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  • March 15, 2014 at 2:15 pm #95060
    designbytracy
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    Discuss the pros and cons, which you use and why?

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    March 15, 2014 at 7:13 pm #95076
    nutsandbolts
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    I use Cart66 for several reasons:

    • It doesn't take over your entire WP install like WooCommerce.
    • It doesn't require purchasing a million add-ons like WooCommerce.
    • It's far easier/faster to set up and works with your existing CSS.
    • Two of their support techs stayed on chat with me for FOUR HOURS straight one time to resolve a problem on a client site.
    • My clients don't have difficulty adding products and displaying them in posts/pages - they can manage their store without a ton of hand-holding from me.
    • It integrates with Gravity Forms. (Woo might do this too - I haven't used it enough to know)

    All that said, the one advantage WooCommerce has (that I see) is compatibility with a lot of Genesis ecommerce themes. You can add Cart66 to any theme, but several have support for Woo built in.

    Andrea Whitmer, Owner/Developer, Nuts and Bolts Media
    I provide development and training services for designers • Find me on Twitter and Google+

    March 16, 2014 at 12:23 pm #95169
    Summer
    Member

    Andrea, are you using the Cart66 plugin, or are you using their new cloud set up?

    If you've used both, what are your impressions?

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    March 16, 2014 at 12:27 pm #95171
    nutsandbolts
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    I'm using the plugin. I absolutely refuse to use Cloud, simply because I don't want to pay yet another monthly fee forever and ever, and I don't like the idea of giving up control of the checkout process. (What is it with every WP product moving to monthly pricing lately?!?) That said, I know several people who use and like the Cloud option. It seems very similar to Pro and a lot of people like being able to skirt around SSL, so I guess it's not all bad.

    Andrea Whitmer, Owner/Developer, Nuts and Bolts Media
    I provide development and training services for designers • Find me on Twitter and Google+

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