Atlas Comics Project :: Shopping cart

An important aspect of any e-commerce site is the shopping cart. Often, designers will take shortcuts by using free shopping carts, or carts from design software packages. Not only does this reflect the inexperience of the designer, but also creates serious security issues.

We have developed our own shopping cart code that is customizable and extensible to match the needs of each client. Our shopping cart is secure and flexible. While we cannot divulge any design details, we will highlight some of the functionality of the Atlas Comics site.

Their customers usually purchase a large quantity of items, so a shopping cart that diverts a customer from their products every time they add an item would be inappropriate. The solution: a cart that updates its contents without diverting the customer from their current path. Upon adding and item to the cart, the cart contents in the upper right corner reflects the addition of the new item in red letters, but the customer remains on the same page in the catalog.

Part 3 :: Database model   Part 5 :: Security