This is the official list of changes to the Fancy Dress Heaven web site. Its starts with a description of the standard testing procedures. SHORT TEST Every time any change is made on the live site a standard SHORT TEST is carried out - 1. Create a new test account " Test Account <6 DIGIT - DATE>". Make an error by deliberately missing out your surname the first time the account is made each time. 2. As the top line of the address field note - TEST PURCHASE DO NOT SHIP 3. Make a purchase of item 5296 Realistic Replica Pirate Pistol (purchases affect the sort order both in searches, bestseller list and our special category sort order module - so we make this an item that we think is of interest to customers). 4. Purchase with insurance and select "fastest as delivery method" (should be no change in actual delivery in this case) 5. When the purchase is complete check the admin system to make sure that it has gone through correctly (including shipping costs and all details needed to ship the items from the warehouse [address etc]. 6. In the customers notes note that it was a test purchase. 7. Refund the purchase (enter reason TEST PURCHASE DO NOT SHIP) 8. Delete the new account and purchase in admin system. 9. When you are sure that the test is complete and correct note that it was carried out in you site changes file and 10. If you have to revert the system please retest as above again after doing so so that it has always been tested before being left live. To Do: Change welcome email. Record of changes to fancydressheaven.co.uk Sept 2009 Shopping channel removed from header Temporarily remove linkbacks Text changes & Reduction of the term fancy dress - includes removing home page navigation. Turning off Flash Banner in code. 20 July 2009 Attempting to revert site: header reverted Removal of ABBA and Summer special sections Admin area renamed to noise8172missile 02 July 2009 * header updated with my shopping channel header in /public_html/includes/templates/fancydress2/common/tpl_header.php 17 May 2009 Changes to the common Template to remove Zen Cart text META_TAG_TITLE, META_TAG_DESCRIPTION and META_TAG_KEYWORDS' now site from EZPages using getFooterPromoText May 2009 Super site search added. First searches for an exact match then if nothing found, for an AND then if still nothing found for an OR May 2009 Add focused affiliate search function. If an item is out of stock the site will search joke.co.uk to find it. May 2009 Homepage updated: Front page now stored in EZPage articles * Front Page Popular Links * Front Page Headline Message * Front Page Pictoral Navigation * Front Page Seasonal Message * Front Page Editorial * Front Page Customer Quotes Home page layout is stored at /public_html/includes/templates/fancydress2/common/intro.php Home page title is set in /public_html/includes/modules/meta_tags.php 06 May 2009 Decrease number of footer links and add a number of non-sales related pages to robots.txt to concentrate pagerank 10 September Intermittent problem with PayPal Believed to be caused by changes to includes/classes/order.php when multisite modules added. No problem on 8th or 9th (as far as we know). Last order 10.43 on 10th after which sign-ups no longer convert. The includes/classes/order.php file was howe er changed on the 7th PACKING LIST AND SUPPLY SYSTEM (PS System) needs to be tested in real life. Aug 1, 2008 Item Reservation System (Zen Cart Reporting) IR System Change: 977915 This added custom module includes a php page that shows the most popular 40 items from each manufacture bought from a Zen Cart store in the last four weeks. It is specifically used to determine which items need to be bought by suppliers in the next two months. Each week we need to be able to send manufacturers our needs over the next 8 weeks so that they can order in or manufacture products to be sold to our clients. To predict what we need we need to be able to individual manufacturers (1) What the top 40 items needed are for the next 6 weeks (based on the items LOOKED AT over the past 4 weeks) (2) What the items Product Code is. (3) Number of items needed. This is currently fixed at 80 for top 10, 40 items of each type for items 11-40, in this bid. In the future there will be an algorithm determining numbers. Find unter admin >> tools >> IN PROGRESS Add Protx to Zen cart PROTX direct payment method to be added to our customized Zen cart Jul 31, 2008 Changing position of text giving product availability date. Change: 977410 When we set an availability date for a product that is not currently available, the text giving the availability date on the product page appears at the bottom of the product description. We want this text to appear at the top of the product description instead. We also want to change the standard text. Jul 31, 2008 New order statuses Change: 969345 Status Management System (SM System) Adding new order statuses and adding the ability for us to select from sub-statuses to set a status that we will see as a combination of the phrases listed as sub-statuses. The emails in the admin panel can be changed, but the new email is saved only in the Just-In-Time database, not in the original zen_cart_manufacturers table. This is because the original specification called for these two tables to