There are a lot of questions that people have about building Drupal e-commerce sites. We have reviewed a few of our favourite Drupal E-commerce modules to help you narrow down the choices and understand how some of the most popular e-commerce modules work. Drupal holds a weighty position when compared with other content management systems and is known for the wealth of modules created within the Drupal community that provide thousands of features in additional to what is already available as part of Drupal core.
E-commerce is a sub-set of the retail industry. The buying and selling of products and/ or services is conducted via the internet. E-commerce relies on technologies like mobile devices, electronic funds transfer, online transaction processing, inventory management systems, and data collection systems.
Drupal has a variety of options available for online retailers to help them accomplish almost any e-commerce goals.
Ubercart:
Ubercart is a complete Drupal e-commerce solution intended for "out of the box" use. Ubercart includes the typical shopping cart features, as well as integration with a variety of online payment and shipping quote services. Dozens of additional features are available through the installation related modules.
Ecommerce:
Ecommerce, in its current version, is a pared down e-commerce API that outlines the components one needs to realize the Drupal e-commerce functionality required. The Drupal E-commerce community is relatively small in comparison to the Ubercart community. To fully utilize it e-commerce you should be prepared to do some development work.
Amazon Store:
If you intend to sell through Amazon, this module is essential. It's extremely easy to use -just install and start the module. You will need to contact Amazon to get your Associate ID, and then prepare your online store utilizing the modules native tools. Selling merchandise is straightforward and trouble-free, and Amazon will compensate you on a commission basis.
Ubercart Discount Coupons:
Ubercart's Discount Coupons module allows users to incorporate discount coupons within the Ubercart installation.
UDC takes basic discount rules and allows you to apply various creative attributes. At its most simple level, UDC can be used to offer discounts at a static dollar amount or as a percentage of the sale. It is also easy to discount individual products or groups of products. Limits can be set in terms of expiration dates and the number of times that a particular discount can be used. When new site users register, a special welcome coupon can be e-mailed to them. Coupons can also be e-mailed to customers after purchase as a thank you for their loyalty.
AdSense:
AdSense is a necessity if you plan to use you site to generate ad revenue. Google's AdSense is a simple way to make money from your website traffic without any real effort. The AdSense module allows you to configure, and administer advertising, and keep tabs on your ad income and site traffic.
Invoice:
This module, as its moniker implies, produces invoice nodes. It is advantageous to use nodes as invoices because each one can have its title auto-generated via Pathauto and can also be displayed as a PDF or in HTML print mode. It is easy to customize the appearance of invoices through the use of templates. You can even use different templates for the various sections of your site.
Currency Exchange:
This is a great module for you if you sell to customers in more than one country. Currency Exchange lets you to show prices in a variety of currencies. The reasons to use this module are obvious.
E-commerce is a sub-set of the retail industry. The buying and selling of products and/ or services is conducted via the internet. E-commerce relies on technologies like mobile devices, electronic funds transfer, online transaction processing, inventory management systems, and data collection systems.
Drupal has a variety of options available for online retailers to help them accomplish almost any e-commerce goals.
Ubercart:
Ubercart is a complete Drupal e-commerce solution intended for "out of the box" use. Ubercart includes the typical shopping cart features, as well as integration with a variety of online payment and shipping quote services. Dozens of additional features are available through the installation related modules.
Ecommerce:
Ecommerce, in its current version, is a pared down e-commerce API that outlines the components one needs to realize the Drupal e-commerce functionality required. The Drupal E-commerce community is relatively small in comparison to the Ubercart community. To fully utilize it e-commerce you should be prepared to do some development work.
Amazon Store:
If you intend to sell through Amazon, this module is essential. It's extremely easy to use -just install and start the module. You will need to contact Amazon to get your Associate ID, and then prepare your online store utilizing the modules native tools. Selling merchandise is straightforward and trouble-free, and Amazon will compensate you on a commission basis.
Ubercart Discount Coupons:
Ubercart's Discount Coupons module allows users to incorporate discount coupons within the Ubercart installation.
UDC takes basic discount rules and allows you to apply various creative attributes. At its most simple level, UDC can be used to offer discounts at a static dollar amount or as a percentage of the sale. It is also easy to discount individual products or groups of products. Limits can be set in terms of expiration dates and the number of times that a particular discount can be used. When new site users register, a special welcome coupon can be e-mailed to them. Coupons can also be e-mailed to customers after purchase as a thank you for their loyalty.
AdSense:
AdSense is a necessity if you plan to use you site to generate ad revenue. Google's AdSense is a simple way to make money from your website traffic without any real effort. The AdSense module allows you to configure, and administer advertising, and keep tabs on your ad income and site traffic.
Invoice:
This module, as its moniker implies, produces invoice nodes. It is advantageous to use nodes as invoices because each one can have its title auto-generated via Pathauto and can also be displayed as a PDF or in HTML print mode. It is easy to customize the appearance of invoices through the use of templates. You can even use different templates for the various sections of your site.
Currency Exchange:
This is a great module for you if you sell to customers in more than one country. Currency Exchange lets you to show prices in a variety of currencies. The reasons to use this module are obvious.
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