Fast and Easy Checkout

29 Sep 2007, 06:51

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Fast and Easy Checkout

v1.02 FAST AND EASY CHECKOUT FOR ZEN CART

AUTHOR:
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This script was brought to you by the joint efforts of Numinix Technology and Notus:
Numinix Technology - http://www.numinix.com
Notus - http://www.notus.biz/en
Written by numinix

DESCRIPTION:
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Combines the payment and shipping checkout pages into one page for a shortened checkout process.

INSTALL:
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1. Upload all files to their respective folders;
2. Rename /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE to your custom template name;
3. Copy and paste the install.sql file into ADMIN->TOOLS->INSTALL SQL PATCHES to be able to activate or deactivate the one-page checkout feature included with Fast and Easy Checkout for Zen Cart;

UNINSTALL:
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1. Delete all uploaded files;
2. Run the uninstall.sql (if you simply want to deactivate but keep the installation, read tips below):

TIPS:
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Fast and Easy Checkout for Zen Cart is activated by loading an extra_configures file called checkout.php before the filenames.php file.
This causes definitions for the checkout links to be defined to direct customers to the new integrated checkout page. To deactivate the script without
running the uninstall.sql and deleting all of the files, simply rename or delete the file includes/extra_configures/checkout.php.
To personalize the checkout, you can create your own CSS file and then edit the classes found within
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_checkout_default.php
This file contains the layout of the page and can be re-organized by moving the fieldset blocks to however you want.
You may also want to redefine the TEXT and ERROR definitions found in checkout.php. Do NOT redefined the FILENAME definitions or the script will not work.

VERSION HISTORY
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v 1.00 22/09/2007
1. Combined checkout_payment and checkout_shipping pages;
v 1.01 24/09/2007
1. Includes the option to remove checkout confirmation page;
v 1.02 27/09/2007
1. Bug fix;

29 Sep 2007, 17:32

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lankeeyankee

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Thank you so much!!! This is what I have been looking for! I am sure that many people will love this!

I noticed that it has to refresh the page after the shipping option is selected since it selects the first shipping option and adds it to the cart total at the top of the checkout page and if something else is selected it refreshes with the new cart total with shipping and any other option selected like discount coupons, store credit, etc. If I could suggest that at some point some JavaScript is added to update the cart totals without having to refresh the page?

Another little thing that I noticed is that after installing this mod all of my page titles have changed to "checkout".

Thanks again!! This is awesome!!!

Matt

29 Sep 2007, 17:55

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numinix

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

lankeeyankee:
Thank you so much!!! This is what I have been looking for! I am sure that many people will love this!

I noticed that it has to refresh the page after the shipping option is selected since it selects the first shipping option and adds it to the cart total at the top of the checkout page and if something else is selected it refreshes with the new cart total with shipping and any other option selected like discount coupons, store credit, etc. If I could suggest that at some point some JavaScript is added to update the cart totals without having to refresh the page?

Another little thing that I noticed is that after installing this mod all of my page titles have changed to "checkout".

Thanks again!! This is awesome!!!

Matt

It actually doesn't refresh. What the script does is it updates your selection and then posts it to itself so that the totals will update. This was needed for the one page checkout. I'll fix the definitions ASAP and release a fix.

29 Sep 2007, 19:59

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numinix

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

v1.03 FAST AND EASY CHECKOUT FOR ZEN CART

Fixes global checkout definitions bug;

30 Sep 2007, 22:59

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

This is so great!! Thanks for all your work on it.
I installed without a problem, however after I installed my confirm order page hangs....I changed the file per read me and it stops hanging.

Oh also my cc does not accept any cc # when this is installed. I am currently using just the plain CC module, after the card numbers are entered and the continue button is pushed there is an error...we are curently not accepting the credit card you are using (something close to that!)

I am guessing I did something wrong, any idea what?

30 Sep 2007, 23:03

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

helpme:
This is so great!! Thanks for all your work on it.
I installed without a problem, however after I installed my confirm order page hangs....I changed the file per read me and it stops hanging.

Oh also my cc does not accept any cc # when this is installed. I am currently using just the plain CC module, after the card numbers are entered and the continue button is pushed there is an error...we are curently not accepting the credit card you are using (something close to that!)

I am guessing I did something wrong, any idea what?

