Blog posts in the category New From Create
Create Gets A New Look!
Posted by Jamie on Tuesday Apr 30 09:00 2013
Tags: design, website, system, update
Say hello to the new-look Create!
Egg-cite Your Customers With These Easter Graphics
Posted by Jamie on Thursday Feb 28 17:00 2013
Tags: easter, graphics, website design, seasonal promotion, shop sale, wallpapers, images
Easter's rolling its way down a nearby hill and with time off on the horizon you could find yourself with more customers than usual. To bring even more visitors in, make sure your website comes wrapped in a gorgeous Easter bow.
Create's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2012
Posted by Create on Thursday Jan 24 12:44 2013
Here at The Create Blog we aim to inform, educate, entertain and sometimes just give you free goodies!
2012 brought all this and more, and 2013's going to be even better, with lots of exciting updates on their way and new features being devised and tested in the Create Lab.
Show Some Love With These Romantic Graphics
Posted by Jamie on Tuesday Jan 15 14:00 2013
Tags: valentine's day, seasonal, graphics, love, web design, wallpapers, banners
Show your customers some love on Valentine's Day by brightening up your site with these specially-designed banners and wallpapers.
New Feature: Create CAPTCHA
Posted by Create on Tuesday Nov 20 12:00 2012
Tags: new, security, CAPTCHA, form, guestbook, spam, comment, filter, bot
Many of you have been using reCAPTCHA on your sites for a while, to prevent spammers from filling up your forms and guestbooks with unwanted junk messages. We've been developing our own version of this too
Christmas Comes Early At Create!
Posted by Jamie on Wednesday Nov 14 12:30 2012
Tags: christmas, shop, button, wallpaper, sale, banner, template, festive, season
Yes, we know it's super-early but we just couldn't wait! Our designers have created a host of snowy, jingly and festive wallpapers, shop buttons and sale banners for you to use on your website this Christmas.
Welcome to HelpCentre BETA!
Posted by Jamie on Tuesday Nov 13 14:30 2012
Tags: questions, answers, guide, article, info, FAQ, community, help, information
New Feature: QuickBasket
Posted by Jamie on Tuesday Oct 30 14:00 2012
Tags: basket, shopping, customer, shop, business, checkout, navigation
Supermarket customers don't have to visit the checkout every time they put something in their basket, so why should yours? New QuickBasket allows visitors to your site to cram their basket with items without having to visit the checkout until they're good and ready!
New Payment Gateway: Realex Payments
Posted by Jamie on Thursday Sep 20 10:45 2012
Tags: payment gateway, shop, business, transactions, paypal, purchases
It's great to be able to offer your customers a range of payments gateways through your online shop, so we're pleased as punch to announce that we've added another to Create!
New Widget: Tweet Button
Posted by Jamie on Tuesday Sep 11 10:55 2012
Tags: new, widget, Twitter, social media, feature, marketing, promotion, tweet
We've got some great news for those who want to give their visitors the chance to spread their great products and web pages far and wide (and who wouldn't!!?)...
You can now add Twitter's official 'Tweet' button to any page on your site using our smart new widget.
New Payment Gateway: CardSave
Posted by Jamie on Wednesday Jul 25 11:00 2012
Tags: payment, gateway, shop, online, ecommerce, rates, fees, paypal, retail, option, testimonial
We're very pleased to officially launch our new integration with payment gateway provider CardSave.
You can now use CardSave to accept card payments through your online shop, and with the CardSave virtual terminal you can take payments over the phone!
Empower Your Menu With New Drop-Down Menus
Posted by Jamie on Tuesday Jul 17 12:00 2012
Tags: navigation, announcement, launch, menus, design, template
Today you woke up in a brave new world – one in which your trusty Site Content Screen can bring you the magic of drop-down menus and sub-pages!
Introducing The New Site Content Screen
Posted by Jamie on Wednesday Jun 13 12:16 2012
Tags: site, content, design, update, makeover, reorder, page, list, menu, business
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Never one to wear last year's fashions, your Site Content Screen will from today be bedecked in a sleek new look to please the eye - and beneath its smooth veneer beats a pulsing heart of extra functionality!
Populus and Ulysses now available!
Posted by Jamie on Tuesday May 29 15:12 2012
Tags: design, template, logo, drop-down, menu, launch
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No, it's not a lost work by Shakespeare, but the names of two fantastic new templates we're launching today!
