newtech Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I am needing the following. I do not see a contribution for this feature and do not see a way to do this. I am with a non-profit organization that would like visitors to our store have the ability to make donations to our organization for any amount. Currently we have created 'donation products'. All we do is create donation products for $10, $20, $50, etc. We would like to still have these because it can encourage individuals to click on a certain donation amount. However, it also brings limitations to donations. We would like to have a product that allows individuals to enter a dollar amount for the product themselves. Any ideas? I am surprised there is not something like this by now. I did notice a contrib where a customer can enter a dollar amount for a donation but it is not put in their total order (it is assumed that the store will make the donation). Wonder if anyone would know how to edit this contrib to make it work so that the dollar amount they enter is added to the order total. I can't remember if it is the Donations or Charity contrib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtech Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 Come on, I can't believe as long as ocommmerce has been around that there is not some kind of contrib for people to go to an oscommerce store and be able to enter a dollar amount to make a donation. It cannot be that hard. Help!!!! For a fair price I will pay for such a contrib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Rich, You responded to FIVE OLD POSTS with this topic and then decided to create a new post to ask for something that could have been found with a simple search in the contribution area !!! Here is your answer Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 (edited) Burt, It has been coded, its older but the base code for it is here: http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6659 Also, if I recall Lyndsayoung also created one last year, although I don't see it in the contributions are for her. Chris Edited December 17, 2010 by DunWeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Hi Burt, No, I didn't look into the actual coding structure, just seen that there are some available that might work, or could be used as a template to create a newer module. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_1984 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 seems a nice contribution to have actually, helps those in need of help. i might do something after ive finished all my own work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtech Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Burt: I watched the youtube, it is not exactly what I need but would be great for now. So, I am confused. Where is the link to the contrib? osCommerce is an ecommerce solution, not a mechanism for donating. So, actually, not many people need the ability to add a dollar amount instead of a product, hence why it's never been coded up?. I don't totally agree with that assessment. There are many organizations that use OsCommerce for an ecommerce solution, that also would like to take donations. There are many requests on this site. Most just give up since they are left hanging with no response. I am being more persistent. The reason I have posted at different locations is I am hoping that whoever posted in the past maybe found a solution and they are watching their post and will respond when I ask if they found a solution. Anyways I like what I saw on the youtube video. How do I get it? BTW I tried 6659. It messes up my shopping cart when other items are later added to the cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtech Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Paying is fine if affordable. I understand. So what is the cost? What is the cost if it is fine tuned (not sure if it is possible). I have three causes so I would like three causees they could donate to. They could choose to enter an amount to 1 or all 3 of the causes. BTW. Yes charities and non-profits make money. But some like ours, barely make it. I donate tons and tons of hours, personal finances, etc. to keep ours running because the people we reach out to have nothing. I do not get paid for what I do. We give out free books on our site with suggested donations. Almost everyone gets them for free when I know some could pay. So I do know what it is like to give and give and everyone takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtech Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 I want to say that I paid 'Burt' to obtain the charity contrib and it is working great after Burt doing some fine tuning for my specific store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL0910 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Think I posted this in the wrong forum before,, so.. Having searched everywhere for a oscommerse contribution or donations modification I decided to do it myself. And very successfully I might add. This was not an easy task and I can see why there does not appear to be one. To see this modification use this link. Enter any donation amount. Take it all the way to where you would add a credit card. :) make a donation if you’d like. Notes: You can add as many items as you want to the shopping cart and add a donation as well. The modification uses sessions and database calls. http://www.rickamatolive.com/donations.html As much as I love and appreciate Open Source Coding, I do not have the time to make this a formal contribution. I code for all the major eCommerce packages. If your interested in applying this to your site. Contact me thru the forums section here. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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