Climbing Frames Etc. - Major changes
I’ve been working on a major update to Climbing Frame Etc. It’s taking a LOT longer than I imagined, mainly due to the fact that I’m trying to do the work on a live site.
It’s actually a pretty stupid thing to do.
At the moment the site is all hand coded, but with the huge increase in the number of products that I want to list this is really not practical anymore. What I’m doing is implementing a new shopping cart which will also act as a content management system, enabling me to list products in a much easier manner.
The shopping cart looks like a great product, but despite my best efforts I have been unable to get it working. I’m trying to implement it in the background on the live site and at the same time trying to ensure that none of the existing live and working site gets impacted in any way. It just isn’t working, and like I said, it’s a pretty stupid thing to do.
I think the problem is the .htaccess file, which I’ve got doing all sorts of stuff at the moment. It also needs to be altered for the shopping cart, and this seems to be the straw that broke the camels back. There is no way to experiment with this in the live environment. So, I’ve purchased another copy of the cart software and will be doing all my testing on a completely separate domain.
I’m hoping this will enable me to pinpoint exactly where the problem is and will definitely allow my to test things in a far safer manner.
More updates on Climbing Frames Etc. new look coming soon. BTW – it’s not just a new look. There will be a range of swimming pools and outdoor toys being added to the site as well.