Getting Started with Drupal Commerce

by Richard Jones

Overview

Drupal Commerce is emerging as the preferred option for open source e-commerce, and it also stands up to comparison against established proprietary systems.

Getting Started with Drupal Commerce is an introductory guide to building an online store using Drupal Commerce in Drupal 7.

Getting Started with Drupal Commerce takes you step-by-step through a complete e-commerce website build, from a clean installation of Drupal to a working example store. Starting with how to set up a Drupal development environment, we then discuss the planning of an e-commerce site and the typical questions you should be asking before getting started.

Next, we walk through all of the essential setup required for most types of e-shop, including taxes, shipping, discounts and coupons, the checkout process, and backend order management. By the end of Getting Started with Drupal Commerce, you will be fully-equipped to plan and build your own store and you will understand the fundamental principles of Drupal Commerce that will enable you to progress to more complex store builds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783280230
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	09/27/2013
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Richard Jones is the Technical Director of i-KOS, a UK-based digital agency specializing in Drupal and e-commerce. He has been working with the project leads of Drupal Commerce since the early planning stages, and he maintains a number of contributed modules on drupal.org under the username ikos.

Since joining i-KOS as Technical Director in 2003, Richard has worked with Managing Director Myles Davidson to build the business from a 3-person web agency into a 20-person e-commerce consultancy powered by Drupal. During that time, he has worked on some of the largest high-profile Drupal Commerce builds to date. Richard heads up all Drupal site builds and e-commerce projects at i-KOS. He specializes in Drupal site development, training and bespoke module development, Internet strategy, and e-commerce. Richard is a prolific Drupal module contributor and a regular speaker at UK and international Drupal events.

Outside of the Drupal world, Richard lives on the south coast of England in Hove with his wife and two young daughters.