remain independant. But I can have the script update both tables if you want. On the other hand, it's not necessarily a bad thing if the manufacturer has the possibility to use one email for packing slips and a different email for the web site. I just put the email sending out of test mode, so slips will be mailed to the real addresses from now. As for new scripts that the coder can use, there is this one here that he start to work with http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/tools/dropship/test.php New Class Statuses There are a large number of new statuses that are combined statuses composed of the sub-statuses listed below. These new statuses will include all the combinations involving one or none of the phrases from each of the groups below. The new statuses will never include more than one phrase from the same group. Rather than choosing from the normal drop down box, we want to be able to select either one of statuses 1-5 listed above, or one or more of the 'sub-statuses' listed below. Selecting one or more of the sub-statuses will set the corresponding new combined status, that includes all the phrases selected (it may be one phrase, two, or more, as many as are selected). The combined statuses would exist in the database, the sub-statuses would exist just in the javascript. synchronising the responses from the PS System with the new statuses. There is a slight difference in what needs to happen depending on whether the supplier is a drop-shipper or not. So just to remind you, the drop shippers are set at the stage where you set up the manufacturers' pages in the PS System. (Presumably those toggles are stored somewhere.) FOR DROP-SHIPPERS: When the email giving the drop-shipper the link to the items we want to order is sent, we want the status of the orders containing those items to be affected as if the box 'Have you ordered some or all items for this order?' has been ticked, in other words the appropriate bit should change from 0 to 1 (if it's not 1 already). When the drop-shipper clicks the 'Create Packing Slips' button, we want the status of the orders containing items that have been clicked as 'Shipping Today' to automatically be affected as if the box for 'Have you shipped part or all of this order?' has been ticked, in other words the appropriate bit should change from 0 to 1 (if it's not 1 already). Also when the drop-shipper clicks the 'Create Packing Slips' button, we want the status of the orders containing items that have been clicked as 'will order today', to be affected as if the box 'Have you ordered some or all items for this order?' has been ticked, in other words the appropriate bit should change from 0 to 1 (if it's not 1 already). Also when the drop-shipper clicks the 'Create Packing Slips' button, we want the items that have been clicked as 'No longer Available' to be turned off in the web site admin system. FOR NON-DROP-SHIPPERS: When the email giving the link to the items we want to order is sent, this does not affect the status at all. When the 'Create Packing Slips' button is clicked, we want the status of the orders containing items that have been clicked as 'Shipping Today' to automatically be affected as if the box for 'Have you ordered some or all items for this order?' has been ticked, in other words the appropriate bit should change from 0 to 1 (if it's not 1 already). Also when the non-drop-shipper clicks the 'Create Packing Slips' button, we want the status of the orders containing items that have been clicked as 'will order today' to automatically be affected as if the box for 'Have you ordered some or all items for this order?' has been ticked, in other words the appropriate bit should change from 0 to 1 (if it's not 1 already). Also when the non-drop-shipper clicks the 'Create Packing Slips' button, we want the items that have been clicked as 'No longer Available' to be turned off in the web site admin system. Temporary Statuses Set: 1) Uncleared Payment (this is unusual but occurs sometimes, e.g. for payments by echeque through paypal. Currently these are listed as Pending) 2) New Order (usually as soon as the customer orders. Currently these are listed as Processing) 3) Legacy Shipped (currently 'shipped') 4) Legacy Update (currently 'Update') Then we want: 5) In Progress at Warehouse Then there is a gap in order status IDs, which should be retained, then a number of Google Checkout statuses. If you think the order status ID numbers of these Google ones can be changed without causing problems for future Google Checkout integration, these IDs should be changed so that the Google ones come after all the other statuses, again after a gap. If not their current order status IDs should be retained and the new statuses should follow after a gap in the status IDs. Jul 17, 2008 NOCHEX payment method added (Radu) The Nochex documentation says our email address is our merchant ID. Our Nochex login email is admin@fancydressheaven.co.uk Wednesday 16 July Added the sales conversion tag to the order confirmation page. Monday 14 July Enabled Google Checkout module for the website. Testing successful. Cannot see the orders in the admin side. Thursday 3 July 11:35 pm Changed from Paypal Express checkout to Paypal IPN as attempting to confirm order was