Switching to ReadyThemes

[phishbed]

Our site is long overdue for an update and the Suivant ReadyTheme looks perfect for us. Our site is old and heavy with modules and add-ons.

Would you guys recommend using ReadyThemes for our situation?

We still use legacy images. Would it be recommended to update to the new image machine before installing the theme?

Thanks for the advice!

Jamin
AOMC.mx

[lesliekirk]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

There are going to be a couple of factors that come into play - is your current site MMUI or CSSUI? If it's CSSUI, then I would suggest that you get a dev site copy of your current store set up. If it's MMUI, then you'll be starting with a blank slate, again for this you will need a dev site. Now, come back to your module laden question - you should review the modules you have to the new feature set that have been added since the time you first started accumulating modules. Yes, there is a lot that can be done natively but there are still a few tricks that a third party module might be needed for.

Yes, update to the Image Machine - it's even more fun in MM9 :)

Leslie

[phishbed]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Is there a guide for updating to the Image Machine?

[phishbed]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

We are still on MMUI. I've been reading through the forum about switching from MMUI to CSSUI. There was some talk about a conversion tool in development. Does anyone know the status of this? Maybe Miva 10?

[Rick Wilson]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

We're going to work on an export/import tool for moving the data around from MMUI to CSSUI long before MM10, but it can be done manually today. Product and Catalog data is pretty easy, it's order history and custom module stuff (like points) that get tricky, but it can all be done.

[Protos]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Just applied S. ReadyTheme to my dev site. Impressed by the ease and functionality. You guys did a fantastic job. Great walkthrough document. I had a lot of help and was up and running after a couple of hours.

I am running CS-site with image machine and stuff. Based on the cologne-skin.

One small problem - my thumbnail images will not display. "No image available" on all my products. Detailed images and close ups are ok. I searched the forums, but could not find anything of use. Please point me int right direction...

//André Loutchko
Stockholm

[Brennan]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Your images must be using the new image functionality (if you zoom works, then you already are) but that also need to be assigned an image type of "main".

[Protos]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Oh, thanks a lot!

[Protos]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Hi Brennan,
And how do I do that... I am reading page 104 in manual, but I cannot figure it out :-(


In the product display image.machine I have values: js-main-image. s-thumbnails. In code I have<img src="&mvte:product:imagetypes:main;"
And in User-Interface > Image-types I have:Capture.JPG main Main


-----------------


<mvt:if expr="NOT ISNULL l.settings:product:imagetypes:main">
<img src="&mvte:product:imagetypes:main;" alt="&mvte:product:name;" title="&mvte:product:name;" />
<mvt:else>
<img src="../images/img_no_thumb.jpg" alt="&mvte:product:name;" title="&mvte:product:name;" />
</mvt:if>
------------

so I just get img_no_thumb.jpg whatever I try

[Siamese-Dream.Com]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Hi there, Protos:

The best thing (in my humble opinion, which may or may not be worth the paper it is printed on), is to go through your products and assign an image as the main image.

I can't remember who said this (Probably Ron Friggon or Jim Sisk or ???) but the ideal way is to make sure your product images are all ftp'd into the right directory (I am pretty sure your default graphics directory) and then use a spreadsheet to update your image links.

Otherwise, in the meantime at least, what you would want to do is replace this line:

<img src="../images/img_no_thumb.jpg" alt="&mvte:product:name;" title="&mvte:product:name;" />

With code that displays the legacy thumbnail image... I think... but I could be wrong.

You might try specifically replacing this:

src="../images/img_no_thumb.jpg"

with this:

src="&mvte:product:thumbnail;"

I haven't tested it out yet but I think there is a 50-50 chance it will work. I think that is the token to call the legacy thumbnail image, so as long as you have thumbnail images assigned, I think it COULD possibly work.

Although long-term, I think you will want to assign Main images and redo that code back to the original.

Hope this helps.

[Protos]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Thanks Mark,
It is a good advice, thank you very much! It will do well for me right now.
I just need to show my client some good ideas with new Ready Themes.

I was playing around and noticed that if I choose point and click mode, than I get my thumbnail images back (legacy thumbnails). But then the category templates gets broken and products are shown in one column (kind of version 4) instead of two or three in columns. Naturally I loose carousel browsing on the Popular too... I remember from previous version that one should be careful on switching between the modes.

It feels like waiting for 9.01 is proper before applying new themes in PROD.

Meanwhile I would like some advice from you guys about migrating strategies.... Clean install on the empty shop and import xml-files. Or to apply the package on current shop and create a new template. I guess I have to read all docs first at
http://www.miva.com/videos/articles/...-documentation :-)

Best wishes from Stockholm

André

[Rick Wilson]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

9.0(00)1 is slated for release either later today or tomorrow for what it's worth.

[Protos]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Hi Mark,
It functioned very well. I got my images BACK! And I switched to Featured_products category.
Thanks a lot! It will do great for time being.

//André

[Protos]

Two horisontal product listings in SFNT content box

Hi again,
I created an extra product-listing in ReadyTheme admin. Than I try to acitvate the second row in SFNT content interface

1.
<mvt:item name="readytheme" param="productlisting( 'featured_products' )" />
<div class="breaker"></div>

2.
<mvt:item name="readytheme" param="productlisting( 'most_popular' )" />
<div class="breaker"></div>

The carousel functions just on the first row. The second comes just as usual vertical category listing without browsing handles.
Is there a way to double the product listing with the same behaviour as the first row.

If I put most popular first than it gets carousel functionality.

Is it the right way to do it...

//André aka Protos

[makco1]

Re: Switching to ReadyThemes

Customer has asked me to update his old site Miva 8 to 9
But the site is OLD and uses MMUI (original site was a 4. something with Open UI)

So to convert the data to CSS Framework - Ready Themes - Bootstrap I understand we rebuild from scratch.
Products, categories & images are not an issue with simple uploads or data.
But am I correct that any Special Page Designs & Templates would need to be completely new?

Could we keep / transfer the 3 important (existing) Tool Kit, Synchro & checkout data modules?

	Emporium Plus Tool Kit
	Mini-basket Display
	Additional Checkout Data Pro
	Category Template Manager
	Sebenza Tools
	Miva Merchant Synchro Connector for Miva Merchant 5.x