The script hasn't been fully tested for all payment modules, so we will have to look into that. Something must be missing from the header.

02 Oct 2007, 00:06

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gothstone

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Thank you so much! This is amazing! I have noticed 2 small issues however. First of all, useing CSS buttons seems to break this, I can't figure out why. It causes the confirm order button to just keep refreshing the page. Secondly (and far less important) when useing the USPS optional insurance module, the page doesn't refresh when insurance is checked. It does charge it, it just doesn't update at the top.

02 Oct 2007, 19:57

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

When you make additions, add the same onClick or onChange function as in the shipping selection field. In this case, it is the updateForm() function.

For CSS buttons, you would use a similar function as in the checkout button.

You'll need to have an understanding of PHP and JAVA to make these changes. But, for the most part... monkey see, monkey do.

:)

10 Oct 2007, 00:55

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

OK, I installed as per the readme, and now the cart simply never reaches the checkout page. When I go to checkout, it hangs.

10 Oct 2007, 00:55

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Oh, and it doesn't matter whether it is set to off or on in the Fast and Easy Checkout Configuration.

10 Oct 2007, 02:04

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

OK, started over, deleted everything, reinstalled everything, and this time, instead of pasting in the SQL from install.sql, I used Zen to import the SQL file. It spit out the following error:

 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'true', 'false'),')' at line 1
in:
[INSERT INTO zen_configuration (configuration_id, configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, date_added, use_function, set_function) VALUES (NULL, 'One Page Checkout', 'FEC_ONE_PAGE', 'false', 'Activate One Page Checkout?
Default = false (includes checkout_confirmation page)', @configuration_group_id, 0, NOW(), NULL, 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'),');]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

Any ideas?

10 Oct 2007, 04:19

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Well, I no longer have the SQL error, but I am back to it hanging forever when someone clicks checkout. I am totally at a loss. Has anyone had this experience with this module?

10 Oct 2007, 04:33

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numinix

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Where's your site?

Why would you upload when it says to copy and paste the SQL file?

The SQL configuration contains a single switch for One Page Checkout, a feature of Fast and Easy Checkout. It doesn't activate or deactivate the module itself.

10 Oct 2007, 04:57

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Because it didn't work the first time, when I cut and paste. It was trial and error.

Site is here:

http://andrewsflowerservice.com/shop

It doesn't matter whether or not I set the Fast Easy Checkout to true or false in the config, it still hangs on me at checkout, and is still reaching for index.php?mainpage=checkout

10 Oct 2007, 07:12

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Your site seems to timeout during the create account process so I cannot even test the checkout procedure.

Furthermore, index.php?main_page=checkout, is the correct redirect to the new fast and easy checkout. The admin configuration to turn on or off one-page checkout will have no affect on this and will merely reduce the fast and easy checkout process to only one page by removing the checkout confirmation.

To highlight this for you I will show each setting:

Normal Zen Cart Site:

Shopping Cart -> Checkout Shipping -> Checkout Payment -> Checkout Confirmation -> Checkout Success

FEC (Default = one-page off):

Shopping Cart -> Checkout -> Checkout Confirmation -> Checkout Success

FEC (one-page on):

Shopping Cart -> Checkout -> Checkout Success

What other mod's have you installed?

10 Oct 2007, 13:54

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Well, I have an account already, and I am able to login no problem. When I try to create a new account, as you discovered, mainpage=create_account does indeed time out now, along with mainpage=checkout.

I have installed Zen Lightbox, and User Currency, and that's about it for mods

10 Oct 2007, 14:26

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Numinix, I installed it exactly as specified, twice, and it does exactly the same thing. I am at a total loss. If it would help, I will give you FTP access to the site to take a look.

10 Oct 2007, 14:29

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stockedcloset

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Oh, and I see your login now in the cart, so your account was created successfully...it just never forwarded to checkout.

10 Oct 2007, 17:27

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jerbroo

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Do you have any conversion rate test results for this module? That is, before and after funnel abandonment numbers, etc.

thanks,
jerbroo

http://www.jerbroo.com

10 Oct 2007, 20:30

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fay808

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Re: Fast and Easy Checkout

Mine is timing out as well. I do have quite a bit of mods going. I did get it to work on a shell site. Any ideas as to why when I want to confirm checkout, the tpl_checkout_default page just reloads?

Thx