VirtueMart Development Services
The original Joomla shopping cart, built and configured properly — products set up the way the platform intends, payments wired in, and no monthly platform fee taken out of every sale.
- Built for Joomla
- Free & Open Source
- You Own Your Store & Data
- Based in Miami, FL
Sell Online From the Joomla Site You Already Have
VirtueMart is a free, open-source shopping cart that runs inside Joomla. If your site is already on Joomla, it turns the site you have into a store — without a migration, a second login, or a monthly platform fee.
The trade is the one every self-hosted platform asks for: hosting, updates and security are yours to manage. That is the part we take on.
- Physical products, digital downloads and downloadable media
- Runs inside your existing Joomla installation
- Multi-currency and multi-language through Joomla
- Your product and customer data stay in your own database
Everything Included in Our VirtueMart Services
Setup, design, and the configuration work that separates a store that sells from one that just exists.
Installation & Setup
VirtueMart installed and configured inside your existing Joomla site, or a new Joomla build around it, with the settings that usually get missed handled from the start.
Product & Catalog Setup
Product types, custom fields, categories, manufacturers and filtering configured properly, so a growing catalog stays browsable instead of becoming a long list.
Payments, Shipping & Tax
Authorize.net, PayPal, Stripe and other gateways connected, plus shipping rules, carrier rates and tax rules for where you actually sell.
Custom Store Design
A storefront built into your Joomla template rather than looking like a component bolted on, with product and checkout pages treated as the conversion tools they are.
Migration & Version Upgrades
Moving from an older VirtueMart release, HikaShop or a hosted platform — products, customers and orders brought across with redirects so your rankings survive.
Hosting, Security & Maintenance
A store is not a brochure site. We handle hosting sized for checkout traffic, SSL, PCI considerations, backups, and the Joomla and extension updates that keep it running.
Ready to Start Selling on Joomla?
Tell us what you are selling and how you want to get paid. We will come back with a scope and a price — free, with no obligation.
A Catalog Your Customers Can Actually Navigate
Most VirtueMart stores that underperform have the same problem: products entered with no custom fields, no categories worth filtering by, and no thought given to how someone finds the thing they want.
We set the catalog up properly — product types, custom fields, categories and filtering — so a shopper who knows roughly what they want can get to it in two clicks instead of scrolling.
The Original Joomla Cart, Still Going
VirtueMart has been the default Joomla shopping cart since 2004 and still runs a large number of stores, particularly across Europe. It is free, it is open source, and its plugin ecosystem covers most gateways and carriers you are likely to need.
It also means you are not locked in. Your products, customers and orders live in your own Joomla database and can be exported at any time — no platform holding your catalog hostage if you decide to move on.
How a VirtueMart Build Runs With Us
Products and payments get settled first — everything else follows from them.
Products & Payments
We review what you sell, how it varies, how you ship it and how you want to get paid, then scope the build around that.
Design
Storefront, category, product and checkout pages designed to match your Joomla template and approved before development starts.
Build & Configure
VirtueMart set up, products imported, gateways connected, shipping and tax rules configured, then tested with real test orders.
Launch & Support
Go-live, staff training on managing orders and stock, then optional hosting and maintenance so updates never break checkout.
What Pairs Well With a VirtueMart Store
A store needs traffic and a server underneath it. These are the services most VirtueMart clients add.
HikaShop
The other major Joomla cart. Worth comparing before you commit to either one — we build both.
WooCommerce
If you are open to moving off Joomla, WordPress and WooCommerce have the larger ecosystem behind them.
Search Engine Optimization
Product and category pages optimized so shoppers find you without paying for every click.
eCommerce Hosting
Hosting sized for checkout traffic, with SSL, backups and the PCI considerations handled for you.
VirtueMart: Frequently Asked Questions
Is VirtueMart free?
Yes. VirtueMart is free and open source, with no licence fee, no platform fee and no cut of your sales. What you pay for is hosting, your domain and SSL, payment processing fees, and any paid plugins your store needs.
VirtueMart or HikaShop — which should we choose?
Both are mature Joomla carts. VirtueMart has been around longer and handles complex product structures and custom fields well; HikaShop is generally quicker to configure and has a cleaner back office. We build both and recommend based on what you sell, not our margin.
Can you add VirtueMart to our existing Joomla site?
Yes, and that is usually the cheapest path to selling online. We install and configure VirtueMart alongside your current content, match the store design to your existing template, and make sure the addition does not slow the rest of the site down.
How many products can VirtueMart handle?
Several thousand comfortably, when hosting and the database are set up for it. Performance problems are almost always hosting or extension bloat rather than the platform hitting a limit.
Which payment gateways can you set up?
Authorize.net, PayPal, Stripe, Square and most regional processors. If your merchant account offers a VirtueMart plugin, we can connect it.
Can you upgrade our old VirtueMart store?
Yes. Older VirtueMart installations sitting on out-of-date Joomla versions are one of the more common things we are asked to rescue. We upgrade in a staging copy first, so the live store keeps selling until the new one is signed off.
Do you handle Joomla updates and security after launch?
Yes. A store processes payments, so an unpatched Joomla core or extension is a real liability. Our maintenance plans cover Joomla, VirtueMart and extension updates, plus backups, monitoring and checkout testing after each update.
Let Us Build Your VirtueMart Store
Tell us what you sell and we will come back with a clear scope and a clear price. Use the form below, or call (305) 812-5999 and talk to someone who will actually be working on your store.