Site Store Pro News & Cart Announcements

We have posted the new release of Site Store Pro! The biggest new feature addition is that you can now embed plugin short codes directly inside CMS and product content. All display elements (plugins) that could be displayed dynamically with the home page builder and/or by including a plugin’s php display snippet code directly on…

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,…

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…

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!!!…

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…

We have posted the next generation of Site Store Pro! The 41st release version of Site Store Pro has been posted and is available for instant download. Please note that this release contains some major structural design changes on the  store results, item view and checkout areas so it is advised to do a test-install…

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

Accept credit and debit cards, PayPal payments, PayPal Pay Later, Venmo payments and more directly on your website without any PCI compliance burden! The new PayPal Checkout system is embedded on your checkout page so the customer never leaves your site regardless of how they are paying! Since all the payment information is handled by…

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…

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…

  Back Me Up Pro – MySQL Edition is now available for purchase and instant download. The Back Me Up Pro – MySQL Edition Plugin will automatically backup your Site Store Pro or WP Cart Pro MySQL database and upload your backed up data to a cloud storage service for secure and reliable offsite data…

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…

You can now include “Buy Now” links and buttons in your emails, blogs, social media and website pages that will directly add the item to the customer’s shopping cart. The new “Buy Now” feature generates a short URL with a randomly-generated ID value for your product. When clicked, the URL automatically adds the item to…

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…

Site Store Pro is now fully compatible with PHP version 8 as well as all PHP 7.x versions. As of December 3, 2020, we have updated the Dreamweaver, Designer and WordPress cart versions with the new PHP 8 code base.  Some major changes to the core shopping cart code, including a new email sending module,…

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…

The 39th release of Site Store Pro has been posted and is available for immediate download. If you have previously registered or purchased the cart, the download will be in your account manager. If you have not downloaded Site Store Pro before, click here to register and download your copy. The following updates and new…

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…

We have released an interim cart upgrade to fix a potential issue with the Site Store Pro shopping cart and PHP 7.1.x and/or PHP 7.2 If you are running PHP 7.1 or higher or plan on upgrading your PHP version in the near future, we recommended applying this patch to your installation. This patch fixes…

  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…

The 38th release of Site Store Pro has been posted and is available for immediate download. If you have previously registered or purchased the cart, the download will be in your account manager. If you have not downloaded Site Store Pro before, click here to register and download your copy. The following updates and new…

  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…

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…

FedEx will be performing maintenance on their live shipping rate (API) servers on Saturday, July 16 from 9 PM central time to 1 AM central time (Sunday, July 17th). During the scheduled 4 hour maintenance window, live shipping rates generated by the FedEx API may be unavailable. If you only use FedEx to quote shipping…

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…

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…

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 shopping cart now includes 3rd party image viewer plugins. April 21st, 2016 We have posted the new product image viewer plugin system that gives merchants and developers the option to use other product image view components in addition to the default viewer. We have included plugins for Magic Zoom Plus as well as …

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…

We have posted updates to the core cart downloads to address some new, minor compliance and security requirements. This is a recommended upgrade for all live installs running the PHP API platform (any new install after January 5, 2015). If you have already downloaded / installed the cart, please login to your account to download the latest version…

We have posted updates to the core cart downloads that address some minor issues including UPS and USPS rate generator updates, admin reporting fixes, cart stability updates and some minor PCI compliance patches to address recent changes in PCI requirements. We will be releasing a new FULL cart release shortly but we are still working…

We have posted an update to the United States Postal Service shipping rates API plugin. This update fixes an issue where the USPS rate system would return incorrect rates for non-domestic shipments under a specific setup | configuration. If you are using USPS rates on the API version of the cart, it is recommended that…

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…

We have posted a update to the Site Store Pro PHP shopping cart to address some compliance issues and bug fixes. This is a priority update and should be applied to all cart installs. This interim patch addresses some issues with false positive XSS alerts on PCI compliance scans and an issue where the session…

We have posted a update to the Site Store Pro PHP shopping cart to address some minor compliance issues and bug fixes. This is a recommended update but not required. This interim patch addresses some issues with false positive XSS alerts on PCI compliance scans, an issue with the CMS where form emails were not…

If you are running a PHP version of Site Store Pro that was installed prior to January 12th, 2015 and would like to upgrade the installation to support the new plugin (API) based mysqli platform, we have posted an upgrade package (zip file) as well as a YouTube video explaining the entire upgrade process. Upgrading…

On January 27, 2015, a critical security vulnerability was discovered in Linux systems called GHOST. The GHOST vulnerability does not affect the Site Store Pro shopping cart software directly but your online store / website may be running on an affected version of Linux. If you are hosting on a Linux platform, you should contact…

We have posted a recommended update to Site Store Pro and WPCartPro search module to avoid a potential false-positive error during a website PCI SCAN. This update is not required since it is not a critical security patch but it is recommended to install this patch on any live PHP cart install to avoid a…

The biggest release in the 9+ year history of Site Store Pro is now available for immediate download! The next generation of the Site Store Pro shopping cart is built around an open developer API and GpL2 based license. We took everything you liked about the cart (extensive features, design freedom and security) and made…

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…

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…

When we released the new Bootstrap 3 based responsive sample store design in June, we made the decision to have the store pages built by design include files instead of having all design layout content updated by Dreamweaver DWT (template) files. This decision was based on years of feedback from our customers who wanted to…

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 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…

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…

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.

We have released a huge update to the new Site Store Pro Shopping Cart admin CMS . This free update includes a full-featured Event Calendars system and Contact Forms Manager system that integrates seamlessly into your current site pages and allows you to have unlimited, real-time event calendars and info request forms on your site….

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…

We’ve learned a lot about what you want (and don’t want) in a shopping cart during the last 8 and ½ years. Your feedback and new feature requests have always driven us to create the best possible ecommerce solution for small business owners. Therefore, in March of 2012, we began the monumental task of rebuilding…

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…

 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,…

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…

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…