Downloading nopCommerce

You can download nopCommerce from the official site at http://www.nopcommerce.com. There are several options available when downloading nopCommerce. In order to determine which option to download, you need to decide how you will use it. The following options are available:

  • Web (no source): This option is available for users who do not wish/need to develop any custom code. This is a pre-compiled version of nopCommerce that can simply be uploaded to your hosting provider and used immediately. With this option, users can still modify the look and feel or user interface (UI) of their site to suit their needs, but they do not have to worry about development.
  • Source code: This option contains a full Visual Studio solution. It is for users who wish to customize the code within nopCommerce. It contains all the source code used to develop nopCommerce and must be opened in Visual Studio. It also includes scripts to build and compile the solution to upload to your hosting provider.
  • Upgrade script: The upgrade script option is for users who have a nopCommerce installation already in place. The script will upgrade your current installation to the latest version.
  • Microsoft Web Platform Installer: The Web PI is a free tool from Microsoft that allows users to download software. It's a one-stop source for a wide variety of products, including nopCommerce, SQL Server Express, and Visual Studio Express. You can download nopCommerce using the Web PI directly from the nopCommerce site.

As you can see, nopCommerce can be deployed by a wide range of users with various skill sets. With each of these options, excluding the upgrade script, you can deploy nopCommerce to your development environment and your hosting provider.

Choose the option that you would like to download and click on the appropriate download link to begin your download. It is recommended that you create a new folder on your desktop to store your downloaded files for easy access.

nopCommerce will be downloaded in a compressed archive that will need to be extracted. At the time of writing, the archive is using RAR compression. If you have 7-Zip or other file archive software, you can simply right-click on the file and choose to extract the files.

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7-Zip can open many other types of file archives including ZIP, RAR, GZIP, and TAR. It's free to download and use.

It is recommended that you choose the option that will create a new folder for you. In the case of 7-Zip, this is titled Extract to ''nopCommerce_2.80_NoSource''. Choosing this option creates a new folder alongside the downloaded archive.

No matter which version you download, you should now have a folder that contains all the files you'll be working on.

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