{"id":2046,"date":"2017-01-17T06:46:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T06:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:36:11","slug":"why-drupal-is-ideal-for-e-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/why-drupal-is-ideal-for-e-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Drupal Is Ideal For E-Commerce?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most flexible CMS platforms out there is Drupal<\/strong><\/a>. As Drupal Commerce is integrated with Drupal, it has become difficult for other dedicated e-commerce platforms such as Prestashop or Magento to beat it. You can find thousands of websites that have been built using Drupal Commerce. \u00a0There are, of course, various Content Management Systems for e-commerce, but people are more interested in using Drupal. <\/span><\/p>\n

The main purpose of Drupal Commerce is to develop a specification that will help in guiding the e-commerce development on Drupal. They offer a rich variety of modules that can build world class e-commerce websites. This open source can help you in creating blogs, forums, intranets, photo galleries, review websites, new aggregators, wikis, social networks and CRM. Drupal can convert your dreams into reality. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some awesome reasons why you should use Drupal Commerce for your new e-commerce development:<\/span><\/p>\n

Free For All<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

In the Drupal world, more than 14,000 free modules are available. There is nothing you have to pay for, which is unlike WordPress and Magento. Moreover, the community is excellent at supporting these modules with improvements and patches. The Drupal community is considered to be one of the most devoted and cohesive communities. <\/span><\/p>\n

Easy and Uncomplicated Way of Coordinating<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Since you only have to handle and work with one system, the CRO (Conversion Rate Optimisation), SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)<\/strong><\/a>, as well as web analytics, become much easier. You don\u2019t even need to coordinate between two different platforms. <\/span><\/p>\n

Easy To Customise<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

You can create pages and blocks within the pages with the Views module, which is a type of query builder. You can also customize modules easily. <\/span><\/p>\n

Maintenance<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Since there is only one set of tools that you need to learn, it becomes very easy for you to manage and maintain a Drupal Commerce site. <\/span><\/p>\n

Order Management Tools<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The order management tools of Drupal Commerce are a part of the same administration toolset that is found in the CMS. This enables you to not only view, manage and update on the websites but also lets you send update notifications through the website. <\/span><\/p>\n

Integration<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Via a RESTful API, Drupal can integrate with external systems. This means, with third-party systems, you can extend or complement the functionality that is found in Drupal and Drupal Commerce. Also, with Drupal\u2019s Feeds module, you can import content from external systems. <\/span><\/p>\n

Synchronization<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Compared to a two-platform system, it takes far less time to develop. You aren\u2019t required to formally integrate between two different systems. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adaptation<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Do you want a CMS that can adapt with your business? Drupal Commerce is just what you want. it will always be adaptable, as your business grows and explores new models. This is important, as most of your site is built by configuring interfaces and modules and the layout of your site and your business logic can change anytime. <\/span><\/p>\n

Awesome Features<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Drupal Commerce offers amazing features. Features such as a complete product administration, shopping cart and checkout form. Along with various other additional e-commerce features, it supports multilingual and multi-currency. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you ask me, Drupal is a perfect platform to build an e-commerce website. I feel it can aid in the growth of your business. Your customers can find your e-commerce site with ease and it will enhance their shopping experience. With thousands of free plugins available, you get the power to leverage more features and functions into your website. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the most flexible CMS platforms out there is Drupal. As Drupal Commerce is integrated with Drupal, it has become difficult for other dedicated e-commerce platforms such as Prestashop or Magento to beat it. You can find thousands of websites that have been built using Drupal Commerce. \u00a0There are, of course, various Content Management …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[720,721,744],"tags":[850,864,922,948,1209,1212,1312,1376,1385,1400],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16150,"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions\/16150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.capitalnumbers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}