Shopping Widgets

[heidi]

Hello KonaKart Community,

We'd like to bring your attention to a new feature that will be in the next public release of KonaKart. We'll be introducing Shopping Widgets and we have added a couple to a facebook page for you to try out http://www.facebook.com/konakart/app_190322544333196 .

We're very excited about this feature because it will give our customers the opportunity to spread the word about their products on multiple web sites such as social networks and blogs. A single widget displays details of a product and allows a prospective buyer to configure the product, add it to the cart, see the final price (including shipping, taxes and promotions) and initiate the checkout process. What's more, a widget can be associated with an affiliate code to reward your affiliate partners.

Please take a look at the demo and let us know what you think (reply to this post or create a new post in this section) because we may still be in time to add some good ideas for the next release.

Thanks - hopefully you will be able to make creative use of these Shopping Widgets!

[innes]

Looks really good.

Will it be in both Community & Enterprise editions?

Can you filter what products are available in the widget?  For example can I select only certain categories. manufacturers or product types?

I can see lots of applications.

Regards,
Innes

[ryan]

Will it be in both Community & Enterprise editions?

I don't think the commercial aspects have been finalized yet.

Can you filter what products are available in the widget?

The first widget we've developed that you can see in the demo is for a single product. You define the product id in the html that you insert:

<div kkProdId='1' kkAffiliateId='86754' class="kk-prod" />

The widget above displays product with id == 1.

In the future we may develop more widgets that show arrays of products etc.

[rkonakart]

Dear ryan,

This is very nice idea I like it so much but I have a question:

How to embed my HTML to the Facebook :S Shall I have to know how to create application on Facebook or what? I need more detailed steps if possible.

[ryan]

You just need to have your own Facebook page and add some JavaScript to it for each widget:

<div kkProdId='1' kkAffiliateId='86754' class="kk-prod" />

<script type="text/javascript">
      var url = "http://www.konakart.com/konakart/widgets/prodWidget.min.js";;
      document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + url
        + "' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>

See  https://www.facebook.com/konakart/app_190322544333196 for an example.

[rkonakart]

I created static HTML application and I added the following code but nothing happen:(I don't know much about Facebook applications :S)

<div kkProdId='1' kkAffiliateId='86754' class="kk-prod" />

<script type="text/javascript">
      var url = "http://www.konakart.com/konakart/widgets/prodWidget.min.js";;
      document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + url
        + "' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>

[ryan]

Try:

<td><div kkProdId='2' kkAffiliateId='86754' class="kk-prod" /></td>

<script type="text/javascript">
  var url = "https://www.konakart.com/konakart/widgets/prodWidget.min.js";;
  document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + url
            + "' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>

It was recently made https.

[rkonakart]

thanks Ryan, yes the problem was in "https"

[rkonakart]

Did you change the link of your widget?

This one not working now
https://www.konakart.com/konakart/widgets/prodWidget.min.js

[ming]

It's because of the new 6.5.0.0 version.... just released...   it works here:

http://www.facebook.com/konakart/app_190322544333196

Try:
var url = "https://www.konakart.com/konakart/shoppingWidgets/js/prodWidget-6.5.0.0.min.js";;

[rkonakart]

You will keep the support with the enterprise version 6.3 or you will stop supporting it?

[ming]

Do you mean JSON support?   JSON is fully-supported in all Enterprise versions from at least 6.3.0.0   

First support of JSONP was in v6.3.0.0

[rkonakart]

No I mean general if there is any issues in 6.3 you will support it (in case the fix in 6.5 for example)

[Brian]

For supported customers we have a policy of supporting versions for about 5 years after their final release dates.   I have just checked the support contract and can confirm that support is provided for v6.3.0.0 until end of 2017.

In practice it's normally a good idea to upgrade long before the 5yr limit comes up in order to keep up with other dependant products and systems - eg. java versions, database versions, browsers etc. etc..

We try to make it as easy as possible to upgrade KonaKart between releases so that the cost of upgrading is not high.   If you program your solution using the APIs the upgrade is usually extremely painless as we try to make the APIs backwards compatible between versions.

[rkonakart]

Thanks Brian for your clarification

Last question and really sorry for disturbance, Can we buy version 6.3 or when we buy we have to get the latest version?