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

[bosanci28]

i have downloaded this:
MICROCART_114_16_05_2011a.zip

now i cant figure out ,why is not uploading all pictures from the admincp
some are broken,also each item on main site ,photo is broken also.

any advice?

thanks

using vb 4.1.12

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by bosanci28

i have downloaded this:
MICROCART_114_16_05_2011a.zip

now i cant figure out ,why is not uploading all pictures from the admincp
some are broken,also each item on main site ,photo is broken also.

any advice?

thanks

using vb 4.1.12

this will not work on that vbulletin version

[bosanci28]

Originally Posted by micheal332001

this will not work on that vbulletin version

are you guys working on ,so it can work?
or...

thanks

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by bosanci28

are you guys working on ,so it can work?
or...

thanks

This is the only free version of this script and its not supported any more as its so out dated.

As you will see from other members they have uploaded the missing file from an older version of vbulletin to get it to work with this version.

The support i give to this free script is very limited as i have said its so out dated now i dont have the time to change the code for this.

I will help out from time to time and answer any questions that may come up.

Im working full time on my commercial scripts and dont have the time to update free scripts.

I can tell you that the commercial version does work on vb version 4.1.12 without any problems and its got alot more than this free version.

[bosanci28]

thanks,for your reply,will think about maybe will get the pro version at later time.
thanks,

[belindazhu]

Hi Micheal,

I got error after importing xml to product. It reminds error when importing:

Importing Product, Please Wait...

[:]

Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile on line 1083 in /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php
#0 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php(1019): vB_TemplateParser->validate_curly(Object(vB_CurlyNode), Array)
#1 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(2863): vB_TemplateParser->validate(Array)
#2 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_plugin.php(545): compile_template('{vb:stylevar ht...')
#3 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/admincp/plugin.php(1714): install_product(' #4 {main}

Fatal error: Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile on line 1083 in [path]/includes/class_template_parser.php in [path]/vb/vb.php on line 287
#0 vb_error_handler(256, Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile on line 1083 in /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php , /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/vb/vb.php, 287, Array ([exception] => Exception Object ([] => Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile,[] => ,[] => 0,[] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php,[] => 1083,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([file] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php,[line] => 1019,[function] => validate_curly,[class] => vB_TemplateParser,[type] => ->,[args] => Array ([0] => vB_CurlyNode Object ([type] => curly,[value] => cssfile,[attributes] => Array ([0] => forumhome-rollup.css),[] => 11),[1] => Array ())),[1] => Array ([file] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_template.php,[line] => 2863,[function] => validate,[class] => vB_TemplateParser,[type] => ->,[args] => Array ([0] => Array ())),[2] => Array ([file] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_plugin.php,[line] => 545,[function] => compile_template,[args] => Array ([0] => {vb:stylevar htmldoctype} {vb:raw headinclude} {vb:cssfile forumhome-rollup.css} {vb:cssfile forumbits.css,forumhome.css,widgets.css,sidebar.cs s,options.css,tagcloud.css} {vb:raw headinclude_bottom} {vb:raw header} {vb:raw navbar}
{vb:raw cart_products}
{vb:var vbphrase.microcart_your_shopping}

[stemmy]

Can somebody help me on this one.

I am selling a subscription on my forum that allows members to upgrade to a "Premium" membership. This "Premium" membership allows them to PM other members and have custom avatars and signatures etc.

When they do an ugrade using the forums subscription service it moves them to the "Premium" usergroup. This "Premium" usergroup becomes their primary usergroup. This usergroup changes the users profile name orange etc. This way you can easily see in the "Who has visited" section who is a premium member and who isnt.

When you use the subscription section on micro cart is adds the subscription but only adds the new usergroup as an additional usergroup not the primary one. This means that their name doesnt change colour etc.

Two questions -

1. Is there a way to make micro cart change the primary usergroup rather than adding an additional usergroup ??

or if not

2. Is there a way this can be done in the vbulletin software? I have the "Premium" usergroup set to "override primary group title/markup" but when I did a test that didnt seem to happen.

