Over the past 4 months, we have been gathering user feedback and working hard to fine tone our services to meet your eCommerce business needs. It has been a fulfilling experiecnce for us seeing businesses grow and excel using Invotide eCommerce tools. We are happy to annouce latest features and updates that have been implemented during this period. Brace up as the list is long!
New International Payment Methods Added
We understand that not all merchants want to use a single online payment processor to receive payment from their customers. This is why we added the following payment methods
- PayTabs Payment Method
PayTabs (https://paytabs.com) is an online, mobile, social & next generation payment processing powerhouse for middle east merchants & super merchants to grow their business. If you're based in Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Egypt, Oman, Kuwait or sell your products to a middle east audience, you can use this payment method on your Invotide store. To learn more about how to setup PayTabs payment method, click here.
- RazorPay Payment Method
Razorpay (https://razorpay.com) is one of the leading Indian payments solution that allows businesses to accept, process and disburse payments with its product suite. If you're based in India or sell your products to an Indian audience, you can use this payment method on your Invotide store.
- Paymentwall Payment Method
Paymentwall (https://paymentwall.com) is a global payment platform that assists companies worldwide to accept payments and optimize business operations in over 100 local markets. With Paymentwall you can offer over 50 payment methods and sell in multiple currencies on your Invotide store. To learn more about how to setup Paymentwall payment method, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=644
- Klarna Payment Method
If you like to offer buy now and pay later option to your international customers, Klarna (https://klarna.com) payment solution makes it easy for your customer buy and pay later in over 45 countries, you can increase sales and don't have to worry about customers making payments on your Invotide store. To learn more about how to setup Klarna payment method, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=664
- Plisio Payment Method
We know many merchants prefer to receive cryptocurrency payments, this is why we are happy to let you know that we have updated the Plisio cryptocurrency payment method (https://plisio.net) and added support for new cryptocurrencies. You can learn about how to setup Plisio cryptocurrency payment method for your Invotide online store using the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=643
New African Payment Methods Added
For African merchants who want to sell in multiple African currencies, we have added the following payment methods.
- Yoco Payment Method
Yoco (https://yoco.com), one of the fastest growing South African payment gateway. We updated the Yoco payment method to make it easier to receive South African Rand payments. If you're based in South Africa or sell your products to a South African audience, you can use this payment method on your Invotide store. To learn about how to setup Yoco payment method, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=614
- Klump Payment Method
Klump (https://useklump.com) buy now pay later payment platform is a new Nigerian BNBL solutions provider that makes it easy for Nigerian businesses to offer buy now pay later services. If you want to increase sales by offering BNBL you can setup this payment method for Invotide store.
- Monnify Payment Method
Monnify By MoniePoint (https://monnify.com) is one of the fastest growing Nigerian payment gateway. Monnify makes it easy for businesses to accept Naira currency payments from customers, either on a recurring or one-time basis. One major advantage of Monnify is it's high transaction success rate. To learn about how to setup Monnify payment method for your Invotide store, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=654
Product Activation Key
If you've always wanted to sell digital products like pin codes and download keys, we are happy to let you know that now you can! The new Invotide Product Key Activation enables you to sell products with activation keys, pin codes or serial keys. To learn more on how to setup the module, click the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=633
Product Page Custom Tabs
Now you can add addtional tabs to storefront product page using the new Product Page Custom Tabs feature. When creating custom tabs, you can add any content you want customers to see when they access a product. See screenshot below for details.
Store Converter Module
If you want to redirect your customers to specific storefront pages or show different currencies based on a store visitors IP (Internet Protocol) address, you can now do this by setting up the Store Converter Module. You can learn more about this module by opening the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=645
Product Audio Player Module
Need to sell an audio file or sample your audio work in your store product pages? The Product Audio Player Module makes it easy to add audio player to your storefront product pages. This is useful if you sell digital audio content to your customers. To learn more about how to setup Product Audio Player module for Invotide store, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=634
POS (Point Of Sale) System Cash Payment Option
One major request we receive from POS users has been to make it faster for cashier to process POS cash payments without manually entering order total amount. We are glad to announce that a minor update was made to address this issue, now when processing cash payment on POS System dashboard, the total order amount will be added automatically and you can adjust it or proceed to complete the order. See screenshot below for details.
Close Store Module Setup
Restaurant businesses selling online using Invotide platform can now offer closing times by setting up the Close Store Module. When this module is active your customers will be able to place order at specific time of the day. You can also assign holidays and restrict customers from ordering on specific days of the month. See screenshot below for details.
To learn about how to access and setup this module for your online store, open the link below learn.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=635
Multi-Store Theme Layout Designer Modules
The theme layout designer modules have been updated to support Invotide multi-store feature. If you run multiple stores, you can now set different parameters for each store theme layout modules. For example you can enable "Latest Products" module in Store A and disable it in Store B. To learn more about the multi-store feature, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=556
Delivery Date Module
If you sell perishable items like food or pastries (Cake), you can offer your customers the ability to choose delivery date and time when placing order in your Invotide store using the Delivery Date Module. See screenshot below for details.
To learn about how to setup Delivery Date Module, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=637
WhatsApp Chat Widget
We are glad to announce that WhatsApp Chat module has been updated, now when setting up WhatsApp chat for your Invotide store you can enable the new WhatsApp chat widget. This widget will show in your storefront pages and enable your customer to initiate a WhatsApp chat request with you. See screenshot below for details.
