Google Merchant Feed
Apps
Lists every size and color in Google Shopping, with price and stock taken from each product.
Why this is here: you sell one style in many sizes and colors.
Store Type Finder
Install the right extensions the first time.
Answer three questions about your store and get a recommended extension set, split into must-have, recommended and nice-to-have.
The Finder
Answer three questions to see your extension stack.
Pick a store type to preview what it usually needs, then answer all three questions before the finder recommends your actual stack.
Your stack comes back in three tiers:
- Must-Have: what your three answers call for, the extensions this kind of store needs from day one.
- Recommended: your store runs without it, but your first weeks of orders usually make the case. Often shipping rates, pricing rules or customer messages.
- Nice-to-Have: conversion and retention extensions to add once your store is earning.
Step 1 of 3
Sets the shape your store has to take.
Step 2 of 3
Decides whether shipping and stock apply to you at all.
Step 3 of 3
Decides what your checkout has to be able to do.
Pick a store type to preview the extensions it usually needs.
Show My Stack
The finder reads all three answers before it recommends anything. The apparel example shows a full three-tier result.
Worked Example
A worked example for an apparel store.
Two extensions to launch with, two to add within a month, and three to add once your store is earning.
- Store Type: Apparel
- Sells: Physical Goods You Ship
- How: One-off Sales, Direct to Consumer
Already in the core: Flexible Variant products for the size-and-color grid, and Advanced Pricing for member and seasonal prices. Neither is on this list because you already have both.
Must-Have Two Things Your Answers Require
Both fit any apparel store that ships its own orders.
A Card Gateway
Payment Methods
PayPal comes in the core. Add the card gateway your bank already works with.
Why this is here: shoppers buying one-off orders expect to pay by card.
Recommended Two You Will Add by Month Two
Your store opens without these, and both are worth adding once orders start coming in.
A Live Carrier Rate
Shipping Methods
Real rates quoted at checkout by the carrier you actually use, so the shipping charge on every order matches what you pay.
Why this is here: you ship physical goods, so accurate rates keep your full margin on every order.
Bulk Discounts
Apps
Quantity breaks and category-wide promotions, priced on the server when the order is built.
Why this is here: direct-to-consumer apparel lives on end-of-season clearance, and coupon codes alone do not cover it.
Nice-to-Have Three for When Your Store Is Earning
Add these once traffic is flowing and your launch essentials are in place.
Auto-Coupon Pop Up
Apps
A first-order offer that can be dismissed from the keyboard and never traps focus behind it.
Why this is here: first-time conversion work, which only pays once you have traffic to convert.
Order Tracking
Apps
Carrier tracking written back onto the order, so customers can answer “where is it?” from their own account.
Why this is here: it answers where-is-my-order questions before they reach your inbox.
Gift Certificates
Apps
Purchase, delivery and redemption at checkout, with a labeled code field and inline error text.
Why this is here: apparel gifting is seasonal, so this is worth adding in the quarter before your gifting season.
What This Stack Does Together
Your store selling the way your customers shop, a checkout that takes the payment they prefer, and orders that ship and report without retyping. Every piece installs into the same Joomla admin.
Start with the free core, then add the extensions your answers point to.
Download J2Commerce 6 and start selling today.
