Very
basic Basics
(This page and the buy now hyperlinks page
consist of the absolute minimum you'll need to know to add Mals cart to your site) |
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Use any of these links for checkout by
changing the wording ("Review Cart" to "Checkout") or
reference a checkout image as described below.
i.e.
...4567">Checkout</A> |
Review Basket with a hyperlink |
| <A
HREF="http://www.aitsafe.com/cf/review.cfm?userid=1234567"> Review Cart
</A> <A
HREF="http://www.aitsafe.com/cf/review.cfm?userid=1234567"> Checkout
</A>
NO SPACES are allowed within the hyperlink !! |
| Review Cart |
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| "Review
Basket" hyperlink with image |
<A
HREF="http://ww3.aitsafe.com/cf/review.cfm?userid=1234567">
<img src="images/ReviewBasketani.gif" width="130"
height="24" border="0" alt="Review Basket"</a>
Change the userid and the path & attributes to fit your
image parameters |
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| "Review
Basket" with a form *Note: all field values should be lowercase to be recognized with the many server
OS's & applications used on the internet when using forms. This is directly traceable
to the unix operating system where "VALUE" and "value" can be
interpreted as having two different meanings. It is not as critical now-a-days, but, it's
safer to do it this way. Popular convention is to have FIELDS in uppercase and
"values" in lowercase. Makes it easier to read also. |
<FORM METHOD="post"
ACTION="http://www.aitsafe.com/cf/review.cfm">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="userid" VALUE="1234567">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="review Cart">
</FORM>
Spaces are permitted within form fields
(html view), but not within hyperlinks within the form fields |
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"Review
Basket" form with image button |
<FORM METHOD="post"
action="http://www.aitsafe.com/cf/review.cfm">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="userid" VALUE="1234567">
<INPUT TYPE="image" src="images/ReviewBasketani.gif"
width="130" height="24" border="0" alt="Review
Basket" value="submit">
</FORM>
Change the userid and the path & attributes to fit your image
parameters |
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Return Links |
| OK now.! We all want our customers to come back & do some
more shopping after they've put one of your indispensable products in the cart, Sooo......
we have to provide a link to return from the shopping cart to where they were which is
called a "Continue Shopping" button located in the cart. DO NOT USE http:// in the link,
and remember; No Spaces. The link can return to the same page, your home page or
any other page on your site or even somebody else's website.. If you do not have a
return link, you WILL NOT have a continue shopping button in the cart!!, and Remember,
NO http:// |
| Note: Every product or form must
have a return link associated with it to enable a continue shopping button to show
up in the cart. |
| It looks like
this &return=www.yoursite.com/yourpage.htm |
and the full link looks
like this |
<A
HREF="http://www.aitsafe.com/cf/review.cfm?userid=1234567&return=
www.yoursite.com/yourpage.htm">Review Cart</A> |
and
for Forms |
<FORM METHOD="post"
action="http://www.aitsafe.com/cf/review.cfm">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="userid" VALUE="1234567">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="return"
VALUE="www.yoursite.com/yourpage.htm">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Review Cart">
</FORM> |
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By default the cart uses ordinary HTML form buttons for
navigation. You can use your own images instead. Simply upload your buttons to the same
directory on your website as your header logo and call them button1.gif, button2.gif, etc.
The table below describes each one and where it is used.
| Name |
Size - pixels |
Description |
| button1.gif |
300 wide x 25 high |
Recalculate | Go to Payments |
| button2.gif |
150 wide x 25 high |
Continue shopping |
| button3.gif |
150 wide x 25 high |
Continue |
| button4.gif |
150 wide x 25 high |
Submit order |
You can find more information in your
admin>cart setup>Button Styles & Behavior
Note that you have to use images of the correct size and they must
be .gif file format. The "Recalculate | Go to Payments" is really two buttons
combined into a single image. The cart uses an image map to identify which one is clicked
on.
As with all other remote images, these can only be used on non-SSL pages.
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| Now that you know all you need to know about the Review Cart,
Checkout and return links, and a bit about using image buttons in the cart (if you've been
paying attention), continue on to the Buy Now Link page to
learn how to get your products into Mals cart and become an expert in online commerce. |
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Alan Stoners 
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