Presented at DrupalCambs March 2012. The presentation looks at the fantastic Drupal Commerce module and how you can look to get up and running with it quicker. It lists modules you can use and ideas to look at how to restructure the thinking of your e-commerce platform.

1. Things I wish I knew about
Drupal Commerce
before I started

2. Will Hall
(thats me... Hello)
@willhallonline
Twitter
http://willhallonline.co.uk
website

3. Some of you are Um. masters.

4. confusing you, going off the
If I am
point, boring you or a combination of
those, please raise your card. :)

5. Anyone watch much of
Drupalcon
Online?

6. you can still watch it at
If not (why?);
http://denver2012.drupal.org
At least watch the keynotes. It is
good brain food!

7. Did you see some of the sessions
that had
slides(zzzz)
like this...

8. My REST/API Cool Server
I have loads I want to say
Like this
API callback function
hook_node_callback()
hook_form_FORM_ID_alter()
I am slightly tired now
Falling asleep
Especially as I am not a hardcore developer
I didn't read this because it is at the bottom of
the page and was really long so I didn't read it.
There is so much on this page I had to make the text smaller
Maybe I will load vim. Because everybody likes that
And it is the best way to get people attention back.

9. I am trying out some
new slide styles.
Let me know what you think...

10. OK.
Lets get this
started.

11. I want to sell stuff
online

12. I want to use
Drupal
because it is awesome

13. I want to use
Drupal 7
because Drupal 6 is old

14. And Drupal 7 is
Newer
Brighter
Shinier

15. Right. That is that decision made.
Now lets install my usual modules.

16. Hmm... I used to use
Ubercart
But now I want
Drupal Commerce

17. Because Will said it was better.

19. ...

20. (head scratch)

21. Drupal Commerce
is not
Ubercart

22. Every product is a
product

23. Products are shown on
product displays

24. 1 t-shirt.
So if you sell
You sell 3 sizes
small, medium, large
in 3 colours
red, blue, green.

25. You have
9 products
with product ids etc.

26. You have
1 product display.

27. Every product is a
product

28. More about
Drupal Commerce

29. Drupal Commerce
uses Rules...
A lot.

30. Use
Commerce Kickstart

31. Use these modules:
Commerce Bulk Product Creation
Commerce Autosku
Commerce Product Option
Commerce Product Display Manager
Commerce VBO Views
Views
Views Bulk Operations

32. Problem: How do I easily create
products on Drupal Commerce?
Solution: Commerce Bulk
Product Creation

33. Problem: How do I easily create
product sku numbers on Drupal Commerce?
Solution: Commerce
AutoSKU

34. Problem: How do I easily manage
and create products options on Drupal
Commerce?
Solution: Commerce Product
Option

35. Problem: How do I better
view/administer products displays on Drupal
Commerce?
Solution: Commerce Product
Display Manager

36. Problem: How do I easily
edit/change/administer products on Drupal
Commerce?
Solution: Commerce VBO
Views

37. Problem: How do I make views
for products on Drupal Commerce?
Solution: ...

38. 1. Filter Criteria:
Content: Type (= Product Display)
2. Relationships:
Content: Product
3. Fields
Product) Field: Image
(
4. Filter Criteria:
( Product) Content: Product: delta (= 1)

39. Wanna see a
site?

40. Of course you do!

41. Hopefully the internet works?

42. Urrr... What an ugly site!

43. Payment solutions:
PayPal (Commerce PayPal)
SagePay (Commerce SagePay)
etc...

44. Shipping
Commerce Shipping
(inside Commerce Kickstart)

45. VAT

46. Extra Stuff
Commerce Taxonomy Field Product Attribute
Add images to the product options/attributes.
Commerce Cheque
Simple implementation for accepting
invoiceable payments

47. Questions?