WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart Plugin

Comments (787 responses)

1. admin says:

   This link might help (check the “How to Collect Special Instructions from the Customer” section)

   https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wordpress-shopping-cart-additional-resources-322
2. Nate says:

   Hi — I love the plugin! Nice work.

   Is there a way to add text fields to items for customer input? I know I could do it with a Paypal button, but not sure about integrating it with the plugin.

   Thanks!
   Nate
3. Ivy says:

   Hi, Subscriptions will not work with the Simple PayPal Shopping cart. This feature is only available in the eStore. You can also put these button in the sidebar using the eStore plugin. The Simple PayPal Shopping cart is a very simple and lightweight and has basic options for selling products.

   Let me know how it goes.

   Cheers,
   Ivy
4. ScooterSchalk says:

   How can i add products to the sidebar.
   I am selling 5 different subscription levels.
   I would like to add this in the sidebar.
   thanks
5. admin says:

   Yeah you can add the “Buy buttons” on the sidebar widget. This link will help:

   https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/using-the-add-to-cart-button-on-the-sidebar
6. James says:

   Great download! I am just starting to play with the plugin and I am trying something different which didn’t work on the first try. On my homepage, I was wanting to put a “Buy Service” product on the Homepage Sidebar in a text widget. It just ended up copying the text without showing any product or “Add to Cart”.

   Any way to get a product to show up in a text widget?
7. Cyndie Shaffstall says:

   If you sell products on your site, you MUST get this plugin. I tried them all (yes, really!), and this is the most effective, easiest to use, and best interface. You’ll be taking your customer’s money in minutes.
8. Mary says:

   What a great, simple, easy to use shopping cart program! Now that I’ve got my hosting company to do what what was needed, it’s working beautifully!
   I have one more question, is there any way to have a link on the Paypal log-in page that will return the customer back to the website’s order page…in case they change their minds and want to add to an order (I can always hope:) The only return link is after the sale is completed.
   Thanks!
9. Konstantin says:

   Just what I need. Thanks for the plugin !
10. Ivy says:

    Hi Chris, Please see the following post (Using Variation Control Option) this will explain how to use the variation control with the simple shopping cart:https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/simple-wp-shopping-cart-installation-usage-290

    Let me know if this is not what you are looking for.

    Cheers,
    Ivy
11. Ivy says:

    Hi Peter, With the simple shopping cart you can not have price variations. This feature is only available in the eStore plugin.

    You can read more about this here: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-to-use-variation-control-in-wordpress-estore-plugin-345

    Cheers,
    Ivy
12. Wes says:

    I have upladed the cart and everything seems to be working well…

    how do i create a drop down menu for sizes and a colour for the product i am selling?
    thanks for the help
13. Peter says:

    Hi,

    Is it possible to add a dropdownlist with different items and prices?

    Lets say I want to sell a t-shirt I can add a dropdownlist with different colors but they all have the same price, how do I do if I want them to have different prices depending on what color (just an example)?

    Great plugin btw, thanks for that!

    Cheers,
    Peter
14. Ben says:

    This plugin is amazing! Can’t wait to use it….
15. admin says:

    Yes, but you should be able to delete the plugin from your server then install it by downloading the plugin from this page. Please see the video tutorial that’s on the “Installation and Usage” section of this page and use that installation method and you will be able to install the plugin without any problem.
16. Athena says:

    Hi,
    Will version 2.8 be available on wordpress.org soon?
17. mrazam says:

    Thanks dude! This what im looking for!
18. Altamira says:

    Thanks for this fantastic plugin! You saved me a lot of time!!!
19. Chelley says:

    Thanks for amazing plugin!
20. My Biznez Inc. | Professional Business Websites says:

    Thanks for the capability to integrate Paypal with your system. This was one of the easiest integrations I have ever used.
21. Melton Geconcillo says:

    This is what my clients needs.

    He wanted to use paypal through his site. So this would be perfect.
22. admin says:

    @Mrs designer, It’s going to be tricky.. the easiest option would be to copy the shopping cart function and hook that to the shortcode whereas the widget uses the existing one. Now you can modify the CSS of the newly copied function and it will look as you specify it to look without affecting the sidebar one.
23. Ivy says:

    Hi Lizzy, This happens because the PHP information is resend when you refresh a page. When you refresh a warning box should pop up asking if you want to resent this data. When this data us resend it will execute the last action that was done (e.g. you added an item to the cart).

    Let me know if this does not make sense.

    Cheers,
    Ivy
24. lizzy says:

    Hi,

    I am sorry if i overlooked this in the pages of support. When I add the code to add a product, it works, however, once an item is in the cart, if I refresh the page, it actually adds to the quantity.

    Is there a known fix for this?

    Thanks for the great plugin!
25. Mrs. Designer says:

    I am using the widget in the side panel and I am using the code to place the cart on the page. In order for the text to stay within my side panel boxes, I have to make the text size 10. This is fine for my side widget, but is there anyway I can get the text to appear larger on the page I created with the cart?
26. Ivy says:

    Hi. No Problem please let me know if you need anything else.

