VirtueMart
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Free open-source eCommerce solution for Joomla CMS
How to Replace VirtueMartOverview
Features
42 features across 20 categories
Administration(2)
Use Joomla ACL to define visibility and editing rights for employees
Debugging tools in Joomla and VirtueMart allowing debugging of live stores without customers knowing
Calculations(1)
Unified rule-based calculator handling discounts, tax, and currency with customizable conditions and support for complex calculations
Checkout(1)
Allow customers to checkout as a guest or create an account with flexible checkout options
Customer Engagement(1)
Native review and rating system to gather customer feedback and enhance customer experience
Customer Management(2)
Easily adjust account registration view to culture, national laws, or targeted audience habits
Individualize shopping experience with shopper groups that can change price display, format, and calculations for different customer segments
Customization(1)
Customize shop appearance using Joomla's template override system without modifying core files
Extensibility(3)
Extensions store allowing third-party developers to sell their extensions directly to the community
Wide range of extensions and add-ons available to extend functionality with additional features and integrations
Extensible plugin system allowing modification of shopper fields, product details, calculation rules, shipment, and payment functionality
Integration(1)
Fully integrated with Joomla CMS framework providing template system, module system, and plugin system integration
Inventory(2)
Stock tracking, low-stock notifications, and backorder management features to help users keep track of inventory levels
Inventory system with stock warning notifications and virtual stock tracking for ordered but not finalized purchases
Localization(1)
Built-in multi-language support allowing users to create and manage multilingual online stores with language fallback system
Marketing(1)
Offer coupon codes as marketing tools to promote products and engage customers
Orders(2)
Automatic invoice handling with configurable order status triggers and order status history logging
Orders are always trackable regardless of registration status
Payments(3)
Allow customers to view product prices in their desired currency with automatic rate updates
Supports various payment gateways including PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.Net, Klarna, Sofort Banking, Skrill, and Cash on delivery
Payment system done by plugins with conditions by shopper groups, minimal/maximal amounts, transaction fees, and country-based rules
Performance(1)
Resource-conserving platform that can handle thousands of products on shared hosting with no artificial limits
Product Management(9)
Add unified, searchable custom attributes to products like author, functions, dropdowns for selection, or text input by shoppers
Easy management of products, categories, attributes, and variants, allowing administrators to efficiently organize and showcase merchandise
Support for multiple media types including images, PDFs, videos, audio, and e-books for products
Products can have multiple categories allowing customers to find products among different topics
Support for nested categories to help customers navigate and understand shop structure
Set different attributes for products including multiple prices, currency, shopper group, amount, dimensions, weight, size, and custom attributes
Quickly create similar products through cloning and derivating functionality
Short and long product descriptions with ability to add detailed information on product details pages
Product patterns allow changing attributes for derived products within minutes
SEO(4)
Canonical URL support to tell search engines the correct URL when multiple valid links exist for same product
Own meta tags for categories, products, manufacturers, media, and main page with dynamic or customized page titles
Search engine friendly links with fallback system and support for products in multiple categories
Customizable URLs, meta tags, sitemaps, and powerful SEM/SEO features to improve online visibility and search engine rankings
Sales(3)
Add related categories or products to specific products to suggest complementary items and increase sales volume
Different product groups like latest, topten, newest, featured to guide customers to best offers
Display related products on product detail view and add to cart popup to suggest fitting products
Search(1)
Customers can search for products by category, manufacturer, attribute, and descriptions with sortable and searchable lists
Security(1)
Security features including XSS filters and enhanced filter functions for protection
Shipping & Tax(2)
Shipment system done by plugins with many included, configurable by shopper groups, weight, zip, countries, number of articles, order amount
Tools for calculating shipping costs and taxes based on different parameters such as weight, destination, and tax rates, streamlining the checkout process
Pricing
Free
Popular- ✓500+ features included
- ✓No limits
- ✓Flexible
- ✓Performant
- ✓All core functionality
Cost Calculator
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Integrations
8 known integrations