Gift Wrapping Contribution

Very cool contribution. :) Are there step by step instructions somewhere for installing this? I've modified some of these pages...

You'll need to use a file comparison tool to compare each of the files in the zip archive to the version that comes with 1.3.7.1, and then apply these changes to your changes. In Windows, there's a tool called "Beyond Compare" that helps you do this sort of thing.

Hi there, really liking your work...!!

Just wondering if there is a way to exclude certain categories from gift wrap?

Cheers in advance.

Grimmers

No, but that's an interesting idea; I'll add it to the list.

so when is the new version coming out?

It's available for download now. New features:

• user exits for disabling wrapping for categories or products.
• user exits for adding a surcharge for wrapping categories or products.
• turning Gift Wrapping off in admin->modules->order total now disables display of options on checkout pages 1 and 3.

Help is on my home page at
http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_giftwrap_checkout.html

Happy Wrapping,
That Software Guy

Works like a charm! :cool:

Excellent mod

You are now on my Christmas card list... lol

(Contribution on its way to your pocket just as soon as I get paid!!) :smile:

Thanks again!
Chris

Thank you. More to come soon....

Hi Scott

Thanks for a terrific mod. I just installed it and looks great. I have a question re: super orders. I am trying to integrate this with this mod and have viewed your readme file. I have looked in my super_orders.php for the following code

If you are running Super Orders, edit the file admin/super_orders.php
and find the following line

require(DIR_WS_MODULES . 'orders_download.php');

but it is not there and I don't know why as this file is "out of the box" so to speak.

Where else in this file would I be able to place the all of the following code

and

TIA!! :smile:

It's on l. 853 of the current version. Sounds like you need to upgrade.

swguy:

It's on l. 853 of the current version. Sounds like you need to upgrade.

Thanks Scott, not sure what file I was looking at yesterday, but it must have been the wrong one as I have the most current version so I had another look this morning an low and behold there it was. Must have been coded out yesterday. :oops: Sorry for the inconvenience.

Fab Mod and works like a charm :clap:

Does any coding knowledged person reading this thread know if there is any way to slightly alter this mod to have it add a gift card instead of gift wrap?

Nothing fancy just something where you can maybe instead of selecting a paper, select an occasion and add a space to type in a personalized message.
It would be free though, no charges added.

I am not a programmer so I do not know if this is possible, so please don't get upset with me for asking. One never knows unless they ask..right?

thank you,

betty

This would be a huge change. What you might want to do is simply encourage people to add these sorts of instructions to the checkout special instructions/order comments box at the bottom of the checkout screens.

swguy:

This would be a huge change. What you might want to do is simply encourage people to add these sorts of instructions to the checkout special instructions/order comments box at the bottom of the checkout screens.

Thank you for the quick reply swguy!

I was afraid of that. We have been trying to figure out something for a florist shop client who is not fond of using the order comments section. We told them we could change the text to make it more like a message greeting area. They didn't like that idea. Maybe a form that can be linked from the check-out page or something similar.

Anyway, I do appreciate your reply as well as the helpful mods you've given us "Zenners".

thank you,

betty

Possible things you could do within the existing Zen Cart without code changes:

• add attributes to each item you want to provide a gift card for.

• create a free/low cost "product" called gift card with a text attribute for message, etc. Upsell this product either on the product info page or perhaps on the shopping cart page.

Scott

swguy:

Possible things you could do within the existing Zen Cart without code changes:

• add attributes to each item you want to provide a gift card for.

• create a free/low cost "product" called gift card with a text attribute for message, etc. Upsell this product either on the product info page or perhaps on the shopping cart page.

Scott

Gee swguy...I wonder if all Zencart fans in FL are insomniacs, or is it just us?!?

What a great idea! I didn't know there were text attributes! I'm assuming that means that is leaves a text box for the customer to add text?

I'm not quite sure what "upsell" means though. Plus, it's possible to have products for sale on the shopping cart page?

You definitely have my interest peaked here. As I think I'm about to learn something new.

Thank you for the ideas swguy.

betty

upsell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upsell

sell on shopping cart page: you can create links to other products on the shopping cart page. You can even do this on checkout page 1. I wouldn't recommend doing it beyond page 1; it distracts from the closing process.

insomnia: That Software Guy never sleeps.

BettySue, you may also want to download the FIRST version of this mod, which used attributes. The readme points to a webpage on my site about configuration that may be of interest to you if this is the way you want to go. (Note that this is completely different from version 2 - different code, different help, etc. etc.)

swguy:

BettySue, you may also want to download the FIRST version of this mod, which used attributes. The readme points to a webpage on my site about configuration that may be of interest to you if this is the way you want to go. (Note that this is completely different from version 2 - different code, different help, etc. etc.)

Ok, I just d/l'ed it, and bookmarked the readme page on the 1st version on your site. What is it about this one that is different from the latest one that will male it easier to set up for gift cards?

Also, would you like for me to take this to the thread I started asking for a gift card mod as it is distracting from your original intent of this thread?

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80518

thank you,

betty

The old one just shows the use of attributes for various things. It may or may not be useful, but it's another data point for you in your search.

If you want to see a product with text as an attibute, one is provided in the sample data. You can see it here:

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/swguy_demo_1.3.7/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=54_57&products_id=131

Scott