So I'm thinking of starting this small online store website, and I need advice on which free e-Commerce solution to install on my domain ..
There are several different choices such as:
OpenCart, ZenCart, PrestaShop, Magento, Novelo, osCommerce, etc ...
How do I decide between them ? They all seem very similar to me ..
Here are some points that can help in shortening the list:
1) No. 1 requirement is that it should be easy to setup with minimal web-coding. I have vast experience in desktop/mobile platform coding, but I never really had time to get into web-related development all that much.
2) It should be newbie-friendly, because this is the first time I'm setting up an online store
My website will be a small start-up like website, where I intend to make about 300 ~ 400 items available for purchase.
3) Items will have options which user can choose before adding the item to cart (e.g. like choosing the size of a shirt, or checkboxes used to add small additions to the main item, e.g. gift-crap, or ship it in frustration-free packaging, etc ..).
4) The ability to create user accounts would be preferred, so that customers can create their accounts on my site, to store their data.
5) SSL compatibility is preferred too, for when a customer logs in.
6) An solution which can provide a number of different website layout designs, and things such as button graphics, etc, will be appreciated. Thing is I've never made such website design graphics before. I can edit stuff in Photoshop (retouching photos, or editing existing pictures, etc), but I don't have experience in creating 'new' stuff.
7) A solution which has a decent amount of official or unofficial support, and plugin compatibility would also be preferred.
So can someone tell me which e-Commerce solutions I should consider ?
There are several different choices such as:
OpenCart, ZenCart, PrestaShop, Magento, Novelo, osCommerce, etc ...
How do I decide between them ? They all seem very similar to me ..
Here are some points that can help in shortening the list:
1) No. 1 requirement is that it should be easy to setup with minimal web-coding. I have vast experience in desktop/mobile platform coding, but I never really had time to get into web-related development all that much.
2) It should be newbie-friendly, because this is the first time I'm setting up an online store
My website will be a small start-up like website, where I intend to make about 300 ~ 400 items available for purchase.
3) Items will have options which user can choose before adding the item to cart (e.g. like choosing the size of a shirt, or checkboxes used to add small additions to the main item, e.g. gift-crap, or ship it in frustration-free packaging, etc ..).
4) The ability to create user accounts would be preferred, so that customers can create their accounts on my site, to store their data.
5) SSL compatibility is preferred too, for when a customer logs in.
6) An solution which can provide a number of different website layout designs, and things such as button graphics, etc, will be appreciated. Thing is I've never made such website design graphics before. I can edit stuff in Photoshop (retouching photos, or editing existing pictures, etc), but I don't have experience in creating 'new' stuff.
7) A solution which has a decent amount of official or unofficial support, and plugin compatibility would also be preferred.
So can someone tell me which e-Commerce solutions I should consider ?
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