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封面
版权信息
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Chapter 1. Setting Up Shop
Introduction
Installing Joomla! 2.5 in your web space
Increasing the Joomla! session lifetime
Installing VirtueMart and the core add-ons
Familiarizing yourself with VirtueMart
Removing the VirtueMart AIO component
Creating a link to our store
Removing the currency not defined error
Filling out the company information section
Fixing the safe path warning
Setting up your company identity in VirtueMart
Creating a menu for your must-have information
Displaying the core VirtueMart menus
Chapter 2. Merchandising VirtueMart
Adding manufacturers and manufacturer categories
Implementing your product category structure
Adding a simple product (information tab)
Adding a simple product (description tab)
Adding a simple product (status tab)
Adding a simple product (dimensions and weight tab)
Adding a simple product (images tab)
Adding similar products
Custom fields – adding consistent global information to multiple products
Custom fields – customizing products with versions and charging different prices for them
Custom fields – show related products on the product details page
Custom fields – adding customizable product text and charging per letter
Custom fields – creating groups of custom fields
Setting the sort and search options for products and categories
Chapter 3. Shipping and Taxes
Shipping
Taxes
Charging for shipping by weight range
Configuring shipping by country zone or continent
Configuring shipping by zip code
Configuring shipping by a combination of criteria
Configuring VAT on the entire purchase (including or excluding VAT on delivery costs)
Configuring a tax to start or finish on a set date
Configuring a tax on a per-category basis
Chapter 4. Making Your Store Look Amazing
Removing the Joomla! branding at the footer
Installing a VirtueMart template
Installing a Joomla! Template
Creating and installing a template with an Artisteer design software
Installing the Warp framework/template
Installing the Gantry framework/template
Customizing the Gantry framework/template
Uninstalling a Joomla! template
Cool header banners with jQuery and Sourcerer
Chapter 5. Going Live
Taking payments with PayPal
Reset VirtueMart to a fresh install
Configuring countries
Configuring VirtueMart currencies
Updating VirtueMart
Creating a backup of your Joomla! VirtueMart site
Using the backup of your Joomla! VirtueMart site
Enabling SSL for sensitive areas
Shipping an order
Refunding an order
Chapter 6. Killer SEO
Installing Piwik analytics
Setting up Piwik for Joomla!
Setting up Piwik for VirtueMart
Choosing your keywords
Creating categories in Joomla!
Creating articles in Joomla!
Making articles available in a menu
Enabling Joomla! SEF URLs
Writing great metadata
Entering your metadata into Joomla!
Entering your metadata into VirtueMart
Chapter 7. Extending Joomla! and VirtueMart
Installing Sourcerer
Installing jQuery on Joomla! 2.5 using Sourcerer
Personalizing your store content with Sourcerer
Detecting the user's country with Sourcerer and GeoIP
Installing Weever Apps
Configuring a Weever App
Installing the VM Affiliate component
Setting up a campaign and testing it with VM Affiliate
Chapter 8. VirtueMart Alternatives
Installing HikaShop as an alternative to VirtueMart
HikaShop quick evaluation tour
Installing RedShop as an alternative to VirtueMart
RedShop quick evaluation tour
