Customised Items with multiple options

[NickTheMonkey]

Let me paint an example picture.

 

I sell bikes, you can choose a frame, add handle bars, put on brakes and choose a colour to paint it etc.

 

So I ask those of you with experience.

 

1) Is OS commerce flexible enough to accommodate this level of options easily?

 

2) Is there a mod to make the options, values and attributes section easier to edit and play around with?

 

3) If someone wanted to add decals, could I have a button they could click to add one decal, then press again to add another decal, then again for a third decal and so on adding cost as they went.

 

Thank you all in advance for your mastery, I am capable of installing add ons and have had some success adapting old add ons to suit the newer OS-commerce version.

 

Nick

Edited January 30, 2013 by NickTheMonkey

[NickTheMonkey]

Thank you, I don't suppose you could point me towards the chocolate site please? Will try contact them for advice.

[♥mattjt83]

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[NickTheMonkey]

I'm guessing it wasn't an easy task @@mattjt83 . Did you modify it yourself? if so did you use/make an add-on/forum post giving advice that I can run my eyes open. We want to be finished in two weeks, if os-commerce isn't the right platform then i'll have to look elsewhere.

 

It doesn't have to limit the options placed on each order, someone could/do order a bike with two seats and then at the same time order a second bike with two sets of pedals.

 

If you think there is a better free/cheap option to my problem I'll happily explore that option, i've just used OS-commerce before and thought it a nicely customisable shop front.

 

Thank you two for your advise, no amount of reading can replace hands on experience

[♥14steve14]

There was an addon for version 2.2 that would allow you to create custom computers from parts already in your store. That system could be modified to suit bikes, but probably require a lot of alterations to work with 2.3. Search the addons for custom computer and see what is available. I have only used this one http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/407

[♥mattjt83]

@@NickTheMonkey

@@burt

 

It was a pretty in depth change of the attributes system and was all custom coded. I had help with the reworking of the attributes system and then I ended up making a bunch of changes to help with usability and UI. I think no matter what software you choose to run it will take quite a bit of time to implement your system. I think osC is the best option because of its flexibility as it doesn't come out of the box loaded with a bunch of crap.

 

The custom computer option was looked at with my project as well but it was not coded well enough to be a good basis.

 

Just be aware that once you change the attributes system like this it becomes very difficult to make other tweaks to it in the future.

[NickTheMonkey]

Thank you gents. It has been a bit of a headache for me this issue. I found Child Attributes for Osc 2.3.1, it said with some working it could be used for more sub options. Its such a bizarre thing that os commerce is so flexible with layout, but so rigid with products. My misses is busting my sack to get this done in a week.

Where did you write about your idea, I don't find it that clear but the possibility of keeping my partner makes me intrigued to learn more.....