FW Virtuemart Rental Joomla: plugin for renting products out

Rental Websites

10 November 2018

FW Virtuemart Rental is a Joomla plugin that allows you not only to sell but also to rent out the objects. In the article, we will consider the features and advantages of this extension, describe its installation and configuration.

Joomla virtuemart rent is a plugin for creating an online store based on Joomla virtuemart. It provides an opportunity for goods advanced configuration: price changes depending on the rental periods, stock balances control, etc. The review will help developers with this plugin installation, and site owners with an understanding of the main features and benefits.

Key features

Simple integration with Virtuemart the plugin is built into the payment unit. Works as a custom field where it is possible to define appearance, price, etc.

Advanced price grid allows the user to arrange by periods a rental period. Depending on them, recalculation will take place.

Stock Control Joomla virtuemart template keeps track of booked and rented items, leaving on the site only those that are in stock.

All the possibilities of the Joomla Virtuemart product

As the plugin is obtained as a convenient addition, it does not have many features. But they all play an important role:

  • Rent and sale option. You can not only sell but also rent your goods. The system takes into consideration all rented goods as unavailable in stock.
  • Individual settings. There is no common template for all products. You can set up each trade item separately.  
  • Deposit. If necessary, you can take a deposit by renting the goods.
  • Booking delay. The plugin includes situations when a product requires prior preparation and booking.
  • Adaptive date format. The date is shown in the format of the country in which the user is located.

Plugin installation

If you want to look at the possibilities of the plugin before installation, this can be done by using the Joomla virtuemart demo. The site shows all possibilities of extension.

If you have any questions, you can contact the technical support or read the Joomla virtuemart rental tutorial. What is required for installation:

  1. Log into your administrator panel using your credentials.
  2. Select “Extensions” in the top menu of the admin panel and click on it.
  3. Select “Manage”, then “Install” menu items.

  4. Download the zip file in any convenient way.

If the installation is done correctly, you will see the corresponding green notification. What to do after installation:

  1. Find “Extensions” in the top menu.
  2. Select “Plugins”. FW Virtuemart Rental should be in the list of plugins.
  3. Select it using the check mark and turn it on with the button in the top left section of the screen.

Now the plugin is completely ready to work. You can begin to fill the site with content. Joomla virtuemart show all products is obtained in two versions: annual subscription and one-off payment.

Conclusion

All the things needed to provide services for the goods rent are implemented in FW Virtuemart Rental. You can customize each item separately, take a deposit, adjust a price based on rental period.

Useful features combined with simple installation and configuration make this plugin useful for rental sites.

Sergiy Gorstka, The head of development

Sergiy works with clients, discussing potential websites architecture and plan new products releases. Web developer, project manager and enthusiast since 2003. A Joomla! Day UK conference speaker. Focuses on utilizing experience from WordPress, Joomla! and Magento projects to increase clients satisfaction of Fastw3b's effective web solutions. Looks at website development as a business perspective rather than another project.