Ecommerce with wordpress

monitorit · 11-04-2009, 08:04 AM

I have some products i would like to sell but need an ecommerce site to do so. Would an ecommerce plugin for wordpress be a good move with seo in mind? Any experiance would be appreciated.

Steve B · 11-04-2009, 08:22 AM

I think it is a great idea because you can combine ecommerce with a blog, articles, etc. I don't have a whole lot of experience with various plugins but I can recommend one idea. Go to iThemes.com, click on "More Themes" (on the home page), then scroll down to the eCommerce theme. It's a WordPress theme specifically built to do eCommerce. It looks great (very professional and elegant) and you can change to any one of six colors with one click. I own it and am impressed! ($79).

JonMills · 11-04-2009, 09:26 AM

Yep now days its easy to make a site using wordpress that is a full blown ecommerce site and with the advantages of wordpress over a regular site you could do some serious traffic building using it

JonMills · 11-04-2009, 10:11 AM

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Fernando Veloso · 11-04-2009, 10:22 AM

Just finished a site for a friend using ecommerce plugin + vanilla cart theme + huge customization.

It works But needs lots of work.

nogo · 11-04-2009, 10:31 AM

It's definitely possible to make a decent e-commerce site with WordPress. Be sure to check out the plugins that JonMills suggested. It works especially well if you use a theme that doesn't really look like a blog but more like an online retail site, depending on the products you're selling. This could really increase the perception of credibility for your site's visitors. It does take some extra work and customization but WordPress can be used as a content management system - it's more than just a blog platform.

Nick H · 11-04-2009, 10:43 AM

Having used both WordPress Ecommerce Plugin and the Shopp plugin, I can say that the Shopp plugin is a much better solution.

I have used the Shopp plugin on several sites and I am always impressed with how "plug and play" it is.

Not so with the Ecommerce plugin. That is a plugin that requires heavy customization, and constant support. In short, it needs tender loving tweaking to get it to work right.

Google "Shopp Plugin Wordpress" to find out more.

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with this plugin... I don't receive any benefit from recommending it to you.

jrod014 · 11-04-2009, 11:05 AM

If you are going to do a WP ecommerce site, I would HIGHLY look into the shopp plugin for wordpress. You do have to pay but it's worth it.

tonyscott · 11-04-2009, 11:11 AM

Roman Cart works well too as far as implementation goes. No personal "in use" experience of it though.

Tony

monitorit · 11-04-2009, 02:09 PM

thanks for the input much appreciated.

FreshMedia · 11-04-2009, 03:24 PM

I've created a few sites with Drupal and an e-commerce module. I believe that when you mix a CMS and an e-commerce plugin there will be pros and cons. The pros are that you will have a site that is flexible giving you the ability to add a forum, blog, videos, etc..

The cons are that you may not have a shopping cart with all the bells and whistle of a professional shopping cart. An easy to use admin section of a shopping cart is very important, and right now I don't think some of these plugins can give you that. So what I like to do now is use an open source shopping cart sofware, like prestashop for example, then create a subdomain with a cms for anything else.

mookinman · 11-04-2009, 07:04 PM

I'm really happy with the "Markettheme" plugin for wordpress. Much much better than the wpecommerce plugin. In fact, if you google "Shirtyballs" you'll find one of my sites that uses Market theme.

There are of course limitations for example it won't generate a database of your customers (this is why I am upgrading to a non-wordpress custom built website) but if you love Wordpress (I do) then market theme definitely does the job well.

bgmacaw · 11-04-2009, 07:56 PM

See the templates site in my sig. I kept it real simple and used e-Junkie as the shopping cart.

11-04-2009, 08:04 AM	#1
monitorit HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 470 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Ecommerce with wordpress I have some products i would like to sell but need an ecommerce site to do so. Would an ecommerce plugin for wordpress be a good move with seo in mind? Any experiance would be appreciated.

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Steve B Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Utah, USA. Posts: 62 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Ecommerce with wordpress I think it is a great idea because you can combine ecommerce with a blog, articles, etc. I don't have a whole lot of experience with various plugins but I can recommend one idea. Go to iThemes.com, click on "More Themes" (on the home page), then scroll down to the eCommerce theme. It's a WordPress theme specifically built to do eCommerce. It looks great (very professional and elegant) and you can change to any one of six colors with one click. I own it and am impressed! ($79).
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JonMills HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts Social Networking	Re: Ecommerce with wordpress Yep now days its easy to make a site using wordpress that is a full blown ecommerce site and with the advantages of wordpress over a regular site you could do some serious traffic building using it
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nogo Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ecommerce with wordpress It's definitely possible to make a decent e-commerce site with WordPress. Be sure to check out the plugins that JonMills suggested. It works especially well if you use a theme that doesn't really look like a blog but more like an online retail site, depending on the products you're selling. This could really increase the perception of credibility for your site's visitors. It does take some extra work and customization but WordPress can be used as a content management system - it's more than just a blog platform.
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Nick H How can I help? War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 136 Thanks: 29 Thanked 48 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Ecommerce with wordpress Having used both WordPress Ecommerce Plugin and the Shopp plugin, I can say that the Shopp plugin is a much better solution. I have used the Shopp plugin on several sites and I am always impressed with how "plug and play" it is. Not so with the Ecommerce plugin. That is a plugin that requires heavy customization, and constant support. In short, it needs tender loving tweaking to get it to work right. Google "Shopp Plugin Wordpress" to find out more. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with this plugin... I don't receive any benefit from recommending it to you.
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monitorit HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 470 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Ecommerce with wordpress thanks for the input much appreciated.

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FreshMedia Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 35 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Ecommerce with wordpress I've created a few sites with Drupal and an e-commerce module. I believe that when you mix a CMS and an e-commerce plugin there will be pros and cons. The pros are that you will have a site that is flexible giving you the ability to add a forum, blog, videos, etc.. The cons are that you may not have a shopping cart with all the bells and whistle of a professional shopping cart. An easy to use admin section of a shopping cart is very important, and right now I don't think some of these plugins can give you that. So what I like to do now is use an open source shopping cart sofware, like prestashop for example, then create a subdomain with a cms for anything else.

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mookinman David Black Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom. Posts: 324 Thanks: 36 Thanked 42 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Ecommerce with wordpress I'm really happy with the "Markettheme" plugin for wordpress. Much much better than the wpecommerce plugin. In fact, if you google "Shirtyballs" you'll find one of my sites that uses Market theme. There are of course limitations for example it won't generate a database of your customers (this is why I am upgrading to a non-wordpress custom built website) but if you love Wordpress (I do) then market theme definitely does the job well.
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