Virtuemart

The best shopping cart for Joomla! VirtueMart is an Open Source E-Commerce solution (a Component or Plug-in) for the Joomla! Content M...

The best shopping cart for Joomla!

VirtueMart is an Open Source E-Commerce solution (a Component or Plug-in) for the Joomla! Content Management System. It can be run as a Shopping Cart, or in Catalog mode.

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FEATURES

VirtueMart offers an extensive list of features as standard to enable shop owners to build a working shopping cart. The non-exhaustive list is below:

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• EXTEND THE FUNCTIONNALITIES OF YOUR SHOP
•  You can extend your VirtueMart shop by adding Plugins, Components, Templates and Modules.
  Visit extensions.virtuemart.net for more a list of available extensions.
• BASED ON JOOMLA MVC FRAMEWORK
• Based on Joomla MVC framework with all its advantage:
  Template overriding
  Implementation of Joomla Plugins for: payment, shipment, coupons, calculation rules, custom product fields, ... and more
  Simple installation and integration of other Joomla extensions.
• CATEGORIES
• Nested categories
  With meta tags for seo
  With description and media
• PRODUCTS
• With meta tags for seo
  Short and long description
  Dimensions (weight, size)
  Multiple media
  Variants, attributes
  Unlimited child products and derivated levels
  Product pattern (Parent product used as pattern for child products)
  Related products
  Reviews and ratings
• SHOPPER GROUPS
• Pricing depending by shopper groups
  Price display depending by shopper groups
  Payment/shipment depending by shopper groups
• SHOPPERS
• Customizable shopper input form
  Input form depended on registration, checkout or shipment
  Completely anonymous checkout
  Address book
  Default Bill-to and Ship-to address
  Default payment and shipment method
• INVENTORY/STOCK
• Stocking/inventory
  Stock warning
  Virtual stock (ordered but not finally bought)
• PRICES
• Various type of prices to display depended by shopper group
  Prices adjusted by shopper chosen currency
  Different currency format per currency
• REAL MULTI CURRENCY
• Auto updating rates
  Add your own currencies for fixed currency rates
• SEF/SEO
• Default SEF/SEO integrated
• DYNAMICAL CALCULATOR
• Discounts based on time, category, shopper group, country, and state
  Tax based on time, category, shopper group, country, and state
  Discounts, tax per product and/or order
  Discounts, tax have their own currencies (for duties)
• PAYMENT
• Based on plugins
  Minimal amount / maximal amount to use a payment
  Transaction fees
  By countries
  By shopper groups
  Included: Paypal Std, Paypal Express, Paypal API, Amazon, Sofort Banking, Klarna, Realex, Skrill, Heidelpay, KlikAndPay, Paybox, Authorize.net, Cash on delivery included and more ..
• SHIPMENT
• Based on plugins
  By shopper groups
  By countries
  Based on weight, zip, countries, number of articles, order amount
• CHECKOUT
• Guest checkout; completely anonymous checkout
  Option to register at begin of checkout
  Cart is an object, completely overridable by template
  Cart is stored in the session
  1 click checkout
  Multipage checkout
  One page checkout (not by default)
  SSL
• ORDERS
• Payment/shipment workflow
  History
  Modifiable
  Order tracking for anonymous users
• PRODUCTS DISPLAY
• LatestTop Ten sales
  Newest
  Featured
  Sortable
  Searchable
• MULTILINGUAL
• Native with Joomla
• MARKETING PROMOTION AND TOOLS
• Coupon handling
  Recommend a product to friend link
• OTHER
• Hidden debugging tool

What is VirtueMart?

VirtueMart is an Open Source E-Commerce solution (a Component or Plug-in) for the Joomla! Content Management System. It can be run as a Shopping Cart, or in Catalog mode.

You need to install Joomla! first (as the "Framework"), and then install & configure VirtueMart.

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• What exactly is VirtueMart?
• VirtueMart is a complete eCommerce solution. It must be used together with the Content Management System Joomla!. Both are released under the GNU General Public License, which means by the end, they are free for download and use. Joomla! and VirtueMart are written in PHP and made for easy use in a PHP / MySQL environment. All you need is to download the latest Joomla distribution from www.joomla.org and the VirtueMart package from this site. Joomla provides the Core System and the Framework, which VirtueMart can use. So you can easily use a complete Shopping Cart Solution within your own dynamic Website ("Portal"), together with many other Plug-Ins, called Components and Modules, like Forums, FAQ, Guestbooks, Galleries........
  Change the look and feel of your site by using the Templates for Joomla! Sites, which use CSS and XHTML......all these Templates and Plug-Ins are available on extensions.joomla.org (mostly for free).
  Even if you think that you don't need a Portal or a "big" CMS - think about and just try it! You are more flexible with it.
• How much does VirtueMart cost?
• VirtueMart is free software released under the GNU General Public License. No limitations exist for VirtueMart. You can create and maintain a site with an unlimited number of categories, products, orders, customers, etc.
  You are not allowed to sell software that includes parts of VirtueMart Code.
• Who is behind VirtueMart?
• VirtueMart currently has only a very small team. There are 3 to 5 active developers, who help evolve the Core System and update the Project's Open Program Sources. There are a lot of developers and active users on this forum who help pushing this Application forward into the right direction.
• Where can I find documentation for VirtueMart?
• Mostly in our Knowledgebase. Printable Documentation is available for End-Users and Developers.
• Why do I need Joomla! ?
• Joomla! is an extensible Content Management System that can be further enhanced by installing 3rd party Extensions - e.g. Components (like VirtueMart), Modules and Plugins. VirtueMart is a Joomla! "component" - so your need Joomla! to be already installed on your Server. The VirtueMart eCommerce Bundle is a modification of the official distribution of Joomla! with VirtueMart already pre-installed - so you don't have to first install and configure Joomla!, and then install VirtueMart.
• I'm totally new to this. Where should I start?T
• The official Joomla! Home
  
  Joomla! is a Content Management System (CMS). It can be installed on your webserver and enables you to manage your whole website online (dynamic website!). If you need more basic information, it is recommended to visit the official website. JoomlaCode After you have informed yourself about the basics, you should download Joomla! and install it on your webserver. On joomlacode.org you can download the latest and older versions of Joomla! and other popular extensions. Joomla! Help Site The installation process for Joomla! is pretty easy and can be done even by non skilled persons. However - there is a very good documentation available covering all aspects of the system. Joomla! Forum Most of the Problems users have are related directly to Joomla!. If you still have questions or if you are searching for help from the community, you maybe want to join in some discussions in popular forums. Joomla! Extensions Directory
  
  This is the official Joomla! Extensions Directory Site. If you are searching for a forum, a gallery, content modules, flash thingies or such, you should take a look at extensions.joomla.org.