Minimal online commerce software for simple shop.

Question

Hello,

I've been looking for some open source (preferably PHP) online shop software that is relatively minimal but haven't had any success. The people that I'm developing the shop for are selling a very limited selection of items and only need PayPal intergration and as such don't need all the bells and whistles of the major open source software options (Zen Cart, etc).

Does anyone have any experience with any minimal open source shop software they can recommend?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Did you look at http://www.cmsmatrix.org/

Is something Drupal really to complicated for you?

That makes an online shop simplicity itself

Answer 2

I dont recomend drupal if you program OO.
Ive use it and its really a nightmare, the only plus it has its that its so old that there its a lot of modules and they are all free. The downers are that not all the modules all well integrated, all api its procedure (functions) oriented, there its a lot of "hacked" modules that modify others modules behaviour, modifying or trying to customize or make specific customizacion could involve a lot of time. but i guess its a disadvantage of all generic cms
Virtuemart pluging for joomla has paypal integration, it has cms and its an Object Oriented framework with a lot of documentation. its easy to install, easoy administration, and even easy to modify.

Answer 3

This is a frequently asked question.

Unfortunately there are rarely any simple requirements for e-commerce. There are just too many variables: taxes, product attributes, sub products, packaging, stock control, user account details, shopping carts, shipping methods, delivery methods, payment options, legal requirement, refunds, security methods... the list goes on.

This is why you probably won't find a package that will do exactly what you want that's simple.

But you never know. Good luck!

Answer 4

Try seotoaster , it is a lot easier than Drupal, WordPress, Zencart etc...and fun to use, has Paypal integrated, and built-in SEO too. watch the 5 min video here: http://www.seotoaster.com/Open-Source-CMS-Software.html

Answer 5

Zencart is one of my favourite e-commerce software for my online shopping stores. You can now easily obtain an free e-commerce software with register your domain and hosting plan.