We have found many bugs in this cart and have posted these bugs on the forum (I can provide links) that never got a response. Months would go by and nothing. We ended up having to rewrite a lot of the code in order for the cart to function properly (product variation errors, admin cp viewing errors, download links errors and front end pricing errors). So we ended up spending more money on this free cart then it would cost to buy something working out of a box.

Advice? Stay away. There are PLENTY of other really good shopping carts out there that work. There is no need to combine WP and shopping cart software into one. If you have to have a blog + cart just install WP along side your cart software. Much simpler.

Paypal works ok though.

@Cathy, the site made by Graphic Agenda (above) does use the gold cart files. I know this as a fact – otherwise there wouldnt be a Grid View working.

Also @Alex / @blogsessive; we’ve overhauled the plugin since this post. And we’re about to launch another new version…

Also to top it off the WP e-Commerce Plugin has a new home. It is now hosted on the following site:

Browse to http://www.getshopped.org where the support is better. The documentation is better (yeah we’re still workin on those dev docs) and there are lots of video tutorials.

Its the best

Thumbs down.

I had this thing sort of working, then i swapped from its default theme.
Now i cant see my categories. In the end i deactivated, deleted everything and deleted all its entries from the db – cart is still in the sidebar…

Im sure this has potential.
I too would like to see a demo of gold, im not paying for something i cant see.

Or anyone had any luck with a better store. One of my clients likes to show a video of the product in use? Any ideas, been hunting and trying different ones for days now.

If anyone needs help with their WP E-commerce, I can surely be of some assistance

I’ve had my share of experiences using Wp-Ecommerce and plenty of other systems, but glad to say at this moment I’m relying solely on the plugin Artpal with my online store here.

Artpal’s by no means flawless but it serves its purpose and for the moment, it leaves me satisfied — and till another plugin with rave/monstrous review arrives, then I guess I’m happily stuck with Artpal.

After doing more research into the import features of the cart, it has little to no support for XML/CSV import. Unfortunately, this is a deal breaker for me. Hopefully this will be addressed soon by the dev team over there.

I ended up going with Shopperpress. The import options for CSV are pretty good (could be better) So far I’m pretty happy with how the development is going. I’ll keep everyone updated on how it goes.

http://www.markettheme.com/

Market isn’t a plugin, but an entire self-contained theme that’s got the shopping cart system already built-in. Just connect it to Paypal or Google checkout, and you’ll have an operational store up and running in around 5 minutes.

It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of the wp-ecommerce plugin, but it has the basics of ecommerce and allows you to customize colors, logos, and layout proportions.

And since it’s a theme, and not a plugin, it also doesn’t have a lot of the integration frustration and errors that so many people have commented on.

It’s best suited for two types of sellers.

1. Those who want to avoid getting too technical, and learning code in order to integrate.

2. Those who want to setup a good online store quickly, populate the products, and move onto their next project.

I encourage your readers to play around with the online demo at the Market Theme website.

Thanks for trying, maybe I’ll be interested in a year or two when the kinks are worked out.