Inventory for different sizes

[TypeF]

Is it really true that shopsite does not support separate inventory for the dropdown options category? I just spent three days finding my way around the program, only to hit the snafu of how to track inventory on how many small t-shirts we have in a particular style. The entire reason for installing the software was to track inventory.

Is there a work-around for this???

[robm]

The workaround if you need to track inventory on the sub-SKU level (i.e. shirt sizes) is to have each size of shirt be its own product, and use sub-products in a dropdown in a custom template. See this thread for a discussion of how this works:

http://support.shopsite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2107

[TypeF]

I've spent the last half hour reading all these, opening the current template and trying to figure out if I'm supposed to be making a new template with just this info for subproduct pages only, or if I'm supposed to copy the current template and copy and paste this code over some of the other code in the regular product template. Seems like such a lot of work for a program that was supposed to be user-friendly for anyone to use. I manage another shop for another client who prefers networksolutions.com (this client uses networkhosting.com). That shop uses monster.com and it was an absolute piece of cake to add advanced variants of sizes with inventory. Took me five minutes to figure it out. I don't even know where to being with this. Scripting is not in my vocabulary. What would it cost to pay someone to do this and where do I go? I grumble to think I even need to. I'm tempted to convince my client to move his shop over to monster.com just so I don't have to deal with this work-around.

[robm]

ShopSite is quite user friendly for both the merchant and the customer. However, the scenario of sub-sku inventory tracking for ordering options is one area where it is not yet supported "out of the box". See if this tutorial helps make it any more clear:

http://support.lexiconn.com/news/viewtopic.php?t=130

If you are looking for a developer, check out the certified ShopSite designers list at:

http://www.shopsite.com/csd.html

Monstercommerce has a number of drawbacks itself, especially in its dependence on dynamic pages that do not index well, and your loss of complete control over the whole process (since it's remotely hosted). Not to mention the "Network Solutions" stigma.

[Jeff]

Not to mention the "Network Solutions" stigma.

Made a mistake in ordering a NS product back around 2001. Clicked the wrong button and overpaid about $40. Was told Network Solutions "didn't give refunds." After several phone calls and time on hold --hours wasted-- I eventually got thru to a Vice President who told me she could issue a refund.

Separately I learned a trick to reach NS domain registration years ago. Phone them around midnight on Fridays. EASY. One could get a real human (almost always with a thick foreign accent) within 15 minutes on hold.

What an arrogant company during its brief heyday!

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We considered Monster Commerce a few years ago and noticed the same deficiencies that Rob mentioned. Highly regarded system, but MC sites never seemed to do well in search engines. Wouldn't give them a second's thought now that they've sold out to a public corp, especially NS.

[TypeF]

"Monstercommerce has a number of drawbacks itself, especially in its dependence on dynamic pages that do not index well, and your loss of complete control over the whole process (since it's remotely hosted). Not to mention the "Network Solutions" stigma."

Apparently, I'm clueless on all three counts. I haven't had any problems and must not keep up on the "news." I'm usually just hurrying to make things happen. It seems I'm always having to spend hours learning something new for every client who hosts his site someplace different. Would love to be able to do my job, rather than keep relearning my job constantly. (no reflection on "you," just venting.)

Thanks for the reply and I'll Soldier on.