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stacie · #1 (**permalink**) 13-12-2007, 12:23 AM

Hi, I have set up a shop using ZenCart but i am looking to set my total order quantity to a maximum of 300 items. I have found how to set maximum order quantity per item - but i need it to be total in shopping cart. Any advice would be greatly appreciated - stacie

dezina · #2 (**permalink**) 13-12-2007, 08:11 AM

Currently, in zencart, you can only set maximum number
purchase per product, not total cart.

Arkwright · #3 (**permalink**) 13-12-2007, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stacie

Hi, I have set up a shop using ZenCart but i am looking to set my total order quantity to a maximum of 300 items. I have found how to set maximum order quantity per item - but i need it to be total in shopping cart. Any advice would be greatly appreciated - stacie

Just as a matter of interest and only if you wish to share the information of course, why would you want to restrict your cart quantity?

Arkie....

Tinkerbell · #4 (**permalink**) 13-12-2007, 09:49 PM

You don't really want to restrict your total cart do you?

stacie · #5 (**permalink**) 14-12-2007, 09:36 AM

It is such a strange thing to do??
I sell "card inserts" as there is a demand for them and currently I am the only dedicated webshop to sell them.
The customers I am targeting are people who make 'homemade' cards.
I am trying to limit my total cart to bascially stop people buying and selling on..... and also, as i print to order, do not want to be unindated with people buying 1000's - I will not be able to keep up!!!

If you can think of another way to restrict quantities people can buy, say maximum of 300 per order - ideas are most welcome!!

www.cardinserts.co.uk

Lawrence · #6 (**permalink**) 14-12-2007, 10:10 AM

I notice that you use a table rate to calculate P&P. You could make any order over 300 items prohibitively expensive as a deterrent, then if someone still persevered, at least it would make it worth your while.

It would be possible for someone to write a mod to cap the maximum number of products, but AFAIK, no one as done one yet.

stacie · #7 (**permalink**) 14-12-2007, 10:21 AM

Thanks for reply Lawrence!
Is it possible to maybe set '> 300' in the table rate to text stating 'not allowed' or would this require coding?
This is the first shop i have done and Zen have made it very easy for me so far - i just have no idea how to write code!!

I now know that i should have restricted my products individual to max of 10 or 20 per order - which would have helped stopped buying too many - but i did not use any products attributes so would be very time consuming indeed to change them all now!

I have re-written my "conditions of use" to state they are not for resale - not sure how much notice people will take. stacie

stacie · #8 (**permalink**) 14-12-2007, 10:26 AM

The other query i have is how to remove the text link "larger image" on the product info as i do not have a larger image to view.

any other comments on my webshop layout are always most welcome...

Lawrence · #9 (**permalink**) 15-12-2007, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stacie

Thanks for reply Lawrence!
Is it possible to maybe set '> 300' in the table rate to text stating 'not allowed' or would this require coding?

That would require additional coding.

Lawrence · #10 (**permalink**) 15-12-2007, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stacie

The other query i have is how to remove the text link "larger image" on the product info as i do not have a larger image to view.

Your template looks as if it's based on the Zen default one. In which case, to remove just the text link you need to edit /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/tpl_modules_main_product_image.php

Find this bit of code

PHP Code:


			
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"><!--
document.write('<?php echo '<div id="productMainImage"><a href="javascript:popupWindow(\\\'' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '\\\')">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, addslashes($products_name), MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</div><br class="clearBoth" /><span class="imgLink">' . TEXT_CLICK_TO_ENLARGE . '</span></a>'; ?>');
//--></script>
<noscript>
<?php
  echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '" target="_blank">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, $products_name, MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '<br /><span class="imgLink">' . TEXT_CLICK_TO_ENLARGE . '</span></a>';

Then change it to this.

PHP Code:


			
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"><!--
document.write('<?php echo '<div id="productMainImage"><a href="javascript:popupWindow(\\\'' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '\\\')">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, addslashes($products_name), MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</div></a>'; ?>');
//--></script>
<noscript>
<?php
  echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '" target="_blank">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, $products_name, MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a>';

But if you also want to prevent the image from being linkable, which I assume you do, then you need to change this

PHP Code:


			
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"><!--
document.write('<?php echo '<div id="productMainImage"><a href="javascript:popupWindow(\\\'' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '\\\')">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, addslashes($products_name), MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</div><br class="clearBoth" /><span class="imgLink">' . TEXT_CLICK_TO_ENLARGE . '</span></a>'; ?>');
//--></script>
<noscript>
<?php
  echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_POPUP_IMAGE, 'pID=' . $_GET['products_id']) . '" target="_blank">' . zen_image($products_image_medium, $products_name, MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '<br /><span class="imgLink">' . TEXT_CLICK_TO_ENLARGE . '</span></a>';
?>
</noscript>

to this

PHP Code:


			
<?php
echo zen_image($products_image_medium, $products_name, MEDIUM_IMAGE_WIDTH, MEDIUM_IMAGE_HEIGHT);
?>

stacie · #11 (**permalink**) 15-12-2007, 12:35 PM

bit scary changing code.... but hey problem solved at last
Thank you so much !!!!

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