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I just finished redesigning one of my business` websites (I like making the sites myself) and now am stuck with the shopping cart problem.

OK, I will try to explain this as easy as possible. Here is one of my products: http://www.ivoog.com/test/scooters/xm150. When the user click "Add to Cart" I want it to go to a shopping cart on http://www.ivoog.com/cart or something like that. So it needs to be an IN SITE shopping cart.

So basically, my website is FULLY complete (all HTML pages). All I need now is to find a shopping cart software that is compatible with Authorize.net, Google Checkout and Paypal (I am a merchant). I have been trying to find a shopping cart like this for a while and cannot find anything. Everything I come upon is either a full e-commerce software (WHICH I DON`T WANT) like Zen Cart, or something like the Paypal shopping cart which is OUT OF SITE. (By out of site I mean instead of the cart being at www.ivoog.com/cart, its at www.paypal.com/me/cart/whatever.

Where can I find a good shopping cart (just the shopping cart)? What i`m thinking is I would just need to link the add to cart buttons to a cart that I install? What is a good low cost or free software? Here is an example of a website that uses all HTML pages, and when the user click on add to cart it adds the item to their cart. This is exactly what I need: http://www.shopnastygal.com/products/vintage/clothing/dresses/Rainbow-Button-Dress.html

Thanks,
Henry

If you are familiar with Zen Cart, you can use it for only the shopping cart functions and still retain the existing website architecture with your static HTML pages.

Zen Cart allows you to add products to its shopping cart via an HTML link so you can put that in your existing product catalogue.

How would I do that? That is EXACTLY what I want! Do you have a tutorial link? Thanks.

I`m trying to search how to do this now What should I search for? Do you have any links? Thanks.

I really don`t see a way to integrate Zen Cart into my current site. I also do not want to redesign the whole website just in Zen Cart, it took me months making all the html pages!

Anyone know of any shopping cart?

Your best bet is to go with either Zen Cart or OS commerce. Both shopping carts can give you a good looking e-commerce site.


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Edgar Monroy
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When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
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Hi, I understand but my website is already DONE. I have over 100 HTML pages. I want to launch it today (well it was actually Wednesday but finding a shopping cart is longer than I expected).

For example, look at http://www.shopnastygal.com/products/vintage/clothing/dresses/Rainbow-Button-Dress.html. They have all HTML pages and then a perfect shopping cart exactly how I need it. How did they do this? (I tried asking )

What is an IN SITE shopping cart that accepts Google Checkout, Paypal and Authorize.net?

The fact that you can`t find an onsite cart program and that no one here can point you to one is evidence that building and maintaining one is a daunting task.  Most web developers don`t have the ability to design complex database programs, and those that do are smart enough to not reinvent the wheel - especially one that needs constant maintenance.

Why are you so set against an offsite solution?



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Steve Mann
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MannMade Digital Video
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An off-site solution does not look very professional and most of our competitors have on-site shopping carts.

What would a customer think when they click add to cart and it goes to e-junkie.com or paypal.com or something like that. Alot of people who are not aware about the web may think it is a scam if going to e-junkie.com (or shoppingcart.com, etc) and when going to paypal.com it gives them the impression that this is an amateur business.