giving: 'This transaction is invalid. Please return to the recipient's website to complete your transaction using their regular checkout flow.' Wednesday 2 July Midnight - 1pm Thursday: Removed note on Rubies items saying items in short supply and expected delivery time 4 - 8 July, changed back to premium delivery. Multiplied Leg Avenue prices by 1.5 to avoid selling at loss. Afternoon/evening: Turned off Palmers ready for Palmers closure. Sunday 29 June 10:15 am Changed note on Shopping Cart Contents on Confirm Order page: Shopping Cart Contents - If you selected insurance this may be ommitted from the Review Payment page. The Order Total shown below is the amount that will be debited from your account. Saturday 28 June 10:30 pm changed live active PayPal Express Checkout from finance@nationalwebdesign.co.uk paypal account to payments@fancydressheaven.co.uk paypal account. 11: pm changed non-active PayPal IPN from finance@nationalwebdesign.co.uk paypal account to payments@fancydressheaven.co.uk paypal account. Not active and not tested. Thursday 26 June 10:45 pm ish added option for customers to pay extra 10% insurance. Added note to Shopping Cart Contents on Confirm Order page - NB The Order Total shown below is the amount that will be debited from your account. The Payment Processors Review Your Payment page may show a larger or smaller amount but only the amount shown as Order Total below will be charged. Comparing the effect of the top flash banner on conversions from Google searchers (Evening only - keyword "fancy dress"). The top banner has no effect on number of conversions. http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/pages /fancy-dress-costumes-and-outfits-online-pv-c0-15.html Click Conversions http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/ 4998 26 5024 4388 24 4412 Total 9386 50 9436 Fisher's exact test The two-tailed P value equals 0.7768 Sunday 22 June 3:15pm Added manufacturer to Leg Avenue hosiery etc to fix problem where free shipping was given and/or customer couldn't get past the shipping and payment page. Saturday 21 June Moved some Palmers products to top of main categories. Approx 11 pm removed non working button_add_to_cart_small.gif on category and search results pages (renamed as button_add_to_cart_small_old.gif and replaced with transparent 1 pixel image). Midnight changed web discount from 20% to 36%, making prices more similar to joke.co.uk prices (some more, some less). Friday 20 June Approx 11 am changed Rubies items from 'Currently special order allow 21 days' etc to 'These are in short supply so get yours reserved by ordering now - first come, first served!' in description and 'We expect to get this costume into your hands on 4th - 8th July 2008 if you choose UK 3-5 day delivery when you check out.' in Delivery, and changed delivery option from Special to Premium. Added approx 538 Palmers products, 7 pm ish. Weds 18 June 2008: Approx 1 pm all Rubies items changed to Special Order - allow 21 days Tuesday 17 June 2008: At 9:48 pm we changed checkout_confirmation.php, adding 'Your order is not yet complete! Click the Confirm Order button further down the page to place your order.' under 'Step 3 of 3 - Confirm Your Order', to see whether this increases the proportion of customers that complete a purchase rather than dropping out between account creation and order confirmation. At this point the extra text is in grey and the same size font as the title 'Step 3 of 3 - Confirm Your Order'. Live Testing 16 June 2008: * Used old account Arya Test Account 1. Error while adding 5296 Realistic Replica Pirate Pistol to the basket: Jun 15, 2008 google sitemap made and submitted using http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools Not Found The requested URL /add('8553'); was not found on this server. * Was unable to edit the shipping/billing addresses in the checkout page. Server upgrade Page load times improved by about 20% under no loading (improved to 2.6 sec from 3.5-4.5 Load response testing - at approx 150 visitors the page load time is still less than 5 seconds now However very low conversion rate when the ads are turned on. 1. Could customers be being prevented from signing up? 1. Arya reports (Fri 5pm am getting the following error while trying to add a product to cart: Not Found The requested URL /add('8553'); was not found on this server. [NOTE: We should have a custom error message here] 2. MB Unable to replicate with multiple add-tos and a single singn-up 3. FLH Unable to replicate with sale 2. Could customers be going to old site? 1. No - visors appearing on current site Notes from Live Testing in May 2008 If the web site is running very slowly it may be due to a large number of customers on site. Typically pages load in about 4 seconds. With 100 customers on site this is down to about 13 seconds. With 200 customers on site it increases further to about 30 seconds (effectively unusable). We are not sure if this is related to the SEO URL add in which may also be responsible for the high number of iNodes 9th May 1. Added size drop downs for Rackham, Raven and Merlin. 2. Added size drop downs for Rubies items as far as High School Musical. 