"BREAKING NEWS: Last week we gave you OpenCart as part of the 1 Click Installer system.... we're proud to annouce we've got MORE to give you! But not just 1 more.... 6 MORE INSTALLERS! We've got some new shopping carts, a new "Digg Style" installer, a new forum installer and more

Carrying on from last week where we gave you OpenCart, we're super excited to annouce that we have 6 brand new installers to offer all out customers on the Pro and Unlimited Plans.  They will be added free of charge to your account shortly so you can start playing with the straight away too!  

If you're on the Starter Plan, you'll soon be able to purchase these as "Add-Ons" to your package as well. So you're probably wondering what new installers are we giving you? Lets find out... 

1. Prestashop        Check out the demo

Prestashop is a free Open Source Ecommerce Package, used on over 55,000 sites worldwide!  Over the last 12 months it's had a 250% increase in users and members and has an ever growing support network behind it. They have a forum, a blog, a wiki, a bug tracker and they are also contactable by the usual methods too! 

So lets look at some of the features Prestashop offers: 

● Wishlist and Customer Review functionatlity
● Referral Program (Loyalty/Bonus System)
● Returns and Refund Management
● Delievery Slips and PDF Invoicing
● Pre-configured support for PayPal, HiPay, Moneybookers and many many more
● Built in Visitor Statistics (Which we think are quite indepth as well) 
● Set up SMS Alerts / Reports
● International Support 
● Tons of extensions and add-ons available
● Template System

And as this is now a 1 Click Installer it means you have your Prestashop installed and running in minutes!  Simply follow the on screen instructions and you can't go wrong. Don't forget to check out the demo ( Click the Demo button above ) and see the gallery at the end of the blog for screenshots of Prestahop!

2. Vanilla Forums       See Vanilla in action

Vanilla Forums is a fresh and free open source platform which is currently being used by over 400,000 sites.... including popular sites like Wufoo.com! We recently added this 1 Click Installer as everyone seems to be raving about it, so we installed it ourselves to try it and have to agree with them. It's a fantastic, easy to use, simple and elegant forum platform.

Vanilla Forums features include:

• Over 500 plugins (Free and Paid For)
• WordPress and Blogger integration
• Easy embedding
• Lots of themes
• Social network log ins
• Full mobile compatibility
• Easy imports from popular software such as phpBB and vBulletin
• Ability for users to upload files
• Free community support

You'll find Vanilla Forums 1 Click Installer in your Manage Hosting section, simply click it and follow the on screen instructions, it couldn't be easier.

3. Simple Invoices       View the demo

If you're running a business then you probably invoice your customers/clients... this is where Simple Invoices comes in. It's a free online invoicing software that is easy to use with it's clean interface, superquick to install/configure and it's accessable anywhere in the world at anytime as it's web based!

Simple Invoices features include:

• Browser Based - Compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows
• Send invoices as PDF's
• PayPal Support
• Recurring Billing/Invoices
• Payment Tracking and Reports
• Export Options - Including Word and Excel

You'll find Vanilla Forums 1 Click Installer in your Manage Hosting section, simply click it and follow the on screen instructions, it couldn't be easier.

4. Moodle       Try Moodle

If you're looking for a learning-based CMS, then we think Moodle is the best option for you! As well as being suited to educational sites, you can also use if for your own courses, tutorials, tutoring and more to increase your authority in your industry!

Features include:

•Easy to organise courses, modules, assessments
•Additional activity modules (e.g. forums, databases and wikis)
•Support community
•User-friendly
•Multiple language support
•Scalability
•In-depth developer documentation
•Support for images, videos and other downloadable files for easy access

Check out the demo by clicking the Try Moodle button above and see why it's got over 44,000,000 users!

5. Pligg (Digg-Style)       Try Pligg Now

Have you ever fancied running your own Digg-Style site? Well guess what.... now you can! We've added a neat little CMS called Pligg to your 1 Click Installers that allows you to do so in under 2 minutes... how amazing is it? Your visitors will be able to submit links and rate other peoples entries too. Best of all, you don't need have to code anything or pay someone to do it for you!

Features include:

•Groups for members
•Private messaging
•Ability for users to rate and comment on articles
•Free and paid modules available to extend Pligg's capabilities
•Smarty templates for easy modification
•Easy upgrades
•Well-integrated RSS functionality

6. TomatoCart       See the demo

As an ecommerce software finalist in the 2010 Open Source awards, TomatoCart is renowned for its user-friendly admin panel and lightweight framework. It's another option for ecommerce websites looking to focus on usability and speed. Installing Tomato Cart couldn't be easier either! It takes a few minutes to set it up and you can be live within about 15 minutes! Make sure you check out and try the TomatoCart 1 Click Installer today!

TomatoCart Features include:

•Well-designed and intuitive admin panel
•Multi-language support
•Gift certificate and discount coupon integration
•Customer reviews, newsletter and wishlist functionality
•Integrated Piwik web analytics
•Lightweight
•Complete content management system

So .... thats 6 brand new 1 Click Installers.... completely free! Visit our facebook page to keep yourself updated with all the news and gossip from HostSphere!