Oscommerse on the way out?

[steppo]

Hi!

 

Are looking around the jungle of webshops and to tell u the truth i have found a nice looking template that would fit me well:) - although when i check the webpage it seems like nothing have happened here since...a meeting in London.

 

So the simpe quiz from me is that are Oscommerse a bad choise? What do you developers and other think/ recommend?

 

Enjoy your day,

 

Stefan- webdesigner

[steppo]

I mean if i buy a 2,2 template will i be happy and it will work well and so on... anyone know?

[burt]

osCommerce is still alive and very well supported.

 

Ask the template vendor if his template will work.

[theherbman]

If you mean will the oscommerce website look how you want it to. The answer to that is yes, providing you know how to edit it. If you mean will it project your products in a positive way, again the answer is yes but again its up to you to change things so it will do what you want it to. The presentation of the site will always be up to you. With a ready made template you will always have to go back to the person selling the template for advise. Backup from this forum is very good although sometimes the answers are a bit criptic. If you mean will oscommerce make you rich overnight the answer to that is not unless you advertise it as you would a normal shop and get traffic to your site.

 

Regards Mel

[steppo]

If you mean will the oscommerce website look how you want it to. The answer to that is yes, providing you know how to edit it. If you mean will it project your products in a positive way, again the answer is yes but again its up to you to change things so it will do what you want it to. The presentation of the site will always be up to you. With a ready made template you will always have to go back to the person selling the template for advise. Backup from this forum is very good although sometimes the answers are a bit criptic. If you mean will oscommerce make you rich overnight the answer to that is not unless you advertise it as you would a normal shop and get traffic to your site.

 

Regards Mel

 

 

Thanks for replying all of you!

 

FIRST the links are not in a commercial purpose - please - have trust.

 

I just found this fine template that would fit me as a glove.

 

I guess what i really wanna know is - well i have been getting my income as a photographer for many years - and now i have realized that i want to set up a shop instead of sending pics to stock photo - agencies.

 

So now i got images (www.dupre-linnerhag.com) - web knowledge - so my wonderings are IF i buy a template like this // http://www.templatemonster.com/oscommerce-templates/27740.html (OsCommerce 2.2 RC2a ) will i be disappointed 5 month later regarding that it is an old system (is it by the way) or that it stop working after a php update.

 

If you people can give me a "feeling" of what ever...may it work with paypal and or creditcard for some time more...

 

I am extremely happy if i can get some critics on this at the same time it not your decision at all but just the feeling (yes NO or maybe:)- it would be so great not to completely crawl in darkness.

 

With all my best,

 

Stefan a Swede in Paris

[steppo]

Hi Mel,

 

Sounds promising what you write. I have good feeling for web and php so i am not worried. I also understand that the author of a template have the knowledge - it was more a general feeling i was looking for. Of course i wanna be rich but i dont think that will be the case:) altough it seems that there are many that uses it with payment solutions like paypal, visa if i am not mistaking...

 

BR //Stefan

[♥joli1811]

Hi Mel,

 

Sounds promising what you write. I have good feeling for web and php so i am not worried. I also understand that the author of a template have the knowledge - it was more a general feeling i was looking for. Of course i wanna be rich but i dont think that will be the case:) altough it seems that there are many that uses it with payment solutions like paypal, visa if i am not mistaking...

 

BR //Stefan

 

Hi,

 

OSC yes!!

 

Not sure about the template slow load time by me but might be the connection tonight.

Maybe someone else will have a look.

Check jquery (image gallery) in google some great image effects

good luck

 

John

[♥joli1811]

Hi Mel,

 

Sounds promising what you write. I have good feeling for web and php so i am not worried. I also understand that the author of a template have the knowledge - it was more a general feeling i was looking for. Of course i wanna be rich but i dont think that will be the case:) altough it seems that there are many that uses it with payment solutions like paypal, visa if i am not mistaking...

 

BR //Stefan

 

Hi,

 

OSC yes!!

 

Not sure about the template slow load time by me but might be the connection tonight.

Maybe someone else will have a look.

Check jquery (image gallery) in google some great image effects

good luck

 

John

[♥toyicebear]

The template looks nice, it is slow because no thumbnail system have been used for the images shown.

 

Example on info on one of the image:

158.03 KB (161,823 bytes)

639px × 452px (scaled to 153px × 106px)

[steppo]

The its a great Template indeed and also the images are always very large in the templates, i know this since before - the need to be optimized but thats no problem.

My general thought is that if its a good plan to rock on, i mean 2.2 RC2a.. it should be.. Install, put the template in (of course if the template is not good it will be trouble) but if it is like it should i should be... i will be able to set up a fully functioning shop with pay pal and invoice payment right, regardless if there have been no recent update of the shop engine then i am smiling:))

 

//Stefan