Has Anyone Checked Out Magento Ecommerce ??

[tcraw1010]

http://www.magentocommerce.com/

It looks to be a very impressive open-source ecommerce system - much more feature rich than VirtueMart.

Trouble is, it doesn't look as though they have developed a component integration/bridge for Joomla yet.
Nevertheless, it looks very promising - if one could figure out a way to bridge user registration database.


Still, some of the future upgrades/features look very promising . . .

# Bundles
# Virtual products with support for downloadable products
# Support for grouped products built from configurable products
# Web Services API
# Gift Registry
# Gift Certificates (virtual)
# Customer Balances
# RMA support
# Drag n’ Drop design mode
# Banner Management
# Affiliates System (basic) and Campaign Management
# Backorders (full)
# Cost Management
# Warranties
# Subscription Management
# Required Items
# Recommended Items
# Strongly-Recommended Items
# Multiple wish lists
# Gift Wrap option
# Alternative checkout methods (multi-step, javascript free)
# Limited catalog access per user group
# Membership management
# Enterprise Search
# 3rd party integration ... (CMS, Payment, Shipping, Affiliate, Accounting, etc.)
# Improved import/export methods

[tempusserbia]

It looks very promising and has nice layout.

[tcraw1010]

Honestly, it looks to knock VirtueMart on it's cyber ass - if they can just get the CMS integration up and running.

[Menalto]

Can this be something? http://www.joomla.com.br/blog/2008/0...-joomla-howto/

[bigrk]

That looks like a set up that might work. Magento is a stable version now and I think somewhere on their forum they discuss using it with Joomla also.

[tcraw1010]

That looks like a set up that might work. Magento is a stable version now and I think somewhere on their forum they discuss using it with Joomla also.

Well, I know that integration with Joomla is on their "to do" list . . . just not sure when they are planning "to do" it.

I have never used JFusion before . . . I'll have to read up on it. I mean, that's basically the main issue - cross user integration and compatibility. Everything else can be linked separately.

[instantinlaw]

Unless Magento fixes it's license to comply with the GPL, it is unlikely that Joomla will support it.
Take a look at http://www.openfreeway.org for an alternative to both Magento and Virtuemart.

Both Magento and Freeway still have a long way to go before being stable enough to use on a production site, but both are very active in developing thier products.

Personally I like Magento over Freeway, but Joomla is supporting Freeway, so it looks like Freeway will end up being the one to take out Virtuemart.

I have been watching both of these programs for some time now and I can't wait for them to become mature enough to use.

I was so impressed with both of them that I registered some domains.

freewayfreelancers.com
freewaycoders.com
freewayskins.com
freewaytemplateclub.com

magentemplate.com
magentemplates.com
magentocode.com
magentocode.net
magentosite.com
thememagento.com

[mae82my]

This is really a great news and it really look very promising yeah, can't wait till it been integration with Joomla...great infomation tcraw1010...Thanks!

[tcraw1010]

I was so impressed with both of them that I registered some domains.

freewayfreelancers.com
freewaycoders.com
freewayskins.com
freewaytemplateclub.com

magentemplate.com
magentemplates.com
magentocode.com
magentocode.net
magentosite.com
thememagento.com

Quite the speculative capitalist you are, Bill.

[instantinlaw]

LOL!
I have wasted tons of hard earned cash on domain speculation Tom, but I think those have the most potential to pay off in the long run.
Wanna see my portfolio?