Ok, I may be jumping the gun a bit but I am a "big picture" kind of person and want to have a better understanding before I waste more time.

If I can get the hang of it, I am planning on creating a website with Joomla and then would like e-commerce with my site. Right now the plan is to use OSCommerce. I have started to play around in Joomla and configure things in Joomla and I think I can probably figure it out, at least for a trial version. However, I don't understand what the steps will be to connect the website and the "store". What will need to happen for my store to look integrated with the site. I can find lots of templates for Joomla and lots of templates for OSCommerce but I haven't found templates I like with the store part already included/created. (Of course! LOL) This might be a bit off topic but one template I really like is MP Akon except for the light grey lettering on the dark grey background.

The templates I have seen for OSCommerce generally seem to be too busy for me and I would like something a bit more "fluid". The websites I have seen that I like have been custom pages and I do not have a budget for that at this time. One template I really like is MP Akon except for the light grey lettering on the dark grey background.


Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Thanks much!
Shannon

Hi Shannon,

You might consider trying EZ Catalog, which is a Joomla component that is a store.  Since it is made just for Joomla, it will integrate seemlessly without having to hack it.  The component is located at This Location, although you have to register to the site first to see it in the Downloads area.

Note you can read a description of what the component does at This Location

Components are pretty easy to install in Joomla, and if you end up not liking it, you can always remove it.

Have a Blessed Week and Weekend

Hi Shannon,

I'm not familiar with VirtueMart, but if it is another ecommerce component for Joomla, it will likely integrate well, too.

Thanks.