CRE Loaded

CRE Loaded CRE Loaded is almost exactly like Oscommerce but with a significant collection contributions (modules that extend the available features) pre-installed. Some of these include Easy Populate which lets you populate your database from an Excel file, administrator access levels, an affiliate manager, and coupon codes. There is also an osCommerce template feature installed which lets you easily integrate a design template into the system. There is also a control which lets you choose which information boxes will show in the left and right columns.

This is a well supported, stable, program but it does vary in function and coding from osCommerce making certain osCommerce contributions more difficult to install. There are many CRE Loaded specific contributions available, however, and most of the ones you might need are already installed. As a result some may find the administration interface a little confusing. The learning curve is steep.

Thre are three versions of CRE Loaded available. The basic version is free and is all most small businesses will need. The Pro version has more product attribute support and also adds credit card encryption. This latter feature is not needed if your credit card payments go through an external processing gateway like PayPal, Google Checkout, etc. The B2B version adds expanded pricing level support allowing for both retail and wholesale (trade) pricing.