Need Help! Need Pre-Order Added while Release Date stay same.

[Skedoozy]

So what I need is the option to set something up to pre-order, regardless of the release date set in the product info.

 

Say I have a DVD that comes out October 30th. I want the Release Date to stay the same, but I want people to still be able to Order the item. As of now if I set the Release Date to October 30th, they are not able to order the item at all.

 

Please help!!

[Flyer5]

So what I need is the option to set something up to pre-order, regardless of the release date set in the product info.

 

Say I have a DVD that comes out October 30th. I want the Release Date to stay the same, but I want people to still be able to Order the item. As of now if I set the Release Date to October 30th, they are not able to order the item at all.

 

Please help!!

 

 

All you need do is go to catalog/admin/configuration >mystore>stock

set check stock to true,

set allow checkout to true

 

Plus - you could change the *** to "pre-order" in the same screen.

F5

[Skedoozy]

All you need do is go to catalog/admin/configuration >mystore>stock

set check stock to true,

set allow checkout to true

 

Plus - you could change the *** to "pre-order" in the same screen.

F5

 

 

Thanks for the reply. But I have both of those checked, and if I make the Street Date: anything past todays date it does not allow the item to be bought.

[Skedoozy]

Miracle upon miracles I was able to fix it with my VERY limited knowledge of PHP. I'll post the code I used here in case someone else searches for this and is as frustrated as I was in finding an answer.

 

You do need to turn on the things above as mentioned, by the previous poster.

 

set check stock to true

set allow checkout to true

 

in product_info.php where it generates the ADD TO CART button replace it with this code.

 

<?php if(($products_street_date < DATE("Y-m-d")) && ($products_street_date != '0000-00-00 00:00:00') ){?>

 

<input style="border:none" type="image" src="/images/add_to_cart.gif" width=101 height=14 border=0>

 

<?} else {?>

 

<input style="border:none" type="image" src="/images/add_pre-order_to_cart.gif" width=101 height=14 border=0>

<?}?>

 

This way you can have your release dates show up and a pre order button show instead of the add to cart button.

 

May not help everyone but may help someone.