3. Started having one combined shipping fee for Rubies and Smiffys instead of separate ones. So far no text about items dispatched separately / from main warehouse Tasks for 7th May 1. Improve Conversion Tracking. Add return URL 2. Add SSL 3. Get autoresponder working 1. Here is how I envisage the sequence working 1. Sign up but don't buy? =>Get a Just checking message followed by a follow up after one month 2. Sign up and buy within 2 weeks but we can't ship right away? =>Just checking message is never sent - instead an upselling message is sent selling accessories 3. Sign up and buy within 2 weeks and we ship right away? =>Only a sequence of follow-up appropriate for a satified customer is sent. 4. Rename newsletter as Savings Club 5. Make it a Costume 6. Same day checkout 6th May 1. Google AdWords 1. 80/20 1. phrase match for "fancy dress" 2. top items by name landing on focussed adgroups 2. Split testing landing pages (stted not by CTR but by paid conversions)e 1. Split 1 - different prices on site when landing 2. Split 2 - daytime ads (00:00-17:00) vs evening ads (17:00-24:00) 2. Ideas -to use the XML feed to power new sites 3. Ideas - Party ideas mini site 4. Ideas - fancy dress hire at £5 per day. Pay the full item value as a deposit. Pay postage. Pay for dry cleaning (enclose receipt) 5. Ideas - gift wrapping service 6. Ideas - same day delivery Alternative Quick Home Page at has load time of 55 sec http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/pages/ fancy-dress-costumes-a...ts-online-pv-c0-15.html Total Page Size: 191536 bytes Total Graphics: 129618 bytes - 39 images Server Connections: 2 Connection penalty: 2 seconds Standard home page has load time of 111 sec URL: http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/ Total Page Size: 391329 bytes Total Graphics: 325837 bytes - 39 images Server Connections: 3 Connection penalty: 2 seconds 5th May 1. Added size attributes to Secret Wishes 2. Added size info to Secret Wishes descriptions 3. Replaced NULL in most Smiffys descriptions with Click Add to Basket or use the Search box or Menu on the left to find more fancy dress costumes and accessories. 4. Added note about checkout delivery time not applying to descriptions on pre-order items (nb people will miss this if they put it in the basket without looking at the product page. We need to move it ahead of the sizing info so as to be visible. 4th May 1. Added Rubies boys to Boys category (before Indiana Jones in catalogue, none later yet) 10 am ish 2. Added Rubies films costumes to movies and films lunch time ish 3. Added 15 extra Rubies catalogue pages of toddlers to babies and toddlers, 2:25 PM 4. Created Cartoon Characters for Rubies cartoons 5. Moved Movies and Films, Cartoon Characters and Girls Night Out to below Babies and Toddlers and above Premium Costumes on menu, in order to have more Rubies things higher up, 2:30 pm 6. Removed or demoted non-film things from top of Movies and Films. 3rd May 1. Added size info to Ladies XL and Mens XL late evening. 1st May 1. Change home page meta-tags 2. Add Magnetic One Zen Cart Make-A-Deal module (not currently in use) 3. Add Magnetic One Zen Cart Event Designer module (code only inserted into demo page at http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/pages/pub-packs-pv-c0-7.html - not currently in use elsewhere) 4. Add Magnetic One Zen Cart Performance module- this caches the site - please clear this when you want to see or implement new upgrades or added item. Reminder currently FTP ACCESS Your Domain: fancydressheaven.co.uk Your Username: fancydre Your Password: famous5337awake Admin Access USER: admin PASSWORD: at7219agree 30th April 1. Put Rubies and Charlie Crow products into Ladies, Mens, Girls, Boys, Babies and Toddlers and put those menu items at top of left menu. Also put Rubies full cut items into Mens XL and Ladies XL but not visible in menu. No sizing information included apart from in Babies and Toddlers. 2. Add Magnetic One Zen Cart autoresponder - primarily to respond to customers signing up but not buying anything. Here is how the sequence is supposed to work. 1. Sign up but don't buy? =>Get a Just checking message followed by a follow up after one month. 2. Sign up and buy within 2 weeks but we can't ship right away? =>Just checking message is never sent - instead an upselling message is sent selling accessories 3. Sign up and buy within 2 weeks and we have been able to ship right away? =>Only a sequence of follow-up appropriate for a satisfied customer is sent. 3. Added Magnetic One Zen Cart site map at http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/index.php?main_page=m1_sitemap linked from bottom menu 4. Added URL re-writes for SEO Remi 29th April 1. Added Site Map (see footer link & http://docs.magneticone.com/?product=zencart_sitemap ) Site Map for Zen Cart - Zen Cart Module License 3139-10045-33-1209454265-093f65e0 2. Activated full set of data feeds 3. Imported Rubies and Charlie Crow products into Rubies and Charlie Crow categories. 4. To do - add 5. Shopping Cart Error Handler License Key: 3139-10046-173-1209454266-045117b0 25th April 1. Site Transfer seems to have been of old versions. Restore 18th April Backup 2. MB to make 1. new category and 2. sub categories 3. Added Sub-Domains (redirectoin completed *) 1. accessories.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/accessories) 2. aprilfoolsday.