Offering both free (resized) and fee (full sized image) downloads using checkout module
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hpstudios
Joined: 2009-10-17
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Posted: Wed, 2009-10-21 21:40
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I want to set up my gallery so that visitors who want the (smaller) resized version can download them for free in a zip file, but if they want the larger-sized original, they will have to download that for a cost. Example: they click "add to cart" and get two options- "Free version (resized)/ Full-scale version- $XX". The appropriate file is then delivered. One thing I was thinking was to have the *Shopping Cart/ Zip Download Module* for Unregistered Users and the Checkout Module for Registered Users. But I read that there are technical problems with having both modules running?? System info Quote:
Gallery version = 2.3 core 1.3.0 |
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Having both modules is a logistic headache because both have an "add to cart" command, both have "view cart", and the two carts have different options, layouts etc - so your customers aren't going to know which is which. And nor are you, when you start to get the confused emails asking what's going on; assuming that your customers don't give up and go somewhere else first.
But what you want to do is trivial with checkout and checkoutdownload: have two products, one free and one with a price. The free one has associated with it (via checkoutdownload) the small download size, the priced product has the larger download. Presto hey.
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OH - and you'll need to install checkoutemail to give 'free' orders a way to complete. If you don't want non-free orders to see the email option, there was a thread about what mods to make in which code, here on the forum very recently.
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Thanks for your help.
Just one thing. Could you post the link to that thread you're talking about?
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http://gallery.menalto.com/node/84119
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Thank you very very much!