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  1. FYI - my experience with FF3 was stopped within a few minutes. The SSL Cert I have on my store's server is from a trusted and well-known CA and, yet, FF3 said it was from an unknown issuer.

    Not an issue with CC, of course. But I'm now expecting an increase in "Hey, did you know..." e-mails about my store.

    FF3 works great for me (with Thawte). Who issued the cert? Who's the CA?

  2. apparently not! I never even noticed it. Where is it? I might need to upgrade?

    I'm running version 4.2.2

    I feel like I'm running on STUPID lately!

    Might also be world adding rel="nofollow" to all links - as a further deterrence. Captchas can be broken!

  3. With regards to the JavaScript, I would certainly group the files. The fewer HTTP requests, the better. In fact, I would go ahead and group all your JavaScript documents into a single document. It would then be advisable to pack the JavaScript (http://dean.edwards.name/packer/). Packing and gZip'ing your JavaScript in this way should significantly cut loading times.

    Please note that packing your JavaScript is pretty much irreversible. Therefore, you should always have source files at hand.

  4. When we save google base from the admin panel and upload in the google base as a data feed. Its not processed and it is showing error. kindly suggest what to do?

    It should get fixed in CC4. However, I doubt that it will get fixed in CC3. My only suggestion is to visit cubecartforums.org.

  5. Totally agree regarding multiple payment options - and I wasn't suggesting otherwise. When I visited the cart area, I wasn't sure how to progress. The only reason I eventually realized that the credit card logos were buttons was due to the pink "button-like" background (in FireFox). This is a clear usability issue.

    I like the "-----Or you can also use-----" divider that you have added. However, I still think that you should remove the PayPal button from that page. You can still offer PayPal via the usual checkout process. If you really want the PayPal button there, you should consider repeating the procedure you did for the Google Checkout button by adding another separator and aligning the button to the right of the screen (below the Google Checkout button).

    It would not be hard to remove the User Registration/Login feature. That is if you don't want to allow users to register. In fact, you could skip the whole "step1" (https://www.madshears.com/index.php?_g=co&_a=step1) altogether. You could then remove the ability to create a password and hide the "I Do Not Wish To Create An Account" option (with it being enabled automatically).

    You should "move" (NOT REMOVE) the SSL and Credit Card icons to the bottom of the screen. Then, remove the whole "MADShears!" section. You should also amend your use of typography - i.e. don't use a range of fonts, italics, bold, the whole rainbow etc. in your writing.

    When you take photographs, try to ensure that they are consistent in their background color (white is good).

    You should still remove: "That means we get really MAD when people copy our stuff!" - and center the copyright text rather than aligning it to the left.

    You also have "Enter Code:" to the right of your checkout page, but the description, "Got a gift certificate or promotional code?", is all the way over to the left.

    I would also go ahead and remove the "Information" side-box as there is little use for it.

    Your site has very much potential. You just need to utilize CubeCart to its full potential!

  6. Homer, how do you remove the PayPal button, I am in the process of setting up PayPal pro and that button appears automatically when I turn the Pro module on. Also I haven't gotten it to successfully connect, it just times out when I use the Pro module (regular PayPal is working)

    I haven't worked with CC4, so I can't be specific. However, it is likely that the button is being displayed using a tag e.g. {PAYPAL}. Or... It may be that a single tag lists the available payment options (including Google Checkout) - in this case, you may need to modify some PHP files. There may be a much simpler way of doing this...

  7. RE: Accts--You and I know V4 doesn't require you make an account but the general public does not know this. sad.gif Go through check out process with someone not a CC techie and follow them through check out. It would be funny if it weren't such a pain that customers give up!

    That may be... but it is a fault of your design rather that CC4. I've taken a look at your design from the cart end and it is rather confusing. Firstly, you offer 3 methods to checkout: PayPal, Google Checkout and Credit Cards.

    I would remove the PayPal button and use CubeCart's Gateway feature for PayPal and Credit Cards. Secondly, I would not have the credit cart logos as a button. Instead, I would have a normal button with the text: "Checkout". To the right/Left/immediately below this button, I would display the credit card and paypal logo (not paypal button) - implying that customers can pay using these methods by selecting that button. Below the checkout button, add some kind of separation, for example:

    ====== OR =======

    Then place the Google Checkout button below the separator. This clearly implies that the customer has the option to choose between the payment options provided. This is about as simple as you can make the checkout process (if you offer multiple payment gateways).

