News, Development & Bug Fixes: Maian Cart

This page details any updates that are currently in progress and details any future plans for this script. It also lists important security or bug fixes if any are found. New release information will appear on the news page, so check back for updates. Alternatively, you can subscribe to my RSS Feed

News & Information:
v2.0 in Progress - Last Updated: 27/08/2010

- Brand new system.
- Validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict
- 99% tableless layout
- Added optional search engine friendly urls
- Low stock notification can now be set per product
- Added SMTP options
- Added sub categories
- Added meta keys/descriptions. Can be set per category/product level
- Added manufacturers. Manufacturers can be batch added to multiple categories
- Added product tags option
- Added product variants.
- Added option to batch add products/variants.
- Added option to post related product video (.flv only). Integrated FlowPlayer for videos.
- Added option to specify related products for any product. Related products can be from any category.
- Added support for AddThis to make product bookmarking and link sharing easier.
- Added shipping & returns, terms & conditions and about us pages. All editable from the admin area
- Added advanced search option to search by date and price range
- Added RSS feeds. Latest product and per category feeds.
- Updated paypal currencies to support all allowed currencies
- Added picture galleries for products
- Option to batch add pictures
- Added shipping countries, zones and rates
- Added shipping services. ie: First Class, Second Class, Parcel Post etc
- Added currency converter
- Multiple gift certificates can now be generated and grouped into campaigns
- View overview of all campaigns and gift cert usage
- Easily update the status of any order. Option to send e-mail to client with up to 3 attachments. Useful if you want to update an order status and include a pdf document. There is also an option to save attachments to the server in a designated folder
- Ajax based cart system
- Jquery scrolling gallery system for pictures. Full size previews via enlargeit lightbox system.
- Integrated jQZoom Evolution product zoom for alternative picture previews REMOVED
- Added basic flash stats courtesy of Open Flash Charts. Option to export to CSV.
- Downloadable products can now be re-activated on a per product basis.
- Option to enable most popular products. Amount to display can be adjusted as required.
- Added re-activation history for downloadable products.
- Added option to batch update shipping rates.
- Added option to easily add additional payment statuses.
- Besides Paypal, now also supports Google Checkout & 2Checkout payment gateways.
- Options to export sales & buyers. This has been updated.
- Added hit count overview and product sales overview. Both exportable to CSV.
- Added option to easily batch move products between categories.
- Added option to add products to existing sale.
- Products can now be in multiple categories.
- Easily add new pages to the system via the admin interface.
- Admin links can be enabled/disabled. Useful if a developer only wants a client to access certain pages.
- Added zip functions to consolidate downloadable goods into a single download
- Licence to be changed. More details to follow. Script remains free of charge for basic use.

Release date not yet know.

22/7/10 - [CRITICAL SECURITY FIX] A few issues were reported to me by mr_me, a member of Corelan Team. These issues affected a few script files and should be replaced. To update, download this zip file and replace the enclosed files.

14/7/08 - [CRITICAL SECURITY FIX] The following cookie vulnerability was fixed: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6061. To fix, download the following: http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk/php/security/update-14-7-08.zip. This applies to the latest version only at the time of the update. Later versions won`t be affected.

2/3/08 - [SECURITY FIX] The following invulnerability was fixed: http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1075. To update replace the main 'index.php' file.

4/12/07 - [FIX] Fixed error if cart quantity was not an integer on update. To fix replace index.php file.

24/11/07 - [FIX] Fixed error when adding item to cart that has an option with no price. To fix, replace the 'index.php' and 'inc/functions.php' file.

10/10/07 - [FIX] A bug existed that caused the price to not format correctly on products with 4 digits or more. This is now hopefully fixed. To update, replace the main index.php file and the 'inc/functions.php' file.
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