*Hello,* I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
*brendan*
Brendan: I recently had to make the same decision. After trying out both solutions (eCommerce and Ubercart), I settled on ubercart. It seemed more mature. I also had a book that helped get me started (Drupal for Dummies). It was simply easier to get ubercart working for my application. Also, I have software downloads that need to be part of the store and ubercart had better support for that. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero http://earthednet.org/
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:10 PM, brendan, fresh-off wrote:
Hello, I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
brendan
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For D7 the options are Commerce or Ubercart, not eCommerce currently.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:02 PM, prothero prothero@geol.ucsb.edu wrote:
Brendan: I recently had to make the same decision. After trying out both solutions (eCommerce and Ubercart), I settled on ubercart. It seemed more mature. I also had a book that helped get me started (Drupal for Dummies). It was simply easier to get ubercart working for my application. Also, I have software downloads that need to be part of the store and ubercart had better support for that. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:10 PM, brendan, fresh-off wrote:
*Hello,* I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
*brendan*
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*Thanks prothero & walt! *I'm nearly positive I'll chose Ubercart. I'm now thinking about getting the Pact Publishing book "*Drupal e-commerce with Ubercart 2.x*" as I've read Ubercart 3.0 was nearly a straight port of 2.0. Also, I'm thinking of getting an old (2006) lynda.com ecommerce Video because I think the first few sections might be helpful:
- The elements of e-commerce - SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate essentials - Acquiring and installing an SSL certificate - Choosing between a payment gateway and a processor - Merchant accounts
The rest of the video is about building your own shopping cart, so I'll probably skip the other sections.. I'm just trying to get a grasp on what I need to know about ecommerce in general, and Ubercart 3.0 in particular.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Walt Daniels wdlists@gmail.com wrote:
For D7 the options are Commerce or Ubercart, not eCommerce currently.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:02 PM, prothero prothero@geol.ucsb.edu wrote:
Brendan: I recently had to make the same decision. After trying out both solutions (eCommerce and Ubercart), I settled on ubercart. It seemed more mature. I also had a book that helped get me started (Drupal for Dummies). It was simply easier to get ubercart working for my application. Also, I have software downloads that need to be part of the store and ubercart had better support for that. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero
*Walt Daniels to support* For D7 the options are Commerce or Ubercart, not eCommerce currently.
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:10 PM, brendan, fresh-off wrote:
*Hello,* I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
*brendan*
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Hi,
Yes e-Commerce is in progress, but it is just the HEAD release is stuffed and not showing up on d.o
Gordon.
On 12/02/2011, at 10:21 AM, Walt Daniels wrote:
For D7 the options are Commerce or Ubercart, not eCommerce currently.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:02 PM, prothero prothero@geol.ucsb.edu wrote: Brendan: I recently had to make the same decision. After trying out both solutions (eCommerce and Ubercart), I settled on ubercart. It seemed more mature. I also had a book that helped get me started (Drupal for Dummies). It was simply easier to get ubercart working for my application. Also, I have software downloads that need to be part of the store and ubercart had better support for that. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero http://earthednet.org/
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:10 PM, brendan, fresh-off wrote:
Hello, I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
brendan
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I agree with Gordon about using Drupal 7. I decided, about 2 months ago that it would probably be at least 6mo, or more before I would want to use Drupal 7. I'm a newbie and don't want to deal with early bugs and the lack of books to lead me by the nose. Drupal 6 has several good books to help you get started. There is also a wealth of great modules for v6 that are also in early stages for v7. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero http://earthednet.org/
On Feb 11, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Gordon Heydon wrote:
Hi,
Yes e-Commerce is in progress, but it is just the HEAD release is stuffed and not showing up on d.o
Gordon.
On 12/02/2011, at 10:21 AM, Walt Daniels wrote:
For D7 the options are Commerce or Ubercart, not eCommerce currently.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:02 PM, prothero prothero@geol.ucsb.edu wrote: Brendan: I recently had to make the same decision. After trying out both solutions (eCommerce and Ubercart), I settled on ubercart. It seemed more mature. I also had a book that helped get me started (Drupal for Dummies). It was simply easier to get ubercart working for my application. Also, I have software downloads that need to be part of the store and ubercart had better support for that. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero http://earthednet.org/
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:10 PM, brendan, fresh-off wrote:
Hello, I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
brendan
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Hi,
For me it is not so much that it is Drupal 7.x as that is now stable, but these commerce systems deal directly with customers who are paying real money and if the developers do not think they are stable, then I would not use them for real customers.
Also I feel that they cannot be called stable until all their dependencies are also released as stable. e-Commerce has 4 dependencies Views, Rules, Ctools, and View Bulk Operations which are all working pretty well, but none of them are tagged as stable.
In the end for me it is, what is more important, your customers, or having Drupal 7.x
Gordon.
On 12/02/2011, at 5:20 PM, prothero wrote:
I agree with Gordon about using Drupal 7. I decided, about 2 months ago that it would probably be at least 6mo, or more before I would want to use Drupal 7. I'm a newbie and don't want to deal with early bugs and the lack of books to lead me by the nose. Drupal 6 has several good books to help you get started. There is also a wealth of great modules for v6 that are also in early stages for v7. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero http://earthednet.org/
On Feb 11, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Gordon Heydon wrote:
Hi,
Yes e-Commerce is in progress, but it is just the HEAD release is stuffed and not showing up on d.o
Gordon.
On 12/02/2011, at 10:21 AM, Walt Daniels wrote:
For D7 the options are Commerce or Ubercart, not eCommerce currently.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:02 PM, prothero prothero@geol.ucsb.edu wrote: Brendan: I recently had to make the same decision. After trying out both solutions (eCommerce and Ubercart), I settled on ubercart. It seemed more mature. I also had a book that helped get me started (Drupal for Dummies). It was simply easier to get ubercart working for my application. Also, I have software downloads that need to be part of the store and ubercart had better support for that. Good luck, Bill
William A. Prothero http://earthednet.org/
On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:10 PM, brendan, fresh-off wrote:
Hello, I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
brendan
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Hi,
ATM there are no stable versions of any of the commerce systems for Drupal 7.x so I would not create new commerce sites using Drupal 7.x and right not I think that it will be about 6 months before any of the commerce systems will be stable.
I would go with Drupal 6.x and your choice of either e-Commerce (my system) or Ubercart.
Gordon.
On 12/02/2011, at 7:10 AM, brendan, fresh-off wrote:
Hello, I'm looking to create my first ecommerce site and could use some direction (books, tutorials, videos, etc.) I also intend to build the site as a D7 site. It looks like there's a reliable Ubercart release for D7 - but I've also been reading about Drupal Commerce, and I'm finding it confusing figuring out which would be a better route to take.
The site I'd like to create would start out with about 20 (physical) products organized into about 5 categories. Over time I'd like to double that (40+ products / 10+ categories). I'd need to take credit cards & track inventory, sales and shipping. My php skills arent too great, but I'm not scared to get my hands dirty.
I'm hoping somebody can give me some suggestions on which ecommerce solution to take (ubercart ordrupal commerce), what I'm in for, and some good resources. My first ecommerce site is a little intimidating.. but it's time to get one under my belt!
brendan
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