Shopping Cart Recommendations

I've discovered first hand that the Ecwid shopping store can't be used with Xara on both a main web page and a variant. Then visited here to find that other users have also experienced this issue.

Does anyone know if Wazala works with both main pages and variants, or can anyone recommend other stores that do?
More specifically, I'm looking to create a store/cart in the same style as the one in this link http://designs2print.co.uk/product/leaflets-flyers/ where the size, quantity, etc can be selected from the drop-down menus and the price adjusts according to the selections made.

Any info or advice would be appreciated.

Hi Paul

I am not sure what the answer is. But I do know in the case of forms, the same form cannot be used on a main variant and a mobile variant. And this might be the same for shopping carts.

The solution re: forms is to create a new form for the mobile variant and I think this solves the issue.

Ecwid is a very good solution so it might be worth a try. Also have you contacted Ecwid support to see what they suggest?

I am using Ecwid for a webstore I am working on now for a client.

Instead of a variant for the mobile site I actually made a separate mobile site with some code that people get directed to when viewed from a phone.

Check it out... But it's still a work in progress.

www.starclassics.com

And depending on how many items you have for sale... You could place 'Buy It Now' buttons on the page. A popup shopping card gets automatically created.

Maybe not ideal... But at least there are ways.

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Originally Posted by Paul Forsure

Any info or advice would be appreciated.

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You might want to try XT-CMS that has been specifically developed for Xara websites: https://www.xt-cms.com.

Hi All
Has anyone tried the above shopping cart & integrated it into a xara site or can you build the whole site from the XT-CMS software that you can buy?

I'm looking to get an online coffee store up & running pronto...any info & help on template for the store & set up I'd be very grateful.

Thanks to all the good folk on here, they always come through & solve problems.

Thanks in anticipation.

Regards Dave

https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...979#post616979

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I've discovered first hand that the Ecwid shopping store can't be used with Xara on both a main web page and a variant. Then visited here to find that other users have also experienced this issue.

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This problem frequently occurs with widgets. The simplest solution is to create a one-page document with the widget, apply scale-to-fit-width, and publish it to the same directory as your main site.

From your main site and mobile variant create a link to the widget page. You may need to adjust the widget page so it displays legibly, but if the widget is truly responsive this usually sorts itself out.

You can adjust your styles and colours to match. This approach has worked for me on most occasions.

Gary

Hi Gary
Thanks for that, but also need something to take payments etc, doing that manually via something like paypal is a long winded.
Regards
Dave

Dave,

These links may give you some ideas for alternative payment widgets: https://merchantmachine.co.uk/online-payment-systems/ & https://www.powr.io/tutorials/how-to...ur-google-site.

If your preferred widget does not work with variants:

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The simplest solution is to create a one-page document with the widget, apply scale-to-fit-width, and publish it to the same directory as your main site. From your main site and mobile variant create a link to the widget page

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Gary

Hi Gary
Thanks so much that is most kind to point in the right direction!

Regards Dave

Paul,

I took a quick look at the link you provided.

You could probably do just fine with ecwid and their Instant Site. You would not need to build a website in Xara. Everything would be done with ecwid. Since I started using ecwid they have done a nice job of enhancing their Starter Sites. This is a one-page website with your store. I have a couple of customers using the Starter Site and they are happy with it. With the Starter Site (now called Instant Site) you can use your own domain name and you don't have to build a website.

I have been using ecwid for a couple of years and am pleased with it. But Xara and ecwid do not play nice. My solution was to do my ecommerce sites with WYSIWYG Web Builder. Cost me $50 to license the WWB software and of course the learning curve. My first few sites used the WWB Blocks so pretty quick to build.

Feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance.

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With the Starter Site (now called Instant Site) you can use your own domain name

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onlye, that is a useful snippet.

Thanks.

Acorn

That looks useful as a starter store, thanks to all those that share so much on this site.

It's very much appreciated

Dave

Thanks for all your replies.
I'm currently looking at RomanCart, which is looking promising and may be the solution to my requirements.

