Why use HikaShop?
Hikashop produce shopping cart software for small-medium sized merchants. They offer both free and priced packages. It is open source software, meaning you can edit it as you go. There are still a few dedicated developers improving the content – they make small incremental changes rather than big, stop-everything updates, which can make things simpler because merchants rarely need to radically alter their approach.
Hikashop have a demonstration website to give you a sense of what you’ll be getting if you sign on with them.
With Hikashop, you can:
- Use multiple languages, currencies, zones and advanced taxes to sell anywhere in the world
- Personalize your store checkout, information fields, emails, and more
- Boost sales with affiliate program support, coupons, discounts and email marketing integration
- Easily manage your store using the built-in dashboard and its powerful reporting features
You also get access to statistics about how, what, when and wherefore you are selling. The interface is easy to manage, with clean text and instructions designed to make adding, editing and interacting with your products easy. Everything you need is available on the one screen, so you don’t have to go hunting through deep menus to find what you are looking for. If you are using a shopping cart a lot, the importance of usability should not be underestimated. Hikashop has been praised by its customers for its efficient support services and the simplicity of its application. Hikashop means more hair on your head over the long term.
HikaShop installation guide
HikaShop comes with a pre-installed eWAY plugin. Simply enter your active eWAY account details and you will be ready to accept online payments.