Wishlist: Photo Order plug-in for VirtueMart

This topic is for posting any ideas how to extend functionality of the Photo Order plug-in.

Edited by user Sunday, September 4, 2011 10:03:54 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Feature request:

- Quality Meter Integration
- Order Manager (client) with automated FTP download of orders AND/OR eMail to operator with download-link to a ZIP-Archive for each order (our operators are not very familiar with www and may have trouble to download the according files)
- Auto-clean up / deletion of upload/order files after x days (should be easy)
- Integration with Gallery and/or a common interface

1) Make it so, that would by default have been selected first (or selected in options) attributes of size and type of paper.
2)Сheck-box, to select the print with white border.
3) I'd like that would be on a par with full installation plug-in, would be able to update it(of course if it is possible), that would not lose previouse settings
Thank you

1.) Bulk prices.

i.e. we have an quality print with different sizes and when someone photos above an quantity we want to give an extra discount.
now it's only possible to give the same price for i.e. 1x 10x15 and 100x 10x15.



2.) different ordercosts per product

a 10x15 print has i.e. 1.50 ordercosts we want a t-shirt to have i.e. 2.50 ordercosts

grt,

Rob

Getting mor experienced with the plugin and thanks to NIKONs post,i found that 2-3 critical features are realized in the pro version already, but are not avaiable in the VM-plugin.
Very critcal are and desireble for a photo order plugin are:

- quality meter
- image resize before upload

Maybe we may collect more here.

Supporting arguments:
I understand the licensing / pricing model behind it, but wounder, whether a different pricing/licensing model is possible and more appropriate: Instead of limiting functionality / features int the "less expensive" order plugin, a volume based licensing model (limited number of photo uploads per month) could make more sense.

Reason why:
The plugin-pricing and the fact, that vm is a free but not highly professional shopping solution, make it attractive especially for small shops. Larger stores or photo labs probably will realize online photo ordering outside of VM with a tailored solution.
But small shops probably can only compete with larger labs if they offer the same convenience (upload speed) and quality (quality check - quality meter).

Currently, I have an affordable plugin, which unfortunately is missing critical features and that thus will probably not produce high demand by my customers. On the other hand, the pro version is to highly priced and economically unviable for a small shop. Speaking in extremes: I have the choice between a cheap solution, that the customer will not use, vs a soltion the customer may use, but that is unaffordable for me.

It would be good to have an affordable solution, that may be limited in order volume, but is offering all critcal features.

I think you missed the whole point with the virtuemart plugin. The aurigma team have done a great job with the plugin to get it work with noritsu minilab.

This plugin is dpof compatible and work as i said before with different photolab.

So for us running photobusiness this plugin is worth the money.

Ok I understand that its more than an uploader, but virtuemart in combination with the other plugin is just as good. But like you told me one of its main feature is its organising capabilities and now i can see its benefits.

Thanks, Rob,

I am putting this to the plug-in wishlist.