Marc Lacroix

Hi there,

When working with variable products, shortcodes only work with single variations – the product that can actually be added to the cart. So if you were to use the shortcode on a page, you would need to use a variation ID in the shortcode, not the variable product ID. This is because the configurator relies on a variation being selected prior to opening.

The same goes on the product page. What some users do is have a custom variation selection, which includes the attributes in the URL. As a result the current variation is determined in PHP, and the shortcode is added dynamically in PHP as well.

Marc

This should be fixed in the latest release.

Hi Roman,

It should use the string from WooCommerce, however I’ve just seen that there is an error which prevents that. I’ll release a fix ASAP.

Marc

Hey @smrsamuelayres

Thanks for your suggestions, and the plugin!
I’ll definitely look into adding this feature – probably included int the plugin, though you can definitely send extra money 😀

I haven’t tested the plugin you sent yet.
Though do you think you would be able to send me a recording of your custom order process?
It would help me understand the process and requirement.
You can send the link via this form: http://wc-product-configurator.com/contact

Thanks!

What is likely happening, is that the error “Configuration data is missing, the product could not be added to the cart.” prevents the product from being added to the cart altogether, including the custom metadata you manually added.

Here’s what I would suggest you try, to see if that’s where things go wrong:

• go to Settings > Product Configurator > General options > Misc > Allow adding the product to cart without configuring
• Test your manual process, to see if the data is kept.

I see. That’s not a valid configuration.
The actual configuration data, which is used for price calculation and all, is a specific hidden meta, with a JSON object.

There are probably other options, but the way I would do this is use a plugin such as “view admin as“.
This plugin allows browsing the site as a different user.
So you could choose View as > your customer, go to the product, configure and go through the normal Request a Quote process.

Hi Tom,

You may need to contact WP-Rocket’s support for this:
The button color is Custom CSS which you added on your side, most likely via the customizer:

/* maak de knop configurator groen*/
            .mkl_pc .mkl_pc_container button.configurator-add-to-cart, .mkl_pc .mkl_pc_container .mkl-pc--steps button {
                background: #21Ce57;
                border: 1px solid #21ce57;
                color: #FFF;
                font-size: 1rem;
                padding: 10px 25px;
                border-radius: 0;
                font-weight: 400;
            }

Since mkl_pc is already excluded, I’m not sure what else could prevent this from being removed.
You could still try adding wp-custom-css which is the handle for the custom CSS.

Marc