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    How do I authorize a Credit Card but not actually charge it until I ship the goods? 


    Question:
    After taking the order in Zen Cart I want the Credit Card to be authorised but not charged to the customer until the goods have been shipped.  I would anticipate the delay from order to shipping to be about a week. How do I go about this?

    Answer:
    This largely depends on your choice of payment gateway, as to whether this option is offered or not.  Most true Merchant Gateways offer this, including ...
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    How do I set up the USPS shipping module? 


    In order to use the USPS module, you need to have a USPS WebTools account, signed up to use their Rate Calculator API.
    1. If you have an account with USPS for using shipping assistance this is not the same as the WebTools user ID needed for the shopping cart.
    2. You must have ...
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    Sorry, we are not shipping to your region at this time. 


    This message usually occurs when you have no available shipping modules for that customer's address.

    A module is unavailable for one of two reasons:
    1. it's not installed
    2. ...
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    PayPal login screen vs Credit Card fields ... using PayPal Website Payments Standard 


    Question: 

    When I'm testing payments on my shop using PayPal Website Payments Standard, it takes me to a screen where I'm asked to login to my PayPal account. But, I don't want my customers to be asked to login. I want them to see clearly that they can pay via Credit Card instead of having ...
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    What payment gateways does Zen Cart work with? 


    Zen Cart has gateways built-in for:
    - Authorize.net AIM  (SIM also supported, but AIM is recommended for its security benefits)
    - PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN)
    - PayPal Express Checkout
    - ...
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    How do customers use PayPal to pay with their Credit Card? 


    When customers transfer from your site to the PayPal website, they are presented with a screen showing some of the details of their purchase.
    They are also given some fields in which to enter their PayPal username and password if they wish to pay using ...
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    Would like to set up individual shipping charges per item. That is, Item A will cost $25.00 per item to ship and Item B would cost $30.00 per item to ship. How can this be done? 


    The per-weight shipping module can be used for this.

    1. Turn on the Per-Unit (perweightunit) shipping module in Admin->Modules->Shipping

    2. Now manually edit *each* product and enter ...
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    Programming Question: How do I clone a shipping module? 


    Articles on how to clone a shipping module:
    http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26216
    http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41751
    For more specific assistance, please post the details ...
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    The credit card number starting with 4111 was not entered correctly, or we do not accept that kind of card. 


    Zen Cart evaluates the credit card numbers you enter to see if they match the settings you have enabled in the Admin->Config->Credit Cards settings.

    So, if you enter a MasterCard number, but have MasterCard turned off (in the Admin), then it will tell the customer "we don't accept that kind of card".

    It doesn't matter which credit card gateway you have installed ... the same processing will reject disabled card-types before even sending to the merchant gateway.

    Resolution:
    1. Review your merchant account settings ...
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    Can I use 2CheckOut 2CO Payment Gateway with Zen Cart ? 


    Question:
    I want to make use of 2CO, - 2CO says: "any shopping cart compatible with the Authorize.net parameter set, provided that it allows you to change the gateway URL"
    Can I use 2CO with Zen Cart ?

    Answer:
    There is a community-contributed addon for 2CO to work with Zen Cart.  You can ...
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