New Template: Populus ready for you to BETA test
Posted by Jamie on Wednesday May 9 11:35 2012
Tags: new, template, design, drop-down, drop, down, beta, test, top, menu, layout, basket, home
What better way to celebrate the Queen's speech than by releasing a template by the people, for the people, called Populus?
New feature available to BETA test: Drop-Down Menus
Posted by Jamie on Thursday May 3 11:51 2012
Tags: new, feature, drop, down, main, menu, sub-page, sub-menu, structure, group, page, design, layout, site, map
Building a unique and simple menu system for your website and store just got a whole lot better.
If you have a lot of content or a busy menu or layout, the new Drop-Down Menus feature can help you to group pages together and streamline the paths to your content,
Upload Multiple Images with ImageKit BETA
Posted by Grace on Wednesday Jan 4 10:21 2012
Tags: beta, images, photos, imagekit, optimising
The Create ImageKit is now in BETA! Upload multiple images in one go, quickly and with ease.
The Create ImageKit is being released into BETA with all the features that you need in order to crop,
New Feature - Facebook Shop
Posted by Create on Tuesday Nov 22 06:17 2011
Tags: new features, Facebook, shop, promotion, facebook shop
New Feature - Sell on Facebook, with new Create Shop Integration!
Posted by Create on Wednesday Nov 16 10:28 2011
Tags: beta, new features, Facebook, shop, promotion, facebook shop
Shop Reports Released!
Posted by Create on Monday Nov 7 04:10 2011
Tags: shop reports, statistics, sales, shop, improve conversions, orders
Shop Reports has been released! Make sure you are up to date with your shop statistics by checking out this brand new feature.
If you have ever wanted to know your best selling product or how much profit you made in the last 24-hours, this handy little feature can tell you!
New Template is Playful
Posted by Ben on Wednesday Nov 2 05:32 2011
Tags: templates, design, beta, template
Playful is the name of our latest template and it's available for you to wrap around your content like a warm blanket as from today! With a sharp, smart yet friendly design, Playful brags a snazzy drop down menu, shopping cart and search facility.
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New Widget to get more +1's for your site launched!
Posted by Lauren on Tuesday Sep 6 04:12 2011
Tags: Google, +1, promote, widget, promotion, social media, Google +
The Google +1 Widget has been released from Beta testing!
This button allows your visitors to "+1" your whole website or a specific page, you could even use this to “+1” a specific product in your shop.
Sell on Amazon? Streamline your order processes with this new feature
Posted by Create on Thursday Aug 18 04:46 2011
Tags: amazon, shop, order management, beta, product, promotion, stock control
Amazon has certainly branched out in recent years and now finds itself as one of the ecommerce hubs.
For those of you already using its wide reaching customer base to sell your products alongside your Create shop, we are pleased to announce the release from Beta of our 'Amazon Order Importer'.
Three New Templates Released From BETA
Posted by Harry on Monday Aug 1 10:37 2011
Here at Create, we like to indulge you in a new template for your website every so often. However, this time we thought we wouldn’t just give you one template; we thought we would give you three, brand new, excellent and varied templates ready for you to try out with your Create website. The only bad thing is, you can’t use them all at the same time.
Slate Template in BETA
Posted by Ben on Wednesday Jul 27 11:27 2011
A brand new template is here, Slate. Delicate, simple and clean with subtle features.
The template supports our new small logo type, which can be up to 300px by 70px. Use the new logo type and your top menu will be presented to the right of the logo. Alternatively, Slate supports all other logo types and displays the top menu below the logo.
New Feature - Checkout Terms & Conditions
Posted by Create on Wednesday Jun 22 02:45 2011
Tags: checkout, terms and conditions, shop, products, payment
If you have a Create shop the checkout process has been enhanced with a new Terms and Conditions feature.
Before completing the checkout your customers now need to confirm that they have read your Terms and Conditions by ticking a check-box.
Released: Shop Sale!
Posted by Create on Monday Jun 6 12:08 2011
Tags: Shop sale, new, Beta, released, shop, discounts, promotion, products
Payment Gateway SecureTrading launched!
Posted by Lauren on Tuesday May 24 03:02 2011
Tags: payment gateway, secure trading, shop, credit cards, accept payments online, debit cards, merchant accounts
We’re very excited to announce that we have released a new payment gateway, SecureTrading!
