JadaSite – content management and e-commerce system

Last Updated on August 22, 2023

JadaSite is a Java based, open source, easy to use and feature-rich content management and e-commerce system. This application not only focuses on content management, it also helps sites and companies to market and sell their products.

It has AJAX-based components and WYSIWYG editors to improve the user experience.

The web based administration area allows users to moderate comments, view full cycle order processing, invoice and ship order fully or partial. The software is feature-rich, easy to use and maintain, and does not require an Information Technology Team.

Features include:

• Multi-lingual.
• Use base language when foreign language translation is not available.
• Multi-currency.
• Display currency in local currency format.
• Enter money value in local currency.
• Real time conversion to local currency if value in local currency is not available.
• Multiple sites sharing the same inventory.
• Single checkout from multiple sites.
• Activate and deactivate of language with ease.
• Activate and deactivate of currency with ease.
• Upload site logos by languages.

Back-office administration

• Web-based administration area.
• Comments moderation.
• Full cycle order processing.
• Invoice full or partial order.
• Ship full or partial order.
• Credit full or partial order.
• Void order.
• Enter tracking information.

Item catalog

• Unlimited number of items.
• Unlimited number of photos per item.
• Assign item to multiple categories and subcategories.
• Bundle items.
• SKU items.
• Flexible creation of custom attributes.
• Sale pricing by date.
• Tier pricing by date and type of customer.
• Related items.
• Up-sell items.
• Cross-sell items.
• Automatic creation of SKU items by custom attributes.
• Activate items by start and end date.
• Real time inventory management.
• Keep track of real inventory and booked inventory.
• Live stock status.
• Ability to enable and disable item.
• Hit counters.
• Item rating statistics.
• Allows customer to comment on item.
• Search engine optimized.
• Coupon support.
• Fixed dollar amount discount.
• Percentage of dollar amount discount.
• Discount over order amount discount.
• Free shipping.
• Enable and disable coupon by start and end date.
• Customer order history.
• Top rated items.
• Shows customer comments and rating.
• Allow personalization of items during checkout. For example, words to engrave on products.
• Featured product on home page.

Shipping and tax

• Shipping amount calculation by fixed rate or percentage of price.
• Shipping amount by type of product.
• Shipping amount by geographic location.
• Supports unlimited number of delivery methods.
• Restrict shipping by location.
• Tax rate by type of product.
• Tax rate by Country, State and Zip codes.
• Tax rate by type of customer.
• Optionally calculates tax on shipping charges.
• Support simple tax and compound tax calculation.

Payment

• Compatible with multiple payment gateways.
• Allows to use different payment gateway by currency.
• Payment processing at time of sale or during order fulfillment.
• CVV2 (Security code) support.
• Cash on delivery support.

Search engine optimization

• Pages can be indexed by all major search engines.
• Custom META tags for all item and content and home page.
• Search engine friendly URLs.

Security

• Full HTTPS/SSL support.
• Secure HTTPS/SSL administrative access.
• Password-protected administrative access.
• Multiple administrator logon.
• Role based administrator security.
• All sensitive information encrypted in database.

Platform

• 100% Java based.
• Can be deployed on Unix, Linux and Windows servers.
• AJAX interface for better user experience.
• Can be deployed on any J2EE application servers including Apache Tomcat, Sun GlassFish, BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere, etc.
• Compatible with MySQL, SQLServer, Oracle database server, etc.
• Can be easily load balanced for greater fault tolerance and scalability.

Design

• Template based.
• Easy customization of existing templates.
• Easy configuration of items on home page.
• Allows upload of plug-and-play templates.
• Template editor to create or modify existing template with ease.

Website: sourceforge.net/projects/jadasite
Support:
Developer: JadaSite.com
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

JadaSite is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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