Market Theme Version 4

Market Theme was a revolutionary WordPress e-commerce system that launched in February 2008. Initially the project began as just a simple theme for listing items for sale. Eventually I decided to integrate it with e-junkie buy now and cart processing. While this made a bit easier for the store owner, it still was on a fairly basic level.

As beginning theme sales grew and feedback came in, the development of Market sped up greatly and hit its peak with the release of Market 3 in May 2008. With the help of John Kolbert, a much more advanced admin panel for the theme was put together which made adding and editing products much easier for those who had never used WordPress before or had limited computer knowledge. That was very important because The Market Theme was a favorite among artists and small craft creators who wanted the easiest solution they could find. A completely custom shopping cart was also added which meant that the theme no longer depended on a third party service for anything other than final payment (Paypal). This made Market an extremely appealing all-in-one self hosted storefront solution.

For more information, please refer to the Market Theme Project Page