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theidel · 09-01-2009

I am looking for some suggestions on a good shopping cart solution. I have been working with Virtuemart and have had bunches of problems. I have paid for work arounds, but every time there is an update, I am stuck trying to get things going again. I am open to an affordable commercial solution, but I think much of the Virtuemart "noise" obscures other solutions that may be out there. I appreciate that VirtueMart is free, but it has it's problems and does not address a number issues well.
Some of the items that are important to me are:

Robust payment gateway options
The ability to calculate and ship from multiple shippers (zip codes) on the same order for drop shipping websites.
Clean code and the ability to use template CSS
Good SEF Features
Good Features and Support
Integrates very well with Joomla 1.5
Good CSV Import/Export

I would appreciate any suggestions that you may have. I have been pulling my hair out. Please send me links to sites that may be using your suggestions.

Thanks Much,

Tom

tess · 09-01-2009

Hi Tom,

Have you had a look at Magento? Magento - Home - eCommerce Software for Growth

As far as I know there's two options/bridges for Joomla integration, but I unfortunately haven't tried them so I'm unable to recommend anything for you. Here are the links, so you can take a look and see if they would be good for your project. :)

https://www.yireo.com/software/magebridge
JFusion - JFusion.org - Joomla Universal User Integration

Best regards,
Tess

matt · 09-01-2009

Tom.

There really arent many options for Joomla per se. The one thing you need to make very sure of is, do you really need a shopping cart solution that directly interacts with the Joomla userbase? Will the people you are selling to be writing articles and editing content, or are they simply signing up to purchase and maybe leave comments?
Are you needing the integration simply for theming and consistency? If it's just for themeing then it's generally pretty easy to insert the Joomla header/footer into a proper shopping cart systems theme such as Magento or any of the hundreds of other ones out there. That makes it easier to upgrade and patch as well.

Even with a bridge that Tess suggested, you typically still have to do a lot of theme work to the script you are bridging to make it look consistent. Using the Joomla wrapper is not a viable option.

09-01-2009	#1 (permalink)
theidel [+] more user info Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 37 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Shopping Cart Suggestions Needed I am looking for some suggestions on a good shopping cart solution. I have been working with Virtuemart and have had bunches of problems. I have paid for work arounds, but every time there is an update, I am stuck trying to get things going again. I am open to an affordable commercial solution, but I think much of the Virtuemart "noise" obscures other solutions that may be out there. I appreciate that VirtueMart is free, but it has it's problems and does not address a number issues well. Some of the items that are important to me are: Robust payment gateway options The ability to calculate and ship from multiple shippers (zip codes) on the same order for drop shipping websites. Clean code and the ability to use template CSS Good SEF Features Good Features and Support Integrates very well with Joomla 1.5 Good CSV Import/Export I would appreciate any suggestions that you may have. I have been pulling my hair out. Please send me links to sites that may be using your suggestions. Thanks Much, Tom

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09-01-2009	#2 (permalink)
tess eMarketing & support tigress [+] more user info Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 1,618 Thanked 247 Times in 233 Posts	Hi Tom, Have you had a look at Magento? Magento - Home - eCommerce Software for Growth As far as I know there's two options/bridges for Joomla integration, but I unfortunately haven't tried them so I'm unable to recommend anything for you. Here are the links, so you can take a look and see if they would be good for your project. :) https://www.yireo.com/software/magebridge JFusion - JFusion.org - Joomla Universal User Integration Best regards, Tess

09-01-2009	#3 (permalink)
matt Support Staff [+] more user info Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,474 Thanks: 207 Thanked 243 Times in 213 Posts	Tom. There really arent many options for Joomla per se. The one thing you need to make very sure of is, do you really need a shopping cart solution that directly interacts with the Joomla userbase? Will the people you are selling to be writing articles and editing content, or are they simply signing up to purchase and maybe leave comments? Are you needing the integration simply for theming and consistency? If it's just for themeing then it's generally pretty easy to insert the Joomla header/footer into a proper shopping cart systems theme such as Magento or any of the hundreds of other ones out there. That makes it easier to upgrade and patch as well. Even with a bridge that Tess suggested, you typically still have to do a lot of theme work to the script you are bridging to make it look consistent. Using the Joomla wrapper is not a viable option.