joomla

Open Source CMS Market

16
Dec
CMS-joomla-wordpress-drupal

What are the most used open source CMS used worldwide ?

According to a recent study by web consultancy firm Water&Stone conducted on 4,000 users, WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal were leading the open source CMS  market in 2010.

The analysis focuses on several metrics such as rate of adoption and brand strength among 20 open source CMS .

For example, the study shows the systems that see the most downloads. Here is the top 10:

Average Weekly Downloads in 2010
WordPress 983,625
Joomla! 113,836
Drupal 33,671
DotNetNuke 13,000
CMSMadeSimple 9,948
Liferay 9,435
TYPO3 7,461
eZ Publish 7,031
Alfresco 7,000
Umbraco 5,420

Source : Water&Stone

 

Moreover, trends on Google Insights for search highlights the variation of web searches related to WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal  over the last 12 months:

Google Insights for Search: WordPress, Joomla! and Drupal

Clearly, users have more interest in WordPress, followed by Joomla! and Drupal.

In addition to those three systems based on PHP, the study highlights two tools, namely DoteNetNuke and Umbraco, that use .NET, as well as three JAVA CMS, namely Liferay and Alfresco.

20 free eCommerce software packages

12
Jul
online-shopping

When you want to open an eCommerce site, one time or another comes the question of choosing your shopping cart software. You should carefully think through it since it wouldn't be easy to change it.

Shopping cart software is used in eCommerce to assist people making purchases online.

In this post, I'll provide you with a list of the top free online shopping cart software packages in order to help you make the best choice for your business, as well as a list of online shopping cart modules for Joomla, WordPress, and Drupal.

Top free eCommerce software packages

 

OsCommerce online merchant is one of the best known open source eCommerce solution that is available for free. It features a rich set of online shopping cart functionality that allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain online stores with minimum effort and with no costs, fees, or limitations involved. OsCommerce's community include more than 235,000 shop owners and 6,000 add-ons.

osCommerce screenshot

 

Zen Cart is an off branch of osCommerce that comes with several of the most popular modules built into it.

Site powered by Zen Cart

 

CubeCart offers version 3 of their software for free but charges for version 4 (after a free 30 day trial). Its features include upload, inventory management, shipping modules, etc.

CubeCart screenshot 

 

Magento is a feature-rich eCommerce platform built on open-source technology that provides online merchants with great flexibility and control over the look, content and functionality of their eCommerce store. Magento's intuitive administration interface features powerful marketing, SEO and catalog-management tools to give merchants the power to create sites that are tailored to their unique business needs. The professional and enterprise versions include many more offerings.

Magento screenshot

 

PrestaShop is a free professional eCommerce shopping cart enabling store admins to manage the inventory, orders, customers & payments easily. You can create unlimited categories, sub-categories and image pictures.

PrestaShop screenshot

 

Digistore is a fully featured open source eCommerce solution based on osCommerce with improvements notably in administration and end user experience.

 Digistore screenshot

 

OpenCart is an eCommerce solution enabling merchants to create their own online business at a minimal cost. It's designed feature rich, easy to use, search engine friendly and with a visually rather appealing interface.

Opencart screenshot

 

JadaSite is a bit unusual since it’s Java based, as well as fully integrated with a CMS.

Jadasite 

 

Quick Cart offers a free version allowing you to build a simple online store. Two more robust levels of the same program (premium versions) have more features.

Quick cart screenshot

 

CRE Loaded is an e-commerce system that makes your store fully compliant with all Payment Card Industry (PCI) security rules. You can easily organize, manage and ship your products from your online store. It also accept credit card transactions safely.

CRE Loaded screenshot

 

Spree Commerce provides one of the most flexible commerce platforms available.

Spree Commerce screenshot

 

Shopping cart modules for Joomla

 

VirtueMart is a free shopping cart solution built specially for integration with Joomla and Mambo CMS. It can work in store and catalog mode.

VirtueMart screenshot

 

RokQuickCart is a simple shopping cart for Joomla. It takes a simple, yet elegant, shopping cart script and integrates directly into Joomla. It allows you to showcase products, inclusive of images, descriptions and additional options, and purchase these items, with support for shipping and tax calculation.

RokQuickCart screenshot

 

Seber Cart is a free shopping cart solution allowing any Joomla site owner to sell products on line via their web site. One of the primary goals of Seber Cart is to allow the store owner complete control over their store. Orders and products are easy to manage via an easy to use interface.

Seber Cart screenshot

 

Shopping cart modules for Wordpress

 

ShopperPress is a fully featured shopping cart plugin for Wordpress CMS, allowing you to sell any types of products, services, and digital downloads online. ShopperPress has built in support for multiple payment gateways allowing you to accept product payments online.

ShopperPress screenshot

 

FatFreeCart is a free shopping cart which can work inside your website, blog and MySpace page. It's simply a copy-paste cart and it doesn't require any installation. It works with PayPal and Google Checkout and supports product variations, shipping, handling and sales tax.

Fat Free Cart screenshot

 

WordPress e-Commerce is a shopping cart plugin for WordPress making easy to sell your products and services online.

WordPress E-Commerce screenshot

 

eShop is an accessible shopping cart plugin for WordPress, packed with various features. It gives you notably the ability to add a PayPal powered store to your site and allows one item per post or page.

 

eShop screenshot

 

Quick Shop is a shopping cart plugin for your WordPress blog.

Quick Shop screenshot



Shopping cart module for Drupal

 

Ubercart is a full-featured shopping cart that can be integrated within a Drupal-powered site so that you can build a community around your store or featured products.

UberCart

Do you know other great free eCommerce software packages?