your PHP cart install,…

Next Version Of the Sample Store Design Will be Responsive Only

After much feedback and discussion with our developer community, it has been decided that the next sample store design will be responsive only and will not include separate mobile-only pages. However, the cart will still support installs having two versions of pages (one for desktop and one for mobile devices)(i.e. about.php and about_mobile.php) Instead of…

30th Release Version Of Site Store Pro Posted Today

The 30th release of the cart was posted today with the following new features/fixes: Added Default Support for Store Installation Load Balancing. (MySQL-database session management instead of PHP file based cart sessions.) Added Streamlined Checkout Experience with Credit Card/PayPal/P.O. Selection (Billing Form) on Order Review Page. Added Guest Checkout System that works with both download…