Welcome to CowBoyGeek.com Blog
Here I cover some of the coding I did for my site and try to explain how you may do the same! I also plan on covering some of the more fun things I do.
Why CowboyGeek?
I spent my younger years dreaming of riding the range.. but lived in an area where there was no range. Learn from my Dad how to ride and train a horse. Spending most of my free time trail riding. I ended up working as a wildland firefighter. When I got into computers, we had to code anything we wanted to use, like games. In short, I ended up with one foot in the old west, the other in machine code.
Basically, I can tool leather, make saddles, build homes, put out fires, build computers, make maps and write the code to run it all…
About Us
About Us!
This blog is for information about my web sites, CowboyGeek.com Auctions and hand made products!
Our Auction code is based on Zen Cart eCommerce software, we once did the Auction Product Type before we lost control of it. Our current auction mod, Pro-Auction has advance beyond and was once going to be offered. But gee, why give away something for free that no one else has….
Some downloads are free, some or not free, I do support my mods.
Web design is Not Free!
Blog
Account Address Book Floating Boxes
Inspired by Amaz0n account address book page, I decided to give it a try with my ZC store account address book. It worked out grate. This is a much more clean updated page and changing default address is a one click event. I also redid all my account pages, but this was the most requested …
How to use honey pots in Zen Cart Forms.
Some ideas on coding spam traps in Zen Cart forms. I get that not everyone is able to code or come up with something that works with your site layout. We can only help so far and then it becomes a job… If you can not figure something out, don’t be afraid to ask how …
Modifying the shopping cart Display
The basic Zen Cart shopping cart is simple, plan and not full of information. For a on line shopping cart, it fails to give much inspiration to buy! What it does is just lets your customers know the total amount items add up to. If you want to see shipping, theres another button to show, …