Checkout without account

[jewelrylady]

Ostern, I would be interested.

[y2steve]

O'Stern i am looking forward to your solution. thanks!


-steve

[klf]

If there is no module available and many people interested this problem, I can write how to do this. Two days - I am very busy now.

Great! I'm very interested in this too O'Stern.

[O'Stern]

Excuse me for replay delay.


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In my shop I use simpe shopping method.

When client push "Checkout" button, he will see the page with "total coast" and comments.

So, I redesign "shipping" page. It will be better to rename this page to my_purchase, but
I am lazy :)

So, our shop will do: shopping_cart -> sheckout_shipping -> checkout_process -> checkout_success


First of all let's design a new chechout_shipping page.
/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_checkout_shipping_default.php


Add this lines:

if (!$_SESSION['customer_id']) {
echo '<br><strong>You are not registered user</strong>';
.....

echo '<br>Name:<br>';
echo zen_draw_input_field('noname_name', '', 'size="24"');

echo '<br>Phone:<br>';
echo zen_draw_input_field('noname_phone', '', 'size="24"');
}


And add the table with product list in the top of file.

Modified tpl_checkout_shipping_default.php file attached to the post.

Now we should write handler.

I created "Noname Noname" user with fake e-mail adress. In _my shop_ the "id" of this user is 8.
I think, It will be best to attach unregistered customer's name and phone to momments. It will
look like:
.....comment ... .. .NAME:LALALA PHONE:LALALA

Let's modify
/includes/modules/pages/checkout_shipping/header_php.php
See attached file, because next lines I add from chechout_payment and other files :)
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require(DIR_WS_CLASSES . 'order.php');
$order = new order;
require(DIR_WS_CLASSES . 'order_total.php');
$order_total_modules = new order_total;
$order_total_modules->collect_posts();
$order_total_modules->pre_confirmation_check();
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I han comented lines where not logged on cusromer redirected to the login page.


And at last add lines to attach name and phone to the comments:
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if ( isset($_POST['action']) && ($_POST['action'] == 'process') ) {

// If user is nor registered, change his Id
if (!$_SESSION['customer_id']) { $_SESSION['customer_id']=8;

//Check is the name and phone filled
if ($_POST['noname_name']=="" || $_POST['noname_phone']=="" )
{ $anon_fields=false ;} else { $anon_fields=true ;}
$_SESSION['comments'] = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['comments']."\nName:".$_POST['noname_name']."\nPhone:".$_POST['noname_phone']);
} else {
//normal comment to registered users
$_SESSION['comments'] = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['comments']);
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Destroy section in /includes/modules/pages/checkout_success/header_php.php
if ($_SESSION['customer_id']==8) {

zen_session_destroy();
$_SESSION['customer_id']=0;

}

Hope, I forgot nothing.
If it will be some questions - write them here or for_letters [at] urk [dot] net

Real shop with patched zen-cart is http://gofree.com.ua. Unfortunately in russian language :)

PS: sorry, comments in files are also in russian.

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Patched files:
http://stern.org.ua/notes/zc_noname.rar

[Merlinpa1969]

how do you provide your customers with a receipt?

[KGZotU]

O'Stern,

Looking forward to testing conversion with such an option.

I haven't quite wrapped my head around your code yet, but I have one question:

What happens when two customers simultaneously decide to proceed through checkout anonymously?

Thanks much,
Joe

[O'Stern]

What happens when two customers simultaneously decide to proceed through checkout anonymously?

The main idea in pseudo code:

In chechout_template /shipping_template/other_last_page_tamplate page:
if (USER_NOT_LOGED) { show_phone_and_name_box() }

Nothing wrong will be if 2 unregistered users will see this page at the same time.

Then in chechout_handler/shipping_hanler page:

If button pushed:

if ( isset($_POST['action']) && ($_POST['action'] == 'process') ) {
if (USER_NOT_LOGED) {
chande_id_to_noname_user()
add_name_and_phone_th_the_comments()
}
}

In checkout_success_handler:

if (USER_USER_ID_IS_NONAME_USER) {
destroy_session()
}


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So, the customer loged in with the "noname" account less then a second. Since the end of chechout_handler_script till the destroy_session() in checkout_success script.

[dmueller]

I prefer no account and welcome any progress in this area.

I can't tell you how many times I sat down and tried to code it myself. I'm a darn good programmer and can usually modify any code I come across, but for some reason I can't get a grip on HTML/PHP.

Personally, I don't want "one more account" on any site and I will [usually] dump a full shopping cart before I will create a new account at a website.

[jewelrylady]

Has anyone tested this out?? I would love this since I am using paypal and dont really need checkout or want it! Please let me know if this works. so happy this is finally written here!

[Merlinpa1969]

jewelry lady,
you can use the paypal EXPRESS
this is just what you need,