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Introduction

e-Commerce, Shopping Cart

[Attention, Version 4.4.10 is a security update. Ensure to update your installation. There is also an hotfix for older installations down to 3.6 https://dev.virtuemart.net/attachments/1395/HOTFIXcomvirtuemartpatchervm3.6_vm4.4.8.zip]
VirtueMart is a highly configurable and customizable multi-language shopping cart solution for Joomla 3, 4, 5 with a large number of additional extensions.

Please read our full list of features here:
http://virtuemart.net/features/all-features

Based on Joomla MVC framework with all its advantages:

  • Template overriding,
  • Implementation of Joomla Plugins for: payment, shipment, coupons, calculation rules, custom product fields, ...
  • Simple installation and integration of other joomla extensions.
  • Joomla ACL System, controll who edits or publish a product, or controll who is allowed to change the order status of an order, and so on.

CATEGORIES

  • nested categories
  • with meta tags for seo
  • with description and media

PRODUCTS

  • Product Bundles
  • with meta tags for seo
  • short and long description
  • dimensions (weight, size)
  • multiple media
  • multi-variants/attributes for products (variant-matrix)
  • unlimited child products and derivated levels
  • product pattern (Parent product used as pattern for child products)
  • related products
  • reviews and ratings
  • downloads

SHOPPERGROUPS

  • pricing depending by shoppergroups
  • price display depending by shoppergroups
  • payment/shipment depending by shoppergroups

SHOPPERS

  • customizable shopper input form
  • input form depended on registration, checkout or shipment
  • recaptcha
  • adressbook
  • default Bill-to and Ship-to address
  • default payment and shipment method

INVENTORY/STOCK

  • stocking/inventory
  • stock warning
  • virtual stock (ordered but not finally bought)

PRICES

  • various type of prices to display depended by shoppergroup
  • prices adjusted by shopper choosen currency
  • different currency format per currency
  • unit price
  • quantity based pricing

REAL MULTI CURRENCY

  • auto updating rates
  • add your own currencies for fixed currency rates
  • prices per currencies

SEF/SEO

  • default SEF/SEO integrated

DYNAMICAL CALCULATOR

  • discounts based on time, category, shoppergroup, country, and state
  • tax based on time, category, shoppergroup, country, and state
  • discounts, tax per product and/or order
  • discounts, tax have their own currencies (for duties)

PAYMENT/SHIPMENT

  • both are based on plugins
  • a very handy default plugin is already onboard
  • minimal amount / maximal amount to use
  • restricted by shopper groups
  • restricted by categories
  • restricted by blocking categories
  • restricted by countries
  • restricted by blocking countries
  • restricted by blocking shipment
  • restricted by coupons
  • plugins can add their own
  • plugins already onboard: PayPal Checkout, Sofort Banking and Sofort iDeal, Skrill, Authorize.net, Realex, eWay, default (can be used to create payments like cash on delivery), and a lot more in the net.
  • transaction fees (for payments)

CHECKOUT

  • guest checkout; completly anonymous checkout
  • option to register at begin of checkout
  • cart is an object not template related, GUI and flow competly overridable by template
  • cart is stored in the session
  • multi-page checkout
  • one page checkout
  • SSL
  • Double Opt-in

ORDERS

  • payment/shipment workflow
  • history
  • modifiable
  • order tracking for anonymous users
  • order editing
  • partial refunds
  • order balance
  • pdf invoice, delivery note

PRODUCTS DISPLAY

  • latest
  • topten (most sold)
  • newest
  • featured
  • sortable
  • searchable
  • shipment/payment

MULTILINGUAL

  • native with Joomla!
  • allows partial translations

MARKETING PROMOTION AND TOOLS

  • coupon handling
  • coupon analytics

VirtueMart ist eine hochgradig konfigurierbare und anpassbare mehrsprachige Warenkorb-Lösung für Joomla 3 mit einer großen Anzahl von zusätzlichen Erweiterungen.

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Older Version Much Better



Posted on 19 May 2008
I have been a huge proponent of VirtueMart for the past years. However this latest version is a nightmare. I installed it for a couple clients and ended up losing both of them because of all the bugs. I still recommend VirtueMart just not the most current version.

What Happend On V1.1???



Posted on 16 May 2008
This new version is screwed up, the add to cart button, quantity boxes and a the whole template system is jacked. I cant get the add to cart button on the product list pages to show not matter how much I mess with it. Also, it has an issue with Joomla template assignments. On top of that, there is no support for these issue on their site.