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/aprilfoolsday) 3. babies.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/babies) [redirect] 4. batman.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/batman) [redirect] 5. boys.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/boys) [redirect] 6. christmas.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/christmas) [redirect] 7. disney.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/disney) [redirect] 8. facepaint.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/facepaint) 9. girls.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/girls) [redirect] 10. halloween.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/halloween) [redirect] 11. harrypotter.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/harrypotter) [redirect] 12. highschoolmusical.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/highschoolmusical) [redirect] 13. indianajones.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/indianajones) [redirect] 14. ladies.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/ladies) [redirect] 15. ladiesxl.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/ladiesXL) [redirect] 16. lordoftherings.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/lordoftherings) [redirect] 17. masks.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/masks) 18. mens.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/mens) [redirect] 19. mensxl.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/mensXL) [redirect] 20. powerrangers.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/powerrangers) [redirect] 21. starwars.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/starwars) [redirect] 22. stpatricksday.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/stpatricksday) [redirect] 23. weapons.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/weapons) 24. wigs.fancydressheaven.co.uk (public_html/wigs) 21st April 2008 20th April 2008 1. Added delivery info to sizing info on Smiffys products (low down on product pages). 2. Added delivery info to sizing info on Leg Avenue products (low down on product pages): Delivery options for this item will be shown during checkout. If this item appears ONLY in the Leg Avenue section, the item will be sent specially from Los Angeles and you should allow up to 21 days for delivery (28 days for international). If this item ALSO appears in the Ladies' Premium Costumes or Girl's Night Out sections, it will be sent from the UK and is available for International Premium Delivery (allow 5-10 working days), UK Premium Delivery (allow 3-5 days) and UK Next Day Delivery. 3. Turned off Totals above shopping cart (was showing Total items, weight and amount). 4. Added delivery and Sizing info to Rackham, Raven and Merlin product pages. Available in a full range of adults' sizes. Please tell us your size in the comments box during checkout. Please allow up to 21 days for delivery of this special item (28 days for international). 5. Changed Costume Sizes page to tell customers how to find sizing info on the product page and how to find items in small and large sizes (Rackham, Raven, Merlin and Leg Avenue). 6. Added: Bestsellers appear if a search returns no other 7. Returns Policy updated. Re: PayPal Update (KMM11354372I96L0KM) Please add a timeframe to the Refund Policy. Please update your website by 21.04.2008. 8. Added: Dynamic Page Element shows which search engine referred the user and what the search term was on main pages tools/traffic_source 9. Currently being tested: PACKING LIST AND SUPPLY SYSTEM (PSS) Stand alone script which reads the database of a Zen Cart shop and creates an html report (or even better PDF/RTF say which you are offering in your bid) document which it emails to one of a number of specific addresses. Should go into tools/suppliers . The aim is to create a module that automatically contacts a number suppliers to instruct them to ship items ordered from our shop over the last 24 hours. This script or module will (1) Run as a stand alone script on our site without changing any of the existing Zen Cart modules in any way. You can duplicate existing Zen cart code but it must be put in the new folder and not depend on the main site code. (2) it will run from a folder on our site "http://www.fancydressheaven.co.uk/tools/suppliers" (3) you will be required to fully document it in a txt file placed in the folder thus "http://www.fancydressheaven.co.uk/tools/suppliers/readme.txt" (4) The script will run from a cron job set to run every hour. (5) HOW IT WILL WORK (5a) An extra stand alone database will be created to hold (i) suppliers name (read from an existing supplier in the main database to keep the supplier filed names and numbers in sync), (ii) a flag called Dropshipper [Y/N] to indicate whether the supplier will be contacted using this system, (iii) A separate time (in GMT/BST) for each supplier to carry out the mailing each day, (iv) the suppliers email address, (v) the suppliers fax number (vi) an automatically generated supplier password that we can change. (5b) The script will check to see if any of the suppliers are due to have their daily email sent to them [e.g. "Jonesies" might ship their last