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.

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[JimboSlice]

I cant figure out how the shipping works. I have multiple products and some cost WAY more to ship than others to ship. Also, if I only list 1 item for sale, can I get rid of the drop down menu that shows 1-10?

Standard shipping for most items on my site is between 3.99-6.99. I sale a few items that are $50-$75 per item, to ship. I need to know how to do this so my customer doesnt pay $6.99 for an item that costs me $70

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by JimboSlice

I cant figure out how the shipping works. I have multiple products and some cost WAY more to ship than others to ship. Also, if I only list 1 item for sale, can I get rid of the drop down menu that shows 1-10?

Standard shipping for most items on my site is between 3.99-6.99. I sale a few items that are $50-$75 per item, to ship. I need to know how to do this so my customer doesnt pay $6.99 for an item that costs me $70

If you use the stock level this will stop them from being able to buy more than the amount you have put in the stock level for that product.

Lets say i have product 1 and i have 3 to sell but when a member gets to the checkout they see they have the oprion to add upto 10.
So they choose 5 but the stockleve will only let them buy the 3 as thats all there is in stock.

Hope this helps you understand how the stocklevel works.

As for the shipping costs the best way would be to do something like this.

delivery Locations say we put
UK

Then in the options you have sub level and add
UK North enter in the info you want.
UK South enter in the info you want.

Then when a user goes to the checkout they choose where they are and you get the shipping costs added to the products.

so if the shipping was setup something like this
Zone Name | B-Weight | B-Fare | E-Weight | E-Fare
UK SOUTH 2 4.00 3 8.00

Shipping will = $12.00 if the product weight is 5

[JimboSlice]

so I cant setup where a product that costs $75 to ship and the others that only cost $6 are billed accordingly? Way too confusing trying to figure out how this system you have in place is, if my customer selects the wrong options he pays only $6 for a $75 item to ship.

[JimboSlice]

I think I have figured it out, now i need to find shipping info for all states/countries.

[ckgreenman]

Originally Posted by JimboSlice

I think I have figured it out, now i need to find shipping info for all states/countries.

Cool, can you explain it to me? What's to stop the customer from choosing the wrong shipping zone and not getting charged correctly? Is there a way to calculate shipping based on the shipping location so that the system chooses the correct shipping methods to choose from?


In other words, If I have different zones set up. One for each US state and each US state has a specific charge. How does the system know to only show shipping options for their state?

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by ckgreenman

Cool, can you explain it to me? What's to stop the customer from choosing the wrong shipping zone and not getting charged correctly? Is there a way to calculate shipping based on the shipping location so that the system chooses the correct shipping methods to choose from?


In other words, If I have different zones set up. One for each US state and each US state has a specific charge. How does the system know to only show shipping options for their state?

The user on checkout will choose there state that they live in then the system will get the shipping costs for that state and adds this to the total price.

If a user chooses the wrong state then they might not get there product as it would not be going to the right place.

[Mellow]

I'm thinking... you would deny that invoice which would show up in their 'my account' details.

[JimboSlice]

in the notes above, I see this - NEW!! Since version 1.0.6 supports Auto Shipping calculation.

What does this mean? I am having to go and figure out shipping rates to all states/countries and that is a pain in the rear.

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by JimboSlice

in the notes above, I see this - NEW!! Since version 1.0.6 supports Auto Shipping calculation.

What does this mean? I am having to go and figure out shipping rates to all states/countries and that is a pain in the rear.

Yes you will have to put in the shipping costs to begin with but then when a use chooses a state it will charge them from the state they have entered.

[Mellow]

Viewing/Printing invoices:
- I copied my own logo to the /microcart/pdf/images/ directory and called it logo.gif
- I added logo.gif to the general options
- my logo doesn't show up

- Is there a way to change the background pattern on the invoice - I'd like a plain white background?

Thanks