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Why and How to Switch from osCommerce to VirtueMart

Why and How to Switch from osCommerce to VirtueMart Quick Facts Want to open an Internet store and don't know which shopping cart to choose? Or maybe already running a shop but need to find a platform that would better suit your needs? Brief review of two open source platforms - osCommerce and VirtueMart will help you to make a right decision. osCommerce VirtueMart Established 2000 2004 Solingen, Germany Dresden, Germany Location Price Free Free USA United Kingdom Austrele Freoce Physical locations of businesses using osCommerce. USA United Kingdom Germany Canade Australa Physical locations of businesses using VirtueMart. OScommerce Virtue Aart Advantages Feature rich. There are more than 7,000 add-ones, and a lot of them are free Additional advantages from CMS(possibility to set up blog, forum ) Simple installation Easy installation as well Attractive (or at least easily customizable) themes Flexible (multiple languages, currencies, no restrictions in product quantity) Stable Easy in usage and customizations Disadvantages No updates for a long period of time Some extension are paid Requires high level of programming skills to customize a store Advanced features like social media and mobile integrations are missing Not secure. Users often report multiple hacker attacs Weak SEO Now you probably understand why store owners decide to migrate from osCommerce to VirtueMart. If you are one of them follow a step by step instruction, which will help to perform fast and accurate migration. Before you start Analyze site traffic and choose a time when the number of visitors is the lowest Notify users about time of migration Make a backup Install VirtueMart Migration with Cart2Cart 1. Register Cart2Cart account 2. Set up source osCommerce and VirtueMart carts 3. Choose entities you wish to transfer 4. Match languages, currencies, order statuses 5. Try absolutely free Demo migration 6. Full migration Time of migration depends on a quantity of entities you've decided to move After migration is completed Take care about SEO 1. Generate Sitemap 2. Create 404 page 3. Set 301 redirect Ask users to recover Take care about stores passwords design Sources: http://trends.builtwith.com/shop/VirtueMart http://trends.builtwith.com/shop/osCommerce http://www.chillcreations.com/news22-joomla/189-oscommerce- vs-virtuemart-joomla-e-commerce-extension.html http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/blog/44-migration- service-tips/13211-the-game-is-worth-the-candle-post-migrati LartCart Designed by: tips http://www.shopping-cart-migration.com/shopping-cart-migration- options/75-oscommerce-to-magento-migration atonte shepping crt mgtion

Why and How to Switch from osCommerce to VirtueMart

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