Introduction

e-Commerce, Shopping Cart

[Attention, Version 4.6.0 is a security update. Ensure to update your installation. There is also an hotfix for older installations down to 3.6 https://dev.virtuemart.net/attachments/download/1400/HOTFIXcomvirtuemartpatchervm3.6_vm4.6.0.zip]
VirtueMart is a highly configurable and customizable multi-language shopping cart solution for Joomla 3, 4, 5 with a large number of additional extensions.


Please read our full list of features here:
http://virtuemart.net/features/all-features

Based on Joomla MVC framework with all its advantages:

  • Template overriding,
  • Implementation of Joomla Plugins for: payment, shipment, coupons, calculation rules, custom product fields, ...
  • Simple installation and integration of other joomla extensions.
  • Joomla ACL System, controll who edits or publish a product, or controll who is allowed to change the order status of an order, and so on.

CATEGORIES

  • nested categories
  • with meta tags for seo
  • with description and media

PRODUCTS

  • Product Bundles
  • with meta tags for seo
  • short and long description
  • dimensions (weight, size)
  • multiple media
  • multi-variants/attributes for products (variant-matrix)
  • unlimited child products and derivated levels
  • product pattern (Parent product used as pattern for child products)
  • related products
  • reviews and ratings
  • downloads

SHOPPERGROUPS

  • pricing depending by shoppergroups
  • price display depending by shoppergroups
  • payment/shipment depending by shoppergroups

SHOPPERS

  • customizable shopper input form
  • input form depended on registration, checkout or shipment
  • recaptcha
  • adressbook
  • default Bill-to and Ship-to address
  • default payment and shipment method

INVENTORY/STOCK

  • stocking/inventory
  • stock warning
  • virtual stock (ordered but not finally bought)

PRICES

  • various type of prices to display depended by shoppergroup
  • prices adjusted by shopper choosen currency
  • different currency format per currency
  • unit price
  • quantity based pricing

REAL MULTI CURRENCY

  • auto updating rates
  • add your own currencies for fixed currency rates
  • prices per currencies

SEF/SEO

  • default SEF/SEO integrated

DYNAMICAL CALCULATOR

  • discounts based on time, category, shoppergroup, country, and state
  • tax based on time, category, shoppergroup, country, and state
  • discounts, tax per product and/or order
  • discounts, tax have their own currencies (for duties)

PAYMENT/SHIPMENT

  • both are based on plugins
  • a very handy default plugin is already onboard
  • minimal amount / maximal amount to use
  • restricted by shopper groups
  • restricted by categories
  • restricted by blocking categories
  • restricted by countries
  • restricted by blocking countries
  • restricted by blocking shipment
  • restricted by coupons
  • plugins can add their own
  • plugins already onboard: PayPal Checkout, Sofort Banking and Sofort iDeal, Skrill, Authorize.net, Realex, eWay, default (can be used to create payments like cash on delivery), and a lot more in the net.
  • transaction fees (for payments)

CHECKOUT

  • guest checkout; completly anonymous checkout
  • option to register at begin of checkout
  • cart is an object not template related, GUI and flow competly overridable by template
  • cart is stored in the session, cart table and/or cookie
  • multi-page checkout
  • one page checkout
  • SSL
  • Double Opt-in

ORDERS

  • payment/shipment workflow
  • history
  • modifiable
  • order tracking for anonymous users
  • order editing
  • partial refunds
  • order balance
  • pdf invoice, delivery note

PRODUCTS DISPLAY

  • latest
  • topten (most sold)
  • newest
  • featured
  • sortable
  • searchable
  • shipment/payment

MULTILINGUAL

  • native with Joomla!
  • allows partial translations

MARKETING PROMOTION AND TOOLS

  • coupon handling
  • coupon analytics

VirtueMart ist eine hochgradig konfigurierbare und anpassbare mehrsprachige Warenkorb-Lösung für Joomla 3 mit einer großen Anzahl von zusätzlichen Erweiterungen.

Functionality
VM can do anything but it takes ages of tweeking before you have it perfectly right. Frontend design is very poor. Little marketing clue.
Ease of use
It is not easy to use. VM has a steep learning curve and is not intuitive in its setup. Made by talented technical wizkids, not designers.
Documentation
Documentation is extensive but somewhat outdated. English translations are sometimes a bit 'weird'.
I used this to: For my webshop to sell my Joomla! extensions.

Good program!



Posted on 30 May 2016
Functionality
All functional is good for a small shop.
Ease of use
I am very happy, because this very ease to use)
Support
Don't need for me. I understood all.
Documentation
It is ok.
I used this to: For my work with small shop. I need quick that was the decision and I used VM)
I was need fast solution and I choose VM)
Thank you)
Functionality
It is shoping cart. That is all. Checkout is not real one page (they claim it on description) and not in steps. Not real tool for selling.
Ease of use
Simple, but on some cases (product variants, discounts) not user friendly.
Support
Forum support is ok because of active cummunity.
Documentation
I used this to: I use VM for some 10 e-shops since version 1. They continue with same mistakes and sometimes new version is even worse than previous. I think that developers dont have much know how in ecommerce, UX and marketing solutions.

good



Posted on 20 May 2016
Functionality
good
Ease of use
good
Functionality
Магазин действительно функциональный. Доработана работа с дочернеми товарами и корзина
Ease of use
Магазин действительно фугкциональный. Веду разработку на нем уже более трех лет, за это время ядро сильно доработали и сделали удобным.
Support
Поддержка конечно слабая. Но надо отдать должное явные косяки с неохотой закрывают.
Documentation
Документация есть. Довольно много форумных веток.
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Support



Posted on 13 May 2016
Functionality
Great extension for basic developer
Ease of use
Basic E-commerce
Support
Documentation
Functionality
this ecommerce cms works fine, sometimes a bit slow.
Ease of use
It is easy to customize. css is easy to manage but the php it is not very open to customization.
Documentation
Not easy to browse.

Excelent



Posted on 05 April 2016
Functionality
Very Good
Ease of use
Need time because it has a lot of tools
Support
Documentation
I used this to: E-commerce
Functionality
More functionality.
Ease of use
Very difficult use. Find help only on forums
Documentation
Very very mush info in internet
I used this to: I am using versions 2 and 3
Functionality
Since version 3, great additions
Ease of use
Easy to use even for novice users.
Support
Great support, they also have a voluntary membership system.
Documentation
Improved lately
I used this to: Business purposes, https://www.quality-tuning.eu

VirtueMart

Version:
4.6.4
Developer:
VirtueMart Team
Last updated:
Dec 15 2025
2 days ago
Date added:
Mar 05 2006
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Includes:
c m p
Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5 J5 (b/c plugin)
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Uses Joomla! Update System

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