VrtueMart - Mambo and Joomla Integration

Features that VirtueMart offers are quite large in number. Also you can work with VirtueMart and Joomla the way you wish to by using modules, templates, components and plugins, thereby improving their utility. Some of the features of VirtueMart are:

Common Features:

• Use of Multiple Languages: It use languages like Joomla, Fish, Joom or Noku
• Use of Secure Sockets Layer Encryption(128 bit)
• Use of Tax Models that are Flexible
  • Model a: Ship to address based tax calculation
  • Model b: Store address based tax calculation
  • Model c: EU mode (if the customer is from the EU country then the tax calculation is store owner based)
• Shoppers can themselves manage their user accounts (registration is required)
• Use of Multiple Currencies: Customers can be allowed to change and use another currency
• Use of Order Confirmation Mail (customizable): Store owner and the shopper are both sent the mail
• Availability of Order History: shoppers can view all their previous orders along with details
• Management of Shipping address: Shipping address can be entered by the customers

Listing of Products:

• A limitless number of products and categories are managed
• Products, manufacturers and categories can be searched quickly; filtering is done by features or discounted products
• Useful both as a shop or an online catalog; even the price display can be turned off
• Downloadable products are handled
• Products with specific features are set as "on special"
• Availability of product ratings and Testimonials (moderated or auto published)
• For Subscribed customers the availability of notification- Product is Back in Stock
• Shows how fast a customer can expect delivery
• Powerful web-Administration interface (JavaScript powered)

Organizational Features:

• Management of different countries, states and currencies
• Management of order with order edits functionality, order history, and customer notification
• Various files and images per product
• Summary of new customers and new orders on shop statistics/Control panel
• Classification like "car", "music album", "motorbike" available through Product Types
• Stock level control for products and items
• Order status management
• Feature of basic reporting like sold items, monthly/yearly revenue
• Shopper groups for customers (allows different price levels and payment options)
• On-the-fly price conversion between different currencies using live rates from the ECB or other banks
• Multiple prices per product (quantity based and/or shopper group based prices)
• Flexible price display (number and currency formatting; including or excluding tax)

Section for Payment:

• Processing of live credit card available
• Your shop can be extended with other payment modules using module API
• Predefined payment gateways like NoChex, Paymate, 2Checkout, Authorize.net, PayPal available

Section for Shipping:

• Your shop can be extended with other shipping modules using the shipping module API
• Flexibility in shipping carriers and rates configuration
• Live shipping rates using shipping modules (USPS, UPS, InterShipper, Fedex or Canada post; shipping rate API can be used by the modules)