How to please? a few basics

ianmc · 2015-09-01 01:40:32

Hi.
Just new to the CE4 Gallery and cart and got it uploaded, fairly standard at the moment. Love how it works, but still needs a lot of work.
One or two general questions;
1) How do I personalise the cart to resemble my web site.
2) I can get the image number and pricing option ok, but how do I create which event it comes from. I can put in the img no.OR the event, but not both? Through IMAGE INFO>LABELS>CART ITEM NAME (Do many in a year so image numbers will repeat)
3) I have varying prices depending on the type of event being covered, does each event need a separate TTG cart page making?
4) While uploading in the background I like to go in to the next folder and work on the next batch ready for upload, however I get the spinning wheel and mega slow response. This is a workflow issue for me. Is it normal?

There are quite a few bits I need to work on, but if I can resolve these first I think the others will drop into place.
I know these should be fairly easily fixable with a little help.

Thanks in advance, Ian
Link to an initial work in progress
http://www.img-photography.co.uk/bsbs2008/1/

rod barbee · 2015-09-01 02:20:36

1) How do I personalise the cart to resemble my web site.

http://ce4.theturninggate.net/docs/doku … appearance

3) I have varying prices depending on the type of event being covered, does each event need a separate TTG cart page making?

No. You can do this using different pricing schemes for each gallery. If different events are in the same gallery you may need to use Mixed Pricing
http://ttg-tips-and-tricks.barbeephoto. … d-pricing/

4) While uploading in the background I like to go in to the next folder and work on the next batch ready for upload, however I get the spinning wheel and mega slow response. This is a workflow issue for me. Is it normal?

If you're exporting from the Web Module you'll just have to wait.
If you're using Publisher, I believe you can go do other things in Lightroom

2) I can get the image number and pricing option ok, but how do I create which event it comes from. I can put in the img no.OR the event, but not both? Through IMAGE INFO>LABELS>CART ITEM NAME (Do many in a year so image numbers will repeat)

Not really sure what you're after. Are you talking about metadata that's displayed or something in the product options ?

(You can eliminate repeated image numbers by including a date in the file name.)

ianmc · 2015-09-01 04:15:53

Thanks for the quick reply Rod. I'll look into those, ta.
As for No.2 below

2) I can get the image number and pricing option ok, but how do I create which event it comes from. I can put in the img no.OR the event, but not both? Through IMAGE INFO>LABELS>CART ITEM NAME (Do many in a year so image numbers will repeat)

Previously usiing TTG Highslide Pro when I received the payment details from Paypal it would include the Event name, date etc, then the file number and product option. (which I had implemented in the 'Shopping Cart Product Array).
So I guess that this is something I need to include in the Product Options as it's not in the metadata?

rod barbee · 2015-09-01 05:26:40

it looks like the Item Name comes from the image's Title metadata field. Can you use that for the event name?

ianmc · 2015-09-07 00:22:21

Thanks for the reply and sorry it's been a little while getting back.
Resolved most of them.
1) Cart gallery was quite easy to change, ta.
3) Variable pricing should be easy enough to do once I need this option
4) Uploading and working at the same time is an issue, but something I'll have to live with

2) Getting the album or event info through as well as the image number. (I could do one or the other, but not both)
I have produced a work around, but cannot understand why there is not a separate 'field' where this info can be placed in. Surely this is a crucial must have as I cannot see any of this information from Paypal or from the Cart email confirmation and I believe this was an option in previous TTG Galleries.
I would think most photographers will be uploading multiple albums and need to know which album or event the purchaser is buying from?
Anyway the work around I have used is
Image Info > Cart Item Name > Edit in the dropdown menu

>Filename>insert>Custom Text>Insert> save as ?? >>fill in custom text on original Image Info pane
The reason I put the paragraph in is otherwise it all reads together in one line

and the finished copy in the cart showing the image number, BUT also the event and date

ianmc · 2015-09-11 22:18:20

Hi TTG.
Just received an update email, which included the following info for the gallery.
"Exported galleries use the “Cart Item Name” as intended in CE4 Cart, rather than the image title."
Which, although i have not downloaded yet, sounds like a fix .
If so, thanks for listening and fixing TTG and Rod

Last edited by ianmc (2015-09-11 22:19:55)

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