JQuery and Add to Basket

[nigel9097]

Hi,

I know its an old chestnut, but really important to me.

I have been looking at JQuery and can see how powerful it can be. Is there anyone out there who can write someone code for me using Jquery.

Here is what I need:

1. The user navigates to a product in a list as normal.
2. The user then clicks Add to Basket.
3. The user stops on the same page AND at the same product in the list (important).
4. A message is displayed that the product has been added to the basket.
5. The mini cart on the page is updated.
6. At no point do I wish the user to see the bounce pages.

Is there anyone out there that can possibly write this code for Actinic that will do this. We are willing to pay and would welcome a quote.

I have looked at Stinky Ink web site and can see this can be done, although when clicking on add to basket it takes you to the top of the page. I wish the user to stop at the same point on the page.

Regards,

Nigel

[leehack]

I think Sharkey at teclan.net has an addon to do this or something very close, have a mooch on there.

[fergusw]

We do not currently have any plugin or addon that has all these features, but it can certainly be done:
A variant on this requested feature that we developed can be seen here.

Good idea though; in terms of a plugin. I'd be interested to know which would be the most common features of this mod that people would want, that would be generic enough to allow it to easily be installed on the majority of Actinic sites......

[leehack]

From history of reading the forum and the requests i've personally had:

1 - adding to cart without bouncing off page (this is possible without an addon, but crap without the message confirming or the associated mini cart display)
2 - mini cart display
3 - message confirming product added

That would be a very good addon IMO.

That could be sold with or without the single page checkout plugin to complete that area?

[Chunkford]

I swear Gabriel was doing something like this but had problems?

[fergusw]

1 - adding to cart without bouncing off page (this is possible without an addon, but crap without the message confirming or the associated mini cart display)
2 - mini cart display
3 - message confirming product added

Thanks Lee. Very interesting.
Whilst these elements are reasonably straight forward individually, it's the packaging of them together into a format that can be implemented across many Actinic sites and Actinic configurations (i.e. Page settings) and be styled in a reasonably straight forward fashion (e.g. Palette colours) thats tricky.

If there is a demand we may see what can be done here.

[leehack]

Without question somebody releasing and more importantly supporting a mini cart plugin is required. For ease of installation, you'd need to have your own stylesheet i suspect that uses the palette variables for coloring. Zip file exporting to site folder, with the requirement to add a line to overall layout OR instructions on how to add to bottom of actinic.css

I can see the header to it being an issue and what the cart itself is contained within. With so many different ways, i don't think you can cater for that, it'd have to be an addon with some experience required i guess. What's important as i see it, is the function and the support, the display part is the easiest as you know, albeit difficult to package up in a DS.

[malbro]

Without question somebody releasing and more importantly supporting a mini cart plugin is required. For ease of installation, you'd need to have your own stylesheet i suspect that uses the palette variables for coloring. Zip file exporting to site folder, with the requirement to add a line to overall layout OR instructions on how to add to bottom of actinic.css

I can see the header to it being an issue and what the cart itself is contained within. With so many different ways, i don't think you can cater for that, it'd have to be an addon with some experience required i guess. What's important as i see it, is the function and the support, the display part is the easiest as you know, albeit difficult to package up in a DS.

There is the code for a mini cart in this forum (was for V7 / V8 by G Bradley) but I used it recently on a V9 site together with no bounce to the cart, I can post the code later if people are interested. It was easy to incorporate into the styling for the site as it is called in the same way as the existing actinic mini

Difficult to do as an addon as it needs perl code to be modified so it would need some skill on the part of the user.

[animal dreams]

Malcolm,

I would really like to see that as I use the mini cart hack from Graham and if we can get it to work without going to the full cart page it could be very useful.

[malbro]

Malcolm,

I would really like to see that as I use the mini cart hack from Graham and if we can get it to work without going to the full cart page it could be very useful.

I did the work for Nova Health, I don't think lee will mind if I plug his site, take a look at www.novadetox.co.uk, mini cart is at top right under the main header bar

[grantglendinnin]

I did the work for Nova Health, I don't think lee will mind if I plug his site, take a look at www.novadetox.co.uk, mini cart is at top right under the main header bar

Awesome work - why modern approaches like this aren't already built into the Actinic library...I don't know.

[malbro]

Awesome work - why modern approaches like this aren't already built into the Actinic library...I don't know.

It is mainly Lee's work, I integrated the non standard bits including the multiple navigation system so they work with Actinic and do not need external manipulation when there are additions or changes to the site.

[nigel9097]

Stinky Ink Add to Basket

Hi,

Has anybody any idea how to create the add to basket process stinkyink uses http://www.stinkyinkshop.co.uk

Its brilliant and wish it was a standrad part of Actinic, give it try. It never takes you away from the list of products and tells you that the basket has been updated.

I have asked John of Stinky Ink how it was done, but understandably he is very busy. Just wondered if anyone else has any ideas how to intergrate this in to Actinic.

Presumably it uses JQuery.

Regards,

Nigel