View Cart Button Link

[marankie]

Hey ALL,

2.0.26d

Id like to simply have a view cart and/or checkout link or button available wether in storefront, categories or product page.

I have searched everywhere, and I keep getting; go to modules in AIO and select vm_cart_module. Unfortunately I have nothing in the AIO link and 0 VW modules or plugins elsewhere.

Is there something I am missing here?

Thank you,

Greg



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[jenkinhill]

The VM modules are Joomla modules, so should be found in Joomla's Module Manager. If they don't show there the use Joomla's Extensions Manager/Discover to find them.

[marankie]

Thanks Kelvyn,

That's where I have found them in the past prior to recent updates.

I reinstalled the AIO as well as the VM plugin/module package today.

There's nothing in the Extension Manager or Discover.



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[GJC Web Design]

why is your sceen shot showing VM version 2.0.18a if you say you updated tom 2.0.26?

Are you sure it updated? Did you use the "always fails with me" Live Updater?

I would try again if so with the normal joomla installer...

[marankie]

Great question.

It was apparently just the AIO that was 2.0.26d.

I just updated the component manually to 2.0.26d.

Any input as to where I can find the cart mod, I don't see it in the manager?

Thank you!


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[jenkinhill]

VirtueMart Shopping Cart is the 4th item down on that list, but that is an old Linelab module.

You should always update VM using Joomla's Extensions installer, as the Live Updater fails to work properly for a lot of users, possibly related to server speed & configuration.  You really should be at VM2.6 now, assuming you run a PHP version of 5.3.10 or later.

[GJC Web Design]

Also as the update was a cockup no harm in running the AIO update again, then do a discovery of extensions etc etc

worst comes to worst - unzip the com_virtuemart.2.0.26d_ext_aio.zip , find the folder com_virtuemart.2.0.26d_ext_aio\admin\modules\mod_virtuemart_cart

open that and zip it's contents and install that zip in the Joomla installer
should work

[marankie]

Thanks guys, I got that to work finally.

One last question on this topic.

How do I get it to display once inside the store. So basically, I have the menu assignment set to the "Merchandise Store" link, which it does indeed appear there, but once you click on category or product, it's gone.



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[GJC Web Design]

without knowing your menu structure impossible to say - this s standard "getting a module to show on particular pages" Joomla

why not publish on all pages ?

is Merchandise Store not the link to com_virtuemart?

If not make ne - hidden or otherwise and publish to that..
it's permission should cascade down to all the rest of the VM pages

[marankie]

The store is just a small part of the site as a whole. I'd prefer to only have the cart visible when you are inside the store link.

Yes, the Merchandise menu item is the link to com_virtuemart.

Thank you,

[GJC Web Design]

is Merchandise Store not the link to com_virtuemart?

If not make one - hidden or otherwise and publish to that..
it's permission should cascade down to all the rest of the VM pages

[marankie]

Yes, the Merchandise menu item is the link to com_virtuemart.

It's linked to the Front Page under VirtueMart in the Menu Item Type.

Unfortunately, no pages beyond that have the module visible.

[GJC Web Design]

well - in my experience it does....

then it is either a code in your template index.php  to only show the cart mod module position when the com_virtuemart is in the url or there is a module specifically for this situation on JED - advanced VM module position or something

[marankie]

My apologies, publishing the menu item solved this.

Thank you for you help!