Comments on: WP e-Commerce, WordPress Plugin http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:17:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-16930 Ryan Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:07:53 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-16930 I've been documenting my adventures with creating a download store with WP e-Commerce and PayPal Writing it down for the next person at http://titanwest.com/blog/2009/10/download-store-wp-e-commerce-with-paypal/ How to turn on the IPN, PDT, and such on PayPal, but it still doesn't work for me. Basically, PayPal returns a status of Pending, so the download link is not available in the first email or the Transaction page. I've tried the forum with no additional info. the link appears in the email if I manually change the order status, but that is not acceptable. Anyone have a working example of WP e-Commerce using PayPal and creating automatic links? Maybe post an example of the return ULR from PayPal so I can see if I am getting the right variable I've been documenting my adventures with creating a download store with WP e-Commerce and PayPal
Writing it down for the next person at
http://titanwest.com/blog/2009.....th-paypal/
How to turn on the IPN, PDT, and such on PayPal, but it still doesn't work for me.
Basically, PayPal returns a status of Pending, so the download link is not available in the first email or the Transaction page.
I've tried the forum with no additional info.
the link appears in the email if I manually change the order status, but that is not acceptable.
Anyone have a working example of WP e-Commerce using PayPal and creating automatic links? Maybe post an example of the return ULR from PayPal so I can see if I am getting the right variable

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-16553 Sarah Sat, 30 May 2009 10:03:44 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-16553 If you've got the budget to buy a shopping cart or have one written then sure, JShop is probably a better option or a custom built one is always more suitable. But for a free shopping cart, this cart does exactly what you need with a few extra features in for good measure. I've not needed any documentation to set the bulk of it up and have referred to the documentation and searching the forum on their site for anything I'm not sure of. Yes I've also hacked a few files around to set things up how I want them to be but I really wouldn't say that you have to 'trial-and-error' every aspect. It's pretty straightforward to use. If you've got the budget to buy a shopping cart or have one written then sure, JShop is probably a better option or a custom built one is always more suitable. But for a free shopping cart, this cart does exactly what you need with a few extra features in for good measure. I've not needed any documentation to set the bulk of it up and have referred to the documentation and searching the forum on their site for anything I'm not sure of.

Yes I've also hacked a few files around to set things up how I want them to be but I really wouldn't say that you have to 'trial-and-error' every aspect. It's pretty straightforward to use.

]]> By: Brad http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-16552 Brad Fri, 29 May 2009 21:44:59 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-16552 wp-ecommerce still lacks any meaningful documentation. It is a feature rich product, but it's not efficient to use as you have to trial-and-error every aspect of the thing. You'd do much better buying just about any commercial shopping cart software that has decent documentation. wp-ecommerce still lacks any meaningful documentation. It is a feature rich product, but it's not efficient to use as you have to trial-and-error every aspect of the thing. You'd do much better buying just about any commercial shopping cart software that has decent documentation.

]]> By: Jem http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-16483 Jem Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:13:31 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-16483 Boo :) Are you still using wp e-commerce Sarah? We're planning on using it at work for a client's new site but I can't find many demo samples. Could do with some feedback from someone who's not going to BS me with "sales" type talk. If you've got 5 mins spare I would love to hear from you on it. Thanks! Boo :) Are you still using wp e-commerce Sarah? We're planning on using it at work for a client's new site but I can't find many demo samples. Could do with some feedback from someone who's not going to BS me with "sales" type talk. If you've got 5 mins spare I would love to hear from you on it. Thanks!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-16107 Sarah Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:09:53 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-16107 Hi Riadh, yes when I imported my old AIS blog into my main site, it lost all the line breaks in both the posts and comments. My guess is it lost the forwardslash before the newlines. I've just not had the time to sit and fix 200 posts! Hi Riadh, yes when I imported my old AIS blog into my main site, it lost all the line breaks in both the posts and comments. My guess is it lost the forwardslash before the newlines.

I've just not had the time to sit and fix 200 posts!

