Website like CafePress.com

[spottraining]

Hi

I want to set up similar page/shop like CafePress.com with ZenCart. It is possible with some modules? I don't need separated shops or fully automated system.
I think that only thing what I need is some limited admin accounts for my partners. I have seen one Admin module, where is possible to set up new admins with some limitations. But with that I have new questions - It is possible to set up this admin for one category in shop? So that this admin can set up prices and look some statistics for only one category what I am allowing. Or is this impossible?

Or has someone other ideas - how to make this kind partner solution?

[TMC_Sherpa]

Anything is possible, its the probabilities that can let you down.
I do not know off hand how the multi admin module works but it probably works off of table level privileges. As all products of the same type share the same table space, thats not going to work how you would like it to. I would guess that you could clone the product types and give them their own tables to work in, but I believe some tables would have to be shared to make this work (I'm on the wrong machine to check this right now) so I'm not sure how great a wall you would be able to build in between your categories/admins.

[TMC_Sherpa]

OK. I've wandered away, had a few smokes (don't do this kids, its BAD for you) and put on my thinking cap.
Picture this, if you will.

Rather than cloning the product types, what if you had separate prefixes on the product tables for each partner? You would have to add another table or something to keep track of them and alter a bunch of stuff to parse the array created from the db for global stuff like the products on the home page.

Custom pages for the categories (Bobs 'home' page would use the prefix bob by default in all the searches etc. done from his pages but there would be a search drop down menu to pick any of the other stores and one for search all) and you would need to keep track of the table name in addition to the internal product number in the shopping cart itself.

Then comes the sneaky bit, custom admin pages.
Your supposed to rename the admin directory some byzantine string to prevent it from being found, so whats to keep you from having multiple admin directories? Create a real stripped down interface with just the product stuff on it (You will be worrying about the customers etc right? Then they dont need to know) as a full blown administrative interface has been known to cause heart palpitations, especially if they don't have access to most of that stuff anyway. The configure file for each admin directory can have the proper table prefix listed in it for ease of use. The master admin would need some way of displaying the products from any or all tables, so you would need some other logic for that as well (Drop down menu?).

For the love of Pete, can someone tell me this is just a dumb idea before I continue on? (Looking at you DrByte, Linda and Kim among others)I know upgrading Zen after this would be a major pain but hey with Zen as a start you would only have to write half of a shopping cart instead of the whole thing

[spottraining]

Hi

Thanks for reply
I need to find some easyer solution. I don't want that updating procces will be so big pain.
I am testing some modules - maybe I can find something what I need. But when not - then I take other solution. Then I need from Zen only good reports about products - how mutch I have sold.