Many online store share common features, such as payment handling, order tracking, recommendation, shopping cart, CMS, etc.
Are there common opensource / commercial frameworks or packages that developers are using to build these site? Or do many of them building it from scratch?
Services like Shopify look simple to use but I don't want my site to look too right out of a Can and I am worry that there might be limit to the customization I can do.
Can someone point me to a right direction as to what technologies are available? I am looking for a solution that is not restrictive and has plenty of support from the community.
Thanks a lot.
There are plenty of open source solutions out in the wild.
If I were to build an e-shop I would probably take a closer look at Satchmo. Now I'm biased as I like python and postgresql. The system is based on Django, which has a very flexible templating system. But of course it is up to you to make the design.
Check out the features available and the store gallery to see if this is something for you. http://www.satchmoproject.com/docs/dev/features.html
// John