OpenSource.HK Workshop

Introduction of Drupal Commerce Kickstart

Edison Wong & Monica Zhu 2014 Oct 11th

Edison Wong

● CEO, PantaRei Design

– hswong3i@pantarei-design.com● Drupal developer & contributor

– https://drupal.org/user/33940● HKDUG Co-founder

– https://groups.drupal.org/drupalhk● Startup founder

– 2009 - PantaRei Design founded

– 2010 - YBHK applicant

– 2011 - ITF SERAP applicant

– 2011 - HKSTP Incu-Tech applicant

Monica Zhu

● Marketing Executive, PantaRei Design

– xyzhu4b@pantarei-design.com

● AWS Business Professional Certificate

– Amazon web services

● HKDUG Event Organizer

– https://groups.drupal.org/drupalhk

PantaRei Design

● Hong Kong based Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) service provider

– Content Management System (CMS) with Drupal

– Cloud hosting with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

– Team collaborate solution with Atlassian● Business Partnership

– 2012 - AWS Consulting Partner

– 2013 - Acquia Partner

– 2013 - Atlassian Experts

– 2014 - Rackspace Hosting Partner● FOSS Contributor

– 2008 - Hong Kong Drupal User Group Co-founder

– 2012 - Drupal Services Provider

Outline● What is eCommerce?● Why do I need a eCommerce?● Popular FOSS eCommerce Solution● About Drupal Commerce Kickstart● Hands-On Exercises● Advanced Commerce Extensions

What is eCommerce?

● Buy & Sell Stuff via Electronic channels.● Subdivided into 3 categories: B2B (e.g. Cisco), B2C

(e.g. Amazon) and C2C (e.g. eBay).● 24-Hours Available globally.

Why do I need a eCommerce?

● Online sales are growing faster than offline sales● The web influences almost half of offline purchases● Holiday shoppers research more online in a shaky

economy● Online is a major source of inspiration for gift shoppers● Consumers planning to spend more on holiday

shopping have an affinity for digital channels

Popular FOSS eCommerceSolution

● Magento● osCommerce● Drupal Commerce

Magento

● LAMP based● PROS

– Wide user base (over 200,000)

– Out-of-box solutions

– Mature platform● CONS

– Only focus on eCommerce

– Difficult to customization

– Pay for modules and functions

– Complicated theming

osCommerce

● LAMP based● PROS

– Widely used before Magento

– Over 7,000 free add-ons

– Strong core framework

– Multi-language supported● CONS

– Only focus on eCommerce

– Time-consuming for modules

Drupal Commerce

● LAMP based● PROS

– Module of Drupal

– Many free extensions

– Flexible and customizable● CONS

– Limited report system

– Take times for customization

Drupal Commerce Kickstart

● What is Drupal Commerce Kickstart?● Showcase● Features● Functions● Themes

What is Drupal CommerceKickstart?

● Drupal distribution

– Integrate with Drupal Commerce and numbers ofuseful extension

– Out-of-box solutions● Highly customizable

Showcase● Cartier

– http://www.cartier.us/● SPORT-MASTER

– http://sportmaster.dk/● Tommie Copper

– http://www.tommiecopper.com/● Others

– https://drupalcommerce.org/showcase

Features

● Content-Driven● Flexible● Easy to Use● Open Source● Extensible

Functions

● Add new products● Add Taxonomy fields● Add images● Orders Overview● Checkout Overview● Download & Setup a Payment Method● Set discounts● eCommerce Security

Themes

● There are around 2055 themes in Drupal.org.● All free provided by talents around the world.● Easy to install.

Hands-On Exercises

● http://simplytest.me/

– On-demand sandbox environments

– No overhead for setup LAMP stack

– Simple, fast and for free!● Let's try it now

– http://simplytest.me/project/commerce_kickstart/7.x-2.x

Hands-On Exercises (cont.)

● Add new products● Add Taxonomy fields● Add images● Orders Overview● Checkout Overview● Change the theme● Change system settings

Advanced Commerce Extensions

● Hundreds of site enhancements available● Customize your own site.● Commerce extensions

– Commerce Modules

– Commerce Distributions

Commerce Modules

● Popular Categories

– Payment

– Shipping & Fulfillment

– Checkout

– Price & Discount

– Cart

– Etc.

Commerce Modules (cont.)

● Example

– Personalized Marketing for Drupal Commerce– https://marketplace.commerceguys.com/extensions/automatr/overvie

w?utm_source=dcorg&utm_medium=module_listing&utm_content=thumbnail&utm_campaign=Automatr

Commerce Distribution

● Provided for a specific type of site.

– Include features & functions● A single download!● Example

– DRUPAL ROOMS

– https://drupalcommerce.org/extensions/distribution/project/rooms

References● https://drupalcommerce.org/● https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnpHn4

93BHEYvNgw4TW2Msq3JU2TmdCx● http://www.blackrhinosolutions.com/webdesignblog/m

agento-vs-drupal-commerce● http://www.millionleaves.com/blog/10-reasons-why-dru

pal-drupal-commerce-best-solution-integrated-ecommerce-platform

● https://www.drupal.org/project/commerce_kickstart● https://commerceguys.com/products/drupal-commerce● http://www.getelastic.com/5-reasons-why-your-ecomme

rce-site-matters-more-than-ever/

Q & A

I Need More Help!

● Read documents from Drupal Community

– https://drupal.org/documentation● Join Hong Kong Drupal User Group

– Event organizing: http://www.meetup.com/drupalhk

– Technological discussion: https://groups.drupal.org/drupalhk

– Business connection:http://www.linkedin.com/groups/?gid=6644792

– General sharing: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drupalhk● Contact us for one (1) month free-trial support service

– http://pantarei-design.com/services/support/#support-service-plans

Thank You

● Please feel free to contact us:

– Unit 207, 2/F IC Development Centre, No.6 SciencePark West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park,Shatin, N.T.

– +852 3576 3812

– http://pantarei-design.com/

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