Miva Merchant v5 FastTrack

MIVA Merchant version comparison

Store Design

Set the look and feel for your online store. Easy-to-use controls set fonts, colors, button images, and more. Use version controls to save changes and revert back to previous looks.

Point + Click mode control over fonts, colors, buttons, navigation bar images and more.

Access to individual page headers and footers to customize with HTML.

Advanced mode control over navigation bar code, buttons, product layouts, login links, and more.

Version history controls to save updates and revert back to old changes.

Ability to make store pages search engine friendly.	coming soon
Apply a pre-designed Skin for a completely new look and feel.	coming soon	coming soon
Purchase new Skins from Web designers at MIVA Central.	coming soon	coming soon
Save your current look and feel as a new Skin.	coming soon	coming soon
Export pages to Macromedia Dreamweaver for customization offline.	coming soon	coming soon
Import edited pages from Dreamweaver and instantly update your store's design.	coming soon	coming soon

Page Layout

Control the layout of your store pages. Move page items around to customize the layout to your business. Create additional pages for new content.

Use Store Morph Technology™ to completely customize the entire look and feel.

Use pre-defined pages, or add your own custom pages.

Use the ready-made design for your store, or create a unique look based on the default templates.

Specify the position of each component on every store page.

Access to page template code for customization through admin.
Easily insert third party module components into store pages.
Access to global HEAD tag for your store.
Change content of HEAD and BODY tags on each page individually.

Product Catalog

Build an extensive product catalog with detailed descriptions, multiple images, attribute options, and more.

Product Limit

100

unlimited

Assign thumbnail and full-size images

Use text or HTML in product descriptions.

Import products from existing database or file.

Create custom fields to display product details.
Customize weight labels for products.
Define product characteristics with attributes.
Add additional prices or weight to individual attribute options.
Multiple attribute display types, including drop-down boxes, radio buttons, and text fields.
Use attribute templates to assign sets of attributes to multiple products.
Export products to external file for offline editing.

Merchandising

Assign products to related categories for easier product navigation. Associate related products for cross-selling.

Category Limit

unlimited

Create sub-categories for deeper product organization.

Associate related products to cross-sell items.

Upsell products during checkout with discounts.

Offer unlimited upsold items at checkout.
Base upsell offers on order total, items purchased, or both.
Provide upsold items at flat-rate discount or percentage of item price.

Inventory

Manage your in, low, and out of stock items. Keep track of what you have on hand on a per-product basis.

Track inventory levels per product.

Set low and out of stock inventory warning levels storewide.

Set low and out of stock inventory warning levels for each product.

Display customized inventory level messages storewide.

Display customized inventory level messages per product.
Hide out-of-stock products from customers.
Receive email notifications for low or out of stock products.

Customer Accounts

Shoppers can create accounts to store their details for future purchases. Assign customers to groups for discounts or special product offerings.

Customer Account Limit

unlimited

Encourage repeat business with customer accounts.

Provide customers easy access to their account details and addresses.

Import customer accounts from existing database or file.

Export customer accounts to external file for offline editing.
Create price groups to offer special pricing for specific customers.
Use availability groups to offer hidden products to specific customers.

Order Management

View all orders placed and process credit card payments. Run reports on batched orders and encrypt sensitive payment details. Set order minimum requirements for checkout.

View detailed order data including customer information, payment, shipping, tax and products ordered.

Batch all new orders and run batch reports.

Process credit cards directly through the admin interface.

Encrypt orders to provide increased security for customer payment details.

Set order minimums based on price, quantity, or both.
Display custom message at checkout for not meeting order minimum.
Customize state and country lists for checkout.

Order Fulfillment

Receive email notifications when new orders arrive. Export orders to external file for offline processing and integration with accounting applications.

Generate confirming e-mail messages for customers when orders are placed.

Receive e-mail notifications when new orders are received.

Copy notification emails to a third pary for supplier or drop-shipping.

Export order records to external file for offline processing.

Connect with MIVA Synchro for automatic synchronization with QuickBooks.

