jonlai9 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'm looking for any possible contributions that might be able to help me do these following three things. I've tried searching the database but I can't seem to find anything that matches what I want to do. 1) Is there anyway to upload pics from a URL instead of from a local hard drive? It would make my life much easier as a lot of the items I have are generic items that I can find pictures of online. 2) Is there any way for me to do shipping prices to specific items, ie. item a is $5 ship, item b is $3, item c has free ship, etc. 3) Is there any way for me to make quantity discounts automatically appear on the site, so if the user buys 3 of the same thing, it's x% off, etc..? Thanks a lot for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitseffort Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 to steal images is not suggested the other things are all available ion the contributions already "I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings." ---Margaret Mead--- "The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer -- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer. --Ken Kesey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theliquidzoo Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'm looking for any possible contributions that might be able to help me do these following three things. I've tried searching the database but I can't seem to find anything that matches what I want to do.1) Is there anyway to upload pics from a URL instead of from a local hard drive? It would make my life much easier as a lot of the items I have are generic items that I can find pictures of online. 2) Is there any way for me to do shipping prices to specific items, ie. item a is $5 ship, item b is $3, item c has free ship, etc. 3) Is there any way for me to make quantity discounts automatically appear on the site, so if the user buys 3 of the same thing, it's x% off, etc..? Thanks a lot for your help! to answer your first ?. Just put the url where the image is located(cut and paste in between these 2 symbols ' '. You may have to upload it to Photobucket or another service. Check in the contributions section and you should be able to find what you are looking for. I ended up finding like 30 things by the time I was through lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 to answer your first ?. Just put the url where the image is located(cut and paste in between these 2 symbols ' '. I don't understand. I try pasting the URL where there's a text box and BROWSE button and once I save the product it says IMAGE DOES NOT EXIST. Also, what are the other contributions called? I just don't know what to look for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkhill Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 please help! It says the image does not exist because it can't find an image by that name in your image directory. I did a test product to see what it looked like and put an image on it from my harddrive. The image did not show up because I didn't actually upload it to my image folder. All I did was put a link to where the image would be if I had uploaded it. So, I'm assuming you have to manually put the pictures in the image folder, or you have to make sure the "link" is pointing to where the image is stored on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 It says the image does not exist because it can't find an image by that name in your image directory. I did a test product to see what it looked like and put an image on it from my harddrive. The image did not show up because I didn't actually upload it to my image folder. All I did was put a link to where the image would be if I had uploaded it. So, I'm assuming you have to manually put the pictures in the image folder, or you have to make sure the "link" is pointing to where the image is stored on the net. So are there no ways so that I can just put the url in the text box and have it uploaded in my image folder? Are there any contributions that can do that? I tried searching but nothing came up, but you guys might know from previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 plz help! want to know how to upload images via URL. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharplab Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I think what you are referring to is a simply FTP task. Do you have your own web space or is it a free web site like: geocities.com/yoursite.htm ?? If you want to have a successful store you MUST have FTP access. Then you can simply upload your images to the mage folder. Also you need to optimize each image for correct size and color for optimal load times and store speed. There are some free FTP programs online and at worst mine which is bulletproof ftp was only $15. Hope this helps! Steve Current Contributions: Page Cache, Center Store, Ultimate URL's, Header Tags, Product Description , Image Add To Cart - , Store Cache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 I think what you are referring to is a simply FTP task. Do you have your own web space or is it a free web site like: geocities.com/yoursite.htm ?? If you want to have a successful store you MUST have FTP access. Then you can simply upload your images to the mage folder. Also you need to optimize each image for correct size and color for optimal load times and store speed. There are some free FTP programs online and at worst mine which is bulletproof ftp was only $15. Hope this helps! Steve I do have FTP and my own server. I just want to know how I would upload an image in admin for a product but instead of browsing locally for the picture, I want to get the picture uploaded from another website via a URL. Is that possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I do have FTP and my own server. I just want to know how I would upload an image in admin for a product but instead of browsing locally for the picture, I want to get the picture uploaded from another website via a URL. Is that possible? You should just be able to put the image address ex. http://www.whatever.com/images/image.jpg right into the image on your upload screen... But it takes really long to show up, and if you have moer than say 50 like me then i wouldn't recomend it and just upload them all to your server... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spax Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 If you have permission to use the image, download it to your PC, then upload it to your server. If you want to hotlink....well that's not very nice, is it? Even if the owner allows you do this, you will get problems with a secure connection. If the owner hasn't permitted hotlinking, he could change the image name, breaking your link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well, I was thinking, isn't there a way when I post the url of the image, that osCommerce can upload the image from the URL onto my server, just like how imageshack.us is able to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well, I was thinking, isn't there a way when I post the url of the image, that osCommerce can upload the image from the URL onto my server, just like how imageshack.us is able to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharplab Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well, I was thinking, isn't there a way when I post the url of the image, that osCommerce can upload the image from the URL onto my server, just like how imageshack.us is able to do it? Bottom Line: That image most likely is NOT optimized for your store. If you have permission to use it then: 1) Download It To A Folder 2) Optimize The Size And Colors For load Time 3) Upload It To Your Images Directory For Your Store We have close to 1000 Products and this is the only way to add proper images. THEY MUST BE OPTIMIZED FOR YOUR STORE! Thats is the 1st big NO NO for shopping cart success. Dont be lazy now! j/k :) Current Contributions: Page Cache, Center Store, Ultimate URL's, Header Tags, Product Description , Image Add To Cart - , Store Cache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlai9 Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Bottom Line: That image most likely is NOT optimized for your store. If you have permission to use it then: 1) Download It To A Folder 2) Optimize The Size And Colors For load Time 3) Upload It To Your Images Directory For Your Store We have close to 1000 Products and this is the only way to add proper images. THEY MUST BE OPTIMIZED FOR YOUR STORE! Thats is the 1st big NO NO for shopping cart success. Dont be lazy now! j/k :) Damn, I WAS trying to be lazy, cuz it takes forever to dl images in the 1000's :P Anyways, can someone help me find appropriate contribs for my 2) and 3) ques then? I DID try to look for them in contribs but couldn't find anything exactly from the description... Here they are: 2) Is there any way for me to do shipping prices to specific items, ie. item a is $5 ship, item b is $3, item c has free ship, etc. 3) Is there any way for me to make quantity discounts automatically appear on the site, so if the user buys 3 of the same thing, it's x% off, etc..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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