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**wcw** · 04-28-08, 06:01 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Originally posted by anythingformycel.com View Post

That is cool, the random images in category. I didn't see an example of random text?

Actually, look at the first part of item 36 at the tool kit url above. If you have text in files on the server, you can use the random and vcallurl functions to pull in those files randomly. That particular example is not product specific. You can put whatever you want in those random files and they will be called in.

**anythingformycel.com** · 04-28-08, 07:34 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

What URL?

**anythingformycel.com** · 04-28-08, 07:37 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Ok found it.

**anythingformycel.com** · 04-28-08, 07:53 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

I tried it and I got this message error when I tried to call it in, I might have to contact the host. Has anyone seen this error message?

<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>403 Forbidden</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1>Forbidden</H1> You do not have permission to access this document. <P> <HR> <ADDRESS> Web Server at anythingformycell.com </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>

**wcw** · 04-28-08, 08:26 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Sounds like a file not found maybe. Without seeing your code, I wouldn't know where to advise. This thread is not really for troubleshooting. That is what my support link below is for.

**papi34** · 04-29-08, 08:07 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

I thought of another potential use for tool kit. I'd like to use the math functions to etimate shipping for my customers on the product page.

Example: $hipping=8+ product:weight*0.5

Has anyone used the math functions in combination to do this?

**papi34** · 04-29-08, 09:10 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Originally posted by papi34 View Post

I thought of another potential use for tool kit. I'd like to use the math functions to estimate shipping for my customers on the product page.

Example: $hipping=8+ product:weight*0.5

Here's some sample code

Code:

 
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="sassign|eight|8" />
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="sassign|point5|.5" />
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="math_multiply|value1|l.all_settings:product:weight|point5" />
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="math_add|value2|value1|eight" />
<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="currencyformat|formatted_shipcost|value2" />
Shipping Cost: &mvte:global:formatted_shipcost;

**papi34** · 04-30-08, 08:02 PM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Originally posted by wcw View Post

..if you have the Tool Kit, you can do something very similar...tracking the words searched.

Any way to do something similar on the submission Form for Single Order Lookup you have in your Customer and Product Administration module? Would be nice to get a heads-up on customers getting antsy.

**wcw** · 04-30-08, 08:25 PM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

The tool kit export function goes on the landing page. It can export any input variable being passed to the landing page. So all you have to do is identify the landing page of any form. Then export the variables you want to capture. This same technique could be used to capture variables from a survey on pages within your store. Heretofore, you needed a module like Addendum to capture survey responses during checkout. This technique lets you capture those responses on any page. You don't have to wait til checkout.

**Jim McCormick** · 05-01-08, 08:17 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Originally posted by JoeVodkaSauce View Post

As far as the SEO friendly links - that's on my to do list. I've been looking at a lot of different ways to do it and not quite sure what's the best way. I saw a few modules out there bu the I also saw and article about creating them manually with the .htaccess file. I'd love have anyone's input on best practice/way to implement the short links. I'm not afraid of doing work - I'm just starting to run out of time to get this site done and launched. Do you have any suggestions for fastest way to implement the short HTML links?

For what it's worth, Miva Merchant v5.5 will include SEO options. If any of you are familiar with the CBS SEO Suite, you'll have the same functionality:

I've attached a .zip screenshot of the settings.

Attached Files

seo_v55.zip (69.9 KB, 26 views)

**Biffy** · 05-02-08, 09:19 PM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Here's one. Use Toolkit to create category trees where each category has a different set of CSS attributes (color, size, fonts, locations, etc.). This is done with the render and incrementing variable functions.

Render allows you to use a different category tree on different templates.

Throw in another variable and you have multi-column category trees.

With a little CSS trickery you can hide selected categories in the cattree and even hide levels. Show levels 1 and 3 while hiding level 2. Hide the fourth category but show all the others. Show only the 4th levels and hide all the parents. Show levels 1 and 2 on all categories and only show levels 3 and 4 on the current category. Hide the first 5 categories, show the next 4 categories, hide the next 6 categories then show the last 2 categories.

I haven't found the limits yet but it's obvious that Toolkit + CSS is capable of some quite extensive customizations in the cattree.

**wcw** · 05-10-08, 05:46 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

I've been asked if I could create a function which would read the records from any merchant database so they could be displayed on the screen. A couple questions come to mind:
1) Wasn't there an openui function in 4x that did this and did it cause any problems?
2) Does anybody see a security issue with this type of function?

My concern is just because something CAN be done, should it be done.....

**wcw** · 07-23-08, 11:13 AM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

I've added many new functions since I last posted to this thread. Today's addition is the ability to have one click update for the entire basket for quantity and removal. See
http://www.pinemporium.com/mm5/merch...Yes&Quantity=1
for an example. Also new for the basket is the tool kit ability to clear the basket with a single click.

Other recently added functions include:
Suggested products - customers who bought this product also bought these products
Basket weight and subtotal
Past orders/invoice display and reorder from past order
Keep customer logged in after checkout
Export orders to xml
Product and category metatag to a variable you can use elsewhere

For more info, see the product page at
http://www.emporiumplus.com/go/wcw/PROD/1AA/1AA00223

**leslienord** · 07-23-08, 02:41 PM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Do we need to get an updated version of the module to use these new functions?

**wcw** · 07-23-08, 03:26 PM

Re: top ten uses for Emporium Plus Tool Kit v5 ?

Yes. The function is only in the module if you see it in the admin screen of the version you have installed.

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