How to setup VirtueMart Shipping Updated on March 11, 2022 by Brad Markle VirtueMart includes one option by default to handle shipping, VM – Shipment, By weight, ZIP and countries. This shipping module allows you to set shipping prices based upon the weight of the order and which zip code / country the order is being shipped to. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps Read More >
VirtueMart Product Search Extensions & Plugins for Joomla 2.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. VirtueMart search refers to the way your customers search your website and find your products. Products added to VirtueMart by default Read More >
Why are no prices listed on my VirtueMart Checkout page? Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle No prices shown on thank you page During our VirtueMart testing, we noticed that on our checkout page no prices were shown (as shown in the screenshot to the right). Caused by hiding prices in VirtueMart Configuration As you can see here, the default installation of VirtueMart is configured to show several price details next Read More >
How to setup Paypal in VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5 Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. After configuring your products in VirtueMart, you’ll want to look into setting up Payment Methods. Payment Methods are quite literally the Read More >
VirtueMart Language Packs Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle In a previous article, we began looking into how to run VirtueMart under a different language, one other than English. Much of our testing and research showed that VirtueMart Lanauage Packs needed to be downloaded and installed. In our testing with VirtueMart 2.0.6 however, we were not forced to download any language packs in order Read More >
Why do I lose products when I change languages in VirtueMart? Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle In our previous article, we explained how to change your VirtueMart store language. When we changed our store from English to Spanish, we noticed all of our products disappear. You can lose products in VirtueMart because the products are stored in the database based upon language. If you add 20 products in English, you are Read More >
How to change your VirtueMart store language Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle If you need to change your VirtueMart store language, you’ll need to change your Joomla 2.5 site language. VirtueMart does not allow you to have your store in a different language than the rest of your website. As you can see, the current language of our VirtueMart store is English: After we change the Joomla Read More >
What are VirtueMart language files? Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle VirtueMart language files are text files included with VirtueMart that help you change the language your store uses. Language files have a .ini extension, and they include predefined terms. For example, let’s look at the following file: language/en-GB/en-GB.com_virtuemart.ini COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_ACTION=”Update” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_ADD_TO=”Add to Cart” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHANGE_PAYMENT=”Change Payment” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHANGE_SHIPPING=”Select Shipment” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHECKOUT_DATA_NOT_VALID=”Invalid data entered” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHECKOUT_DONE_CONFIRM_ORDER=”Checkout done, please confirm the order” Read More >
How to remove Topten Products from your VirtuteMart store front Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle The default installation of VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5 displays your top ten products on your store’s homepage. Not all store owners will want to show their topten products on their store front, and so in this tutorial we’ll show you how to toggle off this display. To disable top ten products from showing in VirtueMart: Read More >
How to remove latest products from the VirtueMart homepage Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5 includes a feature referred to as Latest Products, which shows your stores most recent products on the front page. Not everyone needs to show their latest products, and in this tutorial we’ll walk you through the steps for removing the Latest Products feed from your VirtueMart store front. To hide Latest Read More >
How to remove Featured Products from VirtueMart Store Front Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle By default, the VirtueMart store front for Joomla 2.5 shows Featured Products. In a previous article we showed you how to set a product as a featured product, however you can disable the showing of featured products on your VirtueMart frontpage. In this VirtueMart tutorial, we’ll show you how to prevent Featured Products from showing Read More >
Approving Customer Reviews in Magento 1.6 Updated on July 14, 2023 by Carrie Smaha When a customer of your Magento 1.6 website leaves a review, you must approve it before it will show up on the site. If you have a review to approve you can do that in the Magento hosting Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to Catalog -> Reviews & Ratings -> Customer Read More >
Customer Product Reviews in Magento 1.6 Updated on December 28, 2020 by Carrie Smaha In Magento 1.6 customers have the ability to leave customer reviews on your products. We’re going to show you how customers create a review in your Magento store. Go to your front end of your Magento 1.6 website and select a product like a customer or visitor would do. Click on the link “Be the Read More >
Configuring UPS Shipping in Magento 1.6 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Magento 1.6 by default, has shipping for multiple shipping providers already available in the Magento Admin. This makes things easy is you use any of the major shippers such as UPS, USPS, FedEx, or DHL. To configure UPS shipping, you’ll need to log into the Magento Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go Read More >
How to change the Default Currency in VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5 Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. During our testing of VirtueMart, when we added our first product we entered the price under the assumption it would be Read More >
Configuring Free Shipping in Magento Updated on October 4, 2023 by Carrie Smaha Magento gives the admin the capability to easily configure free shipping. Free shipping can be a great selling point to convince your website visitors to make a purchase from your website. Enabling and configuring free shipping is accomplished in the Magento Admin Panel. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to System -> Configuration Select Read More >
How to add a Featured Product in VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5 Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In our last few VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5 tutorials, we have been deleting the sample data that was included with the Read More >
Set Up Flat Rate Shipping for a Specific Country in Magento Updated on October 4, 2023 by Carrie Smaha Magento has a lot of different configurable shipping options. You can easily set up flat rate shipping for the country you are located in. Setting up flat rate shipping for a specific country is done in the Magento backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel. Go to System -> Configuration. Select “Shipping Methods” from the Read More >
Labeling a Product Out of Stock in Magento 1.6 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha At any time, you can mark a product out of stock even if you have quanitities of the product. One instance where you may use this technique is if you have a brick and mortar location. If your inventory is shared amongst the online and physical locations, you may want to mark a product out Read More >
Allowing Backorders for Specifc Products in Magento 1.6 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha Depending on how your configuration is set for Magento 1.6 you may not be able to allow backorders. You can configure each individual product to allow backorders. This is easily accomplished in the Magento 1.6 Admin Backend. Log into your Magento Admin Panel Go to Catalog -> Manage Products Select the product you wish to Read More >
