Select list only possibility for product attributes?

[belladonna]

Hi, is the select list the only option is to display product attributes ... I find it kinda hard to believe :wink:

 

I know there is a contribution for handling product option type, but this one won't work with the November (as of 23) CVS versions.

 

I wonder why this hasn't been incorporated as a standard?

 

Sometimes it would be easier and clearer to use radiobuttons instead of a select list. In other cases where there are many options (say shoesizes), it would be better to have the consumer fill in a value using a textfield.

 

I would like to know what others think of this matter ... and if anybody has successully incorporated the contribution "Attributes option type selection v.2.0" for the November (as of 23) CVS versions ... it would be great if you could share that with us :D

 

Thanx for the input, Richard

[darlene]

I have the same problem. I need to have a size attribute and entering every possible size for men's women's and children's in the drop down list for over 500 pair of boots is ridiculous. If buyer sees the size range available in description, it would be much easier for the customer to type in the size they want in a text box than for me to have to put in every option for every pair of boots in the entire catalog.

[Ajeh]

Let's see ... I want size 10.5 no ... 10 1/2 ... no ... ummm ... how would you control the customer input on this to interpret what they really mean if you had them manually key in their size? :shock:

 

I agree with the need for things like this, but some things are going to be pretty hard to allow customer input to control things.

[belladonna]

I agree that we are operating in a gray area here. But using a selectlist to display all options, is not the ideal situation. I would use it for a limited number of options, or to display standardvalues (like countries, industries, and so on).

 

In case of the "shoeshop", the owner is bounded by the selectlist probably displaying a selection of the sizes he/she has to offer. On what basis does one make this selection?

 

If you choose your offline sales figure as a guideline you might be totally off for your online audience. If you incorporate all sizes you might just scare away your customer. So where do we draw the line? :?

 

On the other hand you are right that some people will use decimals to indicate a size, while others fractions ... and this might be a bit confusing to the shopowner. However, we could cope with this by stating that only fractions are allowed, or show the proper format right after the textfield, as is done for the date. In addition we could use a simple javascript or php validation to check if the proper format is used.

 

Sure, a lot of shopowners will say "we don't have all sizes in stock, thus we simply choose not to offer the sizes we don't have". But if you are willing to go that extra mile to satisfy your customer, you may find yourself in a situation where customers are returning more often and (next time) ordering the things you can provide off the shelf. :wink:

[darlene]

Currently, the size range available for a specific boot is included in the description. www.breyerintl.com Then the customer types in the size in the form when ordering. I started listing all the possible sizes for the option list and after so many entries, not all the options showed up. This won't work if the owner can't even see what options to select for the attribute. Who can we get to have a text box as an option?

[Guest]

yeah i really need a text box as an option too, cant seem to figure it out though :-(.

 

cause some products on the webshop comes in different sizes.. so i want two text boxes, one for height , one for width.

 

and some way to calculate price per squaremeter i.e

 

$sqmprice = (($width x $height) x $price)

 

:)

 

heeeeelp

[Guest]

I'm doing a project showing combinations of options in rows instead of pulldown menus; text boxes _can_ be done but it requires more than basic PHP skills.

 

Here is an outline of what is involved (assuming you have the sizes entered as options):

 

In your product_info.php file you need an IF statement to draw pulldowns or a text box based on some product criteria. The text box name will be based on the ID# of the size option.

 

You have to modify your add_to_cart code (or write a handler in front of it) to test the entered size for validity & look up the option number for that size & then pass that option number with the other post variables to the add_to_cart code.

 

 

I hope this helps,

 

Bob

[iamaninja]

Hi Bob,

 

I'm currently trying to create an options list in the form of a table instead of a drop down menu, i'm having problems passing the option number thru to the checkout though.

 

Could you please give me any pointers at all?

 

cheers

Drummond