Can't use Prestashop (I need product features), what's the next best thing?

[MartiL]

I've been working on my Presta-shop for a while now, and I wish I could continue using it. However, the product features don't work correctly and there are a few minor setbacks. I've posted my questions in this forum, both in the English and Dutch section, and on other forums. Sadly, nobody is able to help and I'm stuck.

I haven't been able to work on my shop for a week now, and since I'm stuck without any solution in the works I have no other option then to leave Prestashop and look for another software solution :'(

Does anybody know of an Open Source that offers product features (that work properly) and comes close to Prestashop? If the product features would work I would not think of leaving Prestashop so I'm hoping there's someting out there which comes close?

I've tried OpenCart, osCommerce and all the well known ones before Presto, and Magento. I liked Magento, but I'd have to move from shared hosting to a dedicated server, which is not yet an option. Anything else out there that I may have missed?

[tomerg3]

I tried to look at your attribute problem post, but the links to the products are not working.

What's the problem exactly, and do you have an example?

[MartiL]

In short: product prices are displayed including VAT everywhere, as they should, except for products with features on the product page.

So products with features are listed correctly everywhere, exept on the product page itself. As I set my shop to display prices including VAT, it actually says "€x.xx including VAT" right next to the price excuding VAT ...

I posted the problem here: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/viewthread/49316/configuring___using_prestashop/product_features_display_vat_not_displayed including a screenshot.

[MartiL]

Does anybody know of any good alternative? The problem hasn't been solved and I'm still stuck :'(

Think I'll try Joomla with Virtuemart, a few people suggested that. Anybody here have any experience with virtuemart?

[jhnstcks]

Couldnt you just delete the code that displays the excluding VAT price?

[MartiL]

And replace it with what? Can't run a shop that doesn't display prices.

There's a guy form my webhosters support forum working on it, he said he could probably rewrite the code. He doesn't know Presta but he knows PHP so fingers crossed.

[jhnstcks]

Was slightly confused about what you were trying to say.

[uddhava]

I cant imagine that this "problem" cannot be fixed, either by yourself, or somebody else.
If you are really stuck with this, and your are running a professional shop, you should hire somebody to create a fix for you.
Money should not be a concern because changing to another shop costs time (=money).

I have tried all shop on this planet i think. Zencart, Virtue, OS commerce, Magento etc.
Now that i found Prestashop i am amazed at the possibilities and what it can do "out of the box".
There is only 1 alternative to Prestashop and that is Magento. But as you said before, Magento hits hard on the resources....

So make a choice that suits you. Dumping PS for this "little" problem might be a too big of a step.

my 2 euro centen ;-)

[MartiL]

Obviously, not just for this problem. There's quite a few things with Presta that are very, very frustrating.
I did hire somebody so the problem is fixed, he rewrote some of the code. Guess I should learn to do that myself

And yes, setting up a shop costs money. I don't mind, and I've saved up for this. That doesn't mean I have loads to spend, unfortunately, so spending money on things that Presta claims are working means I can't buy something else I need.

Looking back I made a wrong decision by not going for a certain commercial script. I love open source, and thought Presta could be used for my shop, with a few good (payed) modules. I should have tested more, now i have to spend more on Presta to patch things up and I still won't have the features the commercials script offered. So I ended up with less for more.

But that's my mistake, not Presta's.