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Started by hamiltino, February 25, 2012, 10:52:29 AM

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hamiltino

Hey guys! Im freelancer designer and im planing to open my own, online graphic designs store , where customers can download my templates.
What is the best script/component to run such website? At the moment, im thinking to use Virtuemart or Redshop component. Any suggestions?

jenkinhill

Kelvyn
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Milbo

I dont know about redshop. But I know that the new possibilities to create easily plugins for virtual goods will be soon enhanced and extended by different developers. Personally I wanna create a kind of update system, directly connected with the download plugin and the shop. So as examples.
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rexel99

Quote from: jenkinhill on February 25, 2012, 13:45:59 PM
Virtuemart 2.02 with the downloadables plugin from http://virtuemart.cloudaccess.net/extensions-virtuemart-2 would be my choice, but you need to make your own decision.

Maybe see http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=85584
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=78484
Not glowing responses to the available options for doing digital downloads, and the cloudaccess one isnt rated for joomla 2.5 anyhow.
Just looking for a basic option to re-instate the download option like it used to be in pre-2 VM - thats all most people need and it should be open-source/license.

Milbo

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______________________________________
Extensions approved by the core team: http://extensions.virtuemart.net/

brentonking

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Quote from: rexel99 on February 26, 2012, 00:33:52 AM
Not glowing responses to the available options for doing digital downloads, and the cloudaccess one isnt rated for joomla 2.5 anyhow.
Just looking for a basic option to re-instate the download option like it used to be in pre-2 VM - thats all most people need and it should be open-source/license.
As Milbo said, it is compatible with 2.5, however it only says it is compatible with 1.5 & 1.7 on the cloudaccess (this just needs to be updated by admin to save confusion)

Also, just checking Milbo and Jenkinhill: Are these official Virtuemart Extensions @ http://virtuemart.cloudaccess.net/extensions-virtuemart-2?
There isn't going to be "Shipment for Virtual Products" included in the standard Virtuemart 2.0.? install at a later date? It will always be an paid for plugin? Fine by me, I just don't want to pay for it now and find out it becomes a core feature later.

Milbo

It will stay as it is. Already some 3rd party developers writing different versions for it. The plugin we provide atm is quite basic.
Should I fix your bug, please support the VirtueMart project and become a member
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Extensions approved by the core team: http://extensions.virtuemart.net/

jenkinhill

Milbo did not mention that the downloadables plugin will be further developed, and updates are FOC.
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=98277.msg325372#msg325372
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