15 Resources for Setting Up an E-Commerce Site with WordPress
WordPress is a popular blogging platform and content management system, but it can also be used for powering e-commerce websites. Although its primary purpose is not e-commerce, there are a number of plugins and themes available that will allow you to use WordPress for your online store (some are free and some are premium).
In this post we’ll take a look at some of the resources that can help you to set up your own e-commerce site on WordPress.
Plugins:
WordPress e-Commerce Plugin
An extremely popular plugin that offers a lot of options for setting up an online store with WordPress. WP e-Commerce integrates with PayPal, Google Checkout, Authorize.net and more. Designers will have the flexibility to tweak and customize the appearance as well.
Shopp
Another popular e-commerce plugin. The cost is $55 for a single-site license or $299 for a developer’s license. The plugin includes a lot of features, including several payment options and flexible shipping calculations.
eShop
eShop is a free plugin that also has a lot of features and options for setting up an e-commerce site with WordPress.
Quick Shop
Quick Shop is a free plugin that users sidebar widgets to create a simple shopping cart. You can place tags in your post that will generate a form to add products to the cart.
YAK for WordPress
YAK is a free plugin that creates a simple shopping cart that associates products with posts, so it uses the post ID as the product ID.
Themes:
Crafty Cart
A free e-commerce theme designed to work with the e-commerce plugin.
SimpleCart(js)
A new free theme from Chris Wallace (a child theme for Thematic).
Ecommerce Theme
A premium theme from iThemes. A single-use license costs $79.95 and a developer’s license costs $199.
Market Theme
A premium theme that provides you with everything you need to run an e-commerce site with WordPress. The cost is $55 for a standard license or $150 for a developer’s license.
WPShop
A premium theme that is available through ThemeForest for $35. Includes 2 child themes.
eGoods
Another premium theme that is available through ThemeForest for $30. Includes 3 child themes.
ArtShop
Another premium theme that is available through ThemeForest for $30. Includes 2 themes, each with a child theme.
