MINI-BASKET DISPLAY

In the compiled version of Merchant we have included footsteps of customers' recent travels to the product pages in the store. The display remains closed unless the customer clicks the link for the recent visits, thus not taking too much space. When displayed, an Add to basket button can be included so the customer can easily add products which they had visited earlier and now they want to add them without having to search or drill down though the categories. This reminder of pages visited lessens the chance of forgetting something before the customer checks out. The convenient links allows the customer to quickly go back and take a look at the products again. The recent visit history will remain available for the length the store owner has set for basket timeout. Additionally, for your customers who login, you can have the history availability extended for any number of additional hours, as they are more likely to return and make a purchase. The recent visit history can be included within the mini-basket table or outside of it. If you want to place the visit history outside of the mini-basket, you can use tokens in the header and footers of screens if you are using the OpenUI. We have included a "view" feature in admin that allows the store owner to monitor live activity in the store. All recent product page visits are listed the admin screen. Customers not using cookies or whose browser is creating a different session ID with each page click will not be able to display their recent history, however the store owner will still be able to see the pages currently being visited.

In the compiled version are new admin configuration options, e.g. border color and text to display when the basket is empty. If you are using one of the sort shipping modules like our Shipping List or our Sort Shipping Plus Free Shipping Option, you can configure the Mini-basket module to use the sort order of those modules. It can also use the sort order from some (but not all) of the 4.x versions of the Copernicus Shipping SuperMod. It is compatible with the 5.x versions of the Copernicus Shipping Supermod. You can configure the product data column to display the full product name, or code, or a portion of the product name (20, 30, or 40 characters). In addition to the several locations available using OpenUI hook points, you can use OpenUI tokens to place the display within headers and footers of the MIVA Merchant screens. You can also make the mini-basket invisible until at least one item is added to the basket. You can also include an image in the mini-basket immediately after addition of a product to the basket. Many times customers don't realize a product was added so they click the Add to Basket button again. By displaying a noticeable, e.g. animated, image in the mini-basket, their attention is drawn to the basket and they clearly see the addition was made. You can also have a delete button in the minibasket for quick removal of items from the basket. You can place the mini-basket on a static html page by using an iframe. See the install doc for details.

In Merchant version 5.x, the mini-basket can be divided into separate sections using its store morph technology templates. The templates have the typical version history features in MM5. Each section can work independantly. The shipping section can even sort the options by cost, name, code or module name. There is even a token to display the subtotal of a specific product so that it can be placed next to the product in list displays, e.g. the category page.

License is for ONE mall. Within that single mall, the module can be used in multiple stores without additional license. It functions within both the MIVA Merchant (mmui.mv) and OpenUI (oui.mv) look and feel modules, appearing at either the top or bottom of the category column. If using the mmui.mv, you will add one line to the mmui.mv file. Note that if your Merchant version is 4.14 or newer, you'll need to edit and recompile the mmui.mv to mmui.mvc (compiler license from MIVA Corp required). Hence, OpenUI is highly recommended if you are using Merchant 4.14 or newer. If using the OpenUI, the hook is automatically set when you install the module. There are several hook point screen locations available, of which one can be selected in the module's admin screen.

This module is also included in the Combo and Basket Master bundles. Save when you buy bundled module licenses.

Online overview and initial setup instructions for our MIVA Merchant modules.