Community Store Product Options

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Hi

The scenario is that I've added a product to the cart, and there are custom option fields that have been filled in (say 'name' for example). Then I click continue shopping because I naturally want to, and because I want to add another of the same product but with different options selected. I am presented with the orginal product block (good), but with the previous options still filled in (not so good). If I refresh the page the data is cleared and I can start afresh.

Is there anything that I've missed and is this likely to just be how it is? My concern is that either a customer will be confused and click add again!

Any thoughts appreciated.

 
mesuva replied on at Permalink Reply
mesuva
What is happening here is that the product is being added to the cart via a javascript call and then it displays the cart modal over the top to confirm this - hitting the continue shopping button simply closes the modal window. So the form and page _itself_ doesn't actually do a POST and refresh.

So what you are seeing is as per the design/code.

Personally I've never seen this as a point of confusion, as I think the process is pretty clear that the item has been added to the cart and when you close that dialog you're not un-doing that action.

I'd actually find it if the options (and displayed price/image) selected on the product changed back after hitting add to cart a bit disconcerting:
- I'd pick my large size and yellow and see the price and image change
- I'd add it to the cart and get confirmation that it's in there
- I'd hit continue shopping and see the cart disappear
- The page updates and I now see the price change, the options change to small and purple and an imagine of a small purple thing.

I think that would I think make me stop and wonder what I'd just added to the cart.

If the shop is really only selling one thing, like a ticket, there is also the option to send the person directly to the checkout after they have added it to the cart.
justynpride replied on at Permalink Reply
Thanks for the confirmation. I thought it was how it was supposed to be, rather than an error.

I'm naturally comparing to systems I currently use. If I had a list of tickets/products that was just name, price and Add to cart button, and then on button click it opened the product block in a modal window, would that give me the end result I'm after?

I'm really just trying to understand Community Store and then see what tweaks I need to do in my thinking, or to the system to make it work for me situation.

As I keep saying this is an amazing add on.