Joomla and Magento
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The document discusses using MageBridge to embed Magento e-commerce functionality into a Joomla website. MageBridge allows Magento to be installed as a Joomla component, avoiding separate administrations. Setup involves installing Joomla, Magento, and MageBridge separately and then configuring the connection between them. MageBridge handles templating and uses Magento URLs, providing a coordinated shopping solution without requiring separate instances or administrations.
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Joomla and Magento
- 1. Joomla / MageBridge / Magento Another Shopping Cart Option for Joomla Websites.
- 2. Things to Know About Magento www.MagentoCommerce.com Reputation as resource hog is deserved New version 1.4 coming out Q1 2010 Attributes, Attributes, Attributes Lots of 3 rd Party skins and modules Open source support Requires pdo_MySQL & 256M
- 3. Why Use Magento? Very flexible attributes Very flexible promotions feature Single admin can support multiple stores 3 rd party modules (e.g. drop-ship) Multi-ship (one order – multiple addresses) Substantial shipping and payment options Module developers are available
- 4. Use Magento without Joomla? Magento’s CMS features are minimal Magento’s templating is complex Blocks (loosely similar to Joomla modules) may be separately templated
- 5. Using Magento with Joomla As separate softwares = twice the administration and twice the templating Using J!Mint – coordinated, but still separate softwares Using MageBridge - lets you ignore Magento templating (except for blocks)
- 6. What about J!Mint? J!Mint is for connecting, not embedding Provides basic user synchronization Support from developer weak
- 7. Things to Know About MageBridge www.Yireo.com (the Netherlands) EMBEDs Magento product in Joomla Component / modules / plugins Uses XML-RPC connection Support by developer is excellent Version 1.3 in the works now Pay attention to tutorials EZ Update process for Joomla & Magento
- 8. Setting up a Joomla / MageBridge / Magento Solution Tutorial: http://www.yireo.com/tutorials/magebridge/basics/installation Install Joomla ( e.g. www.sitecontent.com ) Install Magento ( e.g www.sitecontent.com/store ) Install MageBridge Joomla and configure Enable MageBridge plugins and modules Install MageBridge Magento and configure Create Magento web service user Verify Joomla Magento connectivity
- 9. Embedding Magento in Joomla Create MageBridge menu items Enable Magento Cart module Enable and place Magento blocks in module positions
- 10. What about SEO / SEM MageBridge uses Magento SEF urls MageBridge uses Joomla SEF urls MageBridge can use sh404sef Placing Magento products in multiple categories may create ‘duplicate content’
- 11. Setup Magento Store Configure notifications, payment / shipping options Create Attribute Set(s) Create Attribute(s) Create Products Create Promotions (discounts / coupons)
- 12. Magento Tips Searching Google for Magento information use: site:magentocommerce.com ‘topic’ Verify version relevance when considering forum solutions or work-arounds Buy the Magento User’s Guide or similar documentation
- 13. Joomla-MageBridge-Magento Paul Proffitt NetProffitt Enterprises [email_address] 770.945.2022 This PowerPoint presentation is available online at: http://www.NetProffitt.com/pa/JooMaMa.ppt