Does anyone know which files I need to copy if I just want to have the new checkout templates from 2.1 on my 2.0.14 store? I would guess it would take some tweaking but the 2.0.x checkout is terrible.
Is the one-page checkout even useful as it appears to have performance issues the way it works with Ajax? Or are most people not using the one-page checkout in 2.0.x? The multi-page checkout loads faster, and seems more user-familiar/friendly.
On the multi-page checkout it appears it was designed to fit between two sideboxes. It is pretty basic Ecommerce strategy that you eliminate anything int the checkout process not related to the checkout itself. You’ll see Amazon do this, and most other stores. Yet the template for the CS-Cart multi-page checkout appears to have been designed to fit between a left and right sidebox. So when you disable the left and right sidebox blocks - you have this skinny checkout info table with a bunch of white space on the side. Does anyone have checkout template files out there that re-arrange the information into two columns fitting the full width rather than stacking everything in one column?
Also, on the one-page checkout, the contact/billing/shipping/payment info is squished into a narrow left sidebox when you disable the left and right sidebox blocks for checkout. I’m not sure if this is an issue with CS-Cart or with our custom skin as we didn’t modify any checkout templates yet.
Thanks in advance for any input on this. I’ve seen this mentioned before but I am still surprised how poorly the checkout screens are designed in relation to a pretty decent quality overall product they’ve created. They should enlist a UI designer with Ecommerce expertise for the checkout screens.
You can check out:
[url]http://forum.cs-cart.com/showthread.php?t=15236[/url]
This is a mod that Joe did for me and I have it working in my 2.0.14 store.
Just be sure to not have any blocks in the left or right columns or it will mess everything up.
Brandon
Brandon. You are one of the reasons why we chose CS-Cart - because of the great Community.
I checked out your mod and think it is a great improvement on the one-page checkout. However I still think the multi-page checkout is more user friendly. The main reason is that customers like to easily verify all their information (contact,shipping, and billing). This information is all listed in one long line in each section. Not very user-friendly from a readability standpoint, but that is how CS-Cart does it originally for one-page checkout.
Then there is the issue with the page being VERY long, even without the information boxes expanded by clicking the edit. But hey, that’s what you get when you put everything on one page.
Luckily I was able to determine the problem with the multi-page checkout was that our custom main box wrapper was fouling up the formatting. Looks better but still, the layout is a poor use of space. We’ll just modify it so that Mailing list sign-up is to right of contact info, and Shipping Address is unhidden and to the right of Billing Address.
The Shipping/Payment screen is completely unnecessary. Shipping selection can easily fit on first screen. Payment method should be last screen. Last screen should also show a summary of the cart contents and total at top not some total burried at bottom right.
Maybe will just live with it until 2.1.1.
[quote name=‘brandonvd’]You can check out:
[url]http://forum.cs-cart.com/showthread.php?t=15236[/url]
This is a mod that Joe did for me and I have it working in my 2.0.14 store.
Just be sure to not have any blocks in the left or right columns or it will mess everything up.
Brandon[/QUOTE]