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[wlan2u]

hi,

Looks like Gold Plus only display the "New Arrivals" products at the main page,

Pleas help.....

then how do set and display the "New Arrivals" products together with the "feature Products" at the landing page (main pages) ?

[totaltec]

Originally Posted by wlan2u

hi,
Looks like Gold Plus only display the "New Arrivals" products at the main page,

On my install it displays new arrivals on home page and on category pages. The new arrivals are specific to that category.

The good news is, the {$new_arrivals} array looks like it is available on the product pages, static pages, etc. So you can include it wherever you like by using:
{include file="modules/New_Arrivals/new_arrivals.tpl"}

Let us know if you have success with this, I haven't tested it.

[ibdmanhb]

Originally Posted by rocky

Can you please post a link to this bugtracker issues so that I could check?

https://bugtracker.qtmsoft.com/view.php?id=42325

I have not had a chance to install a fresh 4.5.4 to test yet but I will tomorrow. If this is a problem with updating from a 4.1 or 4.3 install what options do I have to solve the problem? This is a stock install with just a template from xcartmods.uk, no addons. Are you thinking this is a DB problem caused by upgrade scripts ?

Thank you

[wlan2u]

Originally Posted by totaltec

On my install it displays new arrivals on home page and on category pages. The new arrivals are specific to that category.

The good news is, the {$new_arrivals} array looks like it is available on the product pages, static pages, etc. So you can include it wherever you like by using:
{include file="modules/New_Arrivals/new_arrivals.tpl"}

Let us know if you have success with this, I haven't tested it.

hi, totaltec

Thank for reply,
I manage to show the "Featured products" just below the New Arrivals list.

[ibdmanhb]

Originally Posted by rocky

Can you please post a link to this bugtracker issues so that I could check?

Rocky,
I installed a stock 4.5.4 xcart gold today using the comfort skin and it DOES save the Paypal advanced settings when I click apply. So your theory of the problems being caused by an upgraded DB instead of a fresh install might be true. So the 10 cent question is how do I fix this ???

Thank you again

[ADDISON]

*** POSSIBLE BUG ***

Without MultiCurrency module enable, XC is accessing the following IP address 173.194.39.164:80 (Google). This is happening after you login inside your admin account and when you visit every link from Admin.

In my opinion this is a bug. Normally accessing Google Currency Service should be done only one time in Currency Management page (clicking on Updated Rate Now), or when [Automatically update currency exchange rates daily] option is checked at the set up time. This issue decreases the speed and needs an investigation.

[ADDISON]

*** POSSIBLE BUG ***

>> Related to MultiCurrency module.

1) Out of the box XC Gold+ shows in Front End the currency in USD. I created a new currency in Back End, EURO and I set it up as the default currency for the store. After refreshing the Front End, default currency still remains USD, which is not correct in my option. Did you evaluate this situation for XC? How this can be solved? Did you take in consideration in Appearance settings a check box Enable/Disable the same default currency from Back End being the default one in Front End?

2) You should insert a field named Pos in Currency Management for every currency. By default XC shows a drop down list starting with the first currency and continuing to the end (a foreach loop). What happens if I would like to change the position of currencies listed in Front End? I have to go inside the DB and rearrange the rows. Am I right? If I am a novice I will delete all currencies and create them back in order I want. Totally unprofessional.

3) In Gold+ offering MultiCurrency module you got rid off Primary and Alternative currencies. Did you think one moment to the following situation? I set up the default currency for entering prices to Euro and I would like to show the prices in Front End only in one currency? As it is now XC has a very serious problem. This is so easy to do it creating a new field name it Visible in Front End (a check box). This also will give more flexibility in listing currencies. Let's say I created 10 currencies and I would like to reduce the list without deleting. Or temporary to disable show some of them. Is it possible to do this now? No chance.

For the moment MultiCurrency module it is an unfinished product, this is my opinion. Seeing how it is functioning I am glad I did not spend 100 USD to buy it. QT you have to spend more time to get in shape this module.

As a conclusion, please take in consideration the following:

- Enable/Disable displaying every currency for Front End (visible check box)
- Position for listing every currency in Front End (pos input box)
- Set up the default currency for Front End (default check box only for Front End - radio button)

[ADDISON]

*** LAYOUT ISSUE ***

This is a very long reported layout issue. Fancy Categories container is visible when different windows appear over the page content. Here is just one example: click to select a currency in Gold+. The whole page content is going gray, but Fancy Categories seems to be lighted by a bulb. See the attachment.

For those who are using Predictive Search solutions, take in consideration that your list of suggestions will be behind of Fancy Categories container if you are using Light & Lucid theme. Some 3rd party developers should check their solutions to avoid this situation.

* Please note that I reported this issue before and still appears unsolved.

[ADDISON]

*** PROGRAM LOGIC ISSUE ***

If you enable [Show quantity selector as input textbox] in Admin -> Appearance there are two different behaviors in Product page and Cart page when updating the quantity.

1) Product page - let's take as an example XC Gold+ out of the box. In MicroFly Tiny R/C Hovering UFO product page input a number of 1001 pieces for quantity and click [Add to Cart] button. A window message comes informing you "Sorry, the maximum order quantity for this product is 1000." (by the way I have seeing different types of windows inside XC: JavaScript, jQuery, ... - once and for all make only one type jQuery fading windows). Ok I order 900 pieces which is fine.

2) Go in Cart page and change the quantity from 900 to 1001. Click Update. You will see inside the input box value 1000, but no window is coming to inform you about why only X products you can order. If you are a moron you could not understand what is going on and continue changing the quantity

Both Product and Cart page should deal in the same way with quantities especially when a customer asks more products than the store could offer!!.

Professional carts will deal in such of situations like inside the attachment. If you want 500 and I can offer only 200, you can backorder those 300 (I don't know if BCSE Backorder/Preorder is acting like this - since no demo only pictures like what offer many 3rd party developers).

But for the moment we have to dream getting such of feature. Ok but please use two jQuery windows to inform the customer about quantities, which is not a big deal.

[ADDISON]

*** PROGRAM LOGIC ISSUE ***

> This is related to X-Notifications module

I appreciate we got in Gold+ X-Notifications module. But I will appreciate if QT will take in consideration these issues:

1) Once you click an icon the container becomes visible, but will not go away after a while. You have to click again on the icon to hide it. QT should offer a customization for this, to hide the input box after a delay.

2) These containers alter the page layout. I suggest jQuery windows same like the one used for [Ask a question about this product]. If you do not want to take this in consideration and you will suggest me to post it inside ideas (as usual, but I was precaution I already did it), just offer a customization to all interested. An old ideas that came from me suggested a group of buttons, same acting in windows, for

- Ask a question about this product
- Notify me when price drops
- Notify me when back in stock
- Send to a friend