Installation

1. Sign in at nexusplugins.com, open My Licenses and download the latest pkg_nxcart package.
2. Install it via Extensions → Manage → Install.
3. Open Components → NXCart to verify it loads.
4. Activate your license in NXCart → License so Joomla can deliver updates. See License & Updates.
5. Go to System → Manage → Extensions → NXCart → Options and set your base currency.
6. Configure payment gateways (Stripe/PayPal), tax, and shipping rules.
7. Create your first product and publish the shop menu item.

Upgrading from the free version

Install the current package over NXCart 1.1.2 the same way, from Extensions → Manage → Install. Your products, orders, customers and settings stay as they are. The free version's update channel ends at 1.1.2, so this first upgrade is a manual upload. After you activate your license, later versions arrive through Joomla's update screen.

After installing

The package bundles two storefront modules and two plugins alongside the component:

• Already enabled for you (fresh installs): the account linker (plg_user_nxcartaccounts — claims a guest's past orders when they register or log in) and the stale-order cleanup task (plg_task_nxcartcleanup). No action needed; an update never re-enables a plugin you've deliberately switched off.
• Cleanup still needs a schedule. The cleanup plugin only runs once you enable Stale order cleanup in Settings → General and create a NXCart - Stale Order Cleanup task under System → Scheduled Tasks. See Stale order cleanup.
• Place the storefront modules yourself. The mini-cart (mod_nxcart_cart) and product grid (mod_nxcart_products) install but stay hidden until you add a module in Content → Site Modules, choose a layout and position, and publish it. See Storefront.