orders at 17:00 GMT/BST]. If any ship at this particular hour [e.g. it might be 17:05 right now] then -> (5b) The script will check the orders pending for products from the appropriate supplier in our zen cart database. [e.g.at 17:00 GMT there may be 2 orders for "White Zoot Suits" from "Jonesies" amongst several hundred other orders sitting on the system waiting to be shipped]. The script automatically emails the supplier with a list of every order for their products and a covering note and the item order number or says "NO ORDERS TODAY" (5c) There is also an administration link which they can access with the username and password which will be part of the link emailed to them. When they log in they will see -> (5d) A list of all of todays order's which need shipping each with three radio buttons with options . The most recent orders are first. They are instructed to select which choice applies individually for each item. If any item is checked they are asked to confirm that the item is really no longer available by a javascript pop up and never will be as follows "Can you please confirm that item ??? is really never going to be available again. If you confirm then we will remove it from our database forever and never offer it to our customers again. Are you sure that you want to do this?". (ii) The customer gets an email to say that the item is no longer available. ** (5e) When they press the "create packing slips" button three things happen. (i) all the items that they have marked are marked in the database as "shipped" (which I think in the standard Zen cart is the toggle "delivered") AND (ii) a single printable document is produced in RTF, PDF or HTML (the former are preferred). This document comprises an individual packing list for each customer each on a separate page (or multiple pages if needed). (iii) The customer gets an email saying that the item is being shipped to them today. -> (5f) For items confirmed as turn the product status to OFF in the Zen cart database so that it is automatically removed from being visible on our site and automatically email us at admin@fancydressheaven.co.uk subject line "ITEM DISCONTINUED: " (5g) For items marked an order list is created which is the first page of the generated document. The customer gets an email saying that the item is shipping from the supplier to the UK warehouse today. (5h) Items that have been marker will continue to show up on the a list of all of today's order's which need shipping but are marked ORDERED AWAITING ARRIVAL. The option will no longer shows up and instead of the option shows up which has the same effect. The customer gets an email saying that the item is being shipped to them today when this is selected at the same time the item is added to today's packing lists. 19th 1. Categories for Rubies and Charlie Crow removed because import script in tools/uploader is uploading model numbers to product ID position. Database needs to be reverted. After that reimport Rubies, Charlie Crow, Palmers, Bristol & Smiffys (MB) 2. Planning for migration to SSL. Need to move servers for fancydressheaven.co.uk after database is reverted. 3. Reorganised menus (may be reverted). 18th April 08: 1. Evening/night: Leg Avenue size guide added to Leg Avenue product pages. Low down so not necessarily visible. 2. Added: Script to upload items to Zen Cart in tools/uploader 3. Charlie Crow category added, sub category of brands and designers 2nd April 1. Added: a simple script which can be triggered by a single click to enter the same calculated parameter this time as a negative integer sort number into the product sort number field for every item on the site. e.g. see sort variable on http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/admin/categories.php?cPath=89&pID=5193 NOW, on the following web link there is a link above the heading called "Update Sort Order Formulas". This will update the entire product database with the formula we have finalized. You might notice that the folders are not updated with this formula, because they are part of a different database. I did not see this as being prudent to also update at this point, but let me know if it is and I'll have to spend some time looking at it. ZenCart is very sophisticated and picky about its arguments, which is why I did not go to great lengths to update that as well. However, if you click that particular link "every" single product will be updated in its sort order based on our agreed formula. All this regardless of any other features. A range limitation is also in place to verify the sort orders are no less than -65535. Reporting is on http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/admin/categories.php 30th March * We've added the ability to set the sort order of searches to be proportional to a number which has been allocated for every item. This number is equal ((NUMBER purchased + (NUMBER viewed/100)) * price)+price number of products purchased in http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/admin/stats_products_purchased.php number of times the product has been viewed is in http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/admin/stats_products_viewed.php 27th March: * Added: Search Tracking. Every entry entered into a search box on the web site to