A plugin is really any additional feature you install into your core software program to make it behave differently. A plugin is a generic tech word; other platforms and application may use words such as “add-on” or “extension”.
Not all plugins are designed to do something radical, such as; altering the entire layout of your product listings by installing Virtuemart Themes, or using specially designed Joomla templates geared to integrate with Virtuemart. Many plugins offer practical solutions to take what you are already doing quite comfortably; uploading images into a listing, using custom fields to finalize the buying process, checking out and placing an order. Because the core Virtuemart ecommerce structure is free and widely used across millions of websites, there are thousands of developers who have developed plugins/ extensions/ add-ons to offer a better online buying experience and help take what you are already doing and make it better, easier and faster for you, your clients, and the public buyer who never notice the awesome coding on the website they are visiting.
Not all plugins are designed to do something radical, such as; altering the entire layout of your product listings by installing Virtuemart Themes, or using specially designed Joomla templates geared to integrate with Virtuemart. Many plugins offer practical solutions to take what you are already doing quite comfortably; uploading images into a listing, using custom fields to finalize the buying process, checking out and placing an order. Because the core Virtuemart ecommerce structure is free and widely used across millions of websites, there are thousands of developers who have developed plugins/ extensions/ add-ons to offer a better online buying experience and help take what you are already doing and make it better, easier and faster for you, your clients, and the public buyer who never notice the awesome coding on the website they are visiting.
The vast array of Virtuemart Plugins makes everything you are doing for your ecommerce website shopping cart much, much better!
Example: Virtuemart allows you to upload images into the listing, naturally. However, you can get a plugin to upload UNLIMITED images all at the same time,
instead of upload one image at a time. A great and inexpensive plugin to save you hours of work.
instead of upload one image at a time. A great and inexpensive plugin to save you hours of work.