VirtueMart

 

VirtueMart

Why use VirtueMart?

VirtueMart is an Open Source E-Commerce solution to be used together with a Content Management System (CMS) called Joomla. Joomla and VirtueMart are written in PHP and can be used in typical PHP/MySQL environments. VirtueMart is the leading online-shop solution with more than 2.5 million downloads so far.

With its fully-featured e-Commerce engine, VirtueMart is perfect to sell your goods online and drive your business to new Heights. Despite being open source software it powers large online Shops providing the performance, usability and security you expect from professional software.

What features does VirtueMart offer?

VirtueMart offers a lot of features, some of the standard features are listed below. The functionality of Joomla and VirtueMart can be extended using custom plugins, components, templates and modules to make them do what you want.

General Features

  • Capable of using Secure Sockets Layer (https) encryption (128-bit)
  • Flexible Tax Models (ShipTo address-based, store address-based, store owner based for customers in EU countries)
  • Shoppers can manage their user accounts (registration required)
  • Shipping Address Management (customers can enter their own shipping addresses)
  • Order History: shopper can view all their previous orders and order details
  • Order Confirmation Mail (customizable) is sent to shopper and store owner
  • Multiple Currencies (you can allow customers to change the currency and buy using an alternative currency)
  • Multiple Languages (using the Joomla component Joom!Fish or Nooku)

Product Catalogue Features

  • Powerful web-administration interface (Javascript-powered)
  • Manages an unlimited number of products and categories
  • Can be used as a shop or just as an online catalogue (you can even turn off price display)
  • Quick search for products, categories and manufacturers; filter by features or discounted products
  • Product ratings & testimonials (moderated or auto-published)
  • Feature specific products by setting them "on special"
  • Product Availability: show how fast a customer can expect delivery
  • Handles downloadable products (virtual goods)
  • "Product is back in stock" - notification for subscribed customers

Administration Features

  • Multiple images and files (like spec sheets and flyers) per product
  • Product Attributes (like size or color) can be added to product
  • Product Types for classification (like "car", "motorbike" or "music album")
  • Shopper Groups for customers (allows different price levels and payment options),
  • Multiple prices per product (quantity-based and/or Shopper Group-based prices)
  • Flexible price display (number & currency formatting; including or excluding tax)
  • On-the-Fly Price Conversion between different Currencies using Live Rates from the ECB or other banks
  • Shop Statistics / control panel with a summary of new customers, new orders....
  • Stock Level Control for products and item
  • Order Management with Order History, Customer Notification and Order Edit functionality
  • Basic Reporting Feature: sold items, monthly/yearly revenue
  • Order Status Management
  • Manage different currencies, countries & states

Payment Modules

PayPal, WorldPay

  • Capable of live credit card processing
  • pre-defined payment gateways like authorize.net®, PayPal, 2Checkout, eWay, Worldpay, PayMate and NoChex
  • extend your shop with other payment modules using the Payment Module API!

Shipping Modules

  • Flexible shipping carriers and rates configurationUPS, FedEx
  • Live-shipping rates using shipping modules (e.g. InterShipper, UPS, USPS, FedEx or Canada Post; Modules can use the Shipping Rate API).
  • extend your shop with other shipping modules using the Shipping Module API!

 

Who is using VirtueMart?

Here are just a few examples of websites that use VirtueMart: