I’ve always felt one of the bigger holes in WordPress was its lack of any kind of built-in Ecommerce Software out of the box. Large majorities of people feel that WordPress is ready to be seen as more of a Content Management System than just a simple blogging platform but before you can take that claim seriously we need some online store functionality. With such great Search Engine Optimisation out of the box it’s surprising that this problem isn’t being addressed.

I’ve used a handful of third-party shopping cart solutions in my day and I would even be interested in a WordPress plugin that ties into one of those systems. I suppose that there’s no reason to reinvent the wheel when it comes to ecommerce and WordPress. It’s also interesting to me that some of the “powers that be” within the WordPress community haven’t been pushing for more ecommerce solutions.

I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before some established Web Design firm comes out with a really great plugin or extended version of WordPress that addresses this missing piece in the software. I think it’s an important move if WordPress is to transition away from blogging platform to a full-blown Content Management System.