Ceon Back In Stock Notifications 3.0.0

Hi,

Mirza:

Hi Ceon, a great module and its working like a charm :cool: for me. I am running 1.3.9a and using 1.3.9b files and no problem. If you or anyone can give me little help that how can I add Captcha for notification however captcha is already installed on my store and working fine with contact us and other pages. Any guidance in this regard will be much appreciated, that what files I have to update ...

Glad you like the software.

No-one has asked for a captcha for it as yet. It does require the user to fill in a "confirm e-mail" field, which uses an unusual name, specifically chosen to minimise the likelihood of misuse.

If someone here replies with instructions for you, great, otherwise, don't worry about it for now I'd say. As I said, we've had exactly **zero **reports of problems with automated submissions and that's with several thousand sites using the software.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Hi,

I should actually point out that you are advised NOT to use a captcha.

Contact us forms etc. are things the user will fill in willingly enough.. Back In Stock Notification forms aren't just a useful convenience for the customer, but a great **marketing **tool for your site.

A captcha is often a step too far for the customer to be bothered.. they'd have to really want the product to bother with a captcha.. entering their e-mail twice is more than enough bother for most people (people are lazy).

So my advice is don't shoot yourself in the foot applying a captcha for the sake of it. It wouldn't take long to add a captcha but you'd have to come up with a very good reason, and I can't see one, give what I've said above.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Thanks Ceon for your detailed response.

Hi,

We have just released a new version of Ceon Back In Stock Notifications. The changes are minor, most people have no need to upgrade, but upgrading takes just 1 minute so we always advise doing so.

From the Revision History:

[ADDED] Sample modified files for Zen Cart 1.5.0beta added.

[UPDATED] Link to products page no longer uses SSL, as admin page links don't use SSL.

[BUGFIX] SQL queries were being run in lowercase in the Admin utility, which resulted in errors if a store uses a table prefix with capital letters in it.

3.0.2 can be downloaded from the Ceon website now.

It has been submitted to the downloads area and should be available there soon.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Thank you so much for this mod. It's exactly what I needed. Quick question though. On the product info page I would like this text to be split into two lines "To be notified when this product is back in stock please click here." How would I go about doing that? I looked in Firebug but I can't seem to find where I would change the code.

You can see here http://frompropertorocker.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69_73_4&products_id=861 how the text is so long that it throws my cart area alignment off.

Thanks!!

I figured it out. I went to includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/back_in_stock_notifications.php

and added <br> in line 30 to get it the way I wanted.

Hi,

nolsowski:

I figured it out.

That's one way to do it! :)

The other would have been with some CSS, but what you've done is fine!

Glad you like the software, thanks for saying so.. I hope it brings you extra sales! :)

All the best...

Conor
ceon

I downloaded this exciting looking mod and have read through the info.

But I thought I'd better ask before I start merging files - I use Stock by Attributes v1.4.9ajax and Product Attributes Grid v1.1.1 for some of my products in one category

Do you think this mod would play nice with those products. The 'buy now' boxes are in a fairly tight grid and I'm thinking the 'notifiy me' box wouldn't fit (?)

Sample product page:
http://w w w. meafordwool.com/Heavy-Wool-Socks/Sport

Hello,

Im running ZC v1.5.0RC1

I have installed Back In Stock Notifications Version 3.0.2

Its all good on the shop side, except on the account BIS Notification where it says "Below is a list of the Back In Stock Notification Lists to which you are subscribed.

To unsubscribe from a list simply uncheck (clear) the box beside the appropriate product and click"

When you click on the product name (In my case its "test product") it opens another window to a completely different product :unsure:

Also, it has not appeared in my admin,

Its not showing in: Configuration > Back In Stock Notifications

Its not showing in: Catalog > Back In Stock Notifications

Have I missed something? Cause I just cant find it anywhere on the admin side. :shocking:

Help appreciated thank you :smile:

It shows if you type in admin/back_in_stock_notifications.php but still it does not show in the admin for easy access.

Anyone know a fix???

Hi,

soxophoneplayer:

I downloaded this exciting looking mod and have read through the info.

But I thought I'd better ask before I start merging files - I use Stock by Attributes v1.4.9ajax and Product Attributes Grid v1.1.1 for some of my products in one category

I'm glad you like the sound of the software but am sorry to report that the software is not compatible with products that track their stock with attributes.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

Hi,

Ausgirl:

Im running ZC v1.5.0RC1

I have installed Back In Stock Notifications Version 3.0.2

The latest version of the software was written before code for adding a link to Back In Stock Notifications was required for 1.5.x. A new version will be released in a week or two.

I suggest you use 1.3.9 until then.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

conor:

Hi,

The latest version of the software was written before code for adding a link to Back In Stock Notifications was required for 1.5.x. A new version will be released in a week or two.

I suggest you use 1.3.9 until then.

All the best...

Conor
ceon

No worries, thanks :)

I'm using 2. something and have a lot of subscriptions in. If I install 3.0.2 will those subscriptions still stay and work or will I lose them all?

amyleew:

I'm using 2. something and have a lot of subscriptions in. If I install 3.0.2 will those subscriptions still stay and work or will I lose them all?
You will not lose any subscriptions they will stay there.

hey conor - i notice you use "FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO" for all your links. we have several specialized product types and things get all crazy when you don't use the right product_TYPE_info page.

i'm looking into it, but have you considered using the zen_get_info_page($variable->fields['products_id']) function? i'm not sure yet what to make the $variable or how to generate it.

Hi,

apogeerockets:

but have you considered using the zen_get_info_page($variable->fields['products_id']) function?

Yeah, I will probably make that update in the future, maybe before Christmas.

Have a nice weekend!

Al the best..

Conor
ceon

I am currently using 3.0.2 on ZC 1.3.9.h. without issue. I have installed the new ZC 1.5.0 in a demo directory, as suggested in the installation instructions, and I'm slowly working through add on's that I want to continue using, checking to see if they work. I've carefully added BISN but have a issue of it not appearing on my admin panel. It works on the customer side but is not listed on the admin menu under "Catalog". I've actually installed it twice with no change. Ideas?

Hi,

Ranch Dog:

I am currently using 3.0.2 on ZC 1.3.9.h. without issue. I have installed the new ZC 1.5.0 in a demo directory, as suggested in the installation instructions, and I'm slowly working through add on's that I want to continue using, checking to see if they work. I've carefully added BISN but have a issue of it not appearing on my admin panel. It works on the customer side but is not listed on the admin menu under "Catalog". I've actually installed it twice with no change. Ideas?

Zen Cart 1.5.0 has introduced some new restrictions on third party modules which make any module made for earlier versions of Zen Cart that want to add an item to the admin menu incompatible.

A new version of Back In Stock Notifications will be released in a week or two with support for adding the menu link back in.

I suggest not upgrading any live sites to 1.5.0 for a while.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

conor:

Hi,

Zen Cart 1.5.0 has introduced some new restrictions on third party modules which make any module made for earlier versions of Zen Cart that want to add an item to the admin menu incompatible.

A new version of Back In Stock Notifications will be released in a week or two with support for adding the menu link back in.

I suggest not upgrading any live sites to 1.5.0 for a while.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Thanks for the reply Conor, good to hear from you and I hope you are feeling well. Thanks for the explanation and I will hold off until the upgrade. I appreciate the response.