CubeCart 4.2
CubeCart 4.2.0 was released on 20th February. Its quite a mile stone release, featuring several long requested features.
For example, store owners can now set Custom SEO URL Paths and Custom product options (Text Box/Text Area) for individual products.
Essential Mods for CubeCart 4
Estelle has two CubeCart modifications that I would consider essential for any serious store owner.
Firstly, Advanced Contact Forms - any store has a basic requirement for customers to make contact with the store owner.
Like cForms II for WordPress, which I am also a great fan of, Estelle has managed to create a fully flexible form creation package. I purchase a copy for every store I put live.
CubeCart Mod – Side by Side Products Mod
This universal modification allows you to show your products side by side on the "View Category" page instead of the usual table top to bottom view.
Works with both CubeCart 3 and CubeCart 4.
CubeCart Mod – Show sub-category products on category page
This modification is for CubeCart 3.
It will show all the products belong to the subcategories on the main category page. Confused? Check out the image, it explains all!
CubeCart and WordPress Integration
Following my 100% CubeCart orientated posts, here's another late night hack.
It integrates a WordPress blog into your store's homepage.
You need a working WordPress installation to start with, I installed mine in the standard /wordpress/ folder, none of your customers will see it anyway.
Flashy CubeCart errors
Since CC4 already uses script.aculo.us for Lightbox2 (for viewing images), it is fairly easy to add effects to other areas of the site.
For example, the notice that says "Product options must be selected before this item can be added to the basket." can be tarted up very easily.
CubeCart – Product Thumbnail in viewProd.tpl
Here's something that bugged me for a while. I'm working on an alternative image viewer for CC4, I don't like the old style pop up window and I don't think LightBox is really suitable.
Anyway, I needed the original product thumbnail visible on the view product page along with the additional images.
Here's how it's done.
cubecartservices.biz
I'd like to extend my thanks to SemperFi over at cubecartservices.biz for fantastic work on converting Notifications Via SMS - Clickatell Edition to CubeCart version 4.
CubeCheck
Here's a a great freeware system tray program to monitor for new shopping cart sales.
It's small utility that requires no modifications to your shopping cart software or underlying database.
