No web-based e-commerce software is perfect. They're full of inefficiencies, wasted space, poorly-placed buttons and tabs, and cluttered interfaces. At first glance, some of these oversights and ill-planned functions don't seem like a big deal - but for those of us whose daily job consists of working within this software, it is indeed an epic nightmare. Over the past couple years a very talented JavaScript author and online store owner has been frequenting the Volusion forums and developing … [Read more...]
Identifying, Fixing, and Preventing HTTPS Security Issues
May 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
I've mentioned before that I frequently post on the Volusion forums, both seeking and giving advice on topics ranging from coding, SQL queries, marketing, bug reports and fixes, and the software itself. One of the most common issues experienced by store owners is the variety of security alerts, pop-ups, and icons resulting from loading non-secure content on a secure page. These alerts and messages will quickly drive ready-to-buy customers away from your site. Here are some steps you can take to … [Read more...]
Top 3 Basic Features Missing from Volusion
We're coming up on 2012 - the future we all fantasized about when growing up - and although we've been gyped out of the technology to make cars fly, we certainly aren't lacking the capacity to make our e-commerce software do what we need it to do. Nevertheless, Volusion has dug its heels in and refused to make any significant coding changes to their core platform in years. This has resulted in some feature gaps that are way out of place given the competition, the expectation of consumers, … [Read more...]