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Online Store CMS - episode 2
After the previous post about an online CMS store, i took some time to search for the best existing software i could use. Here are the best 3 i’ve found, not necessarily in the posted order, with the pros and the cons. And you can read the conclusions at the end.
Joomla + Virtuemart (link)
Joomla has gone a lot better since the last time i wanted to use it, in 2006. This combination allows you to make something more than just a store, as with the help of the various components developed by 3rd parties, you can put together a site with almost everything you want: forum, news section, galleries, community, shop, etc. The code is a lot cleaner, there are fewer bugs, it is a little easier to customize (although you still need to get familiar with its specific coding) and you can find great premium themes for a fee from here or here.
Online store CMS - help needed
Like the title says, i’m looking for a good online store CMS that has the following features:
- multiple stores : under one site, i need to have multiple stores. For each of them i have to be able to set an admin account that can only see and modify the products in his store. Above them, there will be a Superadmin account that can modify anything else in the site. Example: On a site I’m selling laptops. I have Apple and Dell as vendors, so they come and introduce their products in their accounts, but all their products will appear combined in the laptops category and also separated in the store’s page.
- affiliates: users can become affiliates. They can select a couple of criteria and a code is generated to use on their sites. If products are sold via those codes, they get a piece of the price. The classic Affiliate module.
- users should be able to create an account where they can be able to see order history and some kind of order tracking (with the current situation of their order: waiting to be processed, processed, sent, etc)
- some of the basic stuff:
- fast content entering form, with just a couple of important fields (title, description, pictures, price) + more advanced options for the vendors with more time at their disposal
- multiple payment and delivery options
- quick chekout form
- newsletter module
- easy to modify code
- etc
Can anyone recommend me such a CMS? Free or paid, that doesn’t really matter, as long as it has the features listed above.
Oh, and one other thing. Can you point me to a good fast working web developper with decent fares? Or at least to some sites where i can find such a guy, except Rentacoder ? I’m looking for someone capable of making a site somewhat similar to this one , with a couple of changes. If you can, please provide the contact details via a comment.
Thanks in advance for your answers, i really hope you can help me with both my problems.
Diablo 3 - the end of my social life is here
From the moment I’ve heard Blizzard is preparing the new Diablo 3, one quote rested in my mind: "the end of my social life is here" . Cause after all, that’s what the sequel of one of the most appreciated and played game in the history of PC games will represent: hundreds and hundreds of hours in front of the PC, building up for the final encounter with Diablo.
And here’s the first trailer of Diablo 3:
