| 1. 100% template-based storefront |
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IdeaStarter Pro design is 100% template-based. All the templates are grouped
into separate folders. IdeaStarter Pro templates are very easy to edit using any
HTML-editor (DreamWeaver, FrontPage, etc.). There is also a built-in
Template editor for effective customization of the templates.
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| 2. Fully customizable design & layout |
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IdeaStarter Pro is software with open source code, the
template-based structure and optimized programming code of which enable
you to customize your online store, making it exactly what you want it
to be.
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| 3. Intuitive navigation |
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IdeaStarter Pro navigation system is intuitively
understandable, convenient and easy to use, which allows you to access
the needed information in almost no time at all.
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| 4. Build-in template editor: preview, edit and restore templates |
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The built-in template editor allows you to edit and
preview the templates from which your store is built. As the templates
engine is very flexible and extremely configurable, you may change the
look and feel of your store so it will fit any design layout.
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| 5. WYSIWYG text editor (webmaster mode) |
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Webmaster mode is one of the most convenient and
fast ways you can use to edit templates. The text appearing in IdeaStarter Pro
(all kinds of labels and messages) is stored in language variables. The
values of these language variables can be translated practically into
any language. Webmaster mode facilitates the process of changing
language variables enabling you to change these values in WYSIWYG mode.
Moreover, when Webmaster mode is started, an additional "templates"
window (the so-called Debugging Console) appears displaying a list of
all the templates included into the page. The Debugging Console
facilitates the process of template editing, helping you to determine
which of the templates need to be edited.
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| 6. CSS-compatible design. Cascading Style Sheets allow you to easily change styling of your pages |
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CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. Styles define
how to display HTML elements. CSS allow you to control the appearance
of a text. It is possible to change the color of a text, to increase or
decrease the space between the characters in the text, to align the
text, to decorate it, to indent the first line in the text, and more.
You can control the background color margin, border and other
properties of an element IdeaStarter Pro styles are stored in one configuration
file for IdeaStarter Pro templates engine. You can modify this file and change
colors and other properties affecting the look of your store by using
the template editor built into IdeaStarter Pro.
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| 7. Debug console: displays a tree of templates for all pages |
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Debugging console is a pop-up window that displays a
list of templates used on the current IdeaStarter Pro page. The information in
this window is refreshed every time the page is reloaded. You can use
this option only when you want to work with templates and disable it
when you finish.
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| 8. The possibility to find, create and modify static HTML pages |
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If necessary, you can create your own HTML pages and
add them to your IdeaStarter Pro based store. IdeaStarter Pro interface allows you to
easily build these pages into IdeaStarter Pro design.
You can create pages of two basic types: root and embedded.
Embedded pages are IdeaStarter Pro store stylized pages displayed in the
information column of the store (the central column in the three-column
templates scheme). The look of these pages depends on the store design
in general, as you are allowed to create only the page contents (no
<HTML>, <HEAD>, <BODY> tags need to be used). Links
to embedded pages appear in the Help menu box.
Root pages are fully independent pages which you place at the end of IdeaStarter Pro directory.
Static pages of any type can be searched for, edited, deleted or temporarily hidden.
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| 9. Customizable heading tabs |
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You can configure a set of shortcuts to the most important pages of
your store to be displayed at the top of your customer front-end. This
will simplify your customer's navigation about the store site.
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| 10. HTML emails |
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You can send notifications and newslist messages in
the form of either plain text or HTML emails. You can use the built-in
template editor for creating professionally looking HTML emails for
your needs.
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| 11. Advanced (WYSIWYG) editor for product/category/manufacturer descriptions etc. |
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Advanced (WYSIWYG) editor for product/category/manufacturer descriptions, language variables, static pages, Webmaster mode
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| 12. W3C XHTML 1.0 compliance |
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IdeaStarter Pro has undergone a comprehensive template overhaul and is now fully compliant with the XHTML 1.0 Transitional W3C standard.
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| 13. Right-to-left direction for displaying text |
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The store admin can now choose right-to-left direction for displaying text (may be useful for languages like Hebrew or Arabic).
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