Has anyone actually installed this Vivashop template on a working site? If so, how hard was it?
Seems like this would only be good for a new site. Their web site states that it can ONLY be installed on the site where it's going to live. If you even spell your domain wrong--too bad, you're out of luck.
Seems like you would need to be able to install a test installation in a subfolder so that your main site can keep working and processing orders while you try to figure this theme out and get it working the way you want.
Looks awesome but how difficult is it to tailor to your needs?
Hello kingsleypress,
VIVAshop is not only good for new shops

We just wonder where is your conclusion coming from. Is this because theme will only work on a real live URL? It that's the case, the initial registered real URL could be a development URL, so you can simply install our theme on a dev URL for further theme customization (as we allow you to do it), and once you are ready, you simply transfer your work to your final URL. This is just because we understand that if you already have an established storefront URL, you may not want to close it until you're finished customizing your theme.
As a matter of fact, more than 80% of our clients bought our theme for their already established sores. So, this theme is not only good for new stores.
Now, about the wrongly spelled URL, if it happens to mistake it, you are not "out of luck"

. We'll be here to help, no worries about it. The only reason for encouraging our clients not to misspell their URL's is very simple:
As stated, theme only works on the URL you register during your purchase (for obvious reasons). Now, lets's say you misspell your URL when you make your purchase. Prior to buying our theme, we do not know what will be your storefront URL you wish to register, therefore we take for good what you typed in the required URL field when you made your purchase, and we'll license the URL you typed (which remember, is the wrong one because it is misspelled). Then, you go ahead and install the theme and after following all of our installation instructions, you find that theme does not work. Why? Well, that's because you installed it on the correct URL, but it does not coincide with the URL you registered (the misspelled one), respectively the URL we initially registered according to the information provided by you.
So, in order to avoid this hassle and save your time as well, we just ask you to make sure you do not misspell it. Obviously, if it still happens to type the URL wrongly, don't worry, it's not the end of the world, we'll be here to assist you

Finally, we're glad you like it. To customize the theme it obviously depends on your needs. As far as the theme is concerned, it comes with a complete customization guide so that you may achieve exactly what you may see on our demo site.
Kind regards,
EnergoThemes