Search Results for 'download link'

This is an extension of an earlier Topic which I closed, as this is more specific. I am just trying to work out how to make the free-text search work in a logical way with WPDM & the Verse theme.

Search Option 1. Page with Shortcode

http://www.motoshoot.com.au/results = [wpdm_search_result init=1 template="link-template-msthumnail" cols=4]

From what I can see here the only sections of the site that this searches is Packages. I have had a look at the different templates and at the end-of-the-day I think the ‘default’ Theme search actually presents the information the best, which also means I don’t needing to customise a template. Not surprising as the Theme IS written for WPDM!

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BTW I can’t see any way of linking the two searches – they seem completely discrete so very confusing if you are to use both….
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Default Search (Theme Options > Search Page)

As mentioned fromn the WP Dashboard I can choose what type of Posts you want to search – I chose the standard options of Post, Pages & Downloads and an addition for Topics (which appeared after the install of a forum plugin)

GOOD – When you get a match in the Downloads section I really like the default presentation of the results.

ANNOYING – Having the choice is nice however as discussed previously the code doesn’t return results across all the Post Types – instead it picks ONE type by default (the user has no option to choose), and ONLY presents the results for that type – you have no idea if it has matched any of the others.

NOT CLEAR – to search the other types you then need to click on the ‘new’ search menu options. (although I have customised the text to try and make this clearer)

ANNOYING – a bit confusing especially as it seems to default to the Post type (I would have thought default would be Downloads) – I’m guessing because this is first type listed in the array?

VERY ANNOYING – empty search results sometimes gives just a blank page. Search for ‘the’ and then search for ‘events’…..

BAD – although I have selected ‘Page’ as a target search post type, if I type in the string ‘the’ it does not match with any of the ‘pages’ in the site, even though I know the string is used in multiple locations in the pages ‘About Us’, ‘FAQ’, etc. Instead it matches the download packages if I choose menu:post (and presents them in one way) and it also matched the download packages if I choose menu:Download and presents them in a different way.

BAD – although I have selected Topic it does not return any results for strings ‘club’ or ‘events’ which are definitely there.

Why isn’t the search matching the text strings here?

BTW if WPDM have a recommended Fourum plugin please let me know!

VERY DESIRABLE

One of the issues I am asking the WPDM team (in another Topic) is how to get the selected Categories displayed as part of the Package information. I would have expected a search for ‘Yamaha’ to match the packages in the ‘yamaha’ category but neither the default search or the shortcode page make the connection.

Currently the only way I can see how to link the packages to the search is to actually include the string as text into the package description (search ‘ducati’) AS WELL as linking it in a Category so that users can browse – which is a both a duplicitous AND a double-entry process IMHO – neither of which is good.

Whilst doing some other testing/code editing I am noticing the following glitches – an example is the Guest Order ID: mst5D410314420A6, Email: lotii@supersymmetry.com.au

FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE INVOICE ERROR: it is sorted if you check the option:
Settings > Premiumm Packages > ask for billing address on checkout page. I’ve left the initial errors here because this was not a simple nor logical error to track down….

The order is for one $10 package, one $30 package, less a $10 discount coupon, with a 10% tax caculation. All works fine (though I am modifying the way the tax calculates) at the front-end (cart) and writes correctly into the DB [total:30, subtotal:40, discount:0, , tax:3, cart_discount: 0, coupon_discount: 10]

https://www.motoshoot.com.au/guest/

Good news is that the user can download the files 🙂

GLITCH 1. This page only shows the [discount:0] value, so although the overall numbers are correct it isn’t showing the [coupon_discount:10]

GLITCH 2. When you click on the [INVOICE] button the pop-up gives the following error:

Warning!. Critical billing info is missing. Please update your billing info to generate invoice properly. [UPDATE BILLING INFO] button.

GLITCH 3. Clicking the offered [UPDATE BILLING INFO] button sends you to https://www.motoshoot.com.au/dashboard/?udb_page=edit-profile which is the login for an normal account user.

Obviously this won’t work for a guest as they don’t have any login details NOR any instructions as to what to do next……

GLITCH 4. clicking on the [EDIT BILLING INFO] button opens up the window where all of the required fields are completed. So there doesn’t seem to be any logical reason why the invoice is returning an error.

You can edit this page and fill in all the empty (not required) fields but you still get the Invoice error….

Completing the logo & address fields in Settings > Premium Packages doesn’t make any difference to the error either.

GLITCH 5. Despite ‘Settings > Premum Package > Guest Order Page = Guest’ (Page) on completion the cart still throws a guest order to ‘Settings > Premum Package > Orders Page = Purchases’ (Page)

Though not ideal I can live with this, except it would be preferable if the ‘Guest’ information was at the TOP of the standard login not the BOTTOM. I can see the code in [guest_order_page_link.php] but I don’t know which page is calling this.

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TEST WITH ACCOUNT USER WITH BASIC BILLING ADDRESS DETAILS IN PROFILE (as registerd)
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Did a subsequent test purchase. Completed the missing Billing Details (at the Cart) and it all seemed to process the transaction fine.

GLITCH 6. – still get same Invoice error, however this time the link takes you to /dashboard/?udb_page=edit-profile and from here I could see that there is ZERO information in the Billing Address fields.

Completing the fields here then allows the Invoice to load.

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TEST WITH ACCOUNT USER WITH FULL BILLING DETAILS IN PROFILE
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A subsequent test purchase has the Cart auto-filled with the logged in user details. So I’m guessing that there is some pathway issues with the Cart data when:

a. you are a guest
b. you are an account user but with incomplete billing Address information

I’m guessing the invoice errors are database connected (empty fields) whereas I think this data should be pulled directly from the DB record?

GLITCH 7. Although the Invoice now loads correctly, and displays the right numbers (with a coupon discount of $10), it still only displays the [Discount:0] value so the numbers don’t really make any sense.

I’m hoping I can edit some page & invoice templates to display the COUPON DISCOUNT, but IMHO since these are standard ‘Premium Package’ options it would be easier & simpler if they auto-loaded…..