Attributes HOW-TO

**Ajeh** · 28 Jun 2005, 02:59 AM

Thanks for sharing your experience with Zen Cart with us!! It is always nice to hear such success stories from our members.

It lets us know we are doing right and bringing you the best e-commerce solution that works for you ... :)

**broknspyrl** · 28 Jun 2005, 03:00 PM

Okay, I was in here a few months ago looking for a solution to my attribute troubles. I never really found a solution, so I'm back to see if anyone has any new ideas. Here's the problem.

I am building a site for contact lenses by mail order. (like 1-800-contacts) Each lens type has several required attributes, size, shape, and strength. These are absolutes for ALL lenses. Other types of lenses have other varying attributes. And, each of these attributes have a few, to hundreds of possible values. Then you times that by two eyes.

I know that I could make it so the person has to order one eye, send to shopping cart, then go back and do the other eye. That would be the easy way out. But, if you look at every other website doing what we are doing, they have it so both eyes can be done at the same time. That is what we want.

Example:
Right [BC] [Dia] [Power] [Cyl] [Axis] [Add] [Color] [Quant]
Left [BC] [Dia] [Power] [Cyl] [Axis] [Add] [Color] [Quant]

Each attribute will be a combobox(dropdown), except for the quantity. The quantity option that is already built in to ZenCart would of course be rendered useless.

Does anyone know if this can be done? Should I just hire a company to do this for us?

My company likes the temporary system I put in place, but, it isn't exactly what they are looking for. Please PM, IM, email or just reply if you have an answer. Thanks.

**georgewiel** · 10 Jul 2005, 12:23 AM

Here's an unusual attributes question...

I'd like to reduce the number of clicks for the user by allowing them to click on an attribute to add the item to the cart (containing that single attribute). (The product I'm selling has only one set of attributes--package size).

Here is a clear example of what I mean (done with a mod to osC):
http://www.psteas.com/product_info.php?products_id=68

I'm not clear how to access the attribute variables within the custom template (tpl_product_info_display.php) and how to set up the hidden form variables for the POST. I'm good with PHP, so any advice for coding this within the overide template would be appreciated.

Thanks

**Ajeh** · 10 Jul 2005, 01:09 AM

More or less what has been done is turn off the setting for display cart after adding a product.

This keeps you on the same page you are on.

**georgewiel** · 10 Jul 2005, 02:01 AM

Thanks Ajeh for the quick reply; however, it does not address my question. Yes, the display cart feature is turned off in the example -- that's a simple admin setting.

What I'm interested in is the click-on-attribute-to-add-to-card function that is implemented on the example page.

See: http://www.psteas.com/product_info.php?products_id=68

If you click on the attribute (2oz., 4oz., etc.) it adds the product of that weight/size to the cart. The product attribute selection and "Add to Cart" button functionality are merged.

Thanks

**Ajeh** · 10 Jul 2005, 02:23 AM

You would probably need to convert the add-on from osC for that.

Do you know which one it was?

**Illusion** · 12 Jul 2005, 05:09 PM

26 pages of reading, and I have learned a bunch. I think I'm going to get a lot out of Zen Cart.
I'm not quite certain whether my question has been covered. I didn't see anyone ask it explicitly, although one post seemed to tell me that the answer is already "no". However, let me put out my situation just to be certain:
I'm working on a ite for a client who makes stained glass items. There are 3 types of glass she uses, Cathedral, Opalescent, and Iridized. There are 22 colors to choose from as well. Now certain colors (like, say "Cloud White") can only be used with certain types of glass (Opalescent and Iridized, in this case). I created an attribute for the glass type, and one for glass color. Is there a way to limit the available colors based on the glass type that is selected?

**Ajeh** · 12 Jul 2005, 05:23 PM

No the attributes are not related to one another.

You would be better off making a Product for each glass type and then add the appropriate colors to it.

**sunny** · 21 Jul 2005, 10:19 PM

Hi,

Anybody know how the following work in Attributes Controller?

1. Price Factor & Offset:
2. One Time Factor & Offset:
3. Attributes Qty Price Discount:
4. Onetime Attributes Qty Price Discount:

Thank you!

**Ajeh** · 21 Jul 2005, 10:26 PM

If you do a search on:

factor or price factor or attribute discounts ... I just wrote on this not to long ago and if you search further back there should be a lot more as well.