CRE Loaded Software RCI Add-ons

We have over 15 years experience in developing for  and operation of osCommerce and CRE Loaded eCommerce software.  We develop, maintain and support open source RCI add-ons and modules for CRE Loaded osCommerce.

 RCI stands for Runtime Code Inclusion.  This technique allows for insertion of code modifications without modifying the underlying core code.  Preserving changes during software updates saves the store owner time and money.

CRE Loaded RSS Feeds and Site Map Submission

This package includes 10 XML format sitemap feeds and Google Analytics with e-Commerce reporting functionality all rolled into a single add-on module for easy, centralized control from the CRE Loaded Admin tool. Rated for installation on CRE Loaded 6.2.11+.

You get XML Sitemap feeds for:

  • Articles
  • Article Topics
  • Products
  • Product Categories
  • Product Reviews
  • Pages
  • Page Categories
  • FAQ Categories
  • FDM Files
  • FDM File Library Folders

and Google Analytics latest javascript with support for tracking ecommerce transactions from your CRE Loaded cart.

Each feed validates to Sitemap version 0.9, presuming that SEO URL systems using characters unacceptable under international standards are not in use.

Google Analytics functionality is structured to work with the CRE Loaded template system, and will work on all templates active on the cart which support the RCI global footer call point. Our professional installation includes insertion of this call point for you where it does not currently exist.

Install it yourself, or select our installation service for a small additional fee.

FDMS feeds depend on availability of CRE Loaded File Distribution Management System

Page feeds performance may vary with installation of CRE Loaded Content Distribution System

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CRE Loaded V6.2.13 USPS Postal Service upgrade module

USPS shipping module

The CRE Loaded 6.2 USPS shipping module has been overhauled to meet USPS Shipping Tools API 3.0b The changes to USPS Shipping module are outlined below with more detail found at XXXXXXXXX

  • TAG differently to comply with latest API release.
  • <PriorityMailIntlRequest USERID="x">
  • <FirstClassMailIntlRequest USERID="x">
  • <IntlRateRequest USERID="x">
  • Note that <ExpressMailRequest USERID="x"> has been deprecated.
  • The International types are incorrect in that CRE uses <GXG> for dimensional data. The data must now be aggregated in the response and select the correct tag for INT'L. CRE 6.2.13.1 still uses invalid tag types.
  • Fixes all released of CRE 6.2.13.1

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StrikeHawk eCommerce Feedkit For CRE Loaded with Google Merchant XML/RSS Feeds $39.95

StrikeHawk eCommerce Feedkit For CRE Loaded™ * is a collection of 7 RSS/XML feeds for CRE Loaded stores in version 6.2.13 and later.  Feeds included cover most of the major content types produced by the CRE Loaded shopping cart including products, categories, topics, articles, pages and  product reviews.  Formats include one Google Merchant Product feed and 6 RSS content feeds which can be placed to a variety of uses ranging from simply promoting subscription by site users to feeding data to external applications such as Yahoo! Site Explorer, Google and Bing Webmaster tools or MailChimp and other newsletter management tools.

The unique mix of content types and Open Source nature of this product offers powerful benefits for store owners, SEO specialists and general web developers.

Store Owners:

  • Promote all content types more effectively to services such as Yahoo! which prefer RSS based feeds to simple sitemaps. 
  • Increase exposure for contents such as articles which can increase both conversion rate and average order size.
  • Feed a wider variety of data to other applications such as WordPress RSS aggregator to improve traffic flow and provide better venues for customer interaction.
  • FINALLY automate schedules for Google Merchant Product Feed pick up using google formed RSS/XML file!

SEO Specialists:

  • Use RSS Feeds to provide alternative structures for content by feeding to blogs using different categorization than primary store site.
  • Use Google Merchant Product Feed to promote products via Google Merchant and other services such as The Find  
  • Build mailing list campaigns rapidly and effectively using specific content elements from select feeds.
  • Use Category and Topic query strings to divide feeds into chunks of manageable size which exactly match specific categories and topics on the customer website.

Web Developers and Web Masters

  • Quickly install feed capabilities using standardized RCI and Addon Module technology for CRE Loaded.
  • Easily extend feed elements using class based Open Source components.
  • Off load cron processing cycles by scheduling feed pickups on the target service instead of the store server.
  • Reduce security concerns and increase server upgrade options by using un-encrypted Open Source software which is easily reviewed for code content and open to modification when needed to meet changes in PHP specifications.

Release 1.1

This release marks the initial wide release of this new product. While this product has been in use on CRE Loaded 6.2 and 6.4 sites including B2B and Pro distributions the server environment has been limited to a single configuration. During this release cycle, StrikeHawk eCommerce, Inc. will be evaluating any issues resulting from server configuration variance within the standard CRE Loaded server requirements and updating the product accordingly.

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