be put into a database. A stand alone script shows a list of all searches and their frequency (1) for all time and (2) in the last 24 hours. The functionality has been added to the zen cart search box. * 22nd March * bookmarking code added to header in /includes/templates/template_default/common/html_header.php * Added: Zen Cart Script to automatically add a number of items to the shopping cart ... a PHP script that will automatically add a series of items (stored in a txt or xml file) to the current users shopping cart when a specific URL is entered. It needs to stand alone and not change the main Zen Cart code at all. It supports multiple sets of items to add depending on the parameters passed on the URL. http://fancydressheaven.co.uk/multiadd.php?group=1 To edit the groups, find multi_list.txt in the main folder, and add what you need. Each line needs to be in the following format : : : Group 7 has an example of this working. * This needs to be moved/copied to tools/multibuy 23 April 2010 Removed hitslink code from html_header.php in /home/fancydre/public_html/includes/templates/template_default/common/html_header.php (this successfully removed it from home page. Previously removed it from tpl_main_page.php /public_html/includes/templates/fancydress3/common and /public_html/includes/templates/ahc/FDHcommon which did not seem to have any effect. Planning (Remo these orange things we are doing separately and you can ignore them): Refund issue: Get supplies on time. Fix refund feature in admin system. * Make size of pictures in basket similar to joke and ace. * Make size values include UK size. Have separate ones for Smiffys, Leg etc. * Make best sellers appear below search results. * Start working on spreadsheet in order to have correct info in description field? Planning: Get all products in spreadsheet(s) Add all required info and instructions to descriptions Info that is same for everything from that supplier cd be an extra thing in db like sizing guide, or cd be pasted into descriptions (a few hrs pasting). !!!OVER HALF PEOPLE WHO PUT SOMETHING IN CART GO AWAY AND MOST OF THOSE ARE LEAVING THE SITE: *Make size of pictures in basket similar to joke and ace. *Remove Total Items: 1 Weight: 0lbs Amount: £44.99 *Put stuff to stop them leaving site from shopping basket, eg next steps, instructions and security info on the basket page, and make checkout secure. *make it easy to re-find shopping basket after you have added something and then tried to shop more but not added anything else: make Basket and Checkout in top right of site bold and brighter red and put dividing lines between Login, Basket and Checkout in top right (Basket instead of Shopping Cart) *Remove Weight 0 *Add card and paypal pictures to top of cart !!!75% of people who look at products go away: *Put size clearly on product pages. *Make size values include UK size. Have separate ones for Smiffys, Leg etc *Move size / colour choice higher on product page *Put what item includes on product pages *Put stock/delivery time info on product pages *change size page to say given on product page and how to see/use it and Add leg avenue size guide to size page and any other size guides. !!!66% of people who search go away: *fatten up titles and descriptions to show sizes, what is included in the costume and include relevant key words, eg glasses for specs but also extra things like John Lennon *Make best sellers appear below search results !!!Joke and Ace have clear adults/mens/ladies/xl/childrens/girls/boys fancy dress. *Poss restructure: Ladies, Ladies XL, Mens, Mens XL; Boys;Girls OR Ladies Premium;Mens Premium;Ladies Bargain;Mens Bargain;Boys;GirlsBargain;Childrens. Ladies Bargain>standard size;XL OR Adult;plus;(teens);children. Adult>ladies;mens;couples;theme1;theme2 etc. Or Adult>ladies premium;ladies bargain standard, ladies bargain XL etc !!!People are going mainly to top things on page *Put correct things in top row *Test taking non essentials out of top of page eg home page banner and advice people, for at least 48 hours *Later make one page checkout despach spelling and tell them about page refreshing need to make discounts and gift certificates smaller / take up less of page. Text for basket page (pre one page checkout): The items in your basket are listed below. Checkout in four easy steps to get your costume! Click 'Continue' and enter your address. Click 'Continue Checkout' to choose your P&P and enter payment details, which are handled securely by PayPal. Click 'Continue Checkout' to review your order details. Click 'Confirm Order'. First use the menu or Search box to find any other items you'd like, and add them to your basket. You can get back to your basket contents at any time by clicking the small 'Shopping Cart' link in the top right hand corner of every page. You can change the quantity of an item in the basket by changing the number in the quantity box and clicking the 'Change Quantity' button. Then click the 'Go to Checkout' button - scroll down if you can't see it! --------------------------- html for sizing information boxes in Manufacturers: Rackham, Raven and Merlin:
DELIVERY, SIZING AND PAYMENT INFORMATION:
Available in a full range of adults' sizes. Please tell us your size in the comments box during checkout.
