Default "Buy Photo" screen to Downloads?

pat.kane

Is there any way to make the shopping cart default to Downloads instead of Prints when it opens?

I still want prints to be an option, I just want Downloads to be the default tab when the Buy Photo screen is shown.

Experience tells me my customers don't notice the Downloads tab as what is presented to them is a bunch of print options and that is what they focus on.

Here's an order today where both the customer and I would have benefited from digital download vs. prints:

two 5x7s @ 9.99/ea (Bay Photo) + $4.99 S/H + $1.20 tax = $26.17; my profit = $13.92
-vs-
two Low-Res downloads @ 9.99/ea + $0.50 processing fee + $1.02 tax = $21.50 plus a couple of bucks to print two 5x7s locally and still have the digital file for other uses ; my profit = $16.97

bobbyhero

There's no way to change the default tab that loads when the Buy button is clicked. The only way you could change the load order, is with JavaScript - which we do not allow.

You may consider creating a heading at the top of your Galleries, notifying clients that Downloads are available. You could do this by going to Customize > Customize Site > All Galleries, and add the message to all of your Galleries.