One of the benefits of this payment gateway is they have combined PayPal and credit card payments into one easy to use system.
Setting Up Related Products For Your Shop!
Posted by Harry on Tuesday May 17 12:18 2011
Tags: Related Products, BETA, Update
A great way to boost your sales on your website is by making use of our related products feature. With our new update to this - which is currently in BETA - adding related products to your product pages has never been so easy and rewarding.
You can add this superb BETA update to your account by clicking here. Please note, that this feature is not available to Classic account holders. If you are on a Classic account, you can upgrade by clicking here.
Product Options V2 Released!
Posted by Harry on Thursday May 12 04:31 2011
Tags: product options, new, stock control, gift wrap, shop
Our newest version of Product Options has now been released!
Those of you on a Pro-Seller or Pro-Seller Plus account should get your hands on the brilliant new features offered with Product Options v2! Update yours for free on the “Product Options” page in your account by clicking here.
This set of new features will give you the scope to offer customisable products and provide more control over the ordering of items.
Introducing Tabs - A New Interface Update!
Posted by Joel on Monday Feb 28 05:07 2011
We've made some changes to Create to make it more usable, accessible and slick!
You will now notice the use of Tabs across the system from editing Page Options to creating a new Product
Tabs has been a proven user interface since the late 80's, most commonly found in browsers, web applications and preference windows. Now we're bringing it to the option screens across the Create system.
New BETA Feature: Downloadable Products
Posted by Create on Tuesday Feb 15 12:00 2011
Tags: downloadables, new features, beta, shop, sell online, ebooks, digital products, downloads,
Do you sell digital products? We are excited to announce that you can now sell music, photos, eBooks and more through your online shop.
3 is the Magic Number
Posted by Ben on Wednesday Feb 9 11:56 2011
Can you feel it? It was a bit warmer in the air this morning and it felt as though Spring was on its way. It's only February, but we've managed to get 3 brand new templates into BETA for you all... and there are more to come.
Get your mitts on Digital, Balanced and Ribbon and give your website a fresh new look before Spring has sprung!
Digital - A New Template goes in to BETA
Posted by Ben on Wednesday Feb 9 11:44 2011
We are giving you new templates like they were hot cakes! What a start to the year!
Digital brings something a bit different to the table, with additional features and a funky design. Some will be thrilled, others will be feeling left out.
Menu items are divided into capsules (the top menu has a limit of 10 items) including a dropdown menu for the first level of shop categories.
If you are including your shop on your menu, it will automatically drop down to show the top level of categories when hovered over - Fantastic!
New Template in BETA : Balanced
Posted by Ben on Monday Feb 7 11:19 2011
Another great new template here for you to try on for size!
Inspired by one of our older templates, this is a new and improved version. You'll find Balanced is a well rounded and versatile template.
Balanced has a stylish and simple top menu or side menu described with subtle embossed edges followed through on the side column Headings.
New BETA Feature: Edit Mode
Posted by Dan on Monday Jan 10 10:30 2011
Tags: editmode, design, new features
This new feature will greatly improve the ease and speed in which you edit your content.
When visiting the design screen you can now switch EditMode on and be able to double click virtually any part of your website and edit it in place.
Christmas Newsletter
Posted by Create on Thursday Dec 16 12:58 2010
Tags: newsletter, christmas, beta, ebay, facebook, new features
Welcome to the Christmas Newsletter 2010
We've loaded your Create stocking with more features than you'll know what to do with. All in time for the Christmas Season! So get online and start realising your business potential!
Create Marketplace
Posted by Joel on Wednesday Dec 15 11:32 2010
Tags: beta, promotion, shop, products, sell, christmas sales, community, pro seller,
We're very excited to have launched the all new “Create Marketplace” BETA.
We know how difficult some customers have found the last year trading online and that there has been a number of discussions in the community about supporting each other, we hope the Marketplace will encourage you all to buy and sell from each other and support small busine
Ribbon Template in BETA
Posted by Ben on Tuesday Dec 14 09:06 2010
We have released a new template into BETA testing this week to add to our growing collection of website templates.
Named ribbon for its attractive and stylish menu which gives the impression of wrapping behind the template. This template also includes a bottom menu in the footer that can hold up to 16 menu items (automatically arranged in the same way as your top menu).