The test i completed meant that the members primary usergroup stayed as a "RegisteredMember" and they had "Premium" usergroup as an additiona usergroup.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[stemmy]

Why is it adding postage to subscriptions ?????

[CLaNZeR]

Originally Posted by micheal332001

I can tell you that the commercial version does work on vb version 4.1.12 without any problems and its got alot more than this free version.

Does the commercial version now work with VB 4.2 ?

Cheers

Sean.

[micheal332001]

Originally Posted by belindazhu

Hi Micheal,

I got error after importing xml to product. It reminds error when importing:

Importing Product, Please Wait...

[:]

Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile on line 1083 in /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php
#0 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php(1019): vB_TemplateParser->validate_curly(Object(vB_CurlyNode), Array)
#1 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(2863): vB_TemplateParser->validate(Array)
#2 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_plugin.php(545): compile_template('{vb:stylevar ht...')
#3 /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/admincp/plugin.php(1714): install_product(' #4 {main}


Fatal error: Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile on line 1083 in [path]/includes/class_template_parser.php in [path]/vb/vb.php on line 287
#0 vb_error_handler(256, Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile on line 1083 in /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php , /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/vb/vb.php, 287, Array ([exception] => Exception Object ([] => Unable to find a class to validate: vB_TemplateParser_Curlycssfile,[] => ,[] => 0,[] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php,[] => 1083,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([file] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/class_template_parser.php,[line] => 1019,[function] => validate_curly,[class] => vB_TemplateParser,[type] => ->,[args] => Array ([0] => vB_CurlyNode Object ([type] => curly,[value] => cssfile,[attributes] => Array ([0] => forumhome-rollup.css),[] => 11),[1] => Array ())),[1] => Array ([file] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_template.php,[line] => 2863,[function] => validate,[class] => vB_TemplateParser,[type] => ->,[args] => Array ([0] => Array ())),[2] => Array ([file] => /home/content/a/3/s/*****/html/includes/adminfunctions_plugin.php,[line] => 545,[function] => compile_template,[args] => Array ([0] => {vb:stylevar htmldoctype} {vb:raw headinclude} {vb:cssfile forumhome-rollup.css} {vb:cssfile forumbits.css,forumhome.css,widgets.css,sidebar.cs s,options.css,tagcloud.css} {vb:raw headinclude_bottom} {vb:raw header} {vb:raw navbar}
{vb:raw cart_products}
{vb:var vbphrase.microcart_your_shopping}

I have no idea why you are getting this error as it does not happen to alot of other members.

Originally Posted by stemmy

Can somebody help me on this one.

I am selling a subscription on my forum that allows members to upgrade to a "Premium" membership. This "Premium" membership allows them to PM other members and have custom avatars and signatures etc.

When they do an ugrade using the forums subscription service it moves them to the "Premium" usergroup. This "Premium" usergroup becomes their primary usergroup. This usergroup changes the users profile name orange etc. This way you can easily see in the "Who has visited" section who is a premium member and who isnt.

When you use the subscription section on micro cart is adds the subscription but only adds the new usergroup as an additional usergroup not the primary one. This means that their name doesnt change colour etc.

Two questions -

1. Is there a way to make micro cart change the primary usergroup rather than adding an additional usergroup ??

or if not

2. Is there a way this can be done in the vbulletin software? I have the "Premium" usergroup set to "override primary group title/markup" but when I did a test that didnt seem to happen.

The test i completed meant that the members primary usergroup stayed as a "RegisteredMember" and they had "Premium" usergroup as an additiona usergroup.

Any help would be much appreciated.

In the commercial version this has been changed to let you choose if you want it to change there main usergroup or add a sub group.

Originally Posted by stemmy

Why is it adding postage to subscriptions ?????

This is being addressed in the commercial version.

Originally Posted by CLaNZeR

Does the commercial version now work with VB 4.2 ?

Cheers

Sean.

Yes the commercial version does work on version 4.2
and there is a new upgrade coming out soon that will add the menus to the vbulletins menu manager.