Development

[amandamcdonald]

We have an application in South Africa requiring an eCommerce application.

We have been looking at PrestaShop ( have built a sample site, etc ), but I

have some questions:

 

We will most definately need to make changes to Prestashop & most

probably some "core changes" - especially with respect to the manner in

which stock is treated ( which will also involve DB changes ). Initial

plan was to hire some PHP / MySQL developers in India & to do this

development using Virtuemart ... so Im very much in 2 minds as to the best

route to go.

 

Some companies more involved with Prestashop might be a better choice - NOW:

How is this sort of thing dealt with ?

 

I understand that if one makes "core changes" you taking "the risk" of

future "compatibility" on yourself, etc, etc ( Im an electronic engineer,

although not a web developer per say, I understand all the basic's pro's con's

etc. )

 

From a licensing perspective - can one use PrestaSop & make changes in the

core "as required" ?

 

The application is a national distribution of kiosks using this site for "rental

application". There would be NO online transaction in Project Phase 1 ( although we

would like to explore possibility in future ) - it is important that the site must be

mobile friendly & it is important that "stock" from ALL kiosks must be "updated"

in a live manner - ie the web user must be able to see almost "immediate"

availability of stock OR NOT & order ( as COD ) - so there will be some interaction

via secure protocol with a desktop application in the kiosk.

 

Can you suggest any recommended path for the development ?

[Mike Kranzler]

Hi amanda,

PrestaShop has a Certified Developer program, where developers and agencies complete intensive in-house training, often run by our own co-Founder and CEO, followed by testing to ensure that they meet our high standards for a certified agency. If you contact our team, either by phone at 888 947 6543 or by sending an email to benjamin DOT utterback AT prestashop.com, we would be happy to speak with you about your needs and set you up with the right developer to help make them a reality. These are developers who we strongly trust and endorse when it comes to working on your site, so this is definitely the path I would recommend you should take.

 

Yes, some core changes can lead to compatibility, but that is another reason why I would recommend you go with a Certified Developer. They can do the changes in a way that will be less likely to cause you any issues, such as through the use of overrides.

 

PrestaShop is 100% open source, so once you download our software you are more than welcome to make any and all changes to the code of PrestaShop in every area.

 

PrestaShop does also offer custom mobile app development, so when you speak with Benjamin, you're more than welcome to ask him about that as well.

 

I hope this helps answer some of your initial questions!

 

-Mike

[interfinet]

HI, please check PM

Thanks

San

[PrestaShopDeveloper]

If you intend to use the upcoming PrestaShop 1.5, you will most probably don't need to do core changes, but overrides and modules, which can be forward compatible.

 

Mike Kranzler has answered you regarding the license.

 

My advice is to prepare a technical specification, and depending on the amount of work and your timeframe and budget to pick a freelancer or a company.