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Reasons to upgrade CS-Cart
Why You Need to Upgrade Your CS-Cart to the Latest Version

Here, we describe the reasons to upgrade your online store/marketplace version. With the refreshed version you get access to a modern technical stack, responsive design, better SEO, awesome features, more add-ons and themes, higher speed of your site, and a user-friendly upgrade process. You can upgrade on your own or refresh your site version with us. We describe both processes. Dive in the article to learn the details.

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CS-Cart 4.14 Latest Updates
CS-Cart 4.14: What’s new?

A new version of CS-Cart, 4.14, has just been released and got useful updates: integration with Tilda, faster loading on mobiles, usage of WebP format for images and more. Check the article to learn more about updates, and how you can upgrade your platform to the latest version.

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Add-Ons Changelog
Add-Ons Changelog for the First Half of January 2022

A new log of changes in our add-ons for CS-Cart includes updates in the Generation Z and Urban themes, Buy More, Smart Mega Menu, Facebook Conversions API, Enhanced Social Login, and Advanced Social Buttons. We adapted more add-ons for the most fresh versions of CS-Cart, and made some useful changes in our most popular plugins. Read the post to dive into details.

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Add-Ons Changelog
Add-Ons Changelog for December 2021

2022 is already there, but we still have some news from 2021. For the last month, we significantly improved our add-ons: Vendor Hours, Google AMP for SEO, Google Enhanced Ecommerce, Points and Cash, Product Labels, Vendor Business Hours, XML & CSV Import Pro, YouTube Video Gallery, and more. Almost all themes now are adapted to CS-Cart v.4.14.1. Get the details from our fresh changelog.

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Add-Ons Changelog
Add-Ons Changelog for the First Half of December 2021

This time we significantly improved our YouTube Video Gallery. All the themes were made compliant with the latest CS-Cart version – 4.14.1. XML&CSVImport, Sales&Social Proof, Product labels, Follow Vendor, Facebook Pixel and other useful plugins got new features. Read the new changelog to be in the know!

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Add-Ons Changelog
Add-Ons Changelog for the First Half of November 2021

Hello! This is the Simtech Development Add-Ons Team. Black Friday is around the corner. Meanwhile, we reworked some of our top plugins for CS-Cart to make your festive season run smooth: Enhanced Filters, Asia, Generation Z, and Urban Shift themes, Order Status Restriction, Product Labels, Shipping Estimate, IP Geolocation by MaxMind, Sales&Social Proof, Real-Time Messenger, etc. Check the new changelog to see more changes.

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Add-Ons Changelog
Add-Ons Changelog For The Second Half Of October 2021

Meet our October Add-Ons’ Changelog. This time we improved and updated Product Labels, Hunter Theme, Hamburger Menu, Generation Z for Marketplaces, Vanilla Theme, MailChimp, eCommerce, Show Me More, Push Notifications, Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce, Hide Payment and Shipping Methods, Sales & Social Proof.
Follow the link to view all changes!

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Add-Ons Changelog
Add-Ons Changelog for the First Half of October 2021

We improved XML&CSV Import, Hamburger Menu, Show Me More, Mailchimp eCommerce, Vanilla Theme, Urban Shift Theme, Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce, Follow Vendor, Products Labels, Points and Cash, and other useful CS-Cart plugins. Unfold changes and get the details!

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Add-Ons Changelog
Add-Ons Changelog for the Second Part of August 2021

Autumn has just begun, but still the August changes are coming. During the last Summer month we updated Order Status Restrictions, Vendor Hours, Generation Z and Hunter Themes, SEO templates and many other new and old add-ons. Check out the post to see what’s new!

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How Can You Improve Your Website Perception with Users and Search Engines?
How Can You Improve Perception Of Your Website with Users and Search Engines?

If you want more visitors on your site, your site should perform fast. Every three seconds of delay in the page output results in losing a prospect. 

Now, after putting efforts your eCommerce site loads fast, but doesn’t look as if it was worth browsing and shopping. Why? It looks too boring with the default design. In fact, you should customize it to stand apart from competitors. 

You may wonder what the reason to talk about optimizing performance and customizing the look of your website.

Starting from September 01, 2021 we’re cutting the prices for Performance Optimization and Frontend Development. The offer is valid for September only!

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Amazon Cryptocurrency
Is Amazon Planning to Disrupt Cryptocurrency?

Recently there has been a rumor about Amazon accepting cryptocurrency. Is it true or not? Small businesses can benefit from its possible future decentralized financial alternative to traditional cryptocurrency-based banking. How you can benefit from Amazon business, read the post to the end.

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Add-Ons Changelog for the First Part of August 2021

Meet our first August Changelog! This time, we improved our themes – Urban Shift, Airy Mobile, and Asia. We made changes in Full-Width Banner, Vendor Business Hours, XML and CSV Import Pro, Product Bundles and other add-ons. You can view the full record of what has been changed in our new post!

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Enhanced Filtering
How to Provide Value to Your Customers with the Enhanced Product Filtering

Imagine you get tired trying to find that Gucci fragrance, you can’t remember the name. You try to tap it into the search bar, but without the exact name, it won’t deliver the right product. You feel frustrated, and finally leave the online store giving preference to a brick and mortar store.

This will never happen if you have Enhanced Filters, a just-released add-on for CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor. It is a powerful tool to granulate the customer request and give them an item they wished but were not able to exactly name.

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