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Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook

By : John Horton
Book Image

Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook

By: John Horton

Overview of this book

VirtueMart is a premier eCommerce solution powered by Joomla!In Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook you will learn how to create a full-functioning and attractive eCommerce solution with VirtueMart. You will be shown how to install and configure VirtueMart, how to set-up and run your store day-to-day as well as configure and customize the look and feel of your store. With this book by your side, you will be able to overcome as problems setting up, administrating and customizing your eCommerce store! This book finishes with blueprint projects meaning that getting started with VirtueMart is even easier for the novice and aspiring site builder or developer. If you have always wanted to create a professional-looking store, but are worried about the complexity and difficulty involved, then this book is for you! With numerous recipes, practical tips and solutions Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook will take you through every step required to achieve eCommerce success.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Introduction


Looks are everything on the web. If your store doesn't look enticing and professional to your customers then everything else is a waste. This chapter looks at how to make your VirtueMart look stunning.

There are many different approaches to creating a hot-looking store. The one that is best for you or your client will depend upon your budget and your skill set.

The recipes in this chapter will cater to all budgets and skill sets. For example, we will cover the very simple task of finding and installing a free Joomla! template or installing a VirtueMart theme.

Then we will look at the pros and cons of using two different professional frameworks namely Warp and Gantry.

In the middle of all this, we will also look at the stunningly versatile Artisteer design software that won't quite give you the perfect professional job but does a very fine job of letting you choose just about every aspect of your design without any CSS/coding skills.