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12 features3 Free · 4 mixed · 5 Pro

Customer Engagement

Keep customers connected with first-class reviews, customer accounts, segments and tags, back-in-stock alerts, notes, loyalty, subscriptions, notifications, and targeted outreach tied to the same storefront.

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What this part of the platform covers.

Mixed plans

Customer Accounts & Live Chat

Let customers create accounts to view order history, save favorite products, manage delivery addresses, and reorder with ease. Real-time live chat adds image sharing and read receipts for direct customer communication.

Plan split: Customer accounts are a base capability; live chat follows the active plan matrix.

Mixed plans

Customer Notifications

Send transactional email updates and automated email shop alerts, with browser push notifications and event text workflows available through their current matrix assignments. Event texts use prepaid credits.

Plan split: Email is a base capability; push and text channels follow the active plan matrix.

Pro

Customer Push Notifications

Reach customers directly on their devices with web push notifications. Send targeted alerts about new availability windows, product launches, and special promotions. Customers opt in through your site and receive notifications even when they're not browsing — with audience targeting for location-based messaging.

Pro

Customer Text Notifications

Send event and shop-alert text messages to customers who opt in. Text sends use prepaid credits, while consent language, unsubscribe handling, short links, and delivery tracking stay managed by Cottage CMS.

Pro

Loyalty Program

Incentivize repeat business with a points-based loyalty program. Customers automatically earn points on every purchase and can redeem them for discounts at checkout. Configure points-per-dollar, redemption thresholds, and bonus point promotions to drive engagement.

Pro

Customer Subscriptions

Build flexible subscription offers with multiple cadence choices, subscriber pricing, renewal orders, and imported subscribers. Customers can manage, skip, or cancel upcoming renewals while subscription sales stay connected to the same products, customers, inventory, and fulfillment workflows.

Mixed plans

Customer Segments & Tags

Turn one customer list into useful audiences such as market regulars, wholesale leads, or holiday buyers. Use saved segments for targeted email, push, or text messaging through the corresponding communication channel.

Plan split: Customer organization is a base capability; outbound channels follow the active plan matrix.

Free

Back-in-Stock Alerts

Capture demand instead of losing a customer when inventory reaches zero. Shoppers can request a restock alert, and Cottage CMS can notify interested customers when the product is available again.

Free

Customer Notes

Record the details that help you provide personal service, such as ordering preferences, follow-up context, or account history. Notes remain internal and live beside the customer’s orders and contact information.

Mixed plans

First-Class Reviews

Build trust with reviews that belong to your business rather than a third-party marketplace. Core collection and storefront display work alongside optional review imports and text-message review requests.

Plan split: Collection and display are base capabilities; imports and text requests follow the active plan matrix.

Pro

Text Credit Packs & Auto Top-Up

Add text capacity when you need it without committing to a separate messaging platform. Choose explicit credit packs, optionally configure automatic top-up with a monthly spend cap, and keep consent and unsubscribe handling inside Cottage CMS.

Free

Site-as-an-App (PWA)

Progressive Web App technology lets your customers install your site directly to their phone's home screen — no app store needed. They get fast loading, offline access to your menu, and a native app-like experience that keeps your brand front and center.

Paid expansion

The growth layer in customer engagement.

Free and mixed features handle the launch path. Pro adds deeper control, automation, and repeat-customer tools; Scale adds advanced capacity for established operations.

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Pro

Customer Push Notifications

Send targeted browser push notifications for new products, availability windows, and promotions.

Pro

Customer Text Notifications

Send event/shop alert texts to opted-in customers with prepaid text credits.

Pro

Loyalty Program

Reward repeat customers with points-based loyalty. Customers earn points on purchases and redeem for discounts.

Pro

Customer Subscriptions

Create flexible recurring plans with cadence options, subscriber discounts, and renewal management.

Pro

Text Credit Packs & Auto Top-Up

Buy prepaid text credits or automatically replenish an approved pack when the balance runs low.

Start with the storefront

Launch free, then upgrade when this category becomes a growth lever.

Cottage CMS lets new sellers start with a working order flow, add Pro when marketing and fulfillment start paying back, and use Scale for advanced capacity and control.