Gift Wrapping Contribution

[Chrislley]

I am wondering if I can give my customers of choice of paper? If I can...how do I show them the selection to choice from?

Thanks for any help!

[swguy]

I haven't added this feature yet; it's on my list of things to do.

[Chrislley]

okay, thanks!

[jasmel]

I have no way of knowing where the problem is. You should follow the blank page debugging instructions.
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=82

I just installed and had the blank page issue. It was due to the fact that I had the word include in the define('GIFT_WRAP_EXPLAIN_DETAILS' section.

*I too would like to have some paper options. Such as "Boy" "Girl" and "Holiday" wrap.

Thanks!

[Sevenhelmets]

I haven't added this feature yet; it's on my list of things to do.

Sounds like you've got the mod I'm looking for - and this is the feature I REALLY am looking for - gift wrap options! What type or color paper (with corresponding pictures), what ribbons/decorations etc. I presume a set of radio buttons to select an option from each.

Any indication when this new feature might be added?

[jasmel]

Sounds like you've got the mod I'm looking for - and this is the feature I REALLY am looking for - gift wrap options! What type or color paper (with corresponding pictures), what ribbons/decorations etc. I presume a set of radio buttons to select an option from each.

Any indication when this new feature might be added?

If this add-on/update can be ready by the end of the month I would be more that willing to buy the dev a coffee and donuts like I have done for the Zen team a few times!

[Sevenhelmets]

If this add-on/update can be ready by the end of the month I would be more that willing to buy the dev a coffee and donuts like I have done for the Zen team a few times!

I'd second that. Perhaps if we tried getting a few people together, who would be willing to pitch in some cash? I'm not sure how acceptable that is in this forum, so correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like a good idea. A few of us would be more than willing, I'm sure. If we all donate, it could be worth a few hundred bucks, and surely that isn't something to be scoffed at?

[swguy]

If you go to my home page, browse one of my README files, or look at the extended help for any of my modules posted on my web page, it's pretty easy to figure out how to make a donation in support of the free software I write. And yes, a steady stream of donations would allow me to spend more time writing free software.

I have really promised the Zen Cart guys that I would work on the BeanStream module, and this work is horribly overdue, so you're not going to see new gift wrapping features by the end of the month. But certificates of appreciation via Paypal would help create forward momentum on this project.

[Sevenhelmets]

I'll do that swguy, and in the meantime, look forward to the upgrade in the future!

In the meantime, it just occured to me that this is already possible, albeit in a rather "old fashioned way" with Zen Cart.

I haven't tried it, but surely it's possible to add "Gift Wrapping Attributes", and just have a few different attributes, for example:

- None ($0)
- Birthday Wrapping Kids ($2)
- Wedding Wrapping ($4)
- Christmas Wrapping ($2)

etc etc and of course have it set to "None" by default, so customers will have to select attributes of wrapping if they want it - admittedly prior to checkout.

[jasmel]

I'll do that swguy, and in the meantime, look forward to the upgrade in the future!

In the meantime, it just occured to me that this is already possible, albeit in a rather "old fashioned way" with Zen Cart..

I think the problem with this way that you mentioned above is that it will be a selection on the product page. It would be much easier to add to the shopping cart page (like swguy's mod) where they then can decided on which items in their cart they want gift wrapped and by which gift wrap option.

We have been getting a lot of orders for gift wrap. We have to check the comments section to see if they want the b-day gift wrap or the holiday wrap. Sometimes it is hard to tell if they say just "Love Aunt Bo and Uncle Grit".