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hbh Humble but hungry
1,095 Pointshow/what type of code would you use to create a way to let people visually customize products on a website?
I wish to be able to let customers choose and design/customize their own variations of the products that i offer, but i would like to allow them to be able to drag and drop and see the changes in real time. Is there a specific coding language to use to preform this task or is it just a plug-in?
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Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsSounds like a job for javascript!
hbh Humble but hungry
1,095 PointsThank you a lot for your help.
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsYou're welcome
hbh Humble but hungry
1,095 PointsHi,i just had another quick question. Is there any existing open source code to possibly do this?
hbh Humble but hungry
1,095 Pointshbh Humble but hungry
1,095 PointsThanks for the reply. Is it only javascript? Here's an example of what i'm going for "http://www.personalityjewelry.com/index.php/customize.your.own.html"
Kevin Korte
28,149 PointsKevin Korte
28,149 PointsNo, there will be multiple languages involved. There is no direct path, it just depends on what you decide to do. You'll need some sort of back end to receive the orders or customized product order. That could be javascript, php, ruby, python, and more.
You'll likely need a database to store this information
And than you'll have your typical html, css, and the interactivity can come from javascript, or using the html api for canvas might be another solution you could look at. I haven't used canvas too much so I'm not sure how well it would work for your needs, but it's something to consider.