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New Widget - Facebook Like!
Posted by Joel on Wednesday Dec 8 10:37 2010
Tags: widget, facebook, social
Expand your Social Networking presence and place a Facebook "Like" button on your website to allow your visitors to "Like" a product, a page or your whole site!
Specify which URL you want your visitors to "Like"; Set it to "Current Website Page" to "like" the current page that they're on i.e. a shop page. Alternatively you can specify a custom URL for instance your Facebook Business Page.
Create and configure the widget from the Widgets screen on the "Site Content" tab.
New Widget - Audio Player
Posted by Joel on Tuesday Dec 7 11:47 2010
You can now place mp3 samples on your website using the Audio Player Widget.
The widget will use your current colour scheme to style itself seamlessly into your website.
To get the widget on your site once you have created and configured it via the Widgets screen,
BETA Feature: Interface Upgrade - Tabs
Posted by Joel on Thursday Sep 2 04:16 2010
Tags: interface
As part of our ongoing updates to the Create interface we have put configuration screens into a new 'Tabbed' layout instead of the long, scrolling, box-based layout;
Button Styles for Your Website
Posted by Joel on Wednesday Aug 25 11:24 2010
Tags: design
You can now improve the look of your site by choosing one of our preset button styles.
We've got a selection of colours and styles so that you can pick a style that fits with the personality and feel of your website.
To change the style of button for your site just go to the Design screen and choose one from the "Buttons" drop down menu.
New Templates Launched
Posted by Ben on Wednesday Aug 25 02:17 2010
Tags: templates
Introducing two brand new templates! Monotone and Millennium are the latest additions to our growing variety of template designs.
Check them out via your "Design Screen" by clicking on the "Template" drop down menu!
Read More...New Payment Gateway: Barclays ePDQ
Posted by Create on Tuesday Aug 24 04:25 2010
Tags: shop
We are really excited to launch the Barclays ePDQ payment gateway which can now be set up with your shop. If you already have a bank account with Barclays then this will be an ideal payment gateway to offer your customers as payments go straight into your account.
Interface Upgrade - New Buttons
Posted by Joel on Thursday Aug 19 11:19 2010
Tags: interface
As part of ongoing improvements to the Create interface, we have made changes to our Save & Cancel buttons!
Rather than having to scroll to the bottom of the page just to make a quick change, the Save and Cancel buttons will now be accessible at the bottom of your screen.
This new button style means we're rolling out a brand new XHTML Doctype across the whole sys
BETA Feature: Facebook "Like" Widget
Posted by Joel on Thursday Aug 12 10:03 2010
You can now place a Facebook "Like" button on your website using the new widget!
Specify which URL you want your visitors to "Like"; Set it to "Current Website Page" to like the current page that they're on i.e. a shop page. Alternatively you can specify a custom URL for instance your Facebook Business Page.
BETA Feature: Tabbed Template
Posted by Create on Wednesday Aug 11 04:33 2010
The new template "Tabbed" is sleek and minimal with a clean and simple top menu giving your users maximum ease of navigation.
Overlaying your banner is an integrated search facility (shop owners only). This will release the need for a side column version.
Tabbed works will all logo types, including the new logo type which is also currently in BETA. The new logo type will be added to your account when you sign up to test Tabbed.
BETA Feature: Audio Player Widget
Posted by Joel on Tuesday Aug 10 03:18 2010
Tags: beta
You can now place mp3 samples on your website using the Audio Player Widget.
The widget will use your current colour scheme to style itself seamlessly into your website.
To place the widget on your site once you have created and configured it via the Widgets screen, just click the insert widget icon on the page editor 
and select it from the list.
Quick Checkout Layout!
Posted by Create on Monday Jul 19 03:55 2010
Tags: shop
We are very excited to introduce the new "Quick" checkout style!
2 New Templates Launched!
Posted by Ben on Monday Jul 19 02:32 2010
Tags: templates
We have launched 2 new templates!
BETA Feature: Linear Template
Posted by Ben on Monday Jul 12 11:41 2010
Our latest template, Linear, introduces a few new features!
Whichever logo type you choose to use, you will see that Linear incorporates a shopping basket inside the banner! This updates just like the side column and widget versions do.