  8. I don't think you understood what I was suggesting (regarding the category layout). If such a structure was implemented, you would not loose any details. It would simply make the navigation more intuitive.

    With regards to the checkout area. This is a fault of the design rather than CubeCart. I cannot comment on the shopping cart "bug" you are suggesting as I have never experienced it.

    EDIT: CC4 has the ability to sort by price in the category view. There is no need to create categories for price ranges.

  9. Listen... All I am doing is giving you advice. Advice that is a product of my experience as a website designer and developer. In this instance, you are right to differentiate your products. However, the core point I was making is to reduce the amount of text on your website. I highly doubt anyone is going to read through all that text. Your product names should include only enough text to define the product - nothing else. Do this for every single product where possible.

    Your categories are a mess. Again, there is careless use of text within the category names. Because you have so many categories, I would consider manually structuring the category display rather than having CubeCart do it for you. For example, you could have a category group - "Hair Scissors". Within that group, you could list the following categories:

    - Professional

    - Personal

    - Charmer

    - Kenchii

    etc. You should leave some structural space between each category group and clearly (visually) define which are the category groups and which are the categories. You also need to add spacing between the products listed in the "Popular Products" area.

    Get rid of - "MADShears is about Professional Hair Stylist Shears, Cosmetologist Student Scissors...". All that text (the entire section - including RapidSSL/CreditCard logos & your satisfaction logo) need to go. You can add Credit Card and SSL logos to the footer of the page. Contact information and details about your company, shipping policy and returns policy need to go into the relevant site documents.

    Remove all the text: "Copyright © 2008 MADShears.com Reproduction in Part or...!". Replace with "Copyright © 2008 MADShears.com". Remove the CSS validation logo. You can always add a small (discrete) text link to the page footer if you really want.

    Think carefully before styling text using the WYSIWYG editor. The majority of your text should have the same font attributes (size, colour, font etc.). You should also consider having a designer do something about the site document navigation.

  10. I am trying to change the text colour on my tabs from blue to white, anyone knoe how to do this, im using legend skin but i am using the the tabs from the killer skin (i think!!!!), please see picture attached.

    They are images. The images reside in the styleImages directory of that skin.

  11. So... essay over then? You'll need to deal with one issue at a time. I don't think anyone has the time to answer all your questions. I simply suggested CC3 as there are no bugs and hence no need to apply updates. You could get someone to port your design over to CC3. I highly doubt that you will be able to fix all the issues you are having by yourself. As I said before... you should approach a genuine developer to thoroughly test your store and fix any issues. That way, you will be able to raise any concerns you have with the developer.

    Think of it this way. If I bought a house and then personally did reconstruction work (with my D.I.Y skills), the house might collapse. Could I then shift the blame over to the original builders? Apply this to CubeCart. If there is a issue with the core software, inform Devellion and they will include a fix in the next release. There are bugs with CC4. However, some of the issues you list have nothing to do with CC4's core features. In fact, as far as I can tell, you have listed just a single "bug". Your other issues are due to the way YOU or your developer have modified or used the software.

    Because CC4 has bugs, you may need to update the software occasionally. You would not have this problem with CC3. If you are serious about your business, your 1st step should be to contact an experienced developer. That developer will then be able to correct any issues and provide valuable advice with regards to your store's design.

    EDIT: Further, I don't know how much you think a professional website costs? I can tell you this... $179 doesn't cut it - if you don't have the technical skills. Many website designers/developers will charge $3000-$10,000 for a basic ecommerce website. With advanced functionality using bespoke code, you could be looking at well over $20,000. Remember that a website is an investment. What you get out is directly proportional to what you put in!

    As for the text. Let me give you an example (from your website):

    Kenchii Scorpion 7.0" Straight Professional Grooming Shears No Sting Just Bling!

    Could this not just be:

    Kenchii Scorpion 7.0" Straight

    You could add additional details as a short product description. Furthermore, I don't see a need to write about your company on the index page. This information could be added to the site documents. With all this text, you are making it hard for visitors to navigate and find the product they want. There are many other issues pertaining to how your design separates each product.

