Vintage Lover Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I read the news from the Head Guru that Fantastico will include Joomla? Ok, what is it and how will it help me with my e-commerce site? I know VirtueMart is an e-commerce package that works with Joomla. Will we have access to this as well? Thanks. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 VirtueMart is not part of the Joomla package or Fantastico so the answer is no. That doesn't stop you from downloading and installing it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Joomla is a CMS (Content management system) which allows you to build a website rather easily, and allow, if you want, others to contribute. I am not sure of the interaction between the two, but if its like any other commerce package that joomla supports, its fits in snug into it. Basically you build the shop in the commerce package (might even be able to control it in joomla) and build the rest of the website in joomla itself. I love joomla and rate its as one of the best CMSs i have found to date JimE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Lover Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Thanks Bruce and Jim! I'm just trying to find the easiest to use commerce site. Zen Cart has proven to be difficult for me. I'l keep looking. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Sandra, You can try OScommerce. Again, this will tailor nicely into Joomla. Infact there are quite a few nice commerce ones which will fit nicely into joomla. Good luck in choosing and let us know which one you choose! JimE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Lover Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 Sandra, You can try OScommerce. Again, this will tailor nicely into Joomla. Infact there are quite a few nice commerce ones which will fit nicely into joomla. Good luck in choosing and let us know which one you choose! JimE does Joomla take the place of the the commerce admin panels? Because I have found Zen Cart and OSCommerce very difficult to work with. Their admin panels aren't very user friendly. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Sandra, From what I can remember, the plugin part for joomla allows control over the cart, so the answer to your question is yes. How good these are depends on the plugin for it. JimE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Lover Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Jim, or anyone else, I installed Joomla, and downloaded VirtueMart. Where in earth do I install it though? I' already lost. sigh. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Hello Sandra, Looking at the website here: http://virtuemart.net/index.php?option=com_simplefaq VirtueMart is a component. Therefore, log into the administrator's part of joomla. http://domainname/administrator/ This is where you control your website so to speak. Now goto installers and then components. Use this area to upload your component virtuemart. Once its installed itself, it can be found under the tab "components" in the main menu, here you will be able to do what you like with it! Have fun playing with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Lover Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Do you think it would be possible not to have Joomla show up at all, just virtue mart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Lover Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 well i tired to install from the admin panel in joomla, and I don't see virtuemart. I think I need to install it myself somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-JimE Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Hello Sandra, Its possible give or take a small amount to get most of Joomla not to show. If you have upload the component and its showing in the component tab, then the next step will be to make a link to access it. If you go to menu manager and select the menu, you want to edit, you will need to find the icon to edit the menu items. Once you are in this, goto "new", then "link to component", then choose the newely installed component and give it a name and then click "save". Reload your front page and you should havea link to the new shoping cart. JimE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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