Major Additions - microCART: Shopping System for vB4

microCART is a fully featured Shopping Cart for vBulletin 4.x, with support for Downloadable & Pysical Products, Subscriptions and Services, without missing any feature even from commercial scripts. Installation is very easy, you just need sometime for the initial configuration.

Edit: Please note - Currently this mod is only compatible with vBulletin 4.1.9 and below, if your using vBulletin 4.1.10 then the modifications current version released here (1.1.4) is not suggested for use. - TheLastSuperman

1.- Highlights

• Supports Downloadable products
• Since version 1.0.3 supports Physical products too!!
• Supports Subscriptions (Even Reccuring)
• Supports Services
• Ability to upgrade usergroup per product
• Unlimited depth levels of categories
• Unlimited Products
• Supports Renewals
• Ability to Add Orders manually
• PayPal & 2CO payments
• Since version 1.0.4 support payments with ccBill (Credits to kastak)
• Supports AddOns
• Support Special Deals
• Unlimited Screenshoots per product
• Unlimited Files per product, so the customers can download previous versions
• Unlimited Agreements
• Customers (and only those who have bought that product) can rate and review it.
• Admin can turn On/Off the Reviews per product
• Uses HTML Editor.
• Since version 1.0.5 support multiple Tax levels.
• Since version 1.0.5 support Shipping Zones with unlimited shipping choices per zone.
• Since version 1.0.5 supports Delivery locations (unlimited depth, eg Country, State, Area with different setup for Tax and Shipping per category.
• Since version 1.0.5 customer must enter his details to finalize the order.
• NEW!! Since version 1.0.6 supports Auto Tax calculation.
• NEW!! Since version 1.0.6 supports Auto Shipping calculation.
• NEW!! Since version 1.0.5 supports Invoice creation.
• NEW!! Comming Soon Block.

2.- Installation

• Download and unzip microCART.zip file
• Upload all the files in your site keeping the same structure. eg cart.php must be on the same level as your forum.php
• CMOD 777 the directories:
  • microcart
  • microcart/photos
  • microcart/photos/thumbs
  • microcart/photos/tmp
  • microcart/editor/files
  • microcart/editor/flash
  • microcart/editor/media
  • microcart/editor/photos
  • microcart/pdf
  • microcart/fonts
  • microcart/images
• Login to your admincp and import product-microcart.xml

3.- Configuration

• First of all you need to setup microCART General Options. The most important option is to set the path to the directory where you'll store the files. For security reasons you must create a directory over the public area. Then write the full path in the options. Don't forget the trailing slash at the end. Example:
  • /home/username/downloads/
• Setup Usergroup permissions. Available options are:
  • Can access the store
  • Can order
  • Can Moderate. Please note that, as a way to bypass the limitation of having vB editor in admincp, I've moved the product descriprion, system messages and agreements to fronend. But only those who can moderate can access this area, and only for modifying the text. Nothing more.
• Setup Categories and Subcategories for your store.
• Setup your Agreements (at least one)
• Start adding products but from AddOns and Services. It will helps you to save time, as when at a later time you add a main product, you can choose the addons.
• To work properly with HTML editor you need to edit settings.php locating at: microcart/editor/assetmanager/ and set the corrects paths.

4.- Product Options (Configurations)

In version 1.0.3 has been added support for configurable options. Not just simple text choices, but options that can increase/decrease the total price. That's why you need to pay extra attention on entering these options to avoid pricing mess.

First of all, you can find these options as "Extra Options" on the droplist on the right of each product (AdminCP). By choosing it you'll get a list of all available configurable options for the specific product. You can Edit and Delete it, or you can change the display order. Click "New Extra Option" to add one.

There is no need for explanation of title. Write there anything that you want. Examples of configuration options are: Color, Size, Ram, Hard disk etc. So let's write Size. In the box below you must add all the available options keeping the format:
Amount|Name

Examples:

• 0|Normal : This option dosen't changes the product's price and it will appears as: Normal
• 15.30|Large : This option increases the price by 15.30 and it will appears as: Large (+$15.30) ... The currency symbol is the one that you've setup. DON'T NEED TO ENTER CURRENCY SYMBOL HERE
• -7.50|Mini : This option decreases the price by 7.50 and it will appears as: Mini (-$7.50). ONCE MORE: DONT ADD CURRENCY SYMBOL.

5.- Product Terminology

• Price: Is the normal price that you're selling a product (eg 49.95)
• Discount: Is the amount that you're giving as discount. eg if you place 4.95 here the price will appear as $49.95 $45.00
• Special (Bundle) price. Currently not in use
• AddOns. Are products that someone can order in the same form (eg Installation, Brand Free etc).
• Special Bundle. Currently not in use

6.- Understanding Shipping Zones
To understand Shipping fields (Base weight, Base fare, Extra weight, Extra fare), you must know how the companies (at least the most of them) are working. They're saying: Till 3 kilos the rate is $15. More than 3 kilos you must add $3 per 500gr (1/2 kilos). In this example you must setup:

1. Base weight 3000 (in grammars) or 3 (in kilos)
2. Base fare 15.00
3. Extra weight 500 (in grammars) or 0.5 (in kilos)
4. Extra fare 3.00
5. Please note to use the same as the definied in the general option weight unit. Setting in options kgr and here grammars is the best way to mess your shop.

