Rating: 5 stars
Sunshine Photo Cart is, quite simply, the best e-commerce solution for photographers.
I am a WordPress web developer as well as a photographer and photography based websites rank as being one of the most awkward to get right with all the required functionality if you are wishing to sell your work.?
I have tried a large number of alternative plugins for showcasing and selling photography, but non of these alternatives provide the seamless workflow that Sunshine provides.
Those of you who are familiar with WooCommerce and other gallery plugins will know that creating individual products for all of your images is untenable. The payment gateways provided through Sunshine are also a breeze to set-up.
The magic behind Sunshine and the foresight of its creator Derek Ashauer is that once you have the plugin settings sorted, the task of uploading new images becomes effortless.
The admin is well thought out and great to work with. Once set up, products are created without any further faffing around and having your images ordered correctly by capture date is an invaluable feature that many people will appreciate – especially with large galleries which need to be chronological. I failed to find another gallery plugin that did this properly, if at all.
With some coding knowledge, one can make everything look as required to personal taste and there are some wonderful admin tools to clean-up and maintain the plugin.
If you are a photographer who wishes to both display and sell your work, there is no better solution and Derek’s support is fantastic.
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After using an old depreciated plugin to sell photos, and hacking the code to do what I wanted, I stumbled across the Sunshine Photo Seller Plugin. I was completely blown away how robust and polished this software was. The integration it has with the different payment platforms is just insane. There are so many configuration options to make it look and feel exactly the way you want. Any issues I had with it were a result of how I had things set up on my server, which Derek was awesome at helping me track down. I recommend this plugin 1000% if you need to sell photos on your website.
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As a pro photographer I’ve been looking around for a plugin like this for a long time and this guy does it! The biggest benefit for me was the stand alone style, do your own stuff, sell as much as you can without a commission. You pay your yearly licence and you’re set. The plugin had a major update recently, gets regular tweaks often and the customer service and support is fast. I know it will get better and better. Thanks Derek.
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I really like this plugin, it has a lot of features all in one place. Dev is super responsive and addresses issues right away. I like having everything done via my WordPress site as opposed to multiple external sites.
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With 5 star customer service paired with the integrity to put forth an amazing product, Derek at WP Sunshine has created, nothing short of a masterpiece. The workflow and options allow for a rather customized approach to your photography business, and with feedback and requests actually being listened to unlike some other plugins on the market. Sunshine elevated my small photography business and I know it can elevate yours as well.
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I buyed Sunshine 3 because it seemed to be the best option. I was right. The support for implementation was the best i ever encountered in my +20 years since i use wordpress plugins. Derek is the best! He has more patience than anyone! Thank you Sunshine
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As a part-time headshot photographer this plugin has been super helpful. Uploading photos and making them available to clients quickly is a huge plus! It’s very simple and easy to use too.
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So far so good. I’m a new Sunshine user, old photographer, recent WP developer. Love the simple structure, display, and cart features. Derek replies to all support requests, and regular, ongoing support as well. Thank you Sir.
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Derek has done great work with this free plugin. Ive already purchased premium and I’m looking forward to even more great things with v3.0
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I stumbled across Sunshine Photo Cart 6 or 7 years ago while searching for a gallery plugin to replace NexGen that would also provide a sales component. Enter Sunshine. The free version is easily one of my favorites, but don’t stop there. The real power comes with the paid versions, allowing you to select and use only the add-on features that you need. The support provide by the owner is second to none; he’s even happy to spitball ideas and concepts with you if he has time. Great value!
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Tested the free version for the first time and I’m really impressed with the quality of this plugin. Fully functional and working easily as described, can be implemented and used rapidly with all basic features. Addons will bring more options for advanced users.
Support is also very helpful and that helps a lot during the first steps.
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Excellent support!
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I wanted to find a plugin to sell only digital photos. This plugin seems to be able to do this. However:
1. Even it’s possible to remove some fields in the checkout, like Shipping or Billing, the name of the fields remain and the overall page looks broken
2. In the process of buying a user has to click on quantity at least once, even though there is no sense in even using quantities in digital downloads.
3. In the check out process the very first field is suggesting to make an account on the website. These fields aren’t removable. Users can ignore them but in most cases, this will cause users to stop the process. Users often don’t like to make new accounts especially when they need only to buy goods and not becoming a member of a website.
4. The design is really ugly and there is no way to improve it within the plugin’s settings. Any default checkouts by WooCommerce is a million times better designed than this.
Rating: 3 stars
Good
The not so good
No advance notice that your recurring charge is coming due. This does not give you the opportunity to cancel before getting charged if you decide you no longer want to use the product.
Rating: 4 stars
Deleted this plugin months ago and still finding traces of it in the database, and through other plugins that use specific user profiles. Not good.
UPDATE: Developer has come back with an answer, and with changes to how the plugin data is handled after it is removed. This alone shows dedication.
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Thank you, the problem has been resolved
After converting the language to English
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Excellent Plugin for Photographers
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Profi plugin
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I have used Sunshine for a year-and-a-half. It’s straightforward to set up, it looks professional, and works with the payment gateways I want. It integrates with my WordPress website and operates under my website’s domain name. Most importantly I’ve made sales with this gallery system, which must be the true measure of its success. This is my go-to gallery system.
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Great plugin for selling and organizing photos. super fast customer service to fix any bugs. Thank you
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I’ve been struggling a lot to find the perfect plugin to display and sell my photo, sunshine does all of that very well compared to other similar and more famous plugins. Also, their support is 110% good.
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Sunshine est un plug-in WP vraiment efficace quand on veut créer des galeries d’images client.
Facile à installer et à prendre en main, la première galerie peut être mise en place en 5 min.
Le système de vente est sobre et efficace. Moins de 24h après le montage de ma première galerie, j’avais déjà une vente.
Seul bémol, je n’ai pas trouvé de menu pour trier les images à l’intérieur d’une galerie.
Rating: 5 stars
I’ve made thousands with this already. It’s a great product, very well thought out. Perfect for someone that wants to fulfill their own orders and doesn’t want to pay constantly for lab hosting.
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Sunshine Photocart is an excellent program for numerous reasons. Easy to use. Easy to set up. Great customer service. Flawless integration.
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This is a great tool, that has done what we need for photography galleries.
As well, Derek was really quick to respond when we needed a bit of support getting it set up. We’re very happy with it!
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I absolutely love this plugin – it takes the hassle out of delivering photos to clients, and the authors have thought of everything from downloads to watermarks to messaging and payments. After years of using other expensive 3rd party providers, this feels like coming home! And the best spin-off benefit is that clients are right there on your website when they come to download, and they just might wander through your other pages and learn more about your business.
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excellent plugin
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SPC has evolved to such an extent that I was able to shift my professional photography business away from the big name sites that charge high commissions on top of a yearly membership fee.
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Great Tool to submit/provide pictures to clients.
Kind and quick support,
Rating: 3 stars
This is a fantastic plugin for any photographer to have on their site. It’s well thought out and has plenty of excellent features that aren’t confusing to set up or difficult for your clients to interact with. The dev is doing a great job.
But the perpetual blocks at the top of the WP Admin reminding to give a 5 star rating and to take the survey, regardless if you’ve already done it or hit the X, is incredibly annoying