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Simple Commerce – Purchase Tag Variables

There are a number of variables that you can use inside the {exp:simple_commerce:purchase} tag, as follows.

Item Details

item_id

{item_id}

The store item's id.

item_name

{item_name}

The descriptive name of the item.

item_enabled

{item_enabled}

Whether or not the store item is enabled (y/n). This can be useful if you use custom queries to access information about your store items. If the item is not enabled ("n"), the {exp:simple_commerce:purchase} tag will not output information for that item.

item_purchases

{item_purchases}

The number of times the item has been purchased.

item_regular_price

{item_regular_price}

The item's regular price.

item_sale_price

{item_sale_price}

The item's sale price.

item_use_sale

{item_use_sale}

Whether or not the item is on sale (y/n). Useful in conditionals and custom queries. If the item is marked as on sale, the PayPal purchase links will automatically use the sale price.

Purchase Links

add_to_cart_url

<a href="{add_to_cart_url}" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">Add to Cart</a>

The PayPal URL to add the item to the PayPal shopping cart. The example shown is a typical usage as a popup link.

buy_now_url

<a href="{buy_now_url}" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">Buy Now</a>

The "Buy Now" PayPal URL. The example shown is a typical usage as a popup link.

view_cart_url

<a href="{view_cart_url}" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">View Cart</a>

The PayPal URL to view the contents of the shopping cart. The example shown is a typical usage as a popup link.

Purchase Buttons

Purchase buttons are variable pairs, and enclose the text used for the button label.

add_to_cart_button

{add_to_cart_button}Add to Cart{/add_to_cart_button}

A button that adds the item to the PayPal shopping cart.

buy_now_button

{buy_now_button}Buy Now{/buy_now_button}

A "Buy Now" PayPal button.

view_cart_button

{view_cart_button}View Cart{/view_cart_button}

A button to view the contents of the shopping cart.

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