How can i add a page like this on my zen cart?

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19 Oct 2010, 11:58 PM
wastaboo

How can i add a page like this on my zen cart?

Hello everyone i was wondering if someone can help me i saw a website like this http://www.pinzoo.com/wireless-refill-minutes/ and i would like to have a page like that with the droping products and links for the product and description, on my website www.tni-wireless.com on my i have to go to categories then drop to prepaid refill card pins, then company of the card pin.
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20 Oct 2010, 01:35 AM
kobra

Re: How can i add a page like this on my zen cart?

You will need all the images etc but write the page and insert the code into your define_main_page.php or use an ezpage
20 Oct 2010, 03:35 AM
lindasdd

Re: How can i add a page like this on my zen cart?

Before you consider doing any of that you may want to put in A LOT of work optimizing your site. Right now basic usage of your site is difficult because the page takes incredibly long to load. I ran it through one page load waterfall tool and check it out: http://www.webpagetest.org/result/10...H4X/1/details/

Time to first part of the page appearing is 28.953s, time for full load is 44.061s. That is a loooooooong time. I was stressing out when some elements of my site were bumping me from 2.5s to 3s.

Your total images is 275K, and that doesn't include 112k in CSS images. It seems due to really big banners and a ton of mini icons all of the place for toolbars and bookmarks,etc.

Your javascript is 588.6K although fortunately you are using minify so it gzips lower.

But I think the big issue is there is something on the page that makes the load difficult. Maybe it is the toolbar on the bottom of the page. I say that because the page takes 28 seconds to load even before trying to load any images.

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That being said, why do you want your page to look like theirs? It is an interesting way of doing it, but definitely doesn't seem like the only good way. It makes more sense for their site to do that since they don't sell all the other items that you sell - which is why categories work well for you.

Just remember, cool tools are only cool as long as they don't reduce usability & load time.

-lindasdd
20 Oct 2010, 10:38 PM
wastaboo

Re: How can i add a page like this on my zen cart?

i prety sure is my server, the tool bar at the botton i put it 3 days ago, sometimes is fast to load the page and sometimes is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to slow if it loads, i also notice when someone comes for the very first time it takes long time to load is like it needs a cookie to be able to load. and thank you for taking the time to check my web site, i like specific that page becouse in that section they show all the items at the sametime, but with my page only show the item when i click on the cards that i need.:dontgetit

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Originally Posted by lindasdd

Before you consider doing any of that you may want to put in A LOT of work optimizing your site. Right now basic usage of your site is difficult because the page takes incredibly long to load. I ran it through one page load waterfall tool and check it out: http://www.webpagetest.org/result/10...H4X/1/details/

Time to first part of the page appearing is 28.953s, time for full load is 44.061s. That is a loooooooong time. I was stressing out when some elements of my site were bumping me from 2.5s to 3s.

Your total images is 275K, and that doesn't include 112k in CSS images. It seems due to really big banners and a ton of mini icons all of the place for toolbars and bookmarks,etc.

Your javascript is 588.6K although fortunately you are using minify so it gzips lower.

But I think the big issue is there is something on the page that makes the load difficult. Maybe it is the toolbar on the bottom of the page. I say that because the page takes 28 seconds to load even before trying to load any images.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

That being said, why do you want your page to look like theirs? It is an interesting way of doing it, but definitely doesn't seem like the only good way. It makes more sense for their site to do that since they don't sell all the other items that you sell - which is why categories work well for you.

Just remember, cool tools are only cool as long as they don't reduce usability & load time.

-lindasdd
20 Oct 2010, 10:51 PM
wastaboo

Re: How can i add a page like this on my zen cart?

Or is it a way when i click on Categories + Prepaid refill card pins, it will show all the companies that ia have? thank you:hug:

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Originally Posted by wastaboo

i prety sure is my server, the tool bar at the botton i put it 3 days ago, sometimes is fast to load the page and sometimes is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to slow if it loads, i also notice when someone comes for the very first time it takes long time to load is like it needs a cookie to be able to load. and thank you for taking the time to check my web site, i like specific that page becouse in that section they show all the items at the sametime, but with my page only show the item when i click on the cards that i need.:dontgetit
21 Oct 2010, 04:47 AM
lindasdd

Re: How can i add a page like this on my zen cart?

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Originally Posted by wastaboo

Or is it a way when i click on Categories + Prepaid refill card pins, it will show all the companies that ia have? thank you:hug:

That was actually something I was thinking. That maybe the best way would be if someone clicks on the category page it comes up that way. Unfortunately I'm not knowledgeable on how to do that.

What you are seeing here, "i also notice when someone comes for the very first time it takes long time to load is like it needs a cookie to be able to load." is the browser cache/GZIP in full effect. The browser already has loaded all the stuff so it stores it. Then when a user returns to the page it just pulls it from memory so the load time is much less.