Hi guys,

 

Right I have recently been asked to develop a website which allows the client to sell his clothing. His requirements:

 

- Wants to easily be able to add/delete/edit products and info on the products such as stock

- Ability to update other information such as text content about the company (e.g. policy, t&c)

- Customers are able to pay via Paypal and other card methods

 

So basically the first thing that came to mind is an e-commerce site that allows the user to easily update information.

 

Thing is, this is the first e-commerce website I will work on and I am a bit stuck on where to start off. The most important thing is that I choose the right way to go about this to save time.

 

I would just like some advice on what to use, as I've heard of oscommerce, joomla etc and because I have not used either I want to make sure I start with the best one for my client...then I will learn as I go along.

 

I assume E-commerce plug ins already have some sort of CMS integrated within them?

 

Thanks

Hi mate,

 

I dont know whether this answers your question or not, but based on your requirements above I would say have a look at Open Cart http://www.opencart.com/ demo: http://demo.opencart.com/.

 

It does what you ask above I think. Admin will be able to edit products, there is a facility for t&c, privacy, etc etc and there are a number of payment methods. Its also css based

Oh that's exactly what I am looking for, thank you I will look more into it over the next few days.

Excellent, give a shout if you have any queries

 

Oh that's exactly what I am looking for, thank you I will look more into it over the next few days.

I have used osCommerce more than 50 projects , I think it is very easy for you to learn and customize it ,

Hi,

depending on how much stock and also how much control your client wants with his regards to the back end of his shop, you could look at BigCartel http://bigcartel.com/ if its just the basics as you mentioned above or for when I am working on some bigger type shops with more customisation I use xcart http://www.x-cart.com/