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v3.5.5: GBS Syndication/Aggregation Beta Available

The new GBS v3.5.5 update released today includes improvements for the ability to share deals across the GBS platform. This service will be completely free for the next 60 days during beta testing. Once beta testing ends, you will have the option to signup for the service at a modest monthly charge to syndicate deals through GBS. This service will allow GBS users to reach more potential customers, generate more sales, and grow their email list of subscribers.

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$300 in Add-ons for only $75! Limited Time Only

For a limited time Sprout Venture is offering some of their most popular add-ons in a heavily discounted bundle.

Advanced Google Analytics

Original price $29

Screen Shot 2012-01-27 at 1.07.40 PMBy using Google Analytics with your Ecommerce website, you can gain valuable insights about your transactions, ROI, and customers. Use Google Analytics goals and funnels to understand where users are converting. By seeing where customers leave each step, you can refine your website to optimize conversions.

Auto Cart and Widget

Original price $59

Screen Shot 2012-01-04 at 5.46.24 PMProvides a way for your registered visitors to easily add items to their cart without being redirected to the cart. After activating this add-on clicking the standard add-to-cart button the item will be added to the customer’s cart in the background, a notification will show (same as the default notification), the cart count will increment in the header and if you add the AJAX Cart Widget to the sidebar (included in this add-on) it will be dynamically updated.

Subscription Lightbox

Original price $39

Screen Shot 2011-09-27 at 9.05.56 AMRedirects new users to the latest deal and serves a lightbox for subscriptions.



  • Easy setup basic settings
  • User’s with location preference cookie (from signing up) will not be greeted with lightbox
  • Option to select background color: Black or White
  • Clean design
  • Clean code for customized design via CSS
  • Redirects user away from the traditional homepage

Loyalty Pricing & Member Pricing

Original price $80

repeat-businessProvide your customers with alternative pricing based on their loyalty to previous purchases from a merchant. Time restrictions allows scenarios for a customer to receive an alternate price if they purchased from Merchant A in the last X days. Options to activate an alternate price are included for GBS admins to manually change the availability during the life of a deal.

Membership add-on: Simple way to allow specific accounts to receive alternate pricing. Check a box on the customer’s account page and they’ll see the alternate pricing automatically.

Registration Rewards

Original price $19

bag_of_moneyReward a new user by crediting their account automatically.

Sales Team Restrictions

Original price $39

Screen Shot 2011-11-17 at 2.36.54 PMRestrict the locations that users (by role or specific user) can view, add, and edit in the admin panel. Great for location managers that need admin access to manage their deals.

Credit Limiter

Original price $19

creditsAdd on creates an option for limiting the number of credits a customer can use per transaction. So if admin enters a limit of 10 credits, users can’t apply any more than 10 credits per purchase.

Registration Captcha

Original price $17

Screen Shot 2011-09-26 at 11.09.55 AMSimple way to add a captcha (reCaptcha) to your GBS site’s registration page.

Because of how add-ons are distributed they will need to be manually added to your account; expect a delivery delay up to 48 hours for them to show in your account’s download section.

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New Add-ons: Piggy Pro and WP Touch Pro Integration

For GBS members that are using the premium theme, we’ve released a free add-on to improve mobile device compatibility. This new add-on integrates the popular WPtouch Pro theme to offer your visitors a clean mobile experience on their iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, and Android devices. Our other big news for the day includes an add-on release for Piggy Pro, a web application that allows you to view deal and product sales performance of your GBS-powered site from the comfort of your iOS and Android devices.

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New Add-ons: Advanced Google Analytics Integration, Simple Gifting

We’ve just released a couple of new add-ons in the GBS marketplace called Simple Gifting and Advanced Google Analytics Integration. Each add-on offers new and exciting features that you can quickly add to your GBS site. Take some time to review the new capabilities described below. If you have any questions, post them to the dedicated forum for each add-on so the developer can address them.

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GBS 3.5: Voucher and Deal Previews, Free Shipping, Gifting Management

We are officially releasing v3.5 today which offers several new feature additions and improvements for your social commerce site. These include such things as voucher and deal previews, free shipping, improved gifting options, and report pagination.

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