WHMCS + Joomla + Valid code + Templates!

[entia]

Hi and thanks for reading my post - any comments appreciated!

 

I have quite a few questions so to save a long first post will try keep descriptoins short - unlike the title!

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Features

1) Which billing system: a) ModernBill b) AWBS c) WHMCS ?? Pros/Cons??

2) Ticketing system: a) Kayako b) WHMCS??

3) I want a "Live Chat". Recommendations??

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Look and feel

4) I am used to Mambo/Joomla and would like to integrate 1) with this if poss. Any experiences?? - note, I like Mozzie and ColumbusGeek

5) Web standards? I want a compliant site. Will this be possible?

6) Can the "submit" (etc) buttons of the cart be changed? Skinned?

7) Can someone recommend someone/website who can help me with a template and integration of same?

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Payment Gateway/Fraud

This is a totally new area for me. Can someone recommend what I should be looking out for? I have not taken CCard payments before. Recommend Fraud prevention options?

9) I have set-up with Paypal and Google. Do either allow repeat payment (ie for automated monthly payments) - like FuturePay (WorldPay)?

10) Where can I get a SSL and how do I integrate it?

11) How can I add those funky scrambled word/number images before submission of tickets/orders/contact emails etc.?

 

Ok ... if anyone can shed some light I would really appreciate it. The WHMCS lads have installed the trial version on my server last night and I have been going through all the settings and trying things. If anyone can help with these points I am very keen to get the website up and running.

 

Slightly off topic, but this is my racing website (http://www.entiaracing.com) that I customized from a Mambo template - to give people an idea of the style I am after. Also see my web hosting company logo at http://www.entiadesign.com

 

Looking forward to hearing back from you all. Sorry this is long but I am a newbie trying to get up to speed - a case of not knowing what I didn't know!!

 

Cheers

Samir

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Features

1) Which billing system: a) ModernBill b) AWBS c) WHMCS ?? Pros/Cons??

This is really irrelevant, if you post in the WHMCS forum.

2) Ticketing system: a) Kayako b) WHMCS??

Use kayako.

3) I want a "Live Chat". Recommendations??

liveperson.com

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Look and feel

4) I am used to Mambo/Joomla and would like to integrate 1) with this if poss. Any experiences?? - note, I like Mozzie and ColumbusGeek

Integration is really on your side, as whmcs uses templates, you have no boundaries really.

5) Web standards? I want a compliant site. Will this be possible?

Again, up to you.

6) Can the "submit" (etc) buttons of the cart be changed? Skinned?

Yes.

7) Can someone recommend someone/website who can help me with a template and integration of same?

Just look around. Find someone good, send`em a private message.

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Payment Gateway/Fraud

This is a totally new area for me. Can someone recommend what I should be looking out for? I have not taken CCard payments before. Recommend Fraud prevention options?

9) I have set-up with Paypal and Google. Do either allow repeat payment (ie for automated monthly payments) - like FuturePay (WorldPay)?

10) Where can I get a SSL and how do I integrate it?

geotrust, comodo ...

11) How can I add those funky scrambled word/number images before submission of tickets/orders/contact emails etc.?

WHMCS already handles this through captcha.

[entia]

Thanks for getting back to me. Sorry if this ends up very long ....

 

Features

1) Which billing system: a) ModernBill b) AWBS c) WHMCS ?? Pros/Cons??

This is really irrelevant, if you post in the WHMCS forum.

Yes point taken. However, am trying to get an objective view from people if possible. For example, as all the systems offer largely the same features, then why should I pay more for WHMCS v's AWBS? Appreciated that there is a loyalty element on a dedicated forum.

 

2) Ticketing system: a) Kayako b) WHMCS??

Use kayako.

Will will the WHMCS system be improved to rival Kayako in the near future?

 

3) I want a "Live Chat". Recommendations??

liveperson.com

Thanks

 

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Look and feel

4) I am used to Mambo/Joomla and would like to integrate 1) with this if poss. Any experiences?? - note, I like Mozzie and ColumbusGeek

Integration is really on your side, as whmcs uses templates, you have no boundaries really.

5) Web standards? I want a compliant site. Will this be possible?

Again, up to you.

Well kind of. In the sense that standard AWBS code is not compliant. Perhaps I should ask whether WHMCS code/templates etc are natively compliant. Does anyone really care!? (I do btw!)

 

7) Can someone recommend someone/website who can help me with a template and integration of same?

Just look around. Find someone good, send`em a private message.

Fair enough. I was interested whether there was perhaps somewhere to find a directory of specialists for WHMCS that is all. Any suggestions?

 

Cheers

Samir

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1) Which billing system: a) ModernBill b) AWBS c) WHMCS ?? Pros/Cons??

This is really irrelevant, if you post in the WHMCS forum.

Yes point taken. However, am trying to get an objective view from people if possible. For example, as all the systems offer largely the same features, then why should I pay more for WHMCS v's AWBS? Appreciated that there is a loyalty element on a dedicated forum.

For it`s price and features and support, WHMCS beats all. I tried Modernbill, WHMAP,Clientexec ... dunno if there are more, but WHMCS is the fastest and most stable of them all.

 

2) Ticketing system: a) Kayako b) WHMCS??

Use kayako.

Will will the WHMCS system be improved to rival Kayako in the near future?

I don`t even want WHMCS to concentrate on ticketing, since whmcs and kayako already have a loginshare, which is really what I`m ok with. I don`t want the ticket system to take over the main purpose of whmcs, which is really billing and support. kayako->tickets,whmcs->the rest.

 

3) I want a "Live Chat". Recommendations??

liveperson.com

Thanks

 

--

Look and feel

4) I am used to Mambo/Joomla and would like to integrate 1) with this if poss. Any experiences?? - note, I like Mozzie and ColumbusGeek

Integration is really on your side, as whmcs uses templates, you have no boundaries really.

5) Web standards? I want a compliant site. Will this be possible?

Again, up to you.

Well kind of. In the sense that standard AWBS code is not compliant. Perhaps I should ask whether WHMCS code/templates etc are natively compliant. Does anyone really care!? (I do btw!)

I never really gave thought to this, since if you are integrating the code, you handle the compliance.

 

7) Can someone recommend someone/website who can help me with a template and integration of same?

Just look around. Find someone good, send`em a private message.

Fair enough. I was interested whether there was perhaps somewhere to find a directory of specialists for WHMCS that is all. Any suggestions?

forum.whmcs.com