One-Page Checkout [Support Thread]

[mydanilo]

Let me ask this and please confirm it this is how the checkout flow should be with One_Page Checkout.

Item in shopping cart, now pressing checkout
Step 1 - Login page - ether choose returning customer, guest checkout, or new customer, fill in info and now pressing continue
Step 2 - Checkout page - this is now the new one page checkout page. I choose shipping method and fill in my credit card info in payment box. At bottom of screen is my cart summary all correct. I press the Confirm Order button (just below button we have this text: Upon order-submittal, a confirmation email will be sent to dxxxxxss######################). Here I would expect by pressing button that my card is getting charged and I will see the order confirmation page. But let's see.
Step 3 - Review and Confirm - Didn't we just do this? Why this extra step? This page looks like an order confirmation and we could loose many orders right here. Unless I scroll to the bottom of the page and read: "Final Step - continue to submit your order. Thank you!" Then have to press button Confirm Order.
Step (or page) 4 - Order Confirmation page. Order complete.

Is this how it is supposed to work? Or did I merge code wrong and ended up with one more step to confirm order? Looks like I only consolidated shipping and payment info on one page. The rest is still all the steps from the original checkout process. So I am saving one step... can't be right.

[lat9]

@mydanilo, that's the way it (currently) works for those payment methods that "collect credit card data on-site", like PayPal Payments Pro.

I've got an active change-request open for the OPC to change the initial "wording" on that confirm-order button for payment methods like this, specifically to reduce customer confusion.

[mydanilo]

I will make the changes in wording and button so I can go live with it. Thought something was wrong. Thanks for clarifying.

[Maynards]

I would like to try this plugin on a brand new site using zencart 155e. I am using a responsive template called westminster_new.
Would one page checkout work? Or is it still to new to know?

I tried to make the plugin called fast and easy checkout to work but it does not for some reason.

[frank18]

I would like to try this plugin on a brand new site using zencart 155e. I am using a responsive template called westminster_new.
Would one page checkout work? Or is it still to new to know?

I tried to make the plugin called fast and easy checkout to work but it does not for some reason.

Works a treat on Westminster New, have it running on several client sites with this template.

To install, simply follow the detailed instructions to a T and you are up and running.

Good Luck!

[Maynards]

Works a treat on Westminster New, have it running on several client sites with this template.

To install, simply follow the detailed instructions to a T and you are up and running.

Good Luck!

Thanks, I will give it a try

[Maynards]

It did not work for me. I obviously did something wrong. What I did since I am working on a new site was merged all files to a local copy of my site on my computer then uploaded the whole site via FTP to my server. Was that wrong???

Since I am not very well versed on the process of adding plungins like this to a site. I struggled a bit when reading the instructions on the addon.
Was I suppose to FTP the files one at a time straight to a copy of my site that is on the server???

Thanks in advance for any help on the procedure of adding this plugin.

[lat9]

It did not work for me. I obviously did something wrong. What I did since I am working on a new site was merged all files to a local copy of my site on my computer then uploaded the whole site via FTP to my server. Was that wrong???

Since I am not very well versed on the process of adding plungins like this to a site. I struggled a bit when reading the instructions on the addon.
Was I suppose to FTP the files one at a time straight to a copy of my site that is on the server???

Thanks in advance for any help on the procedure of adding this plugin.

In what way did it not work? What Zen Cart version and what template are you using? Did you enable the plugin after uploading the files (it defaults to disabled)?

For plugins that have a lot of files (like this one), I usually

1. Unzip the plugin into a directory on my local machine, recognizing that there's usually an intermediate directory (e.g. one_page_checkout-1.1.0) that represents the "root" directory of that zip-file.
2. Change the YOUR_ADMIN and YOUR_TEMPLATE directory names in that local copy.
3. Merge any necessary files into that local copy.
4. Use my FTP program (I use WinSCP) and copy the local copy, starting at its root, to the root directory of my hosted Zen Cart.
5. Go to the site's admin to make sure that the plugin installed correctly and perform any configuration settings required.

[frank18]

Had a customer complaining that they could not change the selected shipping method after getting to index.php?main_page=checkout_one_confirmation.

In a round-about way it is possible to change the shipping method (I know that... ) but a first time customer may be looking for an 'Edit' button next to "Shipping Method:" which ofc does not exist.

Any chance to get that done in the next updated version please? An 'Edit' button just needs to redirect back to the index.php?main_page=checkout_one page.

Cheers / Frank

[frank18]

Had a customer complaining that they could not change the selected shipping method after getting to index.php?main_page=checkout_one_confirmation.

In a round-about way it is possible to change the shipping method (I know that... ) but a first time customer may be looking for an 'Edit' button next to "Shipping Method:" which ofc does not exist.

Any chance to get that done in the next updated version please? An 'Edit' button just needs to redirect back to the index.php?main_page=checkout_one page.

Cheers / Frank

Meanwhile, in includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_checkout_one_confirmation_default.php I changed this part

<?php
        if ($order->info['shipping_method']) {
?>
        <h3 id="checkoutConfirmDefaultShipment"><?php echo HEADING_SHIPPING_METHOD; ?></h3>
        <h4 id="checkoutConfirmDefaultShipmentTitle"><?php echo $order->info['shipping_method']; ?></h4>
<?php
        }
?>

to this

<?php
        if ($order->info['shipping_method']) {
?>
        <h3 id="checkoutConfirmDefaultShipment"><?php echo HEADING_SHIPPING_METHOD; ?></h3>
        <div class="buttonRow forward"><?php echo  '<a href="' . zen_href_link (FILENAME_CHECKOUT_ONE, '', 'SSL') . '">' . zen_image_button (BUTTON_IMAGE_EDIT_SMALL, BUTTON_EDIT_SMALL_ALT) . '</a>'; ?></div>
        <h4 id="checkoutConfirmDefaultShipmentTitle"><?php echo $order->info['shipping_method']; ?></h4>
<?php
        }
?>

Cheers / Frank