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Using Virtuemart login only (e.g. ecommerce sites)

Now, we simply edit the Virtuemart language file to suit are needs. The instructions detailed here are for English only. If your site uses another Language, you will need to edit the relavent files. All file locations should be the same however.

1. If you are using English on your site. Simply copy the administrator folder from the installation package to your <joomla root> folder (where joomla is installed) You can safely overwrite the administrator folder when asked.
2. If you are using another Language, then you only need to make the required changes to
   
   <joomla root>/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/languages/common/<your language>.ini
   
   
3. Uninstall the existing mod_virtuemart_login if you have installed it already
4. Install mod_virtuemart_login_1.1.3.Username Modded.zip from the source package. This is a modified version of the module that does not include a link to get a reminder of the username. It is not required to allow the use of email addresses as usernames. Its simply a cosmetic change. Please note that in some situations you may need to delete the folder /modules/mod_virtuemart_login but ONLY AFTER uninstalling the module using the admin back end.
5. Dont forget to publish the module in the relavent position.
6. Check the Virtuemart Login module, and the username field should be labelled "Email address" The "forgot username" link should be missing, and when you click on Register, there should only be 3 fields in the Customer information section. If however your registration looks like this:
   

Then follow these instructions:

1. Browse to www.yourdomain.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.registration&forcevmhide=1. The second Email field should dissappear.