Comments on: The New Merchant Solutions Developer Directory http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/ Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:16:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MJ99 PHP Scripts http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-101328 MJ99 PHP Scripts Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:22:34 +0000 http://ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/#comment-101328 I built a few large, highly customized e-commerce sites last year and, for each, it was around six months before the client had pretty much run out of customization ideas. Going cookie-cutter is only good for those who are willing to stay within those boundaries. I built a few large, highly customized e-commerce sites last year and, for each, it was around six months before the client had pretty much run out of customization ideas. Going cookie-cutter is only good for those who are willing to stay within those boundaries.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-101327 Administrator Wed, 31 May 2006 18:55:55 +0000 http://ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/#comment-101327 Hi Ken, In order to modify the background color and font of the "buy now" buttons, you will need to edit your RTML templates. You can use CSS to change the attributes you mention and embed the style information or call an external CSS file using the head-tags variable. Your RTML will then need to assign the class or ID in your stylesheet that is associated with the buy now button. There are a few options for you: --<strong>Learn RTML</strong>: This is a great long term approach as the more you know, the more you can customize your store. There is a learning curve with RTML so it is not for everyone. While Yahoo! Customer Care cannot help debug custom RTML, there are numerous resources available for merchants wishing to learn. I recommend checking out <a href="http://www.ytimes.info/" rel="nofollow">Y Times</a>. You can also post RTML questions to the <a href="http://newforums.ystoretools.com" rel="nofollow">YStore Tools forum</a>. --<strong>Hire a developer</strong>: If you wish to make this change soon, and do not wish to learn RTML, I would recommend hiring a developer to make this change. <a href="http://www.solidcactus.com/custom-add-to-cart-button.html" rel="nofollow">Solid Cactus</a> offers a service for a custom checkout button as do other developers. Browse the links in the directory to see which developers offer this customization as a stand alone service. Hi Ken,

In order to modify the background color and font of the “buy now” buttons, you will need to edit your RTML templates. You can use CSS to change the attributes you mention and embed the style information or call an external CSS file using the head-tags variable. Your RTML will then need to assign the class or ID in your stylesheet that is associated with the buy now button.

There are a few options for you:

–Learn RTML: This is a great long term approach as the more you know, the more you can customize your store. There is a learning curve with RTML so it is not for everyone. While Yahoo! Customer Care cannot help debug custom RTML, there are numerous resources available for merchants wishing to learn. I recommend checking out Y Times. You can also post RTML questions to the YStore Tools forum.

–Hire a developer: If you wish to make this change soon, and do not wish to learn RTML, I would recommend hiring a developer to make this change. Solid Cactus offers a service for a custom checkout button as do other developers. Browse the links in the directory to see which developers offer this customization as a stand alone service.

]]> By: Ken http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-101326 Ken Wed, 31 May 2006 15:16:59 +0000 http://ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/#comment-101326 Hi, I have a legacy Yahoo store. I am trying to change the background color and text font of my "buy now" buttons. Any suggestions? thanks. Ken Hi,
I have a legacy Yahoo store. I am trying to change the background color and text font of my “buy now” buttons. Any suggestions?

thanks.

Ken

]]> By: Administrator http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-101325 Administrator Thu, 18 May 2006 05:59:43 +0000 http://ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/#comment-101325 The purpose of the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions Developer Directory is to provide our merchants with a list of developers who are experienced with modifications to Yahoo! platform. Of course, if a merchant knows how to customize the platform themselves, there is no need to hire a developer. However, many merchants prefer to focus on marketing and building their business while using a developer to build, customize or enhance their online presence.   We recently completed a major renovation of the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions Developer Directory. As part of this renovation, we completed an exhaustive review of all listed developers. In fact, we dropped more than 30 developers who did not meet our new criteria for inclusion. The developers currently listed employ anywhere from 1 to 50 people in their firm, with most averaging between 3-10 people. This gives our merchants a wide variety of experience and personal attention to choose from. In the end, each merchant will have their own reasons for hiring a developer or programming on their own. We hope that the directory, in its current form, will meet the needs of those merchants using it. The purpose of the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions Developer Directory is to provide our merchants with a list of developers who are experienced with modifications to Yahoo! platform. Of course, if a merchant knows how to customize the platform themselves, there is no need to hire a developer. However, many merchants prefer to focus on marketing and building their business while using a developer to build, customize or enhance their online presence.

 

We recently completed a major renovation of the Yahoo! Merchant Solutions Developer Directory. As part of this renovation, we completed an exhaustive review of all listed developers. In fact, we dropped more than 30 developers who did not meet our new criteria for inclusion. The developers currently listed employ anywhere from 1 to 50 people in their firm, with most averaging between 3-10 people. This gives our merchants a wide variety of experience and personal attention to choose from. In the end, each merchant will have their own reasons for hiring a developer or programming on their own. We hope that the directory, in its current form, will meet the needs of those merchants using it.

]]> By: Jason Cordozo http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-101324 Jason Cordozo Wed, 17 May 2006 03:46:20 +0000 http://ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/#comment-101324 The Yahoo Store Developer directory is a joke. You will find that most "developers" listed there are amateurs that will charge an arm and a leg for things that can easily be done by yourself. The Yahoo Store Developer directory is a joke. You will find that most “developers” listed there are amateurs that will charge an arm and a leg for things that can easily be done by yourself.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-101323 Administrator Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:35:58 +0000 http://ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/#comment-101323 Missed putting that link in when I wrote this one up. Good catch. The link is in now. Paul Missed putting that link in when I wrote this one up. Good catch. The link is in now.

Paul

]]> By: brian http://www.ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-101322 brian Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:52:03 +0000 http://ystoreblog.com/blog/2006/04/the-new-merchant-solutions-developer-directory/#comment-101322 Why didn't you place a link to the directory in the article? Why didn’t you place a link to the directory in the article?

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