7.- Friedly notes

• Please let my copyright link in place. Thank you.
• When rating, please remember that you're rating the script and not me as a person. Thank you.
• Don't spam this thread with comments about my personality. Comment my work only. Thank you.

8.- Demo

• http://www.totally-scripts.com
• This is not a demo but shop in action.

9.- Warning

The included HTML Editor is commercial, so you can use it ONLY within microCART directory.


UPGRADING

To upgrade just upload the new files then follow 2.- Installationwith Allow Overwrite set to YES


CHANGE LOG

• Added Comming Soon Block
• Added view users invoice within admincp
• Added usergroup controled discounts
• Added stock level control
• Added coupon system
• Changed the invoice system to work better.
• Added forum home side block. (Download the product-microcart_forum_block.xml and Install like a new product)
• MICROCART_114_01022011.zip has no affects added to my account
• MICROCART_114_240211.zip has a fade in affect on my accounts pages.
• added some java for the my accounts page and the product view page. So you dont have to re-fresh the page all the time. Updated: 28/02/2011
• Fixed the problem with the euro within the add-on options.

BUG FIX

• Fixed error within the admin php file on line 23.
• Updated the forum side block ( Please let me know if you are still having problems with this. Updated Date 22nd Fed 2011)
• fixed problem with the prices. UPDATED Date 22nd Apr 2011 to upgrade just upload the files as its only the cart.php and microcart/functions.php files that have been updated.
• Fixed problem with the add-ons prices. Updated 25th Apr 2011 to upgrade just upload the cart.php file
• cart.php updated again to fix the problem with the add-ons when changing the qty within the cart.
• Fixed problem with edit invoices in admincp
• Fixed a problem with large price formats.
• Fixed problem with option prices (11-05-2011)
• Updated the files for the new editor not tested Updated 13/06/2011.

Arabic Language File Download Here

[munasbh]

I still have a problem with pdf

if you can add a view button like that in admincp in user acount with print icon

in addition to creating and saving as pdf

to solve the problem of some pdf encoding language like arabic

because arabic language has problem with pdf

even when creating pdf from google systems


thank you

realy thank you for this add

[morrow]

Has anyone created a widget for CMS or for the forum sidebar?

[Mark4865]

Originally Posted by morrow

Has anyone created a widget for CMS or for the forum sidebar?

This is something I am also looking for hopefully someone will decide to do one

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by josephu

wow, im awestruck, in peoples opinion who have installed this cart, in terms of quality, how does it compare to cscart? the reason I ask is from what I have researched it seems xcart and cscart are the only ones who offer a multi-vendor version (does this? oh please oh please tell me there is or will be a multivendor edition!) I was going to go with them, I am a beginner to all of this, and it seems to me that a cart that integrates into my vb would be better than a thousand dollar one which, from what I hear does have problems. If I obtain this cart, will my skin transfer over to it? Sorry for all my newbie questions.

Yes your skin will work within the cart system and without a problem with that.

Originally Posted by greg38

Hello,

what is AddOns to this produckt and how i can delete/deactivate this.

You dont have to use the addons for any product if you have click one by misstake then to un-select it hold ctrl then click the one that you dont want and it will be gone.

Originally Posted by munasbh

I still have a problem with pdf

if you can add a view button like that in admincp in user acount with print icon

in addition to creating and saving as pdf

to solve the problem of some pdf encoding language like arabic

because arabic language has problem with pdf

even when creating pdf from google systems


thank you

realy thank you for this add

I have updated the pdf to this about aweek ago and should be working alot better.

Originally Posted by morrow

Has anyone created a widget for CMS or for the forum sidebar?

This will be added within the next release, it will show the newest products added.

[josephu]

So, I guess that means, no multivendor version, Id pay for it, I was going to pay cscart for theirs, do I have a chance here?

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by josephu

So, I guess that means, no multivendor version, Id pay for it, I was going to pay cscart for theirs, do I have a chance here?

Yes this will be added but not to the free version.
Its planned to be within the next release of the comercial version within the next week or two.

[micheal332001]

As i see some of you have been having problems with the lang utf-8
you need to change this line of code

PHP Code:

require_once('./microcart/mypdf/config/lang/eng.php'); 


to the lang file you need you will find all the lang files within here
microcart/mypdf/config/lang/

say you want russian then you would put this

PHP Code:

require_once('./microcart/mypdf/config/lang/rus.php'); 


[Halfhidden]

Originally Posted by josephu

So, I guess that means, no multivendor version, Id pay for it, I was going to pay cscart for theirs, do I have a chance here?

I would be interested in this as well. I'm also happy to buy the full version. I would like to have various vendors who could sell tickets for up coming events through this script.
It would be advantages to have a multi vendor account system.

[josephu]

Great! So my endless searching can stop? You say around a week or two? Where do I find the commercial script? Will the features compare to cscarts multivendor version? Sorry for so many questions, Im just excited to hear this!(found the commercial script area, waiting on membership approval)

[q3chap]

Hello Michael,

in your description on top, in point 8-Demo .. your Demolink is wrong.

I was on the totallyscript site, but after logging in, the system told me, that I am bannend. But I did nothing there!!! can you unban me?

Hoan

ps: my username there is q3chap