E-Commerce Builder

[TITAN99]

Hi All

I am looking for a e-commerce builder either software or web based that I can upload into the domain I have brought.

I have no idea how to code a website. I have looked at shopify and open cart but neither seem to give me the functionality to edit the website in the way I want to. I need to be able to add categories to the home page and drag and drop images for products.

Thanks

Titan

 

[Ste Hughes]

When you say opencart does not support what you need what do you mean?

You can add categories to the menu's no problem, you can upload photo's to product pages.... (can't remember if it supports drag and drop but I think its just an upload button...)

 

[TITAN99]

Hi Ste

I want the website to look like my proteins website, but I am struggling to find a similar template if open cart had a drag and drop facility I could design the website myself

Make sense?

Thanks
Titan

 

[Ste Hughes]

I see what you mean.

Well you have two options that I see if you want to achieve that style.

1. Hire a web designer to sort that for you.

2. accept it won't happen and find another theme. Themeforest has litterally 1000's to pick from, I'm sure you can find a few you like.

 

[ifra]

Hi All

I am looking for a e-commerce builder either software or web based that I can upload into the domain I have brought.

I have no idea how to code a website. I have looked at shopify and open cart but neither seem to give me the functionality to edit the website in the way I want to. I need to be able to add categories to the home page and drag and drop images for products.

Thanks

Titan

you can download some good software from google to design your website like the way you want. i suggest you use dreamweaver or komposer

 

[ifra]

you can download some good software from google to design your website like the way you want. i suggest you use dreamweaver or komposer[/quot
you can also use adobe cs3 professional to edit your website

 

[Ste Hughes]

you can download some good software from google to design your website like the way you want. i suggest you use dreamweaver or komposer

The software you mean is for static sites, a ecommerce site is dynamic and relies on databases.

Site generators will not do the job

 

[ifra]

Hi Ste

I want the website to look like my proteins website, but I am struggling to find a similar template if open cart had a drag and drop facility I could design the website myself

Make sense?

Thanks
Titan

Hi Ste

I want the website to look like my proteins website, but I am struggling to find a similar template if open cart had a drag and drop facility I could design the website myself

Make sense?

Thanks
Titan

search free html tempelates on google. it also helps.

Hi Ste

I want the website to look like my proteins website, but I am struggling to find a similar template if open cart had a drag and drop facility I could design the website myself

Make sense?

Thanks
Titan

use

 

[ifra]

The software you mean is for static sites, a ecommerce site is dynamic and relies on databases.

Site generators will not do the job

would you plz mention some free software for desigining dynammic websites.

 

[Ste Hughes]

would you plz mention some free software for desigining dynammic websites.

notepad++/netbeans/aptana

 

[Food From Cyprus]

Check out Prestashop. This is the ecommerce platform on which our online shop is built and we are very happy with it.

 

[HazelChris]

With a powerful plugin like WooCommerce, setting up a basic online store is nearly effortless. The administrator’s dashboard is completely integrated with WordPress, making it easy for users to manage and modify their stores.

 

[antropy]

I have looked at shopify and open cart but neither seem to give me the functionality to edit the website in the way I want to.

I have no idea how to code a website.

It sounds to me like you want to be able to drag and drop to design something and then this will become your ecommerce website. Well building websites doesn't really work that way, essentially you need to learn to code HTML, CSS and PHP or pay someone to do that for you.

Having said that, this is probably the best attempt at doing what you describe:
http://www.wix.com/upgrade/ecommerce

But there's a reason you won't find any serious ecommerce companies using it. It may work for your purposes, it may not, but if your business grows you'll shortly be looking again at OpenCart or Prestashop.

 

[HostLoveUK]

I want the website to look like my proteins website, but I am struggling to find a similar template if open cart had a drag and drop facility I could design the website myself
Titan

I suggest if you wish to be competitive in this market then you find yourself a highly skilled web developer/designer who can create a unique website rather than looking like a copy-cat style of myprotein....

 

[ecoleman]

You can make Opencart do anything you like. The problem is not with Opencart, the problem is that you don't know how to do it and by the sounds of it don't want to spend the money getting somebody else to do it.

If you are on a budget, then you can buy a relatively cheap theme, but you can't expect that to look or work exactly how you may want it to.

 

[aimaxorg]

Contact Ecommerce web designing company in india
name aimax provider

 

[RepricerExpress]

If you have no idea how to code a website then you won't be able to replicate the look of another theme faithfully as most themes are coded by expert programmers. As mentioned earlier, get a good website designer or another theme—either way, you will have to pay to get the site looking and working properly. I would recommend something as simple as Squarespace if you had a few products, which is super simple to use and setup, but it's a quality system with a monthly price tag. It's a case of getting what you pay for.

 

[Dan_HiHosting]

It all depends on your needs but we often recommend OpenCart.

It's one of the easier to use eCommerce systems, so if you're going to do it yourself, or maintain it yourself it can be a good option.

Try a premium theme that's aimed at ease or use, or pay someone to build your site for you. There are plenty of designers on this forum that'd be happy to help. Once it's built you can always maintain it yourself.

But as mentioned, some learning is going to be required. Follow some tutorials, youtube videos etc. and you'll soon find you can use OpenCart to achieve what you want.

Obviously it all depends on how technically comfortable you are, but you're either going to have to learn and do it yourself, or pay/bribe someone else to do it for you.

The "easy to use" hosted solutions tend to be poor and far more costly in the long run (even for a year).

Any decent host will provide a One-Click installer so you can install OpenCart etc. in seconds, and you then won't pay an inflated price each month, but just for the hosting. You can then buy a premium theme to make things easier and/or pay someone to help set up your store for you.

http://docs.opencart.com/display/opencart/User+Guide

Good luck!