Change Add To Cart Button

[Mark]

Hello all,

I need to change the Add to Cart buyitlink. The thumbnails link to the product description, but, I also need to change the "buyitlink" to go to the product description. Items with no options only allow you to "Add to Cart". You can't click the link for futher info on the product.
Very confusing to potential customers and we have received numerous calls regarding this...
anybody able to modify the "BUY" or "Add to Cart" link?

Thanks

Mark

[rrw]

We had the same issue, and somone on these boards (sorry, forgot who it was), had the bright idea to add a "blank" option to those products. It never shows up, but when the customer clicks the Add to Cart button it takes them to the product page with the description. Works great for us now!

[bristweb]

you will need to edit your listing html file

[cekman]

You don't need to edit your listing html file if you don't want to. I just created a blank option in the template options. I created it as a check box with a name and marked it as required. However I didn't add any options to it. Then I add this blank option to all of my products as a global option at the highest category level. This will force the description to open each time the customer clicks on your Add to Cart Button.

I also didn't want the button to say Add to Cart any more - so I changed the text to say View Details. Part of this was done in the languages section. I think I also had to change the button text in the html for the search screen - as they don't use the same button text (not sure why) The search screen seems to be all on it's own and I wish it worked like everything else so we only had to make changes to one spot.

Hope this helps
cekman
Cobweb Corner

[Mark]

Thank you. The Blank Option worked well. The only other issues I think is with the Search results button text.
Thanks!

[JLynn]

Originally Posted by cekman

I think I also had to change the button text in the html for the search screen - as they don't use the same button text (not sure why) The search screen seems to be all on it's own and I wish it worked like everything else so we only had to make changes to one spot.

Can anyone tell me which block in the search.html template? I've been trying to change the add to cart text on the results generated from the search bar...located the addtocart section but not the actual text area where I can change to "view details".

[cekman]

<!--START: addtocart-->	<tr>
<td><input type="button" onClick="window.location='add_cart.asp?
quick=1&item_id=[catalogid]';" name="Add" value="[product_SearchBuyText]" 
class="btn" 
onMouseOver="this.className='btn_over'" 
onMouseOut="this.className='btn'">	
</td></tr><!--END: addtocart-->

The code is above. But first I went to Store Languages section and I created a new field called SEARCHBUYTEXT. This is under the PRODUCT section of the languages page. I'm not sure why I did it this way - I think I could have just hard-coded the text in. I did it a while ago and this is the solution I came up with and it worked. It may be that I used this field in other places so I only needed on place to set the text.

Hope this helps.
CEkman
http://cobwebcorner.com

[JLynn]

Thank you - worked like a charm!

Although the first field I added incorrectly in the store language - so now I have an extra line that's not needed...guess I'll have to ask support to get rid of it as there's no way to delete or edit your field names (looks like you can just add them).

[cekman]

Yes - I couldn't find a way to delete either. But I'll bet support will take care of it for you.

Glad it worked.
Carla