Remove "Log in" and "Checkout"? Screenshot attached...

[nicecarvings]

Perfect solution as usual Rufus!



I'll start putting Rufus in the title of the thread and you can find it easier!

[nicecarvings]

Oh dang! Now I have customers asking how to log in.




The log in feature seemed a little redundant when using Google Checkout as the sole pay processor. So I basically removed the log in feature and now it seems a tad barren without it. I also now have customers asking how to log in...(probably wanting to look at order status etc)....There is currently no way really for them to

A. Log In
B. Register

They can buy though, which is good and I love the simplicity of Google Checkout. From the cart it is 1 click and the customer is just a few short keystrokes from being done with the order. However now I have them wanting to "Log in".

Question for the pros:
A. Do I just keep it the way it is? Simplistic and operational, but limited in interactive options for the user? or.....
B. Do I implement a 'normal' merchant account and let the zencart run the way it is meant to be run? ...& Possibly do away with Google Checkout to avoid checkout confusion.

I'm kinda leaning toward the latter, B. because I'm also a bit limited by not being able to currently have wholesale customer group pricing (a feature I wanted to implement). So I pretty much just answered my own question...but I will post this ramble anyway, in case there is a slight chance it could help someone in else make a similar decision.

[Merlinpa1969]

B. Do I implement a 'normal' merchant account and let the zencart run the way it is meant to be run? ...& Possibly do away with Google Checkout to avoid checkout confusion.


best way to do the wholesale is a total dupe of the site in a subfolder

wholesale.nicecarvings.com

you can use the same merchant account for both,
and the wholesale site dosnt have to be extravagent at all,
bare bones and basic

[nicecarvings]

Thanks for the tips guys! I been too busy to even reply.


Ok, turns out that Google Checkout gives the buyer a registration & password to the zencart??!!

If so this is pretty cool and I would probably add the login link back...

[nicecarvings]

B. Do I implement a 'normal' merchant account and let the zencart run the way it is meant to be run? ...& Possibly do away with Google Checkout to avoid checkout confusion.


best way to do the wholesale is a total dupe of the site in a subfolder

wholesale.nicecarvings.com

you can use the same merchant account for both,
and the wholesale site dosnt have to be extravagent at all,
bare bones and basic

Merlin-

How exactly do I do a duplicate cart ? I understand that I just need to put a copy of the cart in a slightly different directory like you mentioned, but what about the sql database? Would I need another one? What about the zencart install part? Maybe I don't need to install again because thats all done as I would just be copying the entire "cart" directory, pasting it into another directory with a different name?

Thanks!