Save For Later Support Thread

[lankeeyankee]

Ah, ok, thanks for the explanation. I haven't looked through the v2 roadmap completely so I don't know if this is something that will be included in the next ZC release. But, perhaps with the new core structure it will be easy to make this implementation without changing core code. By then, I think my coding chops will be up to the level that I can start coding a mod from scratch! :-)

[TFGZ]

I'm using v1.3.8 and everything appears correctly, however, Save for Later is not removing the item from the cart when it creates an instance of the item in the Saved area. And when an item is Moved to Cart, it is removed from the Save area but it does not reappear in the cart.

Any idea what has gone wrong with my install?

[swguy]

Check includes/main_cart_actions.php against a copy from a fresh download of 1.3.8a. Other than that, I have no idea.

[gezuvor]

Great mod, working perfectly for me. Thanks Scott!

One recommendation for some code to add to your new "tpl_shopping_cart_default.php".

At line 145, I inserted these two lines from the standard cart:

<div class="buttonRow back"><?php echo zen_back_link() . zen_image_button(BUTTON_IMAGE_CONTINUE_SHOPPING, BUTTON_CONTINUE_SHOPPING_ALT) . '</a>'; ?></div>
<br class="clearBoth" />

This should be just above

<h1><?php echo SFL_HEADING_TITLE; ?></h1>

This will display the "Continue Shopping" link in it's traditional place, allowing the user to more easily carry one with product browsing. If the cart is empty, this button is normally hidden.

[swguy]

Good suggestion; thank you.

[jimmyX]

Sorry people but I have yet another n00b question.

I installed save for later no problems, but when I was going thru the optimizing tips I ran into a wall

the following is from the read me:
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3. You can add descriptive text about Save For Later to the shopping cart help
screen by modifying the files

includes/languages/english/<your template>/info_shopping_cart.php
includes/templates/<your template>/templates/tpl_info_shopping_cart_default.php

Simply follow the example given and define title and text 4. Or, if you prefer, update the string TEXT_INFORMATION in

includes/languages/english/<your template>/shopping_cart.php
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

it states follow the example given, I cannot find said example?? I suppose I am blind and if someone could point me in the right direction that would be great.

Id like to update the information on the Save For Later so customers really understand what it is and how it works. I just have no idea what I am supposed to edit / add to these files.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you all for your time

[swguy]

Copy the file

includes/languages/english/info_shopping_cart.php

into

includes/languages/english/<your template>/info_shopping_cart.php

Modify SUB_HEADING_TEXT_2 to describe Save For Later.

[chiliboy]

Hi Scott,
Thanks for this great mod. My site uses the default template, so there's no custom template. I can't figure out where to put the files in the 'Common Files' folder. I know you say in the root directory. When I open the Common Files folder it shows a folder named Includes. I opened my Includes directory and copied the files into the various sub-directories in the Includes directory for my site. The Save for Later button shows but when I click it a blank page appears with an error message. Where did I go wrong :-(
Thanks,
Chiliboy

[swguy]

You need to create a custom template (see http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?180) to start with.
Don't modify files in includes/templates/template_default/ - you want to keep those unchanged. Modify files in your template folder.

Uninstall what you've changed, create a custom template (call it custom) then install Save for Later.

[Jeff_Mash]

I'm loving this script, but I'm hoping you could help me with a feature request. I'd like to offer a "Save For Later" button on the product information page, so that if you're browsing a product, you can simply click "Save For Later" right there to add it.

I copied the code from the shopping cart page and inserted the following code onto the product page:

<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link('saveforlater', 'action=sfl_save_for_later&product_id=' . (int)$_GET['products_id']) . '">'?><?php echo zen_image_button(BUTTON_IMAGE_SAVE_FOR_LATER_PRODUCT, BUTTON_SAVE_FOR_LATER_ALT) . '</a>'; ?>

However, when I click on the link, it takes me to the shopping cart page but no items are added to the cart.

The link that is being invoked looks to be the same format as what you display on the shopping cart page. For example, this is what I click on from the product info page when the button is clicked:

http://www.mydomain.com/store/index....oduct_id=15334

But it doesn't add anything to the shopping cart (unless that link is invoked from the actual shopping cart page, as is the original script).

Any ideas what I would have to to in order to allow this?

(Again, this is just shaving one extra step off the process for the customers. So instead of adding a product to the shopping cart FIRST and then having to Save it for later, we are trying to just have them Save it for later directly from the product info page.)