Query - Base Price + Attributes (Upgrades)

[johna8]

Hi all, hoping someone can help us with this :).
It's most likely a simple edit to the .PHP file for calculating the end price.

Now we have a site we're currently starting to get up and running:

http://www.competo.co.nz/index.php?m...products_id=11

What we're after is that, we have a base price (a set price for a system of say $499) then we have used attributes to lists upgrades available and you can select the upgrades etc.

When on the URL above - in the Starting At field - unfortauntely this field isnt updated with the base price + attributes. However, this appears fine when no attributes are assigned. I would assume this is how Zen Cart works.

Now when the system is added to the shopping cart, the total price (package) does appear correctly. How can we simply update the price with the base price + attributes on the fly?
So a customer can easily see the total value of the package system and then add it to the cart?

Regards,
John

[Nick_H]

I'm after exactly the same feature! I need product attributes that alter the price on the product info screen. Probably some kind of AJAX magic required :)

[Ajeh]

You could remove the price prefixes so that it doesn't look like you are adding the prices to the displayed price ...

[Nick_H]

Thanks - that's one way around it! However my client has asked for this feature to be added to his shop.

It's a paid project, so i'm happy to pay someone to write this functionality

[johna8]

Like I said, it appears fine once the system has been added into the shopping cart. Surely you could use the same calculations given on the check out display.

Surely you select the upgrade prices as you go and this total it up but we're still missing the crucial base price in the whole sum of it :).

Anyways, unfortauntely with myself I'm not a programmer so editing PHP files etc isnt my thing!

Removing the price prefixes would pretty much defeat the purpose of showing a user how much he/she is willing to spend for a system etc if they can't see it ;(.

[Ajeh]

Make sure that you are using Priced by Attributes correctly ...

If you have a Product Base Price of $100 and then:
Small (should be $100 no additional charge)
Medium is +$25.00
Large is +$50.00

If you want the Product Price to read $100 and then see:
Small
Medium (+$25.00)
Large (+$50.00)

then this is NOT a Priced by Attribute ... this is a Product with Attributes that may add to the charge ...


If you want the Product Price to read Starting at: $100 and then see:
Small ($100)
Medium ($125.00)
Large ($150.00)

Then this is Priced by Attribute and you set the Product Price to 0.00 and set the Priced by Attributes to YES then put the full price (with or without the prefix) on each attribute ...

Priced by Attribute takes the lowest priced Option Value of all of Option Name groups and adds them together to make the Displayed Price ...