Comments on: WordPress Shopping Cart WP-Ecommerce Help

By: david

david — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:35:29 +0000

@Don,
I don’t think you’re going to be able to have the top nav be the product categories. I’ll be interested to hear what Shayne says. If he says different, please drop back by and let us know.

Yes, you can rename the individual product category pages, but is this what you’re speaking of?

Here’s the thing with Google PR and changing pages. You can change any title and it won’t effect your PR, but if you change a URL then it’s a new page as far as Google is concerned and you’re starting over. Worse than this though, is the fact that if your pages are already showing in Google search with a particular URL and you change that URL your customers will go to 404 error pages and enough of this can negatively impact your entire site’s rank. You can mitigate this with 301 redirects, but that is a distant second best solution.

Appreciated,
Don

By: david

david — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:21:08 +0000

@ David
You may want to have a look at the file wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce/merchants/paypal_pro.php

By: Don Stevens

Don Stevens — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:53:33 +0000

David, thanks for all your help. I bought the Wp-Ecom Bible, and I have missing pages, so I’ve contact them. However, not sure if they will address these issues.

I have the Thesis theme, and was hoping to have the top navigation with the product categories (soaps, candles, home scenting, bath and body), but only pages are allowed to display on the top (except for the Products) page. Can I change this?

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Also, having the categories and then a product category is very confusing. It took me a while to figure out the difference (not sure off hand, I’d have to commit it to memory). But I just figured out that I can have one of my widgets show the product categories, which is great, however, can I rename the product category pages??

I already have strong Google PR on some product categories, and would rather not lose them. Product pages themselves I know already I can change the urls, but product categories I do not see a solution.

Can you help with either or both of these?

Appreciated,
Don

By: David

David — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:36:25 +0000

Gidday,

I am implementing a payment gateway for WP eCommerce and I can’t seem to get it to work.

I have to collect the CC number and Expiry date is collected so I have added these fields in a similar way to the PayPal Pro plugin. However whenever I submit the cart it simply returns to the cart page without any errors. If I remove these fields it seems to process the cart.

Any suggestions? Where do the cart form fields get validated?

cheers

By: TR

TR — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:31:21 +0000

I have a WP e-commerce plugin problem I can seem to figure out.
I am using Paypal as my gateway on this site
http://www.avuvuzela.com/vuvuzela
its not finished as I have to finish testing it
And using the Paypal payments standard options and all seems fine.
I did a test from another paypal on one of the products, I lowered the price and just did a test buy. All seems fine but I have 2 questions.
1. After the transaction it went to this screen
which displays the page

“Error 404: Page Not Found Sorry, but you are looking for something t…hat isn’t here.Return to the homepage…”"

Where is the setting to make it either go back to the main page or some page after a transaction. I really dont want it going to that page, do you have any suggestions.

2. I am using paypal for another product site. how do I change the name of the paypal storefront to another shop
i.e. if you go to my site or straight to products page http://www.avuvuzela.com/vuvuzela/?page_id=3
then go to checkout after selecting a product. It displays the header for the other store I have.

Thanks

By: david

david — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:54:26 +0000

Hi Don,
I am sure there are plenty of people using this with a thesis theme, why do you ask?

By: Don Stevens

Don Stevens — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:52:55 +0000

I solved it, I never changed the default currency from New Zealand. It shows up with the right price.

Is there anyone using this with a Thesis theme?

Thanks,