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Hi all, Thanks for the replies... I have someone who is now looking at this but if there are any issues then I will get in touch with the people who've posted their interest. Best regards R

Hi Indus, thanks for the tip! I'll add it to my to-do list for any developer who wants to take on the job. The .htaccess file should be there as it's not a subdomain but a separate domain on the same server. So I guess that changes things a bit.

Hi all; I'm trying to setup a dev site (prestashop 1.4.7) on the same (dedicated) server as my live site, and need help! The dev site will be used to test an update to 1.4.11, as well as ongoing tinkering. My host has copied over the files and database from my live site to a separate directory, and I have the dev domain registered. But I have no experience with what to do next... and am very wary of experimenting as I don't want to affect the live site. I need to: - redirect the site to the correct (dev) domain (Frontend still redirects to live site, and BO is just giving me a white screen) - create database user (?) and ensure the dev site is using the dev rather than live database (very important!) This apparently involves an edit to the /config/settings.inc.php file of the new "Test" site to point to the new Database, otherwise it will be pointing to the same database as the live site, and mess up the tables. - Using phpMyAdmin), locate the "ps_configuration" table for the new store and then make sure the values for PS_SHOP_DOMAIN and PS_SHOP_DOMAIN_SSL have been changed to the new URL. - fix permission issues for FTP (I can't FTP any files to the dev right now) - any other steps needed so we can get up and running, with special care to ensure the dev site is not interfering with the live site in any way. For someone who knows what they're doing I'm sure this is a fairly straightforward process. Please let me know if you're interested and how much you would charge. Best regards, Rory

Hi All, We have a problem with the reports generated by Paypal, as follows: If I have an order with a discount voucher, then export a csv report of the orders (from Paypal's admin panel), the "shipping" column shows zero. The total paid amount is still correct, but somehow the shipping is not displayed. Any order without a discount coupon code shows the shipping fine. Perhaps the discount code is "pushing" the shipping onto another line when fed to Paypal? Prestashop 1.4.7 Paypal module v2.8.6 Many thanks for any ideas! Best Rory

Another thing - I used the free app "openoffice" to save the csv file as ; delimited instead of comma (I know you pedants, then it's not a CSV!). Excel doesn't give you the choice of delimiter (at least on mac)

Hi all, I'm getting my head around this a little. Getting images in is OK with the standard prestasop CSV import, as is features... not so good combinations. Features: we add them to the end of our excel (as you need to customise them on import to tell the importer what the feature is called). ONly adds one feature item per feature group though (e.g. a dress can only be red not red AND blue) Images: Just upload them to a directory (that isn't going to move) and specify the url. The add these (comma separated) to your excel file. e.g. http://sitenam/imagedirectory/product.jpg Combinations: No way to get these in by default it seems... need to add them after the fact. Bought the clone combinations module to save time with this (we have a lot of products with similar combinations) - after 10 minute's use it seems very good! http://www.sitolog.com/en/clone-duplication-products/58-module-prestashop-combinations-cloning-.html Cheers!

Hi again Heres a comparison image - I darkened a section of the BG to show the extent of the artifacting. Cheers Rory

Hi Phrasespot, Thanks for doing the test. It's a bit hard to see at that size, but they do seem similar. My main issue is with the larger images used on product page etc, as the design calls for these to merge seamlessly into a page BG of the same cream colour as the jpeg. So any artifacts become even more obvious. As you can see the problem is with subtle (but pervading) pattern noise in the BG. This is not evident when I scale down from 1200 and save larger images (say 385x440) out of photoshop (I'll post a test image later). Regarding solutions/workarounds - 3 options perhaps: 1 - is it possible to replace the PHP image processing script in prestashop? 2 - Or is there an easy way to replace all the different sized prestashop-generated images with photoshop-saved ones? This would have the added advantage that you could use uncompressed source files (PSD) and add a sharpening filter as an action. The issue would be how to easily find and replace the files prestashop makes - they seem to be filed in different folders and locations in a slightly idiosyncratic way. 3 - failing that, is there a way to force prestashop to use different images? That way we could save all of a products images to 1 folder and relink them. Any thoughts on these options? Many thanks! Rory

Sorry - the file referred to above as "thickbox" is actually called "kd1021-Lavender-A". It was resaved but not resized. The issue is worse with the smaller images. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks Rory

