New Hyena Cart available!
I’ve been working hard this past month and I think I’m ready to offer the new HC Multi cart. This cart is a more traditional shopping cart where customers can place multiple items in a cart and then check out with everything at once. You can see an example here:
You can test out the admin interface at:
http://hyenacart.com/HCmulti/admin/
with username admin and password testacart.
The main features are the multiple item checkout, the fact that items remain in-stock until Paypal has been confirmed, pattern download information can be entered, and multiple currencies are supported. The main limitations are flat-rate shipping (I may improve this in the future), no auctions or lotteries, and overselling is possible in high-traffic situations. HC Multi stores will still appear in the full list of HC stores and the calendar as well.
You can read a comparison between HC standard and HC Multi here:
http://hyenacart.com/cartcomp.php
I think many of you have signed up with HC because it’s an easy cart to use, but it hasn’t been ideal for your business because of the one-at-a-time shopping limitation. I’m hoping that HC Multi will fit your business better. In addition, I’d like to limit HC standard to handmade items from now on with the exception of a few commercial accessory items like wool wash). This will probably happen naturally anyway. And note that HC Multi will feature a lot of handmade items as well, just smaller items which may not be as high-demand as those on HC standard.
If you’d like to switch your store over, feel free to send me an email. The pricing is exactly the same, and switching is free. You’ll be able to cut and paste any graphics and customization you have in your current store. You’ll also need to cut and paste your listings from one cart to the other.
Thanks for hosting your store at HC 