Add to cart/Checkout anywhere on site

[bigbluetube]

Can anyone tell me how to put an 'add to cart' and 'checkout' button anywhere on my site?

Cheers

[harlequin]

if you are working on an actinic template and want to see the add to cart button and checkout, you can either put the two tags

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCART

AND

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUT

or if you want to use your own button, make the href links on those buttons

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK

and

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK

i.e.

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK"><img src="viewcartimage.jpg" height="imageheight" width="imagewidth"></a>

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK"><img src="checkoutimage.jpg" height="imageheight" width="imagewidth"></a>

replacing imageheight and imagewidth with the dimensions of your images.

OR if you want to do it with text links

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK">Click here to view cart</a>

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK">Click here to go to the Checkout</a>


Note: using these with the NQV links above only works on your 'catalog' pages, not your brochure pages (grumble) or external webpages. If you are wanting to use view cart and checkout links on your brochure pages / external pages, i recommend going to Advanced>Generate Website then go to your Site1>Site Html folder, open one of your 'catalog' pages, and copy the full a href links from the cart and checkout buttons replacing them above as nescessary.

if you need any further help, post back.

steve q
harlequin domains
www.harlequindomains.com
0800 0832077
Actinic Design, Hosting and Marketing

[bigbluetube]

Thanks very much for that. Could you tell me how to add a 'view trolley' button as well.

Cheers

[cdicken]

'View Cart' is the same as 'View Trolley' e.g.:

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK"><img src="viewtrolley.jpg" height="imageheight" width="imagewidth"></a>

[bigbluetube]

Thanks very much for that.

I wonder if you might be able to help me with another problem with the site?

When I add products to the trolley on the site or view the 'more info' page, the domain does not map. In other words, instead of the URL being: www.myurl/acatalog/productname , I am getting the IP address instead of my URL.

When I try to make changes to the more info pages, the upload seems to work but they are not updated on the site. I am sure this must be connected but I am stumped.

The site is: www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com. Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

[Ben]

Matthew

The IP address is showing instead of the domain name because that is what's given for the cgi-bin URL in Advanced | Network Setup. You should be able to change the URL from http://212.67.202.147/~bdc0/cgi-bin/ to http://www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com/~bdc0/cgi-bin/

I'm not sure why your changes do not get uploaded, but don't think it is related. I would try refreshing the site.

Ben

[ocbon]

add to cart/checkout anywhere on site

if you are working on an actinic template and want to see the add to cart button and checkout, you can either put the two tags

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCART

AND

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUT

or if you want to use your own button, make the href links on those buttons

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK

and

NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK

i.e.

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK"><img src="viewcartimage.jpg" height="imageheight" width="imagewidth"></a>

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK"><img src="checkoutimage.jpg" height="imageheight" width="imagewidth"></a>

replacing imageheight and imagewidth with the dimensions of your images.

OR if you want to do it with text links

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK">Click here to view cart</a>

<a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK">Click here to go to the Checkout</a>


Note: using these with the NQV links above only works on your 'catalog' pages, not your brochure pages (grumble) or external webpages. If you are wanting to use view cart and checkout links on your brochure pages / external pages, i recommend going to Advanced>Generate Website then go to your Site1>Site Html folder, open one of your 'catalog' pages, and copy the full a href links from the cart and checkout buttons replacing them above as nescessary.

if you need any further help, post back.

steve q
harlequin domains
www.harlequindomains.com
0800 0832077
Actinic Design, Hosting and Marketing

Steve,

I want something similar:

I am using clean layout 4 with product on quantity page

I want to have the text links |View Cart| and |Checkout| to show in the top navigation on ALL Actinic pages (not necessarily external pages). How would I accomplish this?

Thanks
Bonnie

[harlequin]

hi bonnie

had all great ideas to do you some screenshot walkthroughs but as its 2.30 am i'll take the quick option for now...

the code you need to add to your other pages is this...

<span class="actxxsmall">[</span>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.bonniesgifts.com/cgi/ca000001.cgi?ACTION=SHOWCART" TARGET="_self" ><span class="actxxsmall"><b>View Cart</b></span></A>&nbsp;<span class="actxxsmall">]</span> <span class="actxxsmall">[</span>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://www.bonniesgifts.com/cgi/os000001.cgi?ACTION=Start%21" TARGET="_self" ><span class="actxxsmall"><b>Checkout</b></span></A>&nbsp;<span class="actxxsmall">]</span>

I am guessing you want to use it on your brochure pages so i have left the css styles on.

for your info, to get it i simply went to one of your online /acatalog/ pages, went to View>Source (in internet explorer but similar in other browsers), then clicked ctrl + f (keyboard shorcut for find) and searched for 'View Cart' without the quotes.

This brought me straight to the code needed and from there just worked it out what applied to your current view cart / checkout links.

hope this helps...

let me know if i got it totally wrong

[ocbon]

Add to cart/Checkout

Hi harlequin

Do I have to add it to every page - or what pages? Individually? Isn't there a way to have Actinic place it on all pages at one time?

Where on the pages to do I place the code?

Thanks for your help
Bonnie

[cdicken]

You need to place the code within your 'Overall Layout Templates' for your store pages and your brochure pages.

Your overall layout template for your store pages can be accessed by going to 'Design | Options | Layouts' and clicking 'Edit' next the 'Default Overall Layout' field. It will probably be called 'Act_Primary.html'.

Go to 'Design | Options | Brochure' to edit your Brochure Overall Layout templates. This will probably be called 'Act_BrochurePrimary.html'.

Experiment with different places to put the code until you are happy.

[ocbon]

add to cart/checkout

Hi Chris

You are TERRIFIC!

Thanks so much. Works like a charm.

Bonnie