Trevor, You might want to Join/Search the Austin WordPress user's google group (http://groups.google.com/group/wordpress-austin) for more information in eCommerce solutions. There was a recent thread about some solutions.
As for your comment on security might as well give up now I guess. I really don't think any system (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc. ) is more or less prone to hacking. There are many many variables to consider. Hosting provider, Hosting environment (Do we really expect $5/months shared server hosting to be secure?), what plugins or modules have you added to the site. Many times I've seen client WordPress sites running some 30+ plugins to do the dumbest things. The guys at Automattic are working to keep the core code secure. All it takes is some careless plugin writer to open a door for someone to access your backend. My personal preference is to go with something dedicated to eCommerce like Magento. Though if you are really wanting PCI PA-DSS (https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/pa_dss.shtml ) compliance good luck. The open source version of Magento will never ever be certified. That is from Magenti guys directly. Should be aware this is going to be a requirement in 2010. Though not sure what this will mean to the small mom and pop shops. Guess they will just have to use Google Checkout or PayPal. Finally, to directly answer your question. on WordPress + eCommerce there are two major players out there. There is the old standby WP e- Commerce http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-e-commerce/. Good plugin used it many times. In the free version they offer some merchant options. There is a $25 add on Gold Cart which provides commections to Auth.net. Things I don't like. It's klunky, and you have very little control over the output which last time I used it was table-based. Second player in the market is fairly new, Shopp http://shopplugin.net/ . This is a very nice plugin but is not free. And each merchant option is like $25 each. The good news the output is entirely theme based they expose all the functions needed. Paul On Aug 25, 2009, at 4:24 PM, Trevor Rosen wrote: > > Does anyone have advice on Wordpress ecommerce plugins? I checked > through the archives of this list but couldn't find anything. I'm > curious what experiences people have had, especially with hardening > the app/server -- I've been on the wrong end of a WP hack before, and > it was pretty ugly. Would rather not have that happen when people's $ > $ are involved... :-) > > thanks in advance for any info, > > -TR > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
