


thirty bees open source ecommerce platform - e-commerce that works
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Darla Lathan
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
Thirty Bees Costs Too Much for a Free Site
I tried to start a thirty bees store because all their ads said it was free When I clicked Get Started I was taken to a pricing page that charged over 174 I immediately backed out of that page and never went back False advertising Everybody else tells what their products and services cost upfront I expect the same of them
Andrew Clarke
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
Thirty Bees Shopping Cart
I am a current using of the aging Zencart system and was getting tired of constantly forking out money every upgrade I came across Thirty Bees quite by accident At first it seemed to tick all the boxes but found out later it did have a few draw backs to modules But I have over come these with buying additional modules and a few free ones that helped along the way But the best thing I found was the ease of use and installing new modules As with Zencart it would cost me money to install They have now also introduced a quick and easy way to upgrade to the latest versions with a easy few button pushes again Zencart cost a load of money each upgrade Compared to Zencart I have had to only do 3 modifications to my front end files which is really great as there are loads of places you can place your required items or images etc I opted to buy another template for 1 of my sites and pages now look and feel like they belong in the new age With many options available and control If you are looking for a cart that is easy to run look no further than Thirty Bees
Piet
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
The best webshop software you can
The best webshop software you can imagine
Richard Rosario
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
Best alternative to prestashop
Best alternative to prestashop and I will not shy away from saying that TB could overtake PS down the road TB is faster and more efficient
EZ Michael
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
best free eshop cms
TB is FREE dont let guy under me fool you he is just unable to read it seems As someone said TB is best alternative to prestashop with HUGE potencial
Daniel Tallentire
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
Great free webshop
Great free webshop It s really configurable but the out of the box stuff gives you pretty much everything you need
John Robertson
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
I tried a few similar bits of software
I tried a few similar bits of software in 2018 or so Wordpress Woocommerce at the time charged extra for a checkout form which seemed such a bad start that I gave-up Drupal Commerce at the time was bright with Vimeo videos but if you transcribed them and followed each step you d find something that didn t work by default or was unfinished or confusing Magento at the time needed a bigger server than Prestashop Prestashop at the time kept changing and charging for things that had been free and the company left loads of bugs un-fixed while it had plenty of sales people on the payroll Then I found Thirtybees on the Softaculous Fantastico one click installers that has free stripe or paypal integration among others and loads of helpful tekkie people on the forum This is lucky because there is next to nobody on the payroll but the firm s sponsor does pay keep to the software up to date and release free modules and there s even a new version coming-out soon as I write You can search the forum to see how few paid-for modules a lot of people use and there is a free hack under tips and tricks on the forum or a module to make the checkout pages shorter than Prestashop s checkout Looking at the one bad review - I think it s a misunderstanding You don t have to host on the recommended server or buy any modules to make this work Here is a guide to minimum or testing costs 10 or 20 a year upwards for a shared server You do need a paid-for server it s too big a program for the free web hosts that need something like Litecart instead Plus the cost of a domain penguin-uk com are cheap from a different company so you can move when you want Not many cheap server deals offer a secure server certificate but some do and there are DIY options Thirtybees forum suggests a few hosts that work 100 There are no cheap or free modules to synchronise stock with Ebay or Amazon only Google and Facebook with a free module on github called google shopping flux and some others if you check their sites and look for Prestashop 1 6 I mention Ebay and Amazon because I don t think there are many sales to be had from being number ten or twenty in the google charts nowadays google puts too much of its own stuff round the results for anyone to want to scroll-down that far A good reason to keep costs down Most modules for Prestashop 1 6 1 work on Thirtybees so if you re looking for something like a way of getting order addresses onto Parcel2go or a free module for a falling snowflake effect you are in luck 70If you don t like hacking the default theme templates around you might buy a theme with editing aids and instructions built-in that has some nice suggestions ready Ask on the forum for suggestions So if you want to test this software you need 10- 20 a year for a cheap shared server preferably with SSL and it s good to use a different firm for the domain so nobody can stop you moving 100 if you want to synchronise stock levels with ebay and maybe something similar for Amazon 70 if you want a theme with theme editing modules and suggested layouts included rather than learning how to change the defaults 70-120 if you want some kind of customisation like charging by the letter for engraving or having part of your product stock-controlled like the belt buckle and another part not like the belt strap in different lengths All the other reviews are five star and I agree
Mar tin
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
thirty bees is a 5 star software
I love the project software and use it for e-commerce shops it works perfectly and the support is great if you need it and is free in the forum but also available directly for a reasonable price Support thirtybees because it is an absolutely great shop system where you only have to administer a few things yourself I don t want Shopify or something similar for 50 per month For information or to give an hint for the other ratings 1 you can use it with php 8 x but you have to use latest version and check your modules if you use any 3rd party and the problem is NOT thirtybees then 2 it is FREE if you are said to pay 174 bucks then you are not at the official site or you have found and friendly hoster who will do the install for you - and for 174 00 take care when you are online open you eyes and RTFM
Radoslav Penev
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
Great piece of software - ideal for startups and small and medium companies
I ve been onboard with thirty bees since the start and the project is growing with each day If you re after free ecommerce platform that has almost all bits and pieces included in it this is the place to stop searching The project is regularly updated bugfixes are implemented timely and we can always help each other in the forum
Anders Sten
6734 reviews
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8 months ago
Great piece of software
Migrated from prestashop 2 years ago Really a great piece of software My site is fast bugs are being fixed and the community is great Couldn t ask for more