Minimum order total in one category only?

[lyricwings]

Another questions for you wonderful folks --
Is it possible to make a minimum order, just within a certain category?

If I have four categories, and four three of the categories, there are no restrictions. But for the fourth category, I'd like to set up a $10 purchase minimum in order for checkout to be successful.

Is this doable?

LW

[Ajeh]

A limitation for checkout can be done for anything ...

However, keep in mind how aggrevating it is to go into the store and pull out your Visa and have them say ... "sorry, we have a limit" ...

And while all will say you are not allowed to limit Visa purchases ... I can name a dozen stores within 10 miles of me who do and not even break a sweat ...

Limitations are controlled in the shopping cart and/or at the checkout pages ...

This can be done with a function that does any kind of validation you want that results in a true or false. a message and a redirect of what to do when you are below the limitation ...

[lyricwings]

Thank you Ajeh
(sorry for the delay on responding - my power has been out!)

Can you point me in the direction of where I can found how how this type of function that you mention below is done?

< Limitations are controlled in the shopping cart and/or at the checkout pages ...

This can be done with a function that does any kind of validation you want that results in a true or false. a message and a redirect of what to do when you are below the limitation ...>

~LW

[Ajeh]

This is one example of a block on the:
/includes/modules/pages/checkout_shipping/header_php.php

// if there is nothing in the customers cart, redirect them to the shopping cart page
  if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() <= 0) {
    zen_redirect(zen_href_link(FILENAME_TIME_OUT));
  } 

[lyricwings]

Thanks, Ajeh - I'll take a look --

LW

[acater]

lyricwings,

How did you get on with this mod?

Did you manage to get a min order per category?

Are you able to post your code? I am after the same thing but PHP skill are limited.

Thanks

[lyricwings]

Acater -

I ended up not choosing to have a minimum order for the category, so I never looked into Ajeh's suggestion. What I did instead was offer free shipping over a certain dollar amount in the one category, and at present I am using that as the incentive for customers to increase their purchase.

You might want to look at this thread:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35085

There is a download for a mod there, that you might be interested in.

~LW