EbonyYasmine Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I didn't have time to work on my site so I hired a freelancer to do the work. It was suppose to be a 10 day job which has evolved into a 40 day project. I now realize that the designer doesn't have experience with OSC. Overall I think the design could be great. However, she doesn’t see obvious mistakes. I had to tell her that my site was displaying skewed in other browsers and the alignment of the site is off. I am asking that someone evaluates my site so I may convey the not obvious issues to the designer. I am not a very technical person but I can clearly see that OSC is not intergraded into the design. Any assistance is greatly appreciated Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GemRock Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 osc IS built into the design, altho it may be using a template system, not the orginal/stock/default osc, and whether the integration is good or bad will depend on taste. there is configuration errors which means the site at its current state will not work. Ken commercial support - unProtected channel, not to be confused with the forum with same name - open to everyone who need some professional help: either PM/email me, or go to my website (URL can be found in my profile). over 20 years of computer programming experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyYasmine Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 osc IS built into the design, altho it may be using a template system, not the orginal/stock/default osc, and whether the integration is good or bad will depend on taste. there is configuration errors which means the site at its current state will not work. Ken I agree OSC is built into the design however it's not very visually appealing. I also noticed issues with alignment and missing graphics that display as "x". Thanks for your feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burt Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 It has the makings of a nice look. I can't understand why you would not have done your homework before selecting a designer to make your oscommerce look better. We all know that there are hundreds of good designers out there, but only a handful who can design and code osCommerce. Next time, Caveat Emptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyYasmine Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 It has the makings of a nice look. I can't understand why you would not have done your homework before selecting a designer to make your oscommerce look better. We all know that there are hundreds of good designers out there, but only a handful who can design and code osCommerce. Next time, Caveat Emptor. I went to getafreelancer.com, I reviewed her past work it was nice. I would agree the design has a lot of potential but just it also has a lot of errors. It took 40 days to get this far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germ Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 And your site still isn't using SSL when it needs to... :blush: If I suggest you edit any file(s) make a backup first - I'm not perfect and neither are you. "Given enough impetus a parallelogramatically shaped projectile can egress a circular orifice." - Me - "Headers already sent" - The definitive help "Cannot redeclare ..." - How to find/fix it SSL Implementation Help Like this post? "Like" it again over there > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyYasmine Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 And your site still isn't using SSL when it needs to... :blush: :rolleyes: You remember ? How do I convey this to the designer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 TELL THEM what you want. That's what they get paid for. Is this your first webstore? Maybe you should do a little homework on what all you NEED and then TELL them what you want them to do and what you expect. Should've been an upfront thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkellum Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Giving it a "quick look", I thought your site looked nice but that isn't really up to me now is it? :rolleyes: You are the one that has to be satisfied with it. I think it has a look to bring you good business (as soon as you get SSL anyway). ;) Bill Kellum Sounds Good Productions STS Tutorials & more: STSv4.6, STS Add-ons (STS Power Pack), STS V4 Forum STS Forum FREE TEMPLATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
germ Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 :rolleyes: You remember ? How do I convey this to the designer? Yes Ma'am I remember. :blush: Sorry you're having so much trouble. :( Links to login, logout, anything to do with account create or edit, and all the files thru the checkout process should use SSL. They need the 3rd parameter ( 'SSL' ) in the PHP as shown in the example code below. <?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'header_account.gif', HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT) . '</a>';?> If I suggest you edit any file(s) make a backup first - I'm not perfect and neither are you. "Given enough impetus a parallelogramatically shaped projectile can egress a circular orifice." - Me - "Headers already sent" - The definitive help "Cannot redeclare ..." - How to find/fix it SSL Implementation Help Like this post? "Like" it again over there > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalu Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Well it doesnt look bad! I like it. But ofcourse it should function properly. If everything is set properly and goes well from a customer browsing the whole site and then choosing something to buy and goes all the way to check up and paying, without any errors then your done. You just need to check if theres any errors. So Test, Test, Test, Test and Test again and If it works then VOILA. Dont forget SSL ofcourse Lalu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tastar Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 So, I would be nervous. I'm assuming the designers are Nada Solutions - based on the link on the bottom of your site (and the link should open a new browser window, not go from your site to theirs). A large percentage of the links on their site are bad, and if you go to this one - http://rose.nadasolutions.com/pink/ - it brings up a google warning about being a source of malicious software - probably because it was hacked - but they should know better than to have a link to it on their site and also to be able to protect it from hacking! I think that everyone who has done OSC would say that it isn't a 10 day project and that 40 days is not unreasonable, and 3 months is not unreasonable either. But, there are so many issues with your site - from the very basic missing links, to design flaws (like the create account page, the product listing page, the way that images appear, the way that pop-up images are displayed), to the broken functionality (the cost of attributes and the attributes themselves aren't being added to the cart), to missing functionality (SSL, payment methods) etc. combined with all of the stuff that is broken on their own site, that I can't image that it will ever be working correctly. And, out of curiosity, why do you have German as a language choice? I don't know how you find a good OSC consultant - I tried one who, in the end, seemed to know less that I know - with no success. Maybe asking members to email you with successful experiences would be a way to move forward (I'm guessing that names can't be posted in forums). In any case, good luck with your site. tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyYasmine Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 These were my original requirements NOTE: This is an Ad I posted on a freelance site. I'm posting to show my requirements not to acquire services from members as that is against forum rules. "Can you design a high end sleek looking website that’s visually appealing to women? I am the owner of a wig store and I need my current OSC website re-designed. The job will include the following. Remove current template. (NO TEMPLATES) Update OSC with latest version Design my store with the same colors/scheme as my header. Design company Logo Retain current lightbox contribution I’m looking for someone to present me with some options before we complete the site. I will require a mock-up before final payment is made. Bidder must have extensive knowledge of oscommerce. Please apply with details of your past osc work. Only those with graphic design and osc experience will be considered. Before bidding please view my current store and reply with your vision about the future look My store: http://ynobecouturewigs.com I want something Trendy with a classy feel. Here are a few of my competitor’s site http://jdcwigs.com http://denovohair.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burt Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 And yet I see you making the exact same mistake. You've again posted on the freelance site in order to get some other clueless idiot to fix the mistakes that the first one has made. Ho hum. If you elect to pay peanuts, you will get monkeys working for you. Why not spend more and have a proper osCommerce professional do it for you? Save you money, time and effort in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunnenkoenig Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Oh... wigs are fake hairs...i had to look up... english is my 3rd language :-) When I looked at your site, I thought you sell real dolls for men... And this is not a joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyYasmine Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 And yet I see you making the exact same mistake. You've again posted on the freelance site in order to get some other clueless idiot to fix the mistakes that the first one has made. Ho hum. If you elect to pay peanuts, you will get monkeys working for you. Why not spend more and have a proper osCommerce professional do it for you? Save you money, time and effort in the long run. The only problem with that is I don't know where to begin looking for a osc professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burt Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 The latest post on my blog has details of 10 osCommerce Professionals who would all be happy to quote you I'd have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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