Affiliate Marketing

Partner with related businesses to send traffic to your store. Manage individual affiliate commissions, payouts and earnings. Monitor sales and traffic with integrated reporting.

Built-in affiliate system for boosting traffic.

Affiliate commission levels based on order total, traffic referred, or combination.

Assign custom commission levels to each affiliate.

Create global commission levels for all affiliates.

Affiliate login page to view earnings, links, banners and program agreement.
Track all affiliate earnings and payouts.
View reports on affiliate-related traffic and orders.
Receive email notificaitons for new affiliate applications.

Marketing Services

Optional marketing services provide access to search engine optimization tools, Pay-Per-Click search marketing, and email mailing list management.

MIVA Ad Center: Pay-Per-Click search advertising service, powered by the MIVA Performance Marketing Network.

MIVA Submit: Suite of 15 search engine optimization and web presence enhancement tools.

MIVA Mailer: Built-in mailing list management and distribution system for email marketing campaigns.

coming soon

Analytics and Reporting

Generate an ELF2 formatted log file for use with Urchin 5 analytics software.

Track customer page visits with MIVA Merchant Access Log.

View statistics for revenue, number of orders and top selling products.

Shipping Calculation

Calculate accurate shipping rates with a variety of table-based modules. Or retireve real-time rates from popular carriers, like FedEx and USPS.

Flat Rate Table

Quantity Based Table

add-on

Weight Based Table

add-on

Price Based Table

add-on

Base + Weight Table	add-on
USPS	add-on
UPS	add-on
FedEx	add-on

Sales Tax Calculation

Calculate sales tax for orders based on the shoppers state, or create shopper selected tax rates for counties and more. VAT tax modules provide tax rates for foreign countries.

State-Based

Shopper Selected

German Vat

Canadian VAT

Customizable Generic VAT

Payment Methods

Connect with a variety of payment gateways to accept payment via credit card. Provide alternate methods of payment, including COD and PayPal.

MIVA Payment

PayPal

Authorize.Net Payment Services

no*

Cardservice/LinkPoint Payment Gateway

no*

CyberSource Payment Services	no*
debit-it!	no*
E-Commerce Exchange/QuickCommerce	no*
e-ValuCheck	no*
GlobalCommerce Payment Gateway	no*
Innovative Gateway Solutions	no*
Lynk Internet Processing	no*
Moneris e-SELECT Payment Service	no*
Paradata Payment Service	no*
PayQuake	no*
Rodopi Payment Gateway	no*
U.S. Merchant Systems	no*
VeriSign Payflow Link	no*
VeriSign Payflow Pro	no*
Simple Validation	no*
Check Payment	no*
COD	no*

Currency Formatting

Display product prices in multiple currency formats appropriate for country you are doing business in. Customize currency lables for foreign countries.

US Currency

European Currency

Customizable Generic Currency

Data Access

Quickly import data from an existing database for a quick setup, or export your data to work with other applications. Build your store on top of the powerful MySQL database scheme.

Supports MySQL database systems.

Add MIVA Synchro for automated synchronization with QuickBooks.

Import/Export Products

Export Orders

Import/Export Categories
Import/Export Customers
Import/Export Affiliates

Administration

Build, manage and maintain your store from an easy-to-use admin interface accessible through your web browser.

Web accessible admin interface with nothing to install on your computer.

Number of accounts for admin access.

unlimited

Create access groups to limit user access to specific store administration duties.

Maintenance

Keep your store running in top shape with built-in maintenance utilities. Turn your store offline temporarily to perform routine maintenance.

Maintenance mode enables you to close the store for maintenance.

Customize maintenance messages displayed to all visitors while store is closed.

Automated streaming updates from MIVA Update Server.

View installed updates for quick reference.

Expansion

Expand your online store with new features and functionality. Add-on modules are available from MIVA partners to help tailor your store to meet your business needs. Shop MIVA Central for the largest selection of add-on modules.

Easily accept add-on modules from third party developers.

Shipping and fulfillment only

unlimited

Module settings configured directly in your admin interface.

Module interface provides access to all installed modules.

Remove built-in modules you do not wish to use.