VirtueMart is an open source e-commerce component for Joomla!.
It enables Joomla site administrators to build a product catalog, confgure payment and shipping methods, and allows the selling of products online.
Like any other shopping cart (such as osCommerce, Zen Cart, Magento, and so on),
VirtueMart allows administrators to
However, the difference between VirtueMart and shopping cart applications like osCommerce and Zen Cart, is that VirtueMart runs as part of Joomla! CMS. It is fully integrated to a Joomla! site, shares the same authentication and authorization mechanism, and also the same look and feel of the Joomla! site.
osCommerce and Zen Cart can run independently, but VirtueMart cannot run independently (it runs as component of Joomla!).
- confgure the shop,
- confgure the selling workfow,
- confgure the payment and shipping options,
- confgure product categories and
- catalog, and manage customers and orders.
However, the difference between VirtueMart and shopping cart applications like osCommerce and Zen Cart, is that VirtueMart runs as part of Joomla! CMS. It is fully integrated to a Joomla! site, shares the same authentication and authorization mechanism, and also the same look and feel of the Joomla! site.
osCommerce and Zen Cart can run independently, but VirtueMart cannot run independently (it runs as component of Joomla!).
General features
Secure Sockets Layer
It uses the security architecture of Joomla! and also has the capability of using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, up to 128-bit. This encryption of HTTPS communication makes VirtueMart much safer for the buyers and sellers.
Flexible tax model
another good feature of VirtueMart is its flexible tax model. In VirtueMart, sales taxes can be calculated based on a ship-to address, store address, or EU mode. In EU mode, taxes are calculated based on store the owner's address when the customer comes from an EU country.
Customer details maintenance
Once a customer is registered with Joomla! , that user can maintain their addresses, and also can view their order history and order details.
Whenever a product is sold in VirtueMart shop, an order confrmation email is sent to shopper and the store owner. The administrator of the shop can customize the order confrmation mail and other emails sent to customers
Multiple languages for the Joomla
-VirtueMart has excellent localization capability
- we can also use multiple currencies
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