Client-required features, wonder if possible/avialable for osCMax

[fbmondia]

Hi All,

I have a client who wants me build an e-store using osCMax. It's basically an e-store to sell clothing, and the following functionality is required:

• colors available
• if product is out of stock or unavailable --- suggestions
• newsletter
• sharing buttons - so clients can share on their facebook, myspace, twitter
• size selection drop down menu (and then it tells u whether in or out of stock or should be available at such and such period - with a link to fill in their info so they can be notifified when it becomes available.)
• ability for customers to rate items
• on the next to "add to cart", options to add to wish list, email to a friend
• ability to track orders

Please advice if there are modules that can be configured to address these functionality requirements.

[pgmarshall]

colors available - yep (you could use manufacturers code and rename)
if product is out of stock or unavailable - standard functionality -- suggestions - not sure what this means - are you expecting it to suggest a different product? Also_purchased module is standard.
newsletter - standard functionality
sharing buttons - so clients can share on their facebook, myspace, twitter - in v2.1 but easy to add to 2.0.25
size selection drop down menu (and then it tells u whether in or out of stock or should be available at such and such period - with a link to fill in their info so they can be notifified when it becomes available.) - size = standard ... email link may need hard coding but I am adding ask a question into v2.1
ability for customers to rate items - reviews (standard)
on the next to "add to cart", options to add to wish list, email to a friend - yep - standard
ability to track orders - need more info ... depends on your shipper ...

Regards,

[fbmondia]

Hi pgmarshall,

Please see my comments inside [my comment sample].

if product is out of stock or unavailable - standard functionality -- suggestions - not sure what this means - are you expecting it to suggest a different product? Also_purchased module is standard. [yes, it should suggest a different product. the Also_purchased module might work but it's a long shot]

sharing buttons - so clients can share on their facebook, myspace, twitter - in v2.1 but easy to add to 2.0.25 [can you send me the link on how to do this?]

[pgmarshall]

I assume that you are going to recommend the product and not just shove a random one in - therefore you will need to use something like Cross-Sell or Also_purchased to achieve this. I suggest that you try out the demo at OpenSource CMS? Or download and run a copy locally on your own machine using WAMP (instructions in the wiki)

To add social bookmarking why not simply add the code from the following page?
AddThis - The #1 Bookmarking & Sharing Service

Hope this helps,

[fbmondia]

Hi pgmarshall,

Thanks again for the information. Is Cross-Sell the same as X-Sell? What about Also_purchased? Is it part of the default osCMax default package or do I still need to install it from the contributions of osCommerce?

There is another functionality that I want to inquire upon. I would like to know if a module similar to what this site is doing available/makes possible:

Printed Bow Maxi Dresses by KAS Designs

It basically allows you to view the different angles of the dress. Does any of the add-ons make this possible?

[fbmondia]

Hi pgmarshall,

Have you heard of a pre-order module for osCMax? My client really wants this functionality. I've searched the osCommerce contributions and I can't find any. A forum post rambling how such a module does not work is all I can find.

[pgmarshall]

Yes - Cross-sell is the same as X-Sell.

There is another functionality that I want to inquire upon. I would like to know if a module similar to what this site is doing available/makes possible:

Printed Bow Maxi Dresses by KAS Designs

This is just multi-image - standard in osCmax - although you will need to change the layout to suit your client's needs.

You will need to be a bit more specific about "pre-order" module ...

Regards,

[fbmondia]

Hi pgmarshall,

Thanks again for the reply. Regarding the pre-order, you can view it this way:

A scenario would be a product already listed but no stock available yet so you either sign-up for notification when it's already available or place an order on an unavailable.

This happens when you have a new product for which you already have pricing and incoming orders but not available(or out of stock yet) in your physical inventory.

I hope this scenario helps.

[pgmarshall]

osCmax allows you to set through admin if the customer is allowed to add out of stock items to their cart and complete the transaction.

So yes it should do this out of the box ...

I strongly suggest you follow these simple instructions from the wiki and give it a go yourself ... it is only when you try it out that you will see whether or not it is going to suit your requirements.

It only takes a few minutes to install ...

Regards,

[fbmondia]

Hi pgmarshall,

Thank you very much for the information. Sorry for the many questions, a client is hurrying on a new project and I had to verify availability from the many features available with osCMax.

I really appreciate your help in this project. I have all functionality that client wanted accounted for and will begin my implementation in a day or two.