Custom Fees/Discounts Order Total Extension
You can now add custom fees or discounts to your store shopping cart using the Custom Fees/Discounts order total extension, This extension gives you the flexibility to reward or charge your customers based on products they order or customer group they belong. Click the link below to learn about how to setup this order total extension.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=636
Custom Offers Module
Ever wanted to offer "Buy One Get One Free" promo for your customers? Now you can do it using the Custom Offers Module. This module make it easy to create customized product offers for your customers (For example, you can create "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" offer). Your customers will be able to get these offers when placing order on your Invotide store. To learn about how to setup custom offers, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=638
Out Of Stock Label Module
Sometimes customers get confused over which product to order as a result of not knowing which product is in stock or out of stock. When you setup the Out Of Stock Label module, it will add a label to all out of stock products in storefront pages making it easier for your customers to order your products. To learn about how to setup Out Of Stock Label module for your online store, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=639
Category Page Newest And Oldest Sort Order
Another major request we receive from merchants is to make it easier to sort products in storefront category pages based on newest or oldest products sort order. We are glad to announce that an update has been made to address this issue. Now your customers can sort products based on Newest and Oldest sort order. See screenshot below for details.
Store Theme Footer Section Modules
You can now add modules to the footer section of your storefront theme using Layout Designer. See screenshot below for details.
To learn about how to add footer modules to your Invotide store, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=648
ShippingEasy Integration Module
If you use ShippingEasy (https://shippingeasy.com) automated shipping solution for your business, we are glad to announce that you can now integrate your ShippingEasy account with your Invotide store and automate your store shipping processes. The ShippingEasy integration module enables you to automate your shipping across all major shipping carriers. Once module is active your store orders are sent in real time to your ShippingEasy account dashboard and you can setup rules to streamline shipping carrier and package selection. To learn about to setup ShippingEasy integration module, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=641
Google Translate Module
Now your customers can translate any thing in your store to their native language using Google Translate. Once a new customer visits your online store, they will be able to choose from over 100 languages and translate your store content to their preferred language. Also, they can change the store language at anytime by clicking the language icon on the storefront menu. See screenshot below for details.
In addition to translating your storefront, you can also translate your store admin panel pages to different languages. Once you enable the admin panel translation option, you will be able to set different language for your store admin panel pages. See screenshot below for details.
To learn about how to setup Google Translate module, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=555
Product Edit Shortcut Buttons
When creating or editing products, many users complain about not been able to easily navigate between pages especially when adding options or attributes to a product. We addressed this issue by adding "Shortcut" buttons to the product edit form. Now you no longer need to navigate between pages as the shortcut buttons will enable you to adjust product features without leaving the product edit page. See screenshots below for details.
Store Setup Wizard
We have updated the store setup wizard to make it easier for new users setting up their online store for the first time. The page layout for each step of the store setup wizard has been simplifed so you can focus on key section of your store settings making it faster to launch your online store once you signup on Invotide website. See screenshot below for details.
Affiliate Payout Module
If you manage affiliates in your Invotide store, the new Affiliate Payout Module will make it easier to process affiliate payout requests. You can enable the module so your store affiliates can track their referral commission earnings and request payout through their affiliate account dashboard. To learn about how to setup Affiliate Payout module, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=657
New User Account Groups Added
We have also added 2 new user account groups which you can choose when creating a new admin panel user account. These user groups are:
- Multi-Sellers Marketplace Manager
When you allocate a user account to the "Multi-Sellers Marketplace Manager" user group, the user will have access to multi-seller management section of your store admin panel. They will be able to create seller accounts, process seller commission payouts and manage sellers orders.
- POS (Point Of Sale) Manager
When you allocate a user account to the "POS Manager" user group, the user will have access to Point of Sale (POS) system management section of your store admin panel. They will be able to generate product barcodes, manage POS user accounts and track POS products inventory.
Quick View Order Module
Sometimes you may need to process over 20 or more orders on a tight schedule, the Quick View Order module enables you to view and process orders made by customers faster without opening the order details pages. This is a useful store management tool that will improve your efficiency in managing your customer orders. To learn about how to setup Quick View Order module, open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=658
Empty Cart Button
Many merchants do receive feedback especially from bulk purchase customers regarding not been able empty cart easily after they have placed an order. We addressed this issue by added "Empty Cart" button to the storefront shopping cart. Now customers can clear their cart with a single click of a button. See screenshot below for details.
Floating Cart Bar Item Limit
We have also updated the floating cart feature product item limit. This update addresses an issue where users access a merchant's Invotide store on mobile devices and struggle to view storefront pages as a result of adding many items to the shopping cart. Now when viewing storefront pages using mobile devices, users won't need to remove items from their shopping cart to view storefront pages as items that show in the floating cart bar section are now limited to 4 items. See screenshot below for details.
Product Distributors Module
Product distributors are businesses that buy products to store and sell through a specific channel. They handle the movement of goods and services to the customer and often are intermediaries between a manufacturer or business and the consumer. You can now list your product distributors in your storefront page so customers can contact them by setting up the Product Distributors module. To learn about how to setup product distributors module for your Invotide store. open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=659
Offline Order Module
If you've customers who are not comfortable ordering online and you want to capture their offline orders or over the phone orders in your online store admin panel, you can setup the Offline Order module and use the offline order form to capture these type of orders. To learn about how to setup offline order module for your Invotide store. open the link below.
https://clients.invotide.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=660
If you're still reading then you made it! thank you for taking the time to go through the latest update. We hope that you find this update useful, feel free to contact us if you experience any issue by sending email to support@invotide.com or submitting a ticket through your client account.
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Monday, May 8, 2023