  12. I'll reiterate what Alan said - test, test & test before production. CubeCart V4 currently has (and always has had) bugs. I'm surprised that you didn't read about this before you purchased the script (since you said that you did your research). If you asked the developers over at CubeCartForums.org whether they would recommend CC4 as a production system, you'd get a unanimous response. CC3 is (and has been for some time) stable.

    Further, your developer has done a poor job on your front-end interface. Your potential sales are stunted to a much greater extend by your store's design rather than AOL incompatibilities. Your pages contain far too much text. My personal advice would be to switch over to CC3 and approach a reliable & genuine developer with a good portfolio any many years of experience. You won't have to worry about upgrading your store either! In addition, you can purchase mods to include all the functionality of CC4. In fact, I would suggest that you could have added all this functionality for less than the cost of a V4 license.

    However, I recognise that this would involve a large sunk investment. Your other option would be to again approach a genuine developer to fix those issues that you are currently experiencing. You would also need to contact this developer to test any updates before they are applied to your production model. Thus, this would result in ongoing costs prior to each release until CC4 becomes stable and production worthy (my opinion).

  13. In categories.inc.php, when building the categories list that's being assigned to the template, you'll need to create a condition to check if the current category matches the one being fetched from the database, and if so, assign a {variable} with 'id="current"', or empty ('') if not, and use that variable in the template file in place of the code. If the current category is met, your ID is used, otherwise, it leaves it out.

    It may be more complicated than this if you want the category highlighted when you are viewing a product within that category. Your best bet is to go over to cubecartforums.org.

  14. Hi,

    I have just bought a new cubecart skin. If some help can be given in installing it, i would really appreciate that.

    The installing instructions with the skin said "simply upload the skin folder to your CubeCart

    skins folder on your webserver. You can then choose -----skin folder from among the skins in your ACP (Admin Control Panel).

    My qustion: what is a webserver?

    I know the admin control panel. I know that to select the skin you have to go to general setting.

    But what is a webserver????!!!! Where is it???

    Thanks for enlightening me.

    That would be your host's server. Your host should have supplied you with a FTP account. You will need to use a FTP client (e.g. FileZilla) to upload the skin into the 'skins' directory. If you need help, try contacting the person who sold you the skin.

  15. You should validate:

    - The Home Page

    - A Product Page

    - A Category Page

    - A Site Document Page

    - The Registration Page

    - The User Login Page

    - The Cart Page

    - CSS validation for any page.

    Then, so long as you use valid code in the product descriptions, you're site should fully validate. Note that if you use the standard 'short product description' feature for products listed in viewCat.tpl, then special characters (e.g. &) may get truncated. This will cause any pages listing this product's short description to fail validation. There is a solution to this problem here:

    http://forums.cubecart.com/index.php?showt...mp;#entry129096

  16. btw, the site needs work for IE6. The content area is below the left column, and there is a very big gap between the end of the site at the bottom, and the bottom of the page.

    The right column being wrapped to the bottom of the page seems to be a problem with the skin itself. I had exchanged quite a few mails and phone conversations with the Projeto Andrews team trying to figure out if it was a problem of resolution. However, it is simply that the template won't work properly in IE6.

    I guess it should be a simple CSS fix and perhaps the solution can be cascaded to all the purchasers of this particular skin.

    Regards,

    Amit

    http://www.holyrudraksha.com

    This happens when the columns are too large to fit inside the parent div side-by-side. This is often an issue with IE6 due to the way padding and margins are treated I believe. It can be fixed relatively easily through a little trial and error. The last statistics I read showed that IE6 is still the most popular browser. It does not make sense not to support IE6. It may take a little extra work but is certainly worth the time input. The makers of the skin don't provide a list of known supported browsers. Therefore, you may not be able to claim this as a "bug".

  17. Hi guys, i am still new here but i have been a web designer for almost 3 years, i just made a new design for my online games website http://www.net-games.biz , and i'd really like to get some feedback from you guys, I'd really appreciate honest reviews! positive and negative feed backs would be appreciated!

    Where is CubeCart installed?

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