Disabling checkout and add to cart functionality initially

[mikefrench]

Hi,

I'm implementing a catalog based "shop" for a client, and plan to use osCommerce MS2-MAX.

What I will need to do is initially only use the catalog functionality while they sort out online payment providers and computers in the shop - this could take a couple of months.

Can I configure osCommerce quickly to remove the cart and checkout so customers can just browse and search - and then reenable and if so how. I couldn't seem to disable in admin....

any help & suggestions much appreciated
Mike

[neil]

1. comment out the shopping_cart in includes/column_right.php

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'shopping_cart.php');
TO
// require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'shopping_cart.php');

2. remove the php block that controls the checkout button on product_info.tpl.php

line 197
<td class="main" align="right"><?php echo tep_draw_hidden_field('products_id', $product_info['products_id']) . tep_image_submit('button_in_cart.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_IN_CART); ?></td>
TO
<td class="main" align="right"></td>

Reverse those steps when you are ready to sell.

Untried & untested but should work.

[jpf]

Suggest allowing checkout - and use "pickup" as shipping (call to make arrangement) and "cod" or such as payment (call to make arrangements). That way your not turning down customers and you give them that "personal touch".

If you "have to" remove the "add to chart" and such - then comment out the proper code and restore at a later date as needed.

advanced_search_result.php and index.php - Comment out:
'PRODUCT_LIST_BUY_NOW' => PRODUCT_LIST_BUY_NOW);

product_reviews.php, product_reviews_write.php and product_reviews_info.php - Comment out:
echo '<p><a href="' . tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now') . '">' . tep_image_button('button_in_cart.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_IN_CART) . '</a></p>';

products_new.php - Comment out:
<td align="right" valign="middle" class="main"><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW, tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $products_new['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image_button('button_in_cart.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_IN_CART) . '</a>'; ?></td>

I think I got most of it....- Oh yea -remove the "CART" buttons on the header.php file:

<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_cart.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS) . '</a>  <a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_checkout.gif', HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT) . '</a>'; ?>  </td>



BTW are you looking at the computer creator contribution?

Good luck

[mikefrench]

Thanks to all - I'll give the pickup as an option - although most is mail order.....see where you are coming from though. Otherwise I'll comment out.

Didn't know about the contribution - can you point me to where on the site it is covered ?

Many thanks
Mike

[jpf]

Custom Computer Creator
http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,407
Also a version at:
http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1487

Just remember that this has to be intergated into the BTS format that MS2-MAX uses - there is a few people who have done this and is normally takes a bit of time but is NOT impossable - there are people running CCC with BTS... CCC has there own forum also.

Good Luck

[neil]

jpf

CCC has there own forum also.

Do you have an URL for that forum?
Thanks.
Neil

[jpf]

Look at the first link (contribition #407) - it has the forum listed there and in the file I beleve.

BTW I have not used CCC before.