Posted by megamatt on June 12, 2008 at 1:26am
Recently we were tasked with building an e-commerce solution for a client that has an old homegrown solution. We have been researching the e-commerce and ubercart modules - with still no clear decision.
A few key points that our clients expect:
- Easy inventory manager
- Ability for a customer to search every field in the product description (something we're unsure either of these modules allow - outside of drupal core search)
- Ability to "Express order" - for repeat customers that know what item # they are looking for, they can enter it in at a prompt and it adds to the cart.
We have seen some slick solutions with ubercart in combination with thickbox. Wondering if anyone is willing to share their experiences with developing more advance ecommerce solutions/recipes with us.
Thanks in advance!
Comments
eC package
Matt,
I will describe the eC. I dont know much about Uc.
Inventory management
eC 4 will rely entirely on Views to build listings and catalogs. So we open every eC related field to Views. You can build any number of customized lists (or change the default catalog page). The same can be done for manager. Also, we implemented the Overview page with widgets to easily implement compact info, like charts and small tables.
Customizable Search
Using the same logic as above, you can build, using Views, the tailored product search/list for you, including CCK fields and eC fields (like price, SKU).
Express Order
Its a feature that is partially implemented on eC4. We already allow store managers do define a series of behaviors like allow/disallow anonymous users shopping, Buy Now or Cart styles, multi step or single page checkout. Users that already filled previously the checkout forms will get the old info on review page, so its basicly possible to do what you want.
regards,
massa
Ubercart
Not an expert on Ubercart, but I will try, anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong: