WordPress is one of the most powerful and flexible online publishing systems available online.  WordPress can be used to build everything from blogs to entire websites with ecommerce capabilities. Over the years WordPress has proven itself to be a excellent content management solution for thousands of websites around the world.

If you are looking for an ecommerce solution, we believe WordPress is an excellent platform to help you manage and run your online store.  If you are thinking about using WordPress for an online store, you should consider the following questions:

  1. .How big will my store be? How many products and/or services will I be selling?  You should plan for the future.  While most ecommerce plugins for WordPress provide the ability to build large online stores, it has been our experience that most of the plugins are best suited for smaller stores with less than 100 products.
  2. Will a WordPress ecommerce solution offer everything my store needs? What about a payment gateway and security?
  3. Will the online store integrate with the rest of your website? Do you just want an online store or do you want a blog, static pages, and an online store?
  4. Is cost an issue? If so, how much of an issue? Building an online store using WordPress  is usually less expensive than using other e-commerce solutions such as osCommere and Zen Cart which require you use eCommerce Website Templates.