    Cheers, Ivy
27. Sexy Maids says:

    yes, i am using Thesis. thank you for taking the time to help!
28. RJ says:

    @ admin

    Thanks, this works great but I get an error “Invalid argument supplied for foreach() ” in Internet Explorer when the cart is empty.
29. Ivy says:

    HI, This is a Css issue in your theme. This happens when there is a set image size specified with in the theme. When this is set it will stretch or shrink the image to fit the specified size. Are you using thesis themes? If you are please see the following post to fix this issue: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/images-appear-too-bigsmallstretched-on-thesis-theme

    If you are not using thesis themes please let me know.
    Let me know how it goes.

    Cheers,
    Ivy
30. Lisa says:

    Not sure why but for some reason when I use the plug in on my new site. I have the words in the product description like Shipping caculated at check out or Shipping Free either way it tells Paypal that info and then figures shipping accordingly.

    Not sure if I am making sence but I did absolutely nothing with the code to tell it to use my predetermine Paypal shipping rates and I have some with free shipping and some it caculates by price and yet your plug in seems to know which is which and works PERFECT. I was just about to start coding the items I have started with the shipping and tried it out first and like Magic it is already done without any coding???? I am still new to this WordPress and am amazed as some of the things it can do on AUTO.
31. Sexy Maids says:

    very nice plugin. only problem i’m having is that for some strange reason, the paypal/credit cards button, and the little red ‘x’ remove button are appearing twice the size they should be. If i click on either one to ‘view image’ the page that i go to containing the image is showing their actual (smaller) size. i’m puzzled why they show so big (and blurry) on the checkout page

    if you’d like to see this you can click on my name, it goes to the ‘booking’ page of the site i’m building. go to the bottom of that page where i put the products/cart.

    thanks!
32. admin says:

    This post should answer your question:

    https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forum/topic/calculating-the-sub-total-and-the-total-quanity-for-the-simple-shopping-cart
33. RJ says:

    I need to grab the cart’s price subtotal and total number of items so I can use these within the theme’s header.php is there a simple way of doing this?
34. Jer says:

    Hi Ivy,

    Thanks for your reply! Is there a private way that I can send the link to you?

    Thanks again,

    Jer
35. Ivy says:

    Hi Jer, Can you please send me a link to where this issue is occurring?

    Cheers,
    Ivy.
36. Jer says:

    Thanks for the great plugin! I am trying to use this for a project and if all goes well I will be showing my appreciation with a donation. I really appreciate your work.

    I am having a few issues I’d like to ask about. First, when items are added to the cart, they continue to appear in the sidebar even after the user logs out. So unless the user removes the items manually, they wil remain in the cart even after they log out and leave the computer. Is this a cookie issue?

    Second, is it possible to give users the option to empty the cart completely, rather than simply removing items one-by-one?
37. Ivy says:

    Hi Lisa, Can you please send a link to where this issue is happening? Also can you tell me what version of the plugin you are using?

    Cheers,
    Ivy
38. Lisa says:

    Does anyone know what would cause the category page to not show the buttons but all the product post do show the buttons.
    The category page just shows the raw code.

    Any thoughts on how to fix this.
39. 9logos says:

    Thanks a lot for the plugin. Great Help!
40. admin says:

    Yeah it has been fixed on the latest version. Please download version 2.8 from this page.
41. Pascal says:

    Free shipping over a fixed quantity doesnt work in v2.6. I had to modify wp_shopping_cart.php line 235 with

    if (!empty($cart_free_shipping_threshold) && $total_items > $cart_free_shipping_threshold)
42. inindonesia.org says:

    woow. just what I need
43. Ivy says:

    Hi Chris, The following article will explain how to set up shipping: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wordpress-shopping-cart-how-the-shipping-cost-calculation-works-297

    When using shipping it should display within the cart. Please have a look at the article and let me know how this goes.

    Cheers,
    Ivy
44. Chris says:

    Is there any way to add shipping rates to the cart?
45. Ivy says:

    Hi Christina, Did you add the [show_wp_shopping_cart] to your site?

    Cheers,
    Ivy
46. Christina says:

    Hello again Ivy, thanks for the quick response about the variation control settings, it was a great help! I’ve got that piece of the puzzle working now, and everything on the site looks good to go, however, when I view the page that the items are on, and try clicking the “Add to Cart” buttons, all it does is reload my page! Shouldn’t it bring me to the PayPal cart? If not, is there a way to set it up so it will do so? Thank you again!
47. Jay says:

    Hi Ivy, thank you! you were correct, and my host provider was very helpful, fixed it in 1 minute.

    thanks again,
    Jay
48. Ivy says:

    Hi Jay, This is PHP session issue. When you add a product to the cart and go to a different pay you and come back to the cart you will see it is empty. This is because the PHP session is not being saved. Your hosting provider will need to take a look at your PHP session. This should only take them a few minutes.

    Let me know how it goes.

    Cheers,
    Ivy
49. Jay says:

    hi ivy, try it now please, it’s password protected, password is ‘helpme’ http://lotusforever.com/testpage

    i hope it’s an easy fix. i’ll contact my host tomorrow to ask about the php session.

    thanks,
    jay
50. Ivy says:

    Hi Jay, I believe this is a PHP session problem. I tried the link you sent but it should me an error that the page is not there. Can you please send me a link to the page where you are testing this so I can make sure this is a PHP session problem.

    If it is a PHP session problem this is easy to fix. You will need to contact your hosting provider and ask them:

    A.) If the PHP session is turned on.
    B.) If the PHP session is properly setup and saved.

    Cheers,
    Ivy