Downloadable Product - Forces extra step in check out...

Greetings... I'm loving Zen Cart... However, I'm having one issue that annoys me. We are preparing to upload numerous new downloadable books, tricks and tutorials.

In order to connect a product to a download, it appears as if we have to create name/value attributes... However, when it is done, the download product shows up in the shopping cart withOUT an add to cart until you are within the specific product page (or if searching or looking in list mode, "add") which WOULD make adding many little vids easy... instead of having to open up each specific product page.

Is this just the way it has to be? Is there a way to make the add option appear like other non-downloadable products when in list or other modes? It's a real bummer and time killer for folks wanting to order a few dozen clips...

An semi working example of our store is at http://www.RichFerguson.com/store

Here's an example of a list with NON-download items showing up WITH "add" and the download(pdf's, vids, etc) NOT...

http://www.richferguson.com/store/index.php?main_page=products_new&disp_order=4

Please advise. Thanks!

I should have said that the downloads do not have options in reality, but I've been forced to create options "pdf" or "mp4", etc. That is fine and the customer does not have to "pick" it, but HAVING any option at all seems to cause the weird extra click to purchase issue. WHY can't I choose to offer a download with no options? Thanks!

If each of your downloadable products has only a single attribute (and it looks like they do), you might try the suggestion that DrByte provided for this case:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142161

awesome find... however, his last post say that now his product info does not show up... it seems close. I'm just shocked there is not a more common fix to this. I'm certain with pdfs, movies, e-books, etc, there should be TONS of people trying to do the same thing here. No options to pick, downloadable product and BUY or ADD appears without selection and more info screen (still there but not required to click to ADD to cart).

I suggest you try what was posted. It is very likely that the person who said something isn't else isn't showing up as expected ... has done something else to break the page.

actually i did it exactly as written, and in the end it didn't work. i totally wish this would work because it's what i want. PLEASE let me know when this is worked out. rich, could you PM me if you get it working right?? thanks!

*[Moderator Note]
lifescrappers, hijacking this discussion because of something you did wrong on your own site is not going to solve anything.
You abandoned your own discussion in the other thread. There's no point stirring the pot over here and starting yet another discussion about the same thing. *

DrByte:

*[Moderator Note]
lifescrappers, hijacking this discussion because of something you did wrong on your own site is not going to solve anything.
You abandoned your own discussion in the other thread. There's no point stirring the pot over here and starting yet another discussion about the same thing. *

ummmm scuse me? how did i abandon my own thread?? i have been begging for help in many threads about this very question. i have gone almost a YEAR waiting for help on it. where have i abandoned my discussion??? please show me and if i'm wrong i'll apologize.
i was NOT hijacking - someone mentioned what i had said and i put in that i would love for this to work, and if he gets it to work, to please let me know, (because that would mean it was an error on MY PART and my husband would be able to work it out. he works two jobs and has no time to mess with something if it's not going to work.)