Checkout Button

[doug4r]

Just installed VM 2.0.

Where do you go to add a checkout button?

The documentation PDF is for version 1.1.  Is there equivalent documentation for 2.0?

Doug

[jenkinhill]

The checkout link is in the module, VM - Shopping cart, which is installed as part of the aio component for VM2. Use the Joomla module manager to make sure it is enabled and published in a position that exists in your Joomla template.

[doug4r]

VM - Shopping Cart is installed and enabled in position-4 which is my left hand menu.  You can see it displayed on my template.  What I'm trying to find is the option that enable/disables the checkout bar.  This is shown in Section 4.5.5 in the VM 1.1 documentation.  In fact, I cannot locate all of the configuration fields shown in Section 4.  I'm sure they're there . . . but where?

[PRO]

look in the "checkout" tab in vmart configuration

"show checkout steps"

ALSO: while you are in there. Look at every single tab in the configuration, and you will learn a lot faster.

[doug4r]

Maybe I'm not asking the right question.

What I have is a Joomla Article that is a text list (not a form) of products like:

Writing Pens With Acura Name and Logo - Blue         Add To Cart

Writing Pens With Acura Name and Logo - Red          Add To Cart

I want to place an "Add To Cart" button after each product as shown above.

[PRO]

at this time there is not a productsnapshots plugin for content.

There was one like that in 1.1

[doug4r]

So how would you recommend users select products to add to the cart.  I know this can be done through Product Search, but I also want users to be able to browse through the detail product descriptions and choose an item to add to the cart.

Doug

[PRO]

How about using categories?

[doug4r]

How would this work?

Can you refer me a web site that has it set up that way.

I have a bunch of categories but need a shopper to see a list of all products in that category and then click to specific product to add it to the cart.

I'm a newbie and am having trouble see how this would be set up and work.

     Doug

[PRO]

go into your menu manager, and create a link to the virtuemart default layout.

When the user clicks that link, they will see all categories. THEN, they can click a category, and all products will be listed

[doug4r]

Perfect!

That's exactly what I want.

Can you give me the steps I need to follow to create a link to the virtuemart default layout.  I looked at a Main Menu menu, but I don't see how to do this there.

     Doug

[PRO]

Click, new to add a menu item. Then u should see it

[doug4r]

Okay.

My default Joomla Template is:

     WhiteandRed

I have a Product Category called:

     Writing Pens

and I updated it with:

     Link Type Options
          Link Title Attribute: WhiteandRed

but no cigar.

[PRO]

what , lool

MAKE A NEW MENU ITEM,

CLICK THE BUTTON
Menu Item Type *

CHOOSE VMART DEFAULT LAYOUT

[doug4r]

It finally dawned on me that maybe I need to click on the Virtuemart menu item for this to work.  And, that did it!!!

I do receive a message:

"The chosen template couldn't be found on the filesystem: WhiteandRed"

How do I get rid of that?