don't ask me why the PcPro magazine is already dated Feb2012 when we have only just got into Dec2012 however . . . knowing that not everyone is going to be reading the magazine, I thought I would replicate the sentiments here.
The magazine has just been sent to subscribers a few days ahead of the release in the shops.
Page 106 offers a review on the latest v11 version of actinic, with a headline of Some worthwile improvements that could transform your existing site, but the architecture is holding it back.
basically, its a mature product that's been going for years, and hard to ignore. new features are
Shopper accounts and although a valuable asset, its let down by the account not becoming active until you download the orders, until that happens, the returning customer won't be able to see their details.
they've fixed the single use discount coupons, the previous system allowed multiple use of the same coupon.
reCAPTCHA has been added to 'contact us' pages helping with spam protection.
a couple of payment methods have been removed to comply with new PCI DSS baninking regs.
More emphasis on the ability to create single product pages helping with making the sites look modern and making them more search engine friendly.
Its now easy to make a 'Great looking Webshop' as many of the old ugly designs have been dropped.
OVERALL
Overall, Actinic V11 builds on the strenghts of previous versions and remains a fully featured and competant product But its aging achitecture, highlighted by the delay in creating customer accounts, feels like pushing the old girl too far
ease of use 5/6
features and designs 4/6
value for money 4/6
overall 4/6
The magazine has just been sent to subscribers a few days ahead of the release in the shops.
Page 106 offers a review on the latest v11 version of actinic, with a headline of Some worthwile improvements that could transform your existing site, but the architecture is holding it back.
basically, its a mature product that's been going for years, and hard to ignore. new features are
Shopper accounts and although a valuable asset, its let down by the account not becoming active until you download the orders, until that happens, the returning customer won't be able to see their details.
they've fixed the single use discount coupons, the previous system allowed multiple use of the same coupon.
reCAPTCHA has been added to 'contact us' pages helping with spam protection.
a couple of payment methods have been removed to comply with new PCI DSS baninking regs.
More emphasis on the ability to create single product pages helping with making the sites look modern and making them more search engine friendly.
Its now easy to make a 'Great looking Webshop' as many of the old ugly designs have been dropped.
OVERALL
Overall, Actinic V11 builds on the strenghts of previous versions and remains a fully featured and competant product But its aging achitecture, highlighted by the delay in creating customer accounts, feels like pushing the old girl too far
ease of use 5/6
features and designs 4/6
value for money 4/6
overall 4/6
(although no surprise really)
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