New Jewelry store

[cox1e]

Hi

 

we have just gone live with a new jewelrey store online - we have used the oscommerce as a base but have re written the boxes so that we can have them all different.

 

we are haveing trouble producing a - new arrivals section and top picks - without listing it as a category on the right as well as best sellers and last chance so any info on where to find - how tos for these would be great.

 

take a look and let us know what you think!

 

Get Your Rocks On - jewelrey shop

 

thanks in advance....

[hubcat]

Hi,

 

You say your already live, but there is some critical information that is missing. For example, many of your rings don't list the size. Do they only come in one size? If so what is it? Are they stretchy or do they have an open back for one-size fits all? If so, mention that. Your bracelets and necklaces don't have sizes/lengths on them. I wouldn't buy any of them because I'd be worried they were for little kids or something.

 

Definitely don't abbreviate bracelet to brac. - it took me a while to figure out what it was supposed to be since I'm not used to jewelry jargon.

 

The pages seem to take forever to load (and I have DSL), but the enlarged pictures aren't even that big. I think you need a thumbnail contribution. The on-the-fly thumbnailer is an excellent one.

 

There is way too much text on your terms and conditions page. Break out your Privacy Policy onto another page so it's clear and readable, as it is it's kind of lost in the mass of words. I would also break out your shipping and returns into a new page, and state specifically how much shipping is going to cost or at least how it will be calculated. Take your address and phone number out of terms and conditions and add it either to About Us or to Contact Information so it can be quickly found.

 

Good Luck,

Adrienne

[cox1e]

Thanks for that adrianne we will get to it and see what we can do about the issues you have raised, very difficult when reaching the end of a project and trying to get all the loose ends tied up.

 

is there anything else - be harsh as you like as we need to get this put to bed....

 

thanks again

 

Coxie

[deedeedum]

site looks very good, very professional.

 

 

 

 

 

how many sales do you do in a week?

[styl1234]

Hi,

 

Some constructive comments;

 

Please do a check where you place comma's and start new sentences with capitals etc. These are small things but people do notice. If not correct, it might be perceived by customers as a lack of care what the the site is concerned.

 

We are an e commerce company based in herefordshire uk. our aim is to sell spectacular,high quality often hand made jewellery at affordable prices.we offer our customers a selection of exclusive pieces selected from around the world. jewellery which will not be found for sale in any high street shops .jewellery which is high fashion, high profile and highly individual.

[illumina_foxz]

uhh .. wow..

I really liked your site design though..

was that all done by modifying the css thingy?

 

in my point of view.. the site design looked really attracting!

[cox1e]

Thanks for all the comments - we are still working on the site but have made some improvements to speed and to the header links that you guys suggested!

 

The site is totally rehashed so that we can create new boxes individually - at the same time we create new css for each of the boxes so that they can all look different.

 

I am haveing some trouble with the specials page though so if you can tell me how to get the specials to appear i would be most grateful!

 

cheers guys

 

Cox1e!

[boxtel]

Thanks for all the comments - we are still working on the site but have made some improvements to speed and to the header links that you guys suggested!

 

The site is totally rehashed so that we can create new boxes individually - at the same time we create new css for each of the boxes so that they can all look different.

 

I am haveing some trouble with the specials page though so if you can tell me how to get the specials to appear i would be most grateful!

 

cheers guys

 

Cox1e!

 

very nice and clean.

 

Only a few comments,

 

I believe that you spend too much page space on menu's, banners and images, eventhough they look nice, that is not what you sell. On your product pages only about 30% of the page is related to that product, the rest is the same as on any other page.

 

special offers and packaging menu options have no link, very confusing.

 

align your search button with the entry field (vertically)

 

don't use category counts, they mean nothing, look cheap and slows your site.

 

I would make the banner a little slimmer but it has a nice logo setting.

 

check your language definitions for TABLE_HEADING_BEST_SELLERS

 

if you use capitals for your footer text then make them all capitals

 

and ofcourse the "good-old" check your cart qty update input :

 

199999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 x Pearl Bracelet (champagne)

Sub Total: ?1.80

 

Products marked with *** dont exist in desired quantity in our stock.

You can buy them anyway and check the quantity we have in stock for immediate deliver in the checkout process.

[cox1e]

Thanks for those!

 

I am still struggleing to get the special offers working as they are currently not showing up.

 

The best sellers - again is still being worked on as its a late addition and i'm haveing a bit of trouble getting the box removed from it!

 

In the search box how can i get the button and the inpiut field to align virticly?

 

I have fixed the footer links - they werent all linked up properly.

 

not sure about the cart qunatity update - would be good if you could point in the direction of an explanation or a fix / mod for that.

 

thanks for the comments again.

 

cox1e

[Andrew Yuen]

I think you design is very cluttered. Your right column is too big (wide) and looks out of place. I suggest making it smaller along with the search and sign up now buttons. I also think that green is not the best third color to go with you overall site color scheme.

[cox1e]

I do take your point that it is a little on the heavy side - having said that its very differnt to many of the the other stores that are out there and for the starting point i am happy with it. Although at the end of a project there are always things you may want to change, I hope that this site will evolve into better design as it goes along.

 

The reason we made the cart green was to fit in with the blue (elements match) and that green is for GO! we will see if it works, one can only try.

 

Thanks for the thoughts though.

 

regards

 

Cox1e

[boxtel]

Thanks for those!

 

I am still struggleing to get the special offers working as they are currently not showing up.

 

The best sellers - again is still being worked on as its a late addition and i'm haveing a bit of trouble getting the box removed from it!

 

In the search box how can i get the button and the inpiut field to align virticly?

 

I have fixed the footer links - they werent all linked up properly.

 

not sure about the cart qunatity update - would be good if you could point in the direction of an explanation or a fix / mod for that.

 

thanks for the comments again.

 

cox1e

 

wgt the cart update quantity, it is as simple as checking the qty before the cart update in application top.

 

like not accepting order quantities greater than 999:

 

if (qty > 999) qty = 999;

 

 

I myself use the dropdown box option in the cart which cannot go beyond my stock level of that item.

[cox1e]

I am unsure how to do the drop down box - can you explain or point me in the direction of a tutorial?

 

regards

 

coxie

[boxtel]

I am unsure how to do the drop down box - can you explain or point me in the direction of a tutorial?

 

regards

 

coxie

 

fairly easy:

 

after this in shopping_cart.php

 

$n=sizeof($products);

for ($i=0; $i<$n; $i++) {

 

you add this:

 

// build the dropdown stock values in an array

$max_to_order = tep_get_products_stock($products[$i]['id']);

if ($max_to_order > 0) {

$options = '';

for ($s=0 ; $s<$max_to_order; $s++) {

$z = $s+1;

$options[] = array('id' => $z,

'text' => $z);

}

} else {

$options[] = array('id' => 0,

'text' => 0);

}

 

 

then replace this code:

 

$info_box_contents[$cur_row][] = array('align' => 'center',

'params' => 'class="productListing-data" valign="top"',

'text' => tep_draw_input_field('cart_quantity[]', $products[$i]['quantity'], 'size="4"') . tep_draw_hidden_field('products_id[]', $products[$i]['id']));

 

 

with this code:

 

$info_box_contents[$cur_row][] = array('align' => 'right',

'params' => 'class="productListing-data" valign="top" nowrap',

'text' => tep_draw_pull_down_menu('cart_quantity[]', $options, $products[$i]['quantity'], ' class="inputBox" ').tep_draw_hidden_field('products_id[]', $products[$i]['id']));