Joomla 2.5

When you install the VirtueMart 2 component for Joomla 2.5, a VirtueMart Search Plugin is installed as well. This VirtueMart search plugin is used by the standard Joomla search component to search through your products. This means that the same joomla search module that searches for articles also searches through the products in your VirtueMart Read More >

VirtueMart search engine friendly urls use to be a popular topic / request for VirtueMart store administrators. If you’re not running VirtueMart 2 (released in early 2012), obtaining VirtueMart SEF URLs required the use of third party extensions and VirtueMart plugins. As of VirtueMart 2, search engine friendly URLs is a feature including by default! Read More >

Searching for products in VirtueMart is the primary way your customers find items in your store. If you have merchandise in stock, you need to have a way for users to search for and find it! VirtueMart includes its own product search module, or you can look for other third party search modules. Customizing the Read More >

Advanced VirtueMart Search is the idea of giving your customers better search results by allowing them to filter the results by manufacturer, price, and other attributes. Advanced product search improves search results by displaying more desirable products based upon the filters chosen by the user. In a previous article, we walked you through the VirtueMart Read More >

If you’re looking to add the power of Ajax to your VirtueMart search, there are a few modules available for download. Using one of these ajax search tools, you can allow your customers to dynamically interact with your site without leaving the current page to look for products! Ajax Search Explained An asynchronous javascript and Read More >

The VirtueMart Search Module has several settings you can customize. Adjusting the attributes described below will help transform the ordinary search module from standard to unique. A customized VirtueMart search module can also make it easier for your customers to find products within your e-commerce store. To customize the VirtueMart Search Module: Log into your Read More >

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. A search module for VirtueMart is included when you install VirtueMart in Joomla. This allows you to add a search module Read More >

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. VirtueMart search refers to the way your customers search your website and find your products. Products added to VirtueMart by default Read More >

No prices shown on thank you page During our VirtueMart testing, we noticed that on our checkout page no prices were shown (as shown in the screenshot to the right). Caused by hiding prices in VirtueMart Configuration As you can see here, the default installation of VirtueMart is configured to show several price details next Read More >

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. After configuring your products in VirtueMart, you’ll want to look into setting up Payment Methods. Payment Methods are quite literally the Read More >

In a previous article, we began looking into how to run VirtueMart under a different language, one other than English. Much of our testing and research showed that VirtueMart Lanauage Packs needed to be downloaded and installed. In our testing with VirtueMart 2.0.6 however, we were not forced to download any language packs in order Read More >

In our previous article, we explained how to change your VirtueMart store language. When we changed our store from English to Spanish, we noticed all of our products disappear. You can lose products in VirtueMart because the products are stored in the database based upon language. If you add 20 products in English, you are Read More >

If you need to change your VirtueMart store language, you’ll need to change your Joomla 2.5 site language. VirtueMart does not allow you to have your store in a different language than the rest of your website. As you can see, the current language of our VirtueMart store is English: After we change the Joomla Read More >

VirtueMart language files are text files included with VirtueMart that help you change the language your store uses. Language files have a .ini extension, and they include predefined terms. For example, let’s look at the following file: language/en-GB/en-GB.com_virtuemart.ini COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_ACTION=”Update” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_ADD_TO=”Add to Cart” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHANGE_PAYMENT=”Change Payment” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHANGE_SHIPPING=”Select Shipment” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHECKOUT_DATA_NOT_VALID=”Invalid data entered” COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_CHECKOUT_DONE_CONFIRM_ORDER=”Checkout done, please confirm the order” Read More >

VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5 includes a feature referred to as Latest Products, which shows your stores most recent products on the front page. Not everyone needs to show their latest products, and in this tutorial we’ll walk you through the steps for removing the Latest Products feed from your VirtueMart store front. To hide Latest Read More >

By default, the VirtueMart store front for Joomla 2.5 shows Featured Products. In a previous article we showed you how to set a product as a featured product, however you can disable the showing of featured products on your VirtueMart frontpage. In this VirtueMart tutorial, we’ll show you how to prevent Featured Products from showing Read More >

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. During our testing of VirtueMart, when we added our first product we entered the price under the assumption it would be Read More >