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I am trying to expand my site to a e-commerce site, but are having problems making code work. I need a resource that can take the difficulty of had writing code and that is user friendly. Anyone have any ideas. Also, if it is free that it is great, but are willing to pay for code and service.

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For : start by deciding three things up front — how quickly you need to launch, how much technical work you want to do, and what your ongoing budget can be. That choice determines the simplest path: a hosted, turn-key store for speed and minimal setup, or a plugin/open-source store if you want more control and potentially lower monthly costs.

If you want minimal hand-coding, try a hosted all-in-one platform such as Shopify. If you already use WordPress and prefer control over appearance and extensions, consider WooCommerce. To add a small embeddable storefront to an existing site, look at options like Ecwid. For payment handling and test/sandbox accounts use a trusted processor such as Stripe.

Quick practical setup plan:

  1. List must-have features (variants, inventory, shipping rules, taxes, digital downloads).
  2. Pick one platform and create a trial or local install.
  3. Add one product and configure shipping/tax rules.
  4. Connect a sandbox payment account and run full test purchases.
  5. Verify order emails, mobile checkout, and backups.

Security and operations notes: use HTTPS, keep software and plugins updated, and prefer hosted checkout flows if you want to reduce PCI scope. Start small, verify every step end-to-end, and only add complexity (third-party integrations, custom shipping rules, large catalogs) after the basic flow is rock solid. Building on comments from and , match your choice to how much server work you want to manage versus how much you want the provider to handle.

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What functionality do you need? You might want to check out script directories such as www.hotscripts.com

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I need functionality such as to control all processes made by user who wants to purchase goods.

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I need functionality such as to control all processes made by user who wants to purchase goods.

If you know PHP or ASP, then do a search for free scripts or go to hotscripts (suggested by dani). Depend on the payment methods you want to accept, you may need to integrate your payment gateway yourself. If you server do not run php or asp (very unlikely), you can get javascript shopping cart too.

Alternatively, you may use service provider, like ourselves (basket2go:cheesy: ), to handle your shopping cart. Other provider like romancart is quite popular and integrated with many payment gateways (more than we do:-| ).

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