Comments on: e-commerce web design? http://www.designdvd.com/web-design-e-commerce/e-commerce-web-design Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:22:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: just "JR" http://www.designdvd.com/web-design-e-commerce/e-commerce-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-2809 just "JR" Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:54:59 +0000 http://www.designdvd.com/web-design-e-commerce/e-commerce-web-design#comment-2809 As said above, but free e-commerce scripts are usually full of bugs. Large systems, like Joomla, Drupal, Miva or Os-commerce are very complex to use and have HUUUGE amount of stuff you will never need (install 26mb!). I personally find them a total waste of time. Here are the basic specs of simple e-commerce: E-Commerce basic specs Home page: 6 areas: - Banner - Navbar (or menu) - Main - Footer - Login - basket/cashier buttons Any area can be horizontal or vertical login and basket can be included in any other area. All area contents can be changed through AJAX. Navbar leads to separate pages or catalogue items. Catalogue: - Items referenced by - Categories - Itemno - Subinfo (ie size, colours) - Each item has two images: - small - large - Catalogue menu extracted from categories in DB (autolist) - in NAVBAR area - Select category shows thumbnails of all items of that category - in "main" area - Select thumbnail to bring Item full details with - in "main" area - add to basket Login: - Enter Username/password and login button - Register button - Password Recovery button - My details button (edit or delete account) Basket: - Show/edit basket content in session - Cashier button Cashier: - View basket, confirm. - If not logged in, register form - Go to PayPal. - On return, email with order details to user Paypal: - Cashier payments through PayPal Admin: - Users: Browse, search users alter data, access levels create new users - Items: Add, delete, edit items Browse and search items, to view/edit - Orders: Browse orders - Accounts: list of bank transactions list of accounts and status You can the whole of it in less than 200kb of code! (Not if you use Dreamweaver, of course: you'll never make it. Use Notepad++ to edit your code.)<br><b>References : </b><br>Pro web2 application developer at http://www.web2coders.com Free scripts usable for e-commerce. As said above, but free e-commerce scripts are usually full of bugs.
Large systems, like Joomla, Drupal, Miva or Os-commerce are very complex to use and have HUUUGE amount of stuff you will never need (install 26mb!).
I personally find them a total waste of time.
Here are the basic specs of simple e-commerce:
E-Commerce basic specs

Home page:
6 areas:
- Banner
- Navbar (or menu)
- Main
- Footer
- Login
- basket/cashier buttons
Any area can be horizontal or vertical
login and basket can be included in any other area.
All area contents can be changed through AJAX.
Navbar leads to separate pages or catalogue items.

Catalogue:
- Items referenced by
- Categories
- Itemno
- Subinfo (ie size, colours)
- Each item has two images:
- small
- large
- Catalogue menu extracted from categories in DB (autolist)
- in NAVBAR area
- Select category shows thumbnails of all items of that category
- in "main" area
- Select thumbnail to bring Item full details with
- in "main" area
- add to basket

Login:
- Enter Username/password and login button
- Register button
- Password Recovery button
- My details button (edit or delete account)

Basket:
- Show/edit basket content in session
- Cashier button

Cashier:
- View basket, confirm.
- If not logged in, register form
- Go to PayPal.
- On return, email with order details to user

Paypal:
- Cashier payments through PayPal

Admin:
- Users:
Browse, search users
alter data, access levels
create new users
- Items:
Add, delete, edit items
Browse and search items, to view/edit
- Orders:
Browse orders
- Accounts:
list of bank transactions
list of accounts and status

You can the whole of it in less than 200kb of code! (Not if you use Dreamweaver, of course: you’ll never make it. Use Notepad++ to edit your code.)
References :
Pro web2 application developer at http://www.web2coders.com
Free scripts usable for e-commerce.

]]> By: mike http://www.designdvd.com/web-design-e-commerce/e-commerce-web-design/comment-page-1#comment-2808 mike Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:17:59 +0000 http://www.designdvd.com/web-design-e-commerce/e-commerce-web-design#comment-2808 You have 4 choices. 1. Use open source commerce software there are several out there 2. Buy Software, sometimes buying software can be a better option since they may have easier features or even better features the free software and more customer support. 3. Of course paypal and google offer free carts although I don't recommend them. 4. You custom create a cart from scratch which is a backward approach but it can be done.<br><b>References : </b><br> You have 4 choices.

1. Use open source commerce software there are several out there
2. Buy Software, sometimes buying software can be a better option since they may have easier features or even better features the free software and more customer support.
3. Of course paypal and google offer free carts although I don’t recommend them.
4. You custom create a cart from scratch which is a backward approach but it can be done.
References :

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