Being an avid online shopper, I wonder at times how the completely online shopping experience is such a blessing and convenience. Businesses have given us the choice to shop while we sit at home, while highly customized options on their websites when we make a purchase. I can compare products, see the measurements if I am buying clothes, see reviews by other users, bookmark products, have multiple payment options.
As much as I was surprised, I was intrigued. What does it take to design such smart and user-friendly pages and websites? What kind of technology is used to develop and enhance our user experience? Well, after a bit of research, I found out that most of these systems are based on PHP programming languages. The software is freely available for commercial use, and is used to build and design websites for ecommerce and manage their online content.
I have discussed a couple of such software here. Most companies use content management services of WordPress e-commerce. While WordPress helps in maintaining all online data like a digital library, open source software like Magento, Zencart are used to design websites and shopping carts that are robust and user friendly. The websites designed with these software
- Are supported on all kinds of web browsers
- Work across many applications.
- Functionality delivers reduced costs from company perspective
- Provides better utility and ease of use for customers
- Robust structure and website is easy to manage