Question about product listing

[ludoto93]

can i list any product whit image by url , i mean remote link for images

[fairestcape]

There are discussions on how to get remotely hosted images to display, rather than using images on your own server. It requires a bit of careful editing of code, but is can be done.

Whether or not it is a good idea is questionable.

Firstly, it can slow down your page load. You are beholden to the speed of the other server.

Secondly, if the other server goes down, your site will have NO product IMAGES at all.

You have very little influence over styling. As the images "belong" to someone else, they determine size, aspect ratio and image quality. If they mess up, it looks like you messed up (to your customers).

The remote server owner may remove images, or alter their names or locations, without telling you. This results in blank spaces on your layout - again... you will have no control over this.

[ludoto93]

remote site will be also mine so i will have control on images but i cant find discusion about this in forum

[stevesh]

There's this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1582

I haven't used it, and don't know if it will work with Zencart version 1.5.0.

[ludoto93]

thank you