Re: [cart]=

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58531
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks for this - looks like a good solution. The actual problem is a third-party site deep linking to ours, using a URL with the Cart value removed (I guess they thought that would stop any problems with clashing cart numbers) - they sent this out in a newsletter so even though they have fixed the problem on their site, there's still a constant number of people arriving via this link. Mark. On 22 Jun 2004, at 2:34 pm, Gary Krockover wrote: > I'm reading this to mean that if a visitor removes the actual cart > number, taking the url down to just cart= that you have problems. > Yes, if they then go to that url (not refresh). You lose the cart. > Not sure why a person would do that, but never underestimate the site > visitors. > > I always put [showif [raw][cart][/raw]=[cart]][redirect > http://www.domain.com][/showif] at the top of all of my checkout pages > to redirect a visitor back to the homepage if they've somehow lost > their cart (cart=[raw][cart][/raw]). In your case, I guess you'd also > need a [showif [raw][cart][/raw]=][redirect > http://www.domain.com][/showif] to accomplish the same thing. All > links coming from the home page will then reassign a new cart. Again, > yes the customer will have lost their cart, but there's nothing else > you can do except to always pass links in a form method=post. > > GK > > At 07:47 AM 6/22/2004, you wrote: >> Just a quick question to get a feel for how other people deal with >> this. >> >> If the URL in the location bar is changed to contain >> "www.domain.com/index.tpl?cart=" then the value "cart=" seems to be >> passed along throughout the site (via cart=[cart] links). >> >> I assume that although WebCat will automatically assign a cart if one >> doesn't already exist, in this case I guess it sees that something - >> IE: "Nothing" - has been assigned. >> >> Can WebCat be forced to assign a new Cart ref? >> >> Also, when the cart is set this way, when you try to add an item to >> the cart, Webcat always reports >> "This shopping cart has already been submitted and is pending >> approval" >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Mark. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [cart]= ( Gary Krockover 2004)
  2. Re: [cart]= ( Rob Marquardt 2004)
  3. Re: [cart]= ( Mark Derrick 2004)
  4. Re: [cart]= ( Mark Derrick 2004)
  5. Re: [cart]= ( Mark Derrick 2004)
  6. Re: [cart]= ( Gary Krockover 2004)
  7. Re: [cart]= ( Mark Derrick 2004)
  8. Re: [cart]= ( Donovan Brooke 2004)
  9. Re: [cart]= ( John Peacock 2004)
  10. Re: [cart]= ( Paul Uttermohlen 2004)
  11. [cart]= ( Mark Derrick 2004)
Thanks for this - looks like a good solution. The actual problem is a third-party site deep linking to ours, using a URL with the Cart value removed (I guess they thought that would stop any problems with clashing cart numbers) - they sent this out in a newsletter so even though they have fixed the problem on their site, there's still a constant number of people arriving via this link. Mark. On 22 Jun 2004, at 2:34 pm, Gary Krockover wrote: > I'm reading this to mean that if a visitor removes the actual cart > number, taking the url down to just cart= that you have problems. > Yes, if they then go to that url (not refresh). You lose the cart. > Not sure why a person would do that, but never underestimate the site > visitors. > > I always put [showif [raw][cart][/raw]=[cart]][redirect > http://www.domain.com][/showif] at the top of all of my checkout pages > to redirect a visitor back to the homepage if they've somehow lost > their cart (cart=[raw][cart][/raw]). In your case, I guess you'd also > need a [showif [raw][cart][/raw]=][redirect > http://www.domain.com][/showif] to accomplish the same thing. All > links coming from the home page will then reassign a new cart. Again, > yes the customer will have lost their cart, but there's nothing else > you can do except to always pass links in a form method=post. > > GK > > At 07:47 AM 6/22/2004, you wrote: >> Just a quick question to get a feel for how other people deal with >> this. >> >> If the URL in the location bar is changed to contain >> "www.domain.com/index.tpl?cart=" then the value "cart=" seems to be >> passed along throughout the site (via cart=[cart] links). >> >> I assume that although WebCat will automatically assign a cart if one >> doesn't already exist, in this case I guess it sees that something - >> IE: "Nothing" - has been assigned. >> >> Can WebCat be forced to assign a new Cart ref? >> >> Also, when the cart is set this way, when you try to add an item to >> the cart, Webcat always reports >> "This shopping cart has already been submitted and is pending >> approval" >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Mark. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Mark Derrick

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