The 'Shopping Mode' of a page determines where the online customer will enter the quantity of a product that they want. Also, if you have filled in either the 'Date' or 'Other Info' prompts for a product (see Product Questions and Prompts) then the shopping mode will control where these appear as well.
The global shopping mode for the entire store is set in 'Design | Design Options'. The options available are:
· Quantity on Product Page - the customer will enter the quantity before pressing the 'Add To Cart' button.
· Quantity on Confirmation Page - a page will be displayed on which the customer can enter the quantity and then they click 'Confirm' to add the product to the cart.
· Quantity in Shopping Cart - the shopper is taken directly to the shopping cart with their selected product added. The customer can change the quantity here if they need to.
· If Quantity on Product Page is selected then there is a further option, Single Add to Cart Button per Page, which allows the customer to enter a quantity for all the products on the page that they want, before pressing a single 'Add To Cart' button. All the products will be added to the cart in one go.
Note: If you have ticked 'Request Location Information Early' in 'Business Settings | Ordering', then you not have any options for shopping mode. You will only be able to use 'Quantity on Confirmation Page'.
You can override the global shopping mode for a particular section. You do this within the 'Page Settings' tab of the section.
Within the 'Shopping Mode' area, de-select 'Use Parent Settings' and then select the shopping mode you want for this section. This shopping mode will also be used for any sub-sections within this section that have 'Use Parent Settings' selected.