Comments on: Magento – The New Standard in Open Source eCommerce http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/ News For Web Developers Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jenna http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-9383 jenna Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:49:52 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-9383 Sign: yyams Hello!!! punht and 843dhursyvpxd and 7004 My Comments: Cool! Sign: yyams Hello!!! punht and 843dhursyvpxd and 7004 My Comments: Cool!

]]> By: sandrar http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-8996 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:39:36 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-8996 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Wish List http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-3232 Wish List Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:01:07 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-3232 I will definitely be checking out Magento, looks like a great tool to add ecommerce to your site. I will definitely be checking out Magento, looks like a great tool to add ecommerce to your site.

]]> By: webshopnews http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 webshopnews Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:22:26 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-2875 @jeton: Prestashop is a nice software-tool for smaller shop but in my opinion it is not direct comparable to Magento. For starting your first eCommerce-Page with small budget, Prestashop could be an interesting alternative. For larger shops with more flexibility and scalablility is Magento highly recommendable.... But it´s more complex and more expensive to set up and run a Magento-Shop. @jeton: Prestashop is a nice software-tool for smaller shop but in my opinion it is not direct comparable to Magento. For starting your first eCommerce-Page with small budget, Prestashop could be an interesting alternative. For larger shops with more flexibility and scalablility is Magento highly recommendable…. But it´s more complex and more expensive to set up and run a Magento-Shop.

]]> By: revive http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-2483 revive Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:39:28 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-2483 @all Magento does have a groovy web2.0 looking interface and some clean coding, etc.. but, if you are talking about robust ecommerce you are also talking about integration.. ie.. quickbooks, peachtree, SAP, other accounting or ERP solutions.. and, a short visit to the forum at Magento will show you that 1) The core team is not developing such solutions 2) The community is trying to, to no avail, there are some core hacks laying around, etc.. but nothing that should be attempted on a site desiring to upgrade to the new features added later and 3) The users seemingly making some progress are asking for a 'donation' from 20 users.. for $1,00 EACH! NOTE: You can contact an IDN (Intuit Dev. Network) pro to build you a custom integration for less then that! 4) The other solution for such data sync is T-Hub - a fairly expensive - read $250 for a minimal version, $700 for what gets the job done - and the reviews of their support, which is PAID in addition to the program, is awful. So, is Magento the 'best' solution for open source shopping carts.. maybe for some. But, for someone desiring to run a business, not just a cart... you may with to keep looking.. Just my 2 cents. @all
Magento does have a groovy web2.0 looking interface and some clean coding, etc.. but, if you are talking about robust ecommerce you are also talking about integration.. ie.. quickbooks, peachtree, SAP, other accounting or ERP solutions.. and, a short visit to the forum at Magento will show you that 1) The core team is not developing such solutions 2) The community is trying to, to no avail, there are some core hacks laying around, etc.. but nothing that should be attempted on a site desiring to upgrade to the new features added later and 3) The users seemingly making some progress are asking for a 'donation' from 20 users.. for $1,00 EACH! NOTE: You can contact an IDN (Intuit Dev. Network) pro to build you a custom integration for less then that! 4) The other solution for such data sync is T-Hub – a fairly expensive – read $250 for a minimal version, $700 for what gets the job done – and the reviews of their support, which is PAID in addition to the program, is awful.

So, is Magento the 'best' solution for open source shopping carts.. maybe for some. But, for someone desiring to run a business, not just a cart… you may with to keep looking..

Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: HoBoJo http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-734 HoBoJo Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:10:01 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-734 1. Magneto does NOT currently support Digital Downloads: refer : <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewforum/10252/ " target="_blank">http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewforum/1...</a> 2. YES it will run on a local development PC as long as Apache,mySQL,php etc is installed and setup correctly. eg <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/19479/ " target="_blank">http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/...</a> 1. Magneto does NOT currently support Digital Downloads:
refer : http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewforum/1...
2. YES it will run on a local development PC as long as Apache,mySQL,php etc is installed and setup correctly.
eg http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/...

]]> By: Aaron D. Campbell http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Aaron D. Campbell Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:58:25 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-733 1. I had no problems installing and running it on my local machine. 2. Correct, but supposedly they should be available by the end of the year (in the next two months). 1. I had no problems installing and running it on my local machine.
2. Correct, but supposedly they should be available by the end of the year (in the next two months).

]]> By: remotONE http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-732 remotONE Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:35:39 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-732 From what I've read so far, 1. Magneto wont run on your Localhost Development machine (develop site prior to upload to host). 2. Does not currently support Digital Downloads. Is my understanding correct? From what I've read so far,
1. Magneto wont run on your Localhost Development machine (develop site prior to upload to host).
2. Does not currently support Digital Downloads.
Is my understanding correct?

]]> By: Aaron D. Campbell http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Aaron D. Campbell Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:26:00 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-735 Here are some links that talk about Digital Downloads: <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/20685/" target="_blank">Can I sell Downloads with Magento ?</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/19027/" target="_blank">Digital Products Download</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/16233/" target="_blank">Digital Downloads for Magento?</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/17449/" target="_blank">Digital Download Products -- really , when?</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/8252/" target="_blank">Digital Downloads</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/2865/" target="_blank">Digital Downloads/Virtual Products Multiple Files</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/1977/" target="_blank">Digital Downloads running in Magento</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/7452/" target="_blank">Digital downloads?</a> <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/13222/" target="_blank">Can Magento do digital goods?</a> Here are some links that talk about Digital Downloads:
Can I sell Downloads with Magento ?
Digital Products Download
Digital Downloads for Magento?
Digital Download Products — really , when?
Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads/Virtual Products Multiple Files
Digital Downloads running in Magento
Digital downloads?
Can Magento do digital goods?

]]> By: jeton http://webdevnews.net/2008/08/magento-the-new-standard-in-open-source-ecommerce/comment-page-1/#comment-254 jeton Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:16:27 +0000 http://webdevnews.net/?p=30#comment-254 Check out Prestashop its lighter than magento and so far better for me. http://www.prestashop.com/ Check out Prestashop its lighter than magento and so far better for me.
http://www.prestashop.com/

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