I would wait until the next version, because this one is not ready for to be distributed.

Great JOB!



Posted on 06 May 2008
I waited and waited and waited and it is here! Great job! Love the new look. However I am having problems importing products, etc. I would love to see this done an easier way. Unfortunately I am not nifty with codes so I have no suggestions. Other than that it is a wonderful program.

It was nice until



Posted on 04 May 2008
this was a easy package to setup. But then all of the sudden my buttons Add to Cart, check Out and Basket disappeared.The link is there, the the buttons are not visible. I have sent email to support and have not heard anything since. My whole store had to shut down.

Excellent!



Posted on 01 May 2008
This is exactly what I was looking for.

Installation and configuration was faultless and it does exactly what I want it to do.

Would highly recommend this product to anyone who wishes to see online, whether shippable goods or downloads, this shopping cart covers it all.

Well done and keep up the good work.

Virtuemart works great, in 2008



Posted on 29 April 2008
In the hands of someone who takes some time to learn this tool, the design of your store will be limited only by your imagination. If you’re a serious programmer needing an advanced e-commerce framework to make major customizations, VM is an older code base and I would imagine there are better choices. It isn't going to give you Amazon.com exactly. However, for the average store and especially if you need it to integrate with Joomla, Virtuemart is very good. If you’re in doubt of this, go to their forum and check out some of the sites made with it.



I’m amazed at some of the negativity I’ve seen about Virtuemart. Some of it is based on their forum support. Let’s remember that this is a very small team of VOLUNTEERS trying to help a huge number of users. Yet if you ask something in the right place that hasn’t already been answered (and aren’t a pushy _ _ _), someone will help you. Before you get upset, keep in mind that a lot of bugs you may come across are actually a problem with your own server or browser setup.



Let’s face it, e-commerce is not for the faint of heart…even in 2008. Virtuemart makes it about as easy as it comes for a beginner, but you very well may have to sort through a few bugs and challenges. Don’t give up. Once you get through a site or two, I think you’ll find this an amazing tool!



A few things it has:



* An easy to use theming system which gives you full control of layout and style

* A strong integration with Joomla. There are 13 optional modules plus plugins to integrate with the normal Joomla search and allow for inserting products into Joomla articles. Users are synchronized, and products or categories can be linked to from Joomla menus

* Good CSV import/export with an addon called CSV extended

* Most of the features you’ll find in other open source shopping carts

* Hacks are available for adding certain features (although some haven't been updated)



Some things it doesn’t have:



* Joomla native SEF. However, there are 3rd party SEF extensions that work with it

* Events, Subscriptions, wish list

* Comprehensive reporting

* Backend is clunky for making multiple edits or additions (although csv extended can solve this if you’re technically saavy)

* Poor, untemplatable custom fields implementation (product types)

* Dynamic front end product attributes

* A sexy front end out of the box (as Magento)

Disappointed Again



Posted on 27 April 2008
I have never written a review for anything before. But I feel compelled to out of disappointment in what could and should be the flagship component for Joomla. I have tried on many occasions to use VirtueMart. Each time I find it to be buggy in areas that I would not expect a stable app to be, such as (Stable 1.10) menu selections in the admin panel. Any questions you might have, indeed is in their forums. Unfortunately, most of the answers are not.

Don't give up the day job



Posted on 26 April 2008
Well it looks good when you first download it.. but from then on, it gets worse. The admin is poor and looks and functions awful. Installation is not straight forward. Support is awful. Trying to work with the code is a nightmare. I'm a web developer and I have NEVER seen code as bad as this. Pointless class methods and too much pointless code. Obviously the people who wrote this were stepping on each other's toes. Guy's, take a look at osCommerce, because that's a real ecommerce package. It worries me that something so popular is written so horrifically.

Great Extension



Posted on 26 April 2008
I have been using VirtueMart for a couple of years and had never really taken the time to explore it's full potential.



We sell the same producs but at a range of different prices to different customers and I was thrilled to discover that you can set up a new Shopper Group for each type of customer and then allocate a different price for each Group - GREAT!



Now I just need it to automatically upgrade customers to a more discounted Shopper Group when they hit a predetermined monthly sales figure and I won't have to do any admin at all!



Thanks for a great product.

Awesome



Posted on 25 April 2008
With many many changes and bugs fixed, the version 1.1 should be 1.5 :)

VirtueMart

Version:
4.4.10
Developer:
VirtueMart Team
Last updated:
Jul 18 2025
1 month ago
Date added:
Mar 05 2006
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
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Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5 J5 (b/c plugin)
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