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

[Gorgias]

Thanks for your fast answer!!!

I have been testing several changes with the code you posted, but none of them have solved the % problem. It's extrange, because in all my tests forum, only in microCART has this bug/problem (in the tabs Invoice and Produtcs, and in the pdf invoices). In any case is a minor problem. That is, the shop is good and the only objection is this detail with the dates.

I've checked the forum general configuration about vB date, and I think all details are correct.

Maybe the Spanish format date (d-m-Y instead m-d-Y) could be the problem?

Thanks!!!

Regards!!!

[Gorgias]

Me here again!

I have found a small bugs, I think...

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When you are in the microCART admin panel and go to edit a product ("microCART -> Products & Services"), you have a list with the products. If you click the name of the product, the link goes to a (blank) page like this (bad link):

http://www.mysite.com/forum/admincp/microcart_admin.php?do=edit&id=1

You must choose the "Edit" option in the drop-down menu, so the link will be something like this (good link):

http://www.mysite.com/forum/admincp/microcart_admin.php?do=editproduct&id=1

It's only a small diference between words (edit in one link, and editproduct in other).

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microCART settings have the option to choose the symbols for thousands and decimals separators. By defect are "," and "." respectly. I changed them because in Spanish are "." for thousands and "," for decimals. When I was testing with Paypal to paid the product, Paypal gives me an error about the price format. Then, I changed again the symbols to the defect settings and... vual?, Paypal was happy!!!

There isn't a grave error, but it would be nice if you can fix that for non English forums.

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I added links to a product, as forum and as a demo. Something like this:

http://www.mysite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7883

But no one of them works. Demo link was cutted after "showthread", and forum link after "forum/" (yes, one without the slash, other with it).

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I have bought a product as test, with the reviews activated, but... I have had no chance to write a review (yes, with the buyer user). There isn't a link or image... nothing.

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Sorry for the inconvenience And for my English. It's no my native language.

Thanks and regards!!! :up:

[micheal332001]

• When you are in the microCART admin panel and go to edit a product ("microCART -> Products & Services"), you have a list with the products. If you click the name of the product, the link goes to a (blank) page like this (bad link):

i will look into this as its the first time someone has told me about this.

• microCART settings have the option to choose the symbols for thousands and decimals separators. By defect are "," and "." respectly. I changed them because in Spanish are "." for thousands and "," for decimals. When I was testing with Paypal to paid the product, Paypal gives me an error about the price format. Then, I changed again the symbols to the defect settings and... vual?, Paypal was happy!!!

This is down to paypal as they only take the eng format for this.
But i might be able to put in some code to let you have it the way you want and then when it goes to paypal it will convert it over to the eng format.

• I added links to a product, as forum and as a demo. Something like this:
  

  http://www.mysite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7883

  But no one of them works. Demo link was cutted after "showthread", and forum link after "forum/" (yes, one without the slash, other with it).

I know what this is its down to the length of the database table that holds this info its to short.
The best way round this would be to login to your phpmyadmin or sql and change the length from 150 to 255 or put the links in like this showthread.php?t=7883

• I have bought a product as test, with the reviews activated, but... I have had no chance to write a review (yes, with the buyer user). There isn't a link or image... nothing.

this one is easy just goto the my accounts page and then click on downloads it will let you place a review from there.

Originally Posted by Gorgias

Me here again!

I have found a small bugs, I think...

=========================================
When you are in the microCART admin panel and go to edit a product ("microCART -> Products & Services"), you have a list with the products. If you click the name of the product, the link goes to a (blank) page like this (bad link):

http://www.mysite.com/forum/admincp/microcart_admin.php?do=edit&id=1

You must choose the "Edit" option in the drop-down menu, so the link will be something like this (good link):

http://www.mysite.com/forum/admincp/microcart_admin.php?do=editproduct&id=1

It's only a small diference between words (edit in one link, and editproduct in other).

=========================================
microCART settings have the option to choose the symbols for thousands and decimals separators. By defect are "," and "." respectly. I changed them because in Spanish are "." for thousands and "," for decimals. When I was testing with Paypal to paid the product, Paypal gives me an error about the price format. Then, I changed again the symbols to the defect settings and... vual?, Paypal was happy!!!

There isn't a grave error, but it would be nice if you can fix that for non English forums.

=========================================
I added links to a product, as forum and as a demo. Something like this:

http://www.mysite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7883

But no one of them works. Demo link was cutted after "showthread", and forum link after "forum/" (yes, one without the slash, other with it).

=========================================
I have bought a product as test, with the reviews activated, but... I have had no chance to write a review (yes, with the buyer user). There isn't a link or image... nothing.

=========================================

Sorry for the inconvenience And for my English. It's no my native language.

Thanks and regards!!! :up:

[hyperviperx99]

Is it possible to sell Ebook files on Vbulletin with this hack?

please let me know.

And could you please tell me what CMOD 777 means?

[micheal332001]

Yes you can sell ebooks with this mod.
CHMOD means the file permissions for the folders.

Originally Posted by hyperviperx99

Is it possible to sell Ebook files on Vbulletin with this hack?

please let me know.

And could you please tell me what CMOD 777 means?

[mrmanners]

Great mod. I have it installed and have started loading my diesel performance parts into it. Is there currently a way to load one product but have it show in several categories? Example: An exhaust may fit on multiple yr model vehicles. I would like to be able to load the exhaust once and have it show in the different yr models it applies to.

Also, are their plans to add any other credit card services like Authorize.net?

Thanks for your work.

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by mrmanners

Great mod. I have it installed and have started loading my diesel performance parts into it. Is there currently a way to load one product but have it show in several categories? Example: An exhaust may fit on multiple yr model vehicles. I would like to be able to load the exhaust once and have it show in the different yr models it applies to.

Also, are their plans to add any other credit card services like Authorize.net?

Thanks for your work.

Hi there m8 at this time you cannot at one item to multiple categories,
But this is something good to be added.

At this time this
Authorize.net?
has not been added but other payment gateways will be added but only to the commercial version.

[mrmanners]

Originally Posted by micheal332001

Hi there m8 at this time you cannot at one item to multiple categories,
But this is something good to be added.

At this time this
Authorize.net?
has not been added but other payment gateways will be added but only to the commercial version.

I would also like to see where we can import product lists to build the database as well.

Here is what I have started. Is there a way to declutter the sub categories?

[mikem164]

michael, what happened, I think you missed post #348.

[dcdc]

Hi, thanks for creating this awesome product.
I followed the instruction and installed the microCART, in the Admin panel -> MicroCART, all the links at the left negation panel leads me to a blank page, except General Options, Coming Soon and Payment Gateways.

Thank you very much!