WP e-Commerce Themes
The Dollar theme for WP e-Commerce is an extremely flexible eCommerce theme from HowlingDogThemes. With the intuitive K9 control panel that is at the heart of all Howling Dog Themes you’re not limited to a handful of color schemes like you are with some themes. You can customize the color of everything from the cart icon to nav bar to the color of fonts with just the click of a button. Without any knowledge of php you have the control to change the layout, add sidebars, and control the sizes of headers and footers, widths of sidebars and more.
We’ve teamed up with Howling Dog Themes to get you a 50% discount for the theme and the framework which means you’ll also get their K9 Canvas theme framework. You can even apply the discount to the Developer’s package and get all their themes. Just enter the code: wpecdew at checkout.
But before you go, take a look at the multiple ways it lets you feature products.
Custom Featured Product Image Slider
Shop Category Page with Slider
Optional Video Link On Individual Product Pages
Video Product Popup
Get the Dollar theme for WP e-Commerce
Here are a handful of the themes we’ve built for WP e-Commerce
I had not thought about traditional, I am not a big fan of 3 column designs, however I see your point. I am currently using the Options theme by Justin Tadlock. It is a 2 column and I use it with the sidebar on the right. It works very well with eCommerce. And I personally like the look and feel. I would be curious to hear your opinion on this or any other of his themes at http://themehybrid.com. Thanks
Hi, I posted this yesterday maybe it was in your spam folder since I included a link. The theme I am using and pleased with so far is Options by Justin Tadlock at ThemeHybrid.com. It’s a powerful easily customizable 2 column theme. Check it out I’d be curious to know what you think. Thanks
Charley,
I hope you’ll forgive the brutal honesty but I think it is terrible. Numerous studies have shown that eye movement across Websites goes along in an F type pattern. People look down the left side across the top and in the middle. Your typical new visitor will give you three seconds or less to show them that you have what they are looking for.
In your case what I see is Pure Essential Oils and Blue Ridge Parkway Scene Glass Candles (actually I had to spend a couple of seconds to see that the product was a candle. First I thought it was a painting or some sort of grass seed. This is a habit of scanning you got my attention for the first line of text that was it.
I don’t think all shopping sites need to be three column, but I would never recommend a two column site with a right column menu, it’s a sure way to lose customers.
If you want to use this theme, I highly recommend placing the navigation on the left side. I would also go with one quality picture “hero shot” at the top instead of your rotating images. You may want to check out the site http://www.getelastic.com they have great info on ecommerce usability and design.
Thank you David, it was your honesty I was looking for, brutal or otherwise. I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to have a look. I am checking out the site you recommended. I am also working on some different landing pages to test in analytics. I will move the sidebar back to the left as you suggest and I’ll look into the themes that you suggest. Thanks again I really do appreciate your input.
I have just downloaded your theme. I have tested it and it works fine. I have a question though: How would you make the products page show as the home page instead of the posts page. the point is that it would be better to show your products in the first page of your web site. I tried to figure this out but I really could not find out how to do it. Thanks in advance for the cool theme and looking forward to a solution to my question.
@Musti
Good question and one others have probably wondered. This actually has nothing to do with the theme, rather it’s how you configure your shop.
At the bottom of your Settings > Admin page you’ll see URL settings you’ll see The location of the product list: and a blank field, just insert your home address with no directory e.g. mine would be http://dewpointproductions.com. You’ll still need to name that page something. I prefer Catalog or Shop or the name of the store. Once you’ve published that page with the products short code, you’ll go into your WP settings under Reading and set your home page as a static page with the page being what you’ve chosen for the cart e.g. Catalog or Shop.
Thanks for your reply, You have surely saved my life.
Thanks again.
this is a great theme that i searched before.. thanks for sharing
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Your themes is very nice, just downloaded it
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this is very nice theme that I’ve looked before..thanks