Using plugin as an estimate catalog

  • Resolved ChadAustin

    (@chadaustin)


    9 years, 5 months ago

    I’m looking for catalog solution for a client:

    • They want to be able to import their products via CSV (which I have seen your plugin already supports).
    • The want a shopping cart to which products from the catalog can be added (I see you have the shopping cart, too).
    • Lastly, when the visitor / shopper checks out, they do not want it as a transaction. Instead, they want the ‘order’ to come to them (via email) so they can review it and return an estimate to the visitor / shopper.

    There is no need for a payment gateway or even being PCI compliant.

    I realize that this functionality is essentially the way an eCommerce site works, minus the gateway. More than likely, I would just need to change the wording on the templates.

    I have almost 20 years of server-side language and CSS experience. Does my solution seem viable with your product?

    Thanks for your help,
    Chad

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  • Plugin Support ecwid_team

    (@ecwid_team)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello!
    Ecwid Team here, thank you for the message!

    With Ecwid it will be absolutely possible to create an online catalog for your client where the customers will be able to browse the store and place the orders without actually paying for them, so the store owner can reach out to the customer later.

    Here are the basic steps on how to create such catalog:

    1) your client can import the products to Ecwid catalog using a .CSV file. This article has the instructions and the details on what product parameters can be imported to Ecwid: https://support.ecwid.com/hc/en-us/articles/208079105-Importing-products

    2) if your client would not like the product prices to be shown in the store, it is possible to hide them with the help of the following CSS code:

    .ecwid-productBrowser-price {
    display: none;
}

    The code can be applied in Ecwid Control Panel > Settings > Design. More details on how to change Ecwid design are given here: https://support.ecwid.com/hc/en-us/articles/207807915-How-to-change-Ecwid-design

    3) in order to let the customers place the order without actually paying for it, you can set an offline payment method in your client’s store and call it “Payment options will be discussed over the e-mail”, for example. Here are the instructions on how to enable an offline payment method: https://support.ecwid.com/hc/en-us/articles/207100429-Payment-options#Offlinepaymentmethods

    4) lastly, you will be able to change the store labels’ text with the help of the Storefront Label Editor application, available free in Ecwid App Market. For example, the default “Add to Bag” button can be renamed to “Request a quote”.

    I hope this information helps.

    In case you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Ecwid Support, we are always glad to help.

    Kind regards,

    Thread Starter ChadAustin

    (@chadaustin)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thanks! You rock! Thanks for thoroughness!

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