You can pay by Credit Card, Debit Card or PayPal.
Please allow up to 21 days for delivery of this special item (28 days for international).
Leg Avenue:
DELIVERY, SIZING AND PAYMENT INFORMATION:
You can pay by Credit Card, Debit Card or PayPal.
Delivery options for this item will be shown during checkout. If this item appears ONLY in the Leg Avenue section, the item will be sent specially from Los Angeles and you should allow up to 21 days for delivery (28 days for international). If this item ALSO appears in the Ladies' Premium Costumes or Girl's Night Out sections, it will be sent from the UK and is available for International Premium Delivery (allow 5-10 working days), UK Premium Delivery (allow 3-5 days) and UK Next Day Delivery.
Size Guide for this item
Extra Small:
 Fits UK Dress Size 6-8
Small:
 Fits UK Dress Size 8-10
Medium:
 Fits UK Dress Size 10-12
Large:
 Fits UK Dress Size 12-14
Extra Large:
 Fits UK Dress Size 14-16
1X-2X:
 Fits UK Dress Size 16-18
Extra Small/ Small:
 Fits UK Dress Size 6-8
Small/ Medium:
 Fits UK Dress Size 8-10
Medium/Large:
 Fits UK Dress Size 10-12
Large/Extra Large:
 Fits UK Dress Size 12-14
One Size:
 Fits UK Dress Size 6-12
Smiffys:  
DELIVERY, SIZING AND PAYMENT INFORMATION:
Available for UK Premium Delivery (Allow 3 to 5 working days) and International Delivery (Allow 5-10 working days).
You can pay by Credit Card, Debit Card or PayPal.
Unless otherwise stated above, the costume is designed to fit small to medium. See below for further sizing information.
Costume Sizes
Mens Standard/One Size:
 Approx Fits Chest 38-40 Height 5'10"
Mens XL:
 Approx Fits Chest 42-44 Height Up To 6'
Womens Standard/One Size:
 Fits Dress Size 8-12
Womens XL:
 Fits Dress Size 14-18
Children's Small:
 For ages 3 to 5 (110cm)
Children's Medium:
 For ages 6 to 8 (130cm)
Children's Large:
 For ages 9 to 12 (150cm)
Kid's TV & Film Costumes
Small:
 For ages 3 to 4 years
Medium:
 For ages 5 to 7 years
Large:
 For ages 8 to 10 years
-- new text for costume sizes (added 20th april late): To find the right size for you for the costumes you are interested in, click on the item name, picture or 'More information' link. You'll then see the item picture on the left and the description on the right. Scroll down the product page and look for the heading DELIVERY, SIZING AND PAYMENT INFORMATION. You'll find the size guide below the delivery and payment information. Some costumes come only in a 'standard' size. If you think you are much bigger or smaller than the size given for 'standard', we recommend you look at the Merlin, Rackham, Raven and Leg Avenue costumes, as these come in specific sizes from extra small to extra large. You can find these by typing the individual names into the search box near the top left hand corner of the site. Please note that costumes made by different manufacturers have different sizes available, so the appropriate size guides are given on the individual item pages rather than trying to list them all on this page! Size estimates are based on British BS 3666:1982 (that's normal high street clothes sizing to you and me!). -- Old costume sizes html, removed 20/4/08

What Size Fancy Dress Costume Should I order?


Unless sizes are given separately use the guidelines below

Mens Sizes:

* Standard/One Size Approx Fits Chest 38-40 Height 5’10”
* XL Approx Fits Chest 42-44 Height Up To 6’

Womens Sizes:

* Standard/One Size Fits Dress Size 8-12
* XL Fits Dress Size 14-18

Children’s Costumes:

* Small – For ages 3 to 5 (110cm)
* Medium – For ages 6 to 8 (130cm)
* Large – For ages 9 to 12 (150cm)

Kid’s TV & Film Costumes:

* Small – For ages 3 to 4 years
* Medium – For ages 5 to 7 years
* Large – For ages 8 to 10 years

These estimates based on British BS 3666:1982 (that's normal high street clothes sizing to you and me!).