The Magento Wiki has a resource for adding a product to cart via Query String for Magento < 1.3 HERE
This quotes a method using this example:
http://www.your_domain.com/checkout/cart/add?product=68&qty=1&super_attribute[528]=55&super_attribute[525]=56
It also mentions that this was valid up to version 1.3.
I have been playing around with this in 1.7 and have noticed a Major difference in 1.7 is the encrypted key in the ->getAddUrl() method for the Form Action Attribtue so now the URLs look more like
http://www.your_domain.com.au/checkout/cart/add/uenc/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jdWx0dXJla2luZ3MuY29tLmF1L2FjY2Vzc29yaWVzL3NvbC1yZXB1YmxpYy90cmFja3Mtb24tZWFyLWJsYWNrLTM1OTg5Lmh0bWw_X19fU0lEPVU,/product/35900/
With the product ID being the 35900.
If I use this URL in the browser it will direct me to the product page with a message saying Please specify the product's option(s).
I have been trying to pass the desired attribute options value in the URL to add the product to the cart with no success. (For the sake of saving space I'm omitting the URL up to and including the encrypted key) I've tried methods these to no avail:
/product/35900/super_attribute/49265/4834
/product/35900/super_attribute/49265=4834
/product/35900/49265=4834
/product/35900/49265/4834
My question is: Is it possible to add a configurable product via URL to the cart in Magento and if so, what is the format for passing the super_attribute id and Attribute Option Value?