New Page Editor Update
Posted by Create on Thursday Jul 8 09:36 2010
Tags: editor
We have launched a major update to the page editor, fixing lots of bugs, adding new features and improving performance.
Brand New Slideshow Update!
Posted by Joel on Friday Jul 2 11:22 2010
Tags: slideshow
We've upgraded our Slideshow to both improve performance, fix some bugs and give you some fantastic new features!
New Templates Now Available!
Posted by Create on Thursday Jun 24 02:21 2010
Tags: templates
We've just launched 3 fantastic new templates!
See below for more details!
BETA Feature: Satin Template
Posted by Ben on Wednesday Jun 23 17:14 2010
Satin is a softened version of our recent template, Chrome. Both are curvy, spacious and professional templates but with a subtle difference in appearance.
Unlike Chrome, Satin's menu and side column bars do not have a gradient effect which totally transforms the texture, as the name suggests.
BETA Feature: Chrome Template
Posted by Create on Tuesday Jun 8 03:15 2010
Chrome is similar to the Millennium template but has a softer appearance, with rounded corners on the menu and side column title bars.
The side columns have been set to their widest on this template giving you more freedom to use this space. We have also integrated the shop search field into the menu bar, which means searching is always within easy reach for your visitors whatever page they are on!
BETA Feature: Button Styles For Your Site
Posted by Create on Monday Jun 7 04:36 2010
We're excited to be improving your websites once again by offering you the chance to easily customise all of the buttons on your website using our preset button styles!
We've got a selection of colours and styles so that you can pick a style that fits with the personality and feel of your website.
BETA Feature: Millennium Template
Posted by Create on Tuesday May 25 03:09 2010
Millennium offers an e-commerce style template with a gradient effect over the menu and column headings, giving an overall professional look and feel that is familiar to online shoppers.
This template also boasts it's own shop category side column menu buttons with a subtle gradient effect fo
BETA Feature: Modern Frame Template
Posted by Create on Thursday May 20 02:45 2010
The Modern Frame template is a variation of the Ornate Frame template. So, anyone who felt the Ornate Picture Frame template didn't suit them, may find this is just what they were looking for!
The design features a border in a "modern style picture frame" and this time you can use our plentiful ar
BETA Feature: Monotone Template
Posted by Create on Tuesday May 18 02:41 2010
Monotone is minimalistic, contemporary and elegant. Perhaps most suited to artists and designers of all kinds as it's clean simple look will not distract from your images or content.
Named Monotone for its specific colour scheme options – because our system creates your colour palate from sha
BETA Feature: Ornate Frame Template
Posted by Create on Friday May 7 09:40 2010
This template features a realistic ornate picture frame border with an equally luxurious wallpaper design. The header sits at the top of the page inside the frame and the page background has a subtle canvas texture to tie this realistic theme together.
Interchangeable with all colour schemes, simply change the menu background and watch the picture frame change colour!
BETA Feature: Notepad Template
Posted by Create on Friday Apr 16 09:00 2010
Notepad is designed for the more creative and artistic user to look as though your website is written straight onto paper. The header image sits at the top of the notepad with masking tape effect across the main menu and side column titles. The background image with sunburst stripes and marbled effect adds the perfect finishing touch to the design.
BETA Feature: Slideshow V2
Posted by Joel on Wednesday Apr 7 10:03 2010
Tags: beta
We've decided to upgrade our Slideshow to both improve performance, fix some bugs and give you more options!
BETA Feature: Editor v4
Posted by Create on Friday Mar 19 03:17 2010
You'll be excited to hear we're testing a new page editor!
BETA Feature: New Product Options and Stock Control
Posted by Joel on Tuesday Feb 2 09:29 2010
Tags: shop, beta, product options, stock control,
A massive overhaul of our Product Options system means great things for all online shops built with Create!
We've both redesigned and extended the product options system with a flurry of new features;
BETA Feature: New Payment Gateways
Posted by Dan on Friday Jan 22 11:53 2010
Latest release: Shop System v3
Posted by Create on Tuesday Oct 27 10:07 2009
Tags: shop, e-commerce
We've spent quite a bit of time revamping our shop system and have just released the latest version. This update has loads of new features to improve several aspects of your shop. See below for a list of new features.
New 'Web Designer's Kit'
Posted by Joel on Wednesday Oct 7 09:36 2009
We have just released a fantastic new feature called the Web Designer's Kit (or WDK).