New Features in Interspire Shopping Cart 5.5

The recent release of Interspire Shopping Cart 5.5 is a significant milestone for the product and includes numerous new features designed to help online retailers sell more with less effort. It includes the new features listed below.

"The 5.5 release was built over a 4 month period based exclusively on the ideas voted for by clients on our ideas lab. This release takes merchandising to the extreme and puts powerful marketing tools such as advanced photo display, Google Website Optimizer and video support into the hands of even the most non-technical store owners. This is a must-have release for anyone serious about selling online."

- Mitchell Harper, Interspire Co-Founder and Product Manager

Store Design

  • 60+ professional store designs Updated!
  • Template comparison (diff) toolNew!

Search Engine Optimization

  • Set page title and META details per pageNew!
  • XML sitemap for Google Webmaster ToolsNew!
  • Custom product image alt textNew!

Products & Merchandising

  • Embed videos in product descriptionNew!
  • Per-product YouTube video galleryNew!

Variations & Product Options

  • Filter options for quick updating New!
  • Bulk update option values per product New!
  • Paging when editing product options New!

Images & Photos

  • Upload an unlimited number of photos Updated!
  • Automatically generated photo galleriesNew!
  • Photo thumbnails on product pages Updated!
  • SuperZoomTM instant photo zoomingNew!
  • Per-image alt text and description for SEONew!
  • Share photos between productsNew!

Google Website OptimizerNew!

  • Improve conversion rates without guessing
  • Six storewide GWO tests to run
  • Test on-page, per-product changes
  • Test on-page, per-category changes
  • Test on-page, per-web page changes
  • Run multiple test at once
  • More GWO tests than all competitors

How to Upgrade

Existing clients with valid maintenance can upgrade from the "Download" page in the client area. If your maintenance has expired you will have the option to renew which will give you access to the latest release immediately. For complete upgrade instructions please see this blog post which links to the upgrade and design change guides.

How to Purchase

New clients can compare editions and see pricing on our website. All purchases include a 60-day refund guarantee and complete access to modify and customize the PHP source code as required.