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[TJ Stephens]

This is a real simple template edit that I have found very useful. It shows how the customer was referred to your site on the order details page in the admin section so when you are processing the order you can see how they got to your site. You can also click on the referrer link to see exactly where they came from.

I am using 4.0.13 gold which stores the referrer information in the customers table. Being new to xcart, I am not sure at what version xcart started keeping this data but in order for this to work you would have to check your customers table to see if you have a referrer field (the field name is actually spelled "referer"). Also, xcart already displays this information when you search for users in the admin section so this is really just a modified cut and paste. I just think that this information is more useful when displayed with the order details.

Edit /main/order_info.tpl and add the following language towards the end just after the last "{/foreach}"

{if $usertype eq "A" or $usertype eq "P"}
<TR>
<TD valign="top">{$lng.lbl_referred_by}</TD>
<TD>
{if $customer.referer}
{$customer.referer}
{else}
{$lng.lbl_unknown}
{/if}
</TD>
</TR>
{/if}

This places the referrer information just under "customer comments" in the "additional information" section of the order details page. You could probably place it anywhere you like. It also only displays it to the admin or provider and not the customer. I believe that the referrer information is customer specific and not order specific. This means that it displays how the customer was originally referred to your site. If that same customer where to order again from your site then the referrer information would not change.

I realize this is hardly worthy of being in the custom mods section but, as a newby to xcart, it was something I was searching this forum trying to figure out how to do for a long time. So I post this for those other rookies out there like me.

T.J.

[pavant]

Loved your mod. I have been thinking about adding something like this. It was very easy to implement. Thanks!

[PremiumPonyParts]

Good job. Saves me time from finding the orders usersname, then searchign for him.

[Jim K.]

Thanks for the tip. This also works great in 3.5.7.

Jim K.

[bluecat]

Thank you. Excellent addition.

[MythNReality]

Thank you very much...very nice

[TA]

This is a very good mod. It puts the referral information where it is most useful.

Many thanks!

[gargonzo]

thanks this is cool. is there a way to include this in the ADMIN emails, we get when registration notification? TIA

will it work?
garz
4.07 php

[craven]

Wow, this is really helpful and works perfect on 4.1.6

[QVS]

thanks works perfectly on 4.1.6 i would suggest though having the code just after:

{include file="main/subheader.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_products_info}
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">


Reason being is i rely quite alot on being able to view this data, and if its at the top of the order then it makes it quicker to check. just a suggestion.