Great name huh? And thats only where it begins.
Magento from the get-go has been ultra-professional in every way, shape and form. Click that link above to get a glimpse of what I am talking about with their website and the way everything is presented. The design is outstanding and it is echoed throughout the software package.
They are doing things a little bit differently than the other open source projects out there, in that there is a well defined company working on the project not just a community of developers with spare time. Much more similar to an ubuntu set-up where this project is their output but they offer other things along with it to help support their business and improve the product itself.
At first I was a little wary of this way of doing things because I don’t want to get invested in a product that I thought was free but then have to plunk down 50 bucks for every extension I want to add but now I have no more worries about that. Yes, there are corporate scripts you can purchase for added functionality, but there are also community (free) scripts out there as well, in fact there are more of those than the other way around. I have not even needed the extra scripts at all, everything is working out of the box for me right now.
I am somewhat new to this piece of software so my review is not as intensive because I have not seen every nook and crannie yet, but the thing is, I can’t wait to. From the installation itself (which downloads many of the necessary files for you) to the first time I log in to the administration section it is a well choreographed display of design mixed with all the necessary store elements.
Check out their full screenshots
I know, I know, it sounds like I am being paid out the ass for this post but no, I am just in the honeymoon phase with a great piece of software… like that first time you used e-bay and couldn’t stop selling everything you owned because it was just so easy!
The real reason I am loving it is because what I thought was gonna be a tough project with different stores, different product/buyer arrangements etc… turns out to be a couple of forms in the admin section and I’m off to the races.
So far I am enamored with it as you can probably tell and I fully support you test it out for your next e-commerce venture. I will be starting a couple skins / site integrations in the coming weeks for my company’s new escapade so comment below if your testing it and have any problems I will see if I can troubleshoot since I will be knee-deep in it by then.
On to work!