checkbox instead of quantity

[JonathanB]

What is the best way to implement checkboxes instead of quantity fields for a single addtocart page? We specifically do not want to use components.
thanks

[NormanRouxel]

Are you only selling 1 of each item?

[JonathanB]

Yes - just one per checkbox. thanks

[NormanRouxel]

Copy your usual Product Layout (right-click it in the Library and choose "Copy").

Rename that layout to something like "Checkbox Quantity Layout ...".

Amend that layout to replace the existing Quantity code with:

<input type="checkbox" name="Q_<actinic:variable name="ProductID" />" value="1" />

Use this layout for all such products on the page (set it for the Section and all products will use it).

Test and see if it works.

[JonathanB]

thank you for this excellent answer.

[DaveSMR]

If you had a list of products on a page using this checkbox style, could you make it that clicking an add to cart would add all checked items?

[fergusw]

Yes, as long as you used this layout for all products on the page and you changed the page's shopping mode to "Single Add to Cart On Page".

[JonathanB]

This is what I have used it for. I have implemented actinic code outside of the cart for babycareTENS. I have used a single add to cart button. Components were not ideal, as the customer would not be able to uncheck individual products.

http://www.babycaretens.com/redeemhire/

[paulhesford]

Q_ added to code got it working for me

<input type="checkbox" name="<actinic:variable name="ProductID" />" value="1" />

<input name="Q_<actinic:variable name="ProductID" />" type="checkbox"  value="1" />

Firstly thanks to Norman for pointing me in the right direction but his code wouldnt work for me until I added the "Q_" in my code.

I am using v11

[NormanRouxel]

Whoops. I've amended my original post to correct that omission.

Many thanks for pointing it out. Sorry for the trouble it must have caused.