Online store software developer Viaweb
Inc. delivered Viaweb Store 4.1, a browser-based site builder that
features one-click design.
The new version is designed to let users change the graphic design of a
site or the layout of a page with one button click, allowing novice users
to create branded online stores with advanced graphic design, the company
said.
“Viaweb has always been the easiest e-commerce tool available,” said Viaweb
President Paul Graham. “Now with version 4.1 a total novice can make a great
site. Version 4.1 does everything for you except write the copy.”
The Look Tool, new in 4.1, lets users choose from 14 pre-defined graphic
looks. But users are not limited to this set. The pre-defined looks can be
modified and combined, yielding thousands of possible looks.
The Layout Tool, also new in 4.1, lets users reorganize a whole page with one
click. This new tool-based approach is more powerful than designs based on
“templates,” because it lets users change aspects of the design
individually, Viaweb said.
Version 4.1 also features a new batch interface for sites that need to
process high volume online credit card authorizations.
Viaweb Store 4.1 is available immediately; merchants pay a single flat fee of
$100 a month for a store with up to 50 items, $300 a month for a store with
up to 1,000 items, and $100 a month for each additional 1,000 items.