Recently Viewed Products XmlPackage

[Rob]

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I'll write and post here an XmlPackage approach that can be used to add a "recently viewed products" list/capability to any ASPDNSF site. I've attached an example from amazon.com which shows this (I think you're familiar with this now).

This is now a very common and useful feature on most commerce sites.

It can be done 100% in XmlPackages (I think) with a couple DB mods/tables to add/track the data.

I'll write it up in a few days and post it here.

[DanV]

I actually posted some of this a while back, but I am guessing that I'll get outdone on this one...

http://forums.aspdotnetstorefront.co...ecently+Viewed

Still, it is an interesting post as Jwolthuis came up with some other neat uses for the click tracking table.

[Rob]

Let's see if what I come up with is any better/different LOL this will be interesting.

[Rob]

Update...as soon as I get back from travel "stuff"...i'll work up a example. Sorry for the delays on this thread.

[Fatgamer]

Any progress on this yet?

(My boss is on my back to include this exact functionality! Especially one that can use cookies or session values rather than relying on the user being logged in.)

Thanks in advance!

[jobta]

Any progress on this yet?
Thanks in advance!

Would like to implement this. Please let us know at what stage are you now.

[Rob]

yeah yeah... I know...if everyone could leave me alone for 10 mins, i'd write this all up...let me try tomorrow.


RE: "(My boss is on my back to include this exact functionality! Especially one that can use cookies or session values rather than relying on the user being logged in.)"

we would not do it that way. those requirements are session based which we frown on. we'll use unregistered (anon) customer accounts to do this. Just clean them montly via the monthly maint action in the admin site, so they don't clutter the db over time.

[jobta]

yeah yeah... I know...if everyone could leave me alone for 10 mins, i'd write this all up...let me try tomorrow.
.

Hey are ready yet???? Just let us know. We don't want to duplicate efforts here. So let us know ......

[MarquessaX]

We purchased this storefront with the intention to use it as a catalog only for a customer, not realizing these "amazon style" features were not yet in place. Is there any progress on the inclusion of this xml package for recently veiwed items, commonly looked at items, etc, in the module?

I am not sure if this will fit our customers needs without it...

thanks

MarquessaX

[Jesse]

I'm on it. I should have something set up shortly that we can roll out.