]]> By: Riadh http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-16104 Riadh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:16:23 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-16104 sarah, i guess there is a problem with the line breaker symbol (\n) coze i read the comments and sometimes it goes like "nn" where u need "\n\n" just thought to mention that out, anyway have a nice day and great stuff u got here :) sarah, i guess there is a problem with the line breaker symbol (\n) coze i read the comments and sometimes it goes like "nn" where u need "\n\n"
just thought to mention that out, anyway have a nice day and great stuff u got here :)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-15942 Sarah Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:43:22 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-15942 Hey Robyn, I think once you start using it fully you'll get to grips with how it works. Post back up here if you get stuck with anything and I'll do my best to help out :) Hey Robyn,

I think once you start using it fully you'll get to grips with how it works. Post back up here if you get stuck with anything and I'll do my best to help out :)

]]> By: robyn samples http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-15938 robyn samples Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:50:55 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-15938 Hi Sarah, Okay so each gal uploads from her computer at that spot, then I can go into the ftp and keep a control there of whos done what. thats sounds simple enough. They will love it! no having to figure our their url's. lol I already saw posts on having problems with doing the downloads via paypal, so I went and changed my configuration with paypal as to how they had said to in the forum. Its like I guess I'm working backwards, lol.. I hope I did it right with the ipn url's and stuff. we will find out. But at least us gals can start inputting our designs now. Thanks again Robyn Hey where having a Halloween party starting at midnight tonight, come on over. I will be giving out prizes all night and all day tommorrow and tommorow night, some cosmetics, psp siggy tags and scrapbook items for digital use. you just might win something. lol You are most welcome if you can stop by. Thanks so much Sarah I really do appreciate it and you are so much nicer than nasty word press techs. ( you don't evan want to know, lol) Hi Sarah, Okay so each gal uploads from her computer at that spot, then I can go into the ftp and keep a control there of whos done what. thats sounds simple enough. They will love it! no having to figure our their url's. lol

I already saw posts on having problems with doing the downloads via paypal, so I went and changed my configuration with paypal as to how they had said to in the forum. Its like I guess I'm working backwards, lol.. I hope I did it right with the ipn url's and stuff. we will find out. But at least us gals can start inputting our designs now. Thanks again

Robyn

Hey where having a Halloween party starting at midnight tonight, come on over. I will be giving out prizes all night and all day tommorrow and tommorow night, some cosmetics, psp siggy tags and scrapbook items for digital use. you just might win something. lol
You are most welcome if you can stop by.

Thanks so much Sarah I really do appreciate it and you are so much nicer than nasty word press techs. ( you don't evan want to know, lol)

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-15937 Sarah Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:09:23 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-15937 Hi Robyn, you can upload the zip via the product downloads page I mentioned in my last comment. FTPing the product directly to your site will a: Not be picked up by WP eCommerce b: Be unencrypted so anyone looking can find all your products and download without paying. When you upload your product via the plugin pages it will store the file on your FTP hosting, under the uploads directory. When someone pays for that particular product the site knows which file to unencrypt and give them a download link for. If you put the files on manually then there's no way (to my knowledge) of telling the WP eCommerce plugin where to retrieve the file for a sale. I hope that makes sense. The idea with the plugin is that it's self contained and doesn't require you to use FT P. Hi Robyn, you can upload the zip via the product downloads page I mentioned in my last comment. FTPing the product directly to your site will
a: Not be picked up by WP eCommerce
b: Be unencrypted so anyone looking can find all your products and download without paying.

When you upload your product via the plugin pages it will store the file on your FTP hosting, under the uploads directory. When someone pays for that particular product the site knows which file to unencrypt and give them a download link for.

If you put the files on manually then there's no way (to my knowledge) of telling the WP eCommerce plugin where to retrieve the file for a sale.

I hope that makes sense. The idea with the plugin is that it's self contained and doesn't require you to use FT P.

]]> By: robyn samples http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/04/21/wp-e-commerce-wordpress-plugin/#comment-15936 robyn samples Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:02:44 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=296#comment-15936 hi sarah I saw where your speaking of . to be more specific . I want a .zip download off of a ftp client. I have 8 gals designing digital scrapping products. so were all .zips or .rar we ftp and that is how I try to keep count of what the gals upload so I pay them straight once they have a sale. so to upload I need to have them input a url thats off my ftp. like http://www.(mysite)/wp-content/uploads/designers/theirname/thefilename.zip ... how do i do this? Thanks Robyn hi sarah I saw where your speaking of . to be more specific . I want a .zip download off of a ftp client. I have 8 gals designing digital scrapping products. so were all .zips or .rar we ftp and that is how I try to keep count of what the gals upload so I pay them straight once they have a sale. so to upload I need to have them input a url thats off my ftp. like http://www.(mysite)/wp-content.....lename.zip … how do i do this?

Thanks Robyn

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