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Hooks, hacks, or JavaScript?


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There are several things I like to conditionally hide ... for example, if an item is out of stock, I want to hide the 'Buy' button. If a customer puts an item in their shopping cart, and then increases the quantity to more than is available, I want to hide the 'Checkout' button.

Historically, I just hacked the code (yes, I hack the core code <hanging head in shame>) with an IF statement. Is there a better way?

I know that @burt has done something like this in one of his 28 days bundles, but he used JavaScript, and I know *nothing* about JavaScript.

I also have no idea how hooks work ( @burt , any chance someone could write up a tutorial on how hooks work, and how to use them? Or, a link to a resource that explains them?). I'm just a 'copy and paste' kind of guy.

TIA

Malcolm

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'Allow Checkout' is set to false. The 'Checkout' button still shows, and if you click on it, it takes you to the 'checkout_shipping' page. Clicking on the 'Continue' button takes you back to the shopping cart.

My point is, if there's not enough stock, don't even have a 'Checkout' button. Or a 'Buy' button.

Oh, and I also installed an add-on that displays the available stock quantity in the shopping cart, so the customer doesn't have to guess how many are available (yes, another core code hack <sigh>).

But, this doesn't answer my initial question ... What's the best way to hide these buttons? Hooks, hacks, or JavaScript?

M

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1 minute ago, ArtcoInc said:

'Allow Checkout' is set to false. The 'Checkout' button still shows, and if you click on it, it takes you to the 'checkout_shipping' page. Clicking on the 'Continue' button takes you back to the shopping cart.

My point is, if there's not enough stock, don't even have a 'Checkout' button. Or a 'Buy' button.

Ah, I hacked the code to force a redirect back to cart with a gentle reminder.😏

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I too have items that say you must buy between x and y quantities. I have to insert MOQ and max in the quantity input fields. I don't see anyway I can do without hacking.

 

I am sure @burt is not restricting anybody from hacking. He ever mentioned that this is the beauty of openness of OSC codes.

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The answer is pretty simple;  you do whatever it takes to get it working as you want...

  • hook
  • ht module
  • content module
  • js / jquery
  • hack code

The less intrusive way...is...in my opinion...the better way.  

For the buy buttons, the simplest way is a piece of .js as a Hook.  1 file, done - set and forget. 

There is a hook bit that I posted just yesterday, scan back through my last few posts...

 

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Hi @ArtcoInc,

See this post on the subject of hiding buy buttons:

 

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