Hi Phrasespot, Please see attached images. The source-file.jpg is, predictably, the source. I am of the opinion that the distortion appears as a result of the scaling operation, as the Thickbox variant appears not to have the background color distortion pattern (it was re-saved but not re-sized). These were saved with JPG quality setting of 100. Cheers, Rory presta images.zip

Hi Mark2 if you're around, I'd be interested to know how you achieved the automatic gift voucher system on Mondizen: http://www.mondizen.com/en/voucher/1102-gift.html I can see how it's possible to manually create gift certificates (with optional auto-renewal of vouchers for unspent amounts using the "renew voucher" module here): http://addons.prestashop.com/en/pricing-promotion/4553-renew-voucher.html But it seems there's no way to do it all automatically at present. As noted, the existing gift cert modules (eg http://addons.prestashop.com/en/pricing-promotion/2376-gift-certificates.html) just automatically create 1-use vouchers, and the renew voucher module (unfortunately!) can't access these vouchers... otherwise you could make a workable system using the 2 modules. So it seems at the moment you can either: a) manually create vouchers, with the "renew voucher" auto-renewal to allow for credit, or auto-create vouchers (using a paid gift certificate module) but have no option for customer credit. Mondizen is the only site I've seen that has a fully-automated system. Mark2, please consider sharing your insights - the prestashop community will be eternally grateful!

Hi all, Does anyone else have this issue? When using the automatic resizing (thumbnail generation) function from admin, the image quality of the resultant thumbnails is very poor. Our source files are very clean, high res and high quality, and we've tried bumping the jpeg compression up to 100% in the admin panel. We've tried uncompressed png > jpg and high quality jpg > jpg. But the image quality coming out of the automatic resizing code seriously degrades the images. PLus we have a plain cream BG colour which gets artifacts all over it. What's going on?? Is it perhaps possible to replace the PHP library that's doing the image processing with a better one? If we can't resolve this we'll be forced to manually save out the images at all sizes (which is easy using photoshop's batch function) and replace the ones prestashop creates (which looks to be a major headache as it seems to put them in different directories...) Any pointers would be great. Cheers!

Hi all, I have need of a loyalty discount module, with a % discount applied automatically once the customer reaches a certain order total. I've found a developer who can create this, however for our small company, the cost for developing the module is a bit high. If anyone's interested in this module and would like to share the development costs, let me know. Here's some more info on the proposed module: ----------------- Accumulative loyalty discounts Increase loyalty by giving your best customers impressive discounts, and attract new customers with a loyalty program that increases their status with every order. Unlike a reward points system, the customer's discount is never reset to zero, so the incentive to shop again (and again!) is greatly increased. The module will allow you to assign automatic discount rules for your customers based on their order total. You will be able to set discount rules, control customers’ progress and manage email notifications to inform clients they’ve reached a new discount level. Example: If the client's orders reach a total of $1000, he/she automatically gets a 5% percent discount on all future orders. The system then will send the customer an e-mail to inform them about their new loyalty status. Once the customer's total reaches $2000, they might advance to the next loyalty level, receiving a 10% discount. Features: - Create discount rules and apply them to customers upon reaching certain $ order total - Make multiple tiers with different % discounts - Automated emails to inform customers when they reach a new discount level - Customer can check their loyalty status (and amount needed to reach the next discount level) on their account page - The option to set an expiry on the loyalty discount (eg 1 year) Advantages over a reward points system: Increased loyalty. With reward points systems, once the points are redeemed they're gone. So the incentive to shop again is removed once the customer redeems their points. With an accumulative percentage discount system, your loyal customers will always know they have a discount with you, and that every order will increase their loyalty status. This increases the likelihood they will place repeat orders. Simplicity. The percentage discount system is easier to use, involves no codes or issues with partial redemptions, and doesn't require the customer to remember whether they have any points to redeem. -------------------- Let me know if you're interested! Rory

Hi all, I'd like to offer a loyalty system based on an accumulative percentage discount. EG once the customer's order total reaches $500 they get a 5% discount. One way of doing this might be to use customer groups, where a customer's order total automatically advances them to a new customer group with a set discount. I'd be setting up 4-5 groups with different discounts. There would need to be an automated email which would notify the customer when they reached a new discount tier. Is this possible without a custom developed module? Or if not is anyone interested in developing such a module? Cheers!