J2Store 
Version
2.0.0 (last update on Jan 17, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
33
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
29 February 2012
J2Store comes integerated with SAGEPAY online payment gateway.
You can also sell Digital Goods with J2Store. Plus J2Store brings the file attachment/download feature for Joomla Article Manager. Read more at http://j2store.org/news/10-sell-digital-goods-with-j2store.html
**J2store V 2.0 beta is now available. It comes with many new features and bug fixes
Key features of J2Store are:
- Integrates with Joomla Article manager
- Use Joomla articles as products
- Set price, tax, product options while creating articles itself
- Sell digital products. Offer downloadable products
- Ajax based cart
- Product attributes/options
- Tax, Shipping and Global Discount
- SagePay Payment gateway
- Can collect offline payment
- Two step checkout
- Pure guest checkout
- Add both shipping and billing address collection
- User login and registration is user-friendly
- Improved language file
- Orders Management
- Automatic invoice generation upon order completion
- Professional Support from developers
- MVC structure
- Update server for automatic update via the Joomla Update manager
Features introduced in 1.2.1
- Zero pricing. i.e, Offer free products
- Standard language files
- Enable/disable products
- Product SKU
- Basic backup feature. When you upgrade, an SQL back is taken automatically
PLEASE NOTE: J2store is a simple, easy to use shopping cart. It offers all the neccesarry features you need in a cart, but has no extra features like full shipping methods, zone/region based shipping, stock control or track-and-trace. If you need that kind of features in your cart, you'll have to look for an other cart.If you just want a simple, sleek, effective shopping cart, J2Store is just right for you!
How it works:
1. Install J2Store, configure and save the params.
2. Go to the Article Manager, create a new article
3. On the right-side sliding panel, you will find J2Store sliding panel. Click to open it and enter the price.
4. (optional) you can also set tax rates (for which you should create tax profiles in the J2Store backend)
5. (optional) Set product attributes and options
6. Save and publish the article.
Voila! you have just created a product ready to sell.
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I have used a lot of Joomla! stores in the past, this one by far surpasses exceptions! Easy to install, easy to configure, easy to use. Great customer service! Had a question about the product and got a return email the same day! Keep up the great work!
After testing different e-Commerce Extensions i decided for j2store, because it works simple and i can customize it without a deep knowledge of php and css. This extension can turn content into a product just by adding the 'Add-to-card' box. My shop sells plants and herbs and so i can add the 'Add-to-cart' box to every plant-description i want to. I am a local nursery and i dont have to worry about international taxes or different shipping costs.
The forum is managed by the developpers and i got all problems solved and all questions answered. I like it.
The forum is managed by the developpers and i got all problems solved and all questions answered. I like it.
Just a heads up for folks looking for a cart system for artists or those selling one of a kind items this isn't the cart for you. Sadly I got this set up before finding out there was no way to limit the item for sale to 1 unit.
That said support was good and refunded my purchase. I just wish it had worked out. It was very nice to work with otherwise.
That said support was good and refunded my purchase. I just wish it had worked out. It was very nice to work with otherwise.
I am new to CMS website development and I trying to learn all this coding stuff. However, at 60 years old, it's not as easy as it use to be.
J2Store is one easy and simple extension to use. It works right out the box and is easy to install.
The configuration is straight forward and the documentation is written in plain English. I was on the forum yesterday (day after Thanksgiven) and the staff was manning the forum.
I tried this after trying several other extension and this one is the best.
J2Store is one easy and simple extension to use. It works right out the box and is easy to install.
The configuration is straight forward and the documentation is written in plain English. I was on the forum yesterday (day after Thanksgiven) and the staff was manning the forum.
I tried this after trying several other extension and this one is the best.
I was skeptical at first because it is so lightweight. But I believe they are charging a good amount for a great product. It is all but useless without the PayPal plugin which you pay $10 for... But with that you are golden!
This is a "non-commercial" version but only the base is. For any functionality you need to pay at least the $10.
You can pay to have them install it too but it's really simple and I doubt they do a lot of installations, but a novice user would find it worth it to have it installed.
The features are so straight forward it's scary. Just make an article with product info and add a price. Compare this to RedShop that charges you out the *ss and gives you a complicated system that hardly works.
If you need a shop, use this one. Stop wasting your time elsewhere. :-)
This is a "non-commercial" version but only the base is. For any functionality you need to pay at least the $10.
You can pay to have them install it too but it's really simple and I doubt they do a lot of installations, but a novice user would find it worth it to have it installed.
The features are so straight forward it's scary. Just make an article with product info and add a price. Compare this to RedShop that charges you out the *ss and gives you a complicated system that hardly works.
If you need a shop, use this one. Stop wasting your time elsewhere. :-)
This cart is simple and easy to use as the developer described. The developer lists that the cart has a tax profile feature. This feature is only useful in a place like the UK where the VAT is 20% everywhere in the country. In the US, where sales tax is calculated based on the location of the vendor as well as the customer, this feature is limiting. In the current form, it is not possible to create multiple tax profiles based on the location of the customer. There is just one tax profile per product. For this reason, I will not be able to use this cart.
Owner's reply
Thanks for the review. J2Store is a simple shopping cart aimed for beginners. We are working on a tax profile feature that works with shipping address. But with less contribution from the community, we are battling against time.
After battling for days with other cart components - J2Store is a breeze! Simple to use, it does exactly what it says it will and makes the whole process of selling digital downloads phenomenally easy!! This component is EASY EASY EASY to use.
My only insight: mark it better that you can use this for digital downloads!! It took me 2 days to find this component - and there are tonnes of guys on the web asking for a simple component for digital downloads (I found all the forums while I was searching LOL).
Awesome component! Will definitely use this developer again.
My only insight: mark it better that you can use this for digital downloads!! It took me 2 days to find this component - and there are tonnes of guys on the web asking for a simple component for digital downloads (I found all the forums while I was searching LOL).
Awesome component! Will definitely use this developer again.
Owner's reply
Thank you
I really like the updated J2Store!!!
It is almost perfect.
Just one small thing - - when in the checkoutprocess I miss the possibility to cancel/stop and
get back to the buying place without having to trycka på the back button
(like you have when checking out the receipt there is a button where you
can get back to the checkoutprocess - return to the checkout process)
It is almost perfect.
Just one small thing - - when in the checkoutprocess I miss the possibility to cancel/stop and
get back to the buying place without having to trycka på the back button
(like you have when checking out the receipt there is a button where you
can get back to the checkoutprocess - return to the checkout process)
J2Store is a smart e-commerce solution if you're looking for a simple webshop. No fancy stuff, just the basic needs.
The concept of this store (make any Joomla-article an item in your shop) is ingenious and very easy to use.
Easy to set up initially and maintenance of your shop doesn't require extra skills. If you can write an article, you can run this shop.
The developers give active support on their forum.
4 stars for now, because just a littlebit of finetuning is needed, but 5 starts are within reach!
The concept of this store (make any Joomla-article an item in your shop) is ingenious and very easy to use.
Easy to set up initially and maintenance of your shop doesn't require extra skills. If you can write an article, you can run this shop.
The developers give active support on their forum.
4 stars for now, because just a littlebit of finetuning is needed, but 5 starts are within reach!
J2Store looks very promising. It's easy to set up and manage. Adding a good set of features will make it one of the best e-commerce extensions for Joomla.
Turning Articles into products is a nice idea. Developers should keep up the good work.
Turning Articles into products is a nice idea. Developers should keep up the good work.
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