hi,
i have ecommerce site created 5 years ago using x-cart. been reliable getting old , needs upgraded. question is, should looking more @ cms joomla? or should have created scratch?
my site sells adventure tours , gift vouchers. when selling tours allow our customers select available dates. when purchasing gift vouchers our customer can have emailed out, or can post out voucher customer. have basic blog.
in upgrading i'd site able following...
customer experience:
tour operator/supplier experience:
admin experience:
template & seo
social
blog
i know there great extensions available in joomla can fill in lot of gaps this. changing x-cart site allow greater flexibility gift vouchers difficult , requires alot of programming. virtualcart manage or need custom extensions created requirements?
i joomla option because allows growth in site, more standard ecommerce site. restating questions;- should looking more @ cms joomla? or should have created scratch?
my current site http://www.breakloose.com.au. competition in field http://www.redballoon.com.au & http://www.adrenalin.com.au
i forward thoughts.
i have ecommerce site created 5 years ago using x-cart. been reliable getting old , needs upgraded. question is, should looking more @ cms joomla? or should have created scratch?
my site sells adventure tours , gift vouchers. when selling tours allow our customers select available dates. when purchasing gift vouchers our customer can have emailed out, or can post out voucher customer. have basic blog.
in upgrading i'd site able following...
customer experience:
- all customers view tour (products) per standard ecomm package. eg category/sub category/product page.
customer chooses date available calendar
customer chooses product gift voucher
customer can purchase set amount gift voucher amounts
customer can view balance of gift voucher
customer can have voucher emailed pdfs
customer can have voucher delivered
customer receives invoice & tour confirmation
tour operator/supplier experience:
- can log in , change product prices, dates
can see customer orders
admin experience:
- add/update/delete products
add/update/delete gift vouchers, ie change time periods, create new vouchers
add/update/delete tour operator details
template & seo
- template must seoptimized & tableless.
add seo paramaters (ie meta etc)
easily change advertising banners via admin
add advertising banners menus
generate xml site map search engines
social
- allow social integration products, ie facebook/twitter etc.
blog
- add articles, news
i know there great extensions available in joomla can fill in lot of gaps this. changing x-cart site allow greater flexibility gift vouchers difficult , requires alot of programming. virtualcart manage or need custom extensions created requirements?
i joomla option because allows growth in site, more standard ecommerce site. restating questions;- should looking more @ cms joomla? or should have created scratch?
my current site http://www.breakloose.com.au. competition in field http://www.redballoon.com.au & http://www.adrenalin.com.au
i forward thoughts.
hello,
it boils down own preference. opt joomla! because there ready made extensions of want achieve here , need focus on theme / layout / business modal site.
take @ joomla extensions directory here, http://extensions.joomla.org . should able lookup of addons add joomla site.
it boils down own preference. opt joomla! because there ready made extensions of want achieve here , need focus on theme / layout / business modal site.
take @ joomla extensions directory here, http://extensions.joomla.org . should able lookup of addons add joomla site.
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