Show Add to Cart Button on Categories Listing

-- url of the page with the problem -- : blade550xupgrades.com
-- HikaShop version -- : Starter: 2.3.5
-- Joomla version -- : 2.5.19
-- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox 35.0
-- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : No error message

I've spent a while researching this, and it looks like it ought to be a straightforward solution. But nothing I've found has gotten me what I need.

I have a new menu item set up as a HikaShop Categories Listing, which lists the products in a single category. That works great. I have it set to show 20 items per page in 2 columns. Also working fine.

Under each product is a button for "Choose Options" because each product is available in many colors. In addition to the Choose Options button, I also need an "Add to Cart" button and quantity selector so that shoppers can bypass the product description page and add items directly to their cart. But I can't figure out to get this to work.

I have gone into Display >> Content Menus for the menu in question and made sure that "Display 'Add to cart' button" and "Quantity field on 'Add to cart' button" are both set to Yes. Is there something else I need to do?

There is probably a simple solution, but I'm still new to HikaShop and this really has me stumped!

I should point point out that the menu item I'm working on is set to Registered Only for the time being because this is a live site and I don't want visitors to see it yet. If someone needs to take a look at it, let me know and I'll set you up with an account.

Hello,
You have a "Choose Options" button because your product have a characteristic or custom field to select, so the only solution will b to use a product without any variant/custom field OR to use the link of the "Add to cart HTML link" button on your variant configuration page and add it on your product description, so that your user will be able to directly add that variant through your product listing (if you display your product description on it).

I'm currently not showing the product description in the category listing - only the name, photo, and price. The description is too long to include here.

So there's not a way to do what I need?

Ah, thank you for that explanation - that makes perfect sense!

The different color options do not affect the price.

Is there a way to add the color selector to the products listing along with the Add to Cart button? In other words, can I duplicate the color selection, quantity selection, and add to cart from the product page and put them on the products listing? That would solve the problem of having to select a color before adding an item to the cart, AND would let me have the Add to Cart button on the products listing.

Please see the attached image - this is the color selector, quantity selector, and add to cart button from the product page. Is there a way to grab this bit of code and somehow insert it into the products listing?

Hi nicolas,

I just want to start off by saying how much I'm liking HikaShop. I've been developing for VirtueMart for several years, and this is SO MUCH better. I never really liked working in VM, and now after getting familiar with HIkaShop, I'll probably never go back to it.

One of the things I like is how much easier it is to make customizations - nothing is hidden! But having said that, I am still learning my way around and am a little confused by the instructions to include an Add to Cart button on my products listing pages. I'm stuck on step #1. I go into Display>Custom Fields, but don't see how to create a new custom field for the color selector. Could you please elaborate on that step?

Thanks!