An interesting plugin caught my eye this morning, one called WP E-commerce, a plugin which turns your blog into a fully fledged shopping system, with the ability to sell things straight off your website. Here are the key features:
- Works with WordPress 2.5
- Google Checkout – Level 2 Integration
- DPS / Paystation Integration
- PayPal IPN integration
- Web 2.0 powered DropShop Shopping Cart
- Web 2.0 powered Sliding Shoping Cart
- Audio Player Module for selling MP3 files and digital downloads
- Purchase records downloadable as CSV file
- Support for USA & Canada Tax
I haven’t tried it yet, but it’s worth keeping in mind for the future. Regardless of whether you have a joke blog or an electronics blog, it’s nice to have the options to be able to sell things right off it.
Market Theme on January 29th, 2009
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Another solution out there for turning Wordpress into an online store, is the Market theme.
It’s a theme for Wordpress that has it’s own built-in shopping cart system that connects with Paypal.
Play around with an online demo here:
http://www.markettheme.com/demo