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Originally Posted by Initiostar

This problem frequently occurs with widgets. The simplest solution is to create a one-page document with the widget, apply scale-to-fit-width, and publish it to the same directory as your main site.

From your main site and mobile variant create a link to the widget page. You may need to adjust the widget page so it displays legibly, but if the widget is truly responsive this usually sorts itself out.

You can adjust your styles and colours to match. This approach has worked for me on most occasions.

Gary

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Gary,

I was excited to see your idea and text. I use ecwid as my eCommerce platform. I created a one-page site with ecwid using an <html> placeholder. I tried a number of different size to fit, size to fit the width. The best I got was the page resizes but the ecwid store shrinks in size instead of responding responsively as it should. For example, the 4 products in a row should reduce to 2 then 1 when the width is narrower. You can see the result page at:

http://onlye.org/postweb/xara-ecwid/

I believe this is a design issue with how Xara deals with variants. Not sure if this is something the design team will ever address.

FYI XT-CMS displays products responsively so they stack automatically for different width variants without need of a zooming/shrinking effect. You also get full SEO benefit of all the content and product information in the source code of your own page instead of delivering just a shell page on your own domain. So when people search for your products in google there's more chance of customers visiting your own website than say a page hosted by store provider or competitor. I just released another update for XT-CMS the other day if anyone wants to check it out.

Excellent Xtom. If I get a client that wants shopping cart, I would for sure use yours. I was wondering if the email form is in the free edition? Also does the free edition have advertising/your company lable/product?Also can the contact form be custom designed by that I mean fields added etc..

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Originally Posted by behzad

Excellent Xtom. If I get a client that wants shopping cart, I would for sure use yours. I was wondering if the email form is in the free edition? Also does the free edition have advertising/your company lable/product?Also can the contact form be custom designed by that I mean fields added etc..

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Yes contact forms are in the free edition. You can edit the PHP file that is used for contact forms to add additional fields if needed. It has name, email, phone and message by default. The only branding is in the admin area in copyright and license info. Front-end pages are completely white-label, no advertising or branding in footer or even in the page source code.

You have made great contribution to Xara, I hope users take note of what is missing in xara out of the box and look into your product.

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Originally Posted by behzad

You have made great contribution to Xara, I hope users take note of what is missing in xara out of the box and look into your product.

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I fully agree!

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FYI XT-CMS displays products responsively so they stack automatically for different width variants without need of a zooming/shrinking effect. You also get full SEO benefit of all the content and product information in the source code of your own page instead of delivering just a shell page on your own domain. So when people search for your products in google there's more chance of customers visiting your own website than say a page hosted by store provider or competitor. I just released another update for XT-CMS the other day if anyone wants to check it out.

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Tom,

I have looked at your product several times and it looks like a great tool. I just haven't spent the time to figure it out.

thanks

Thanks guys. One of the things I hope to improve is making the general process easier to understand for first time users.

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Originally Posted by xtom

Thanks guys. One of the things I hope to improve is making the general process easier to understand for first time users.

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And, if I may suggest Tom, have a stronger presence here on the forums and other relevant places.

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Originally Posted by xtom

Thanks guys. One of the things I hope to improve is making the general process easier to understand for first time users.

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Hey Tom,

With all the shelter in place going on maybe you could consider several web meetings to show your product and how to use it. I have seen the videos but how about a real-life Tom event. Schedule it and I will come. I think maybe many on the forum would join you.

thanks,
eric

It's a good idea Eric and it did cross my mind before. I will see if I can organize something, maybe a youtube live video or something.

Yes keep me posted too.

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Originally Posted by xtom

It's a good idea Eric and it did cross my mind before. I will see if I can organize something, maybe a youtube live video or something.

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GREAT!

Let me know, I'll be there. And I'll bring some fellow Xara designers.

Will do guys. I'll post a date/time once I have everything sorted. If all goes well I'll try and do it someday next week. If you have any questions or something in particular you'd like to see covered let me know, I put a post over on the CMS forum for this too (don't want to hijack the OP's thread here).