Google Checkout module for ZC 1.3.x (beta)

[wowemall]

That did the trick. Now the shipping shows up on GCO's pages. Now doesn't the sandbox respond back to put an order in the zencart admin?

Pete

my problem:
google checkout not show in my live shop? why?

[signs]

Sorry if this has been asked and answered but I have been trying to wade through all 59 pages of this thread along with searching it, but haven't found the answer to the issue I am having.

GC's button is huge and appears only on the shopping cart page. It prompts the customer to place an order without creating an account. That's all good and well, but I have to contact them with order updates via zc admin. It's imperative that I am able to communicate with them in this fashion. But if they have not created an account, when I send them an order update email it contains a link to their order that, when clicked, takes them to the login page. Has the issue of the admin order updates being basically useless been addressed already?

Thanks for any input. I'm still in the testing phase on my site (live gc but a test cart) so it's not a huge problem, just something I would like to work out if I am going to be able to actually use it.

Other than that issue, it works like a charm.

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[zyllah]

Am I correct in thinking that google will not show up on step 2 of the checkout page? If so like the poster above is there a fix for that?

[signs]

There is no fix for GC not showing on step 2. It's against their policy of being an express checkout, not a choice of payment to be mixed in with the rest.

I do have a suggestion for anyone wishing to be able to use the order update feature of zen.

I wrote to support at GC and posed my dilemma of needing to update my customers using ZC but that, since google created the account on the customer's behalf, it's impossible for them to log in to view the order.

Support wrote back asking if there was any way I could create a "generic" password to give GC customers. Well, I have Master Password installed but there's no way I am going to run the security risk of making that known to every GC customer I have, so I came up with this idea...

On the order page in admin I can tell if they used GC or not. When I update this order for the first time, I will include the following note:

NOTICE: To log in to view your order on my site please follow these instructions:
1. click the link that says "Forgot your password?" on the login page
2. enter the email address you gave Google Checkout.
A new password will be sent to that email address and you can use this to log in and view your order.

It's a clunky work around, I'm aware, but if they have no way to log in, then by offering GC we have basically allowed Google to hijack the entire order process and any additional functions of the admin post sales.

GC doesn't even give the order the same order number as what's on my cart, so I forsee a lot of needless time spent having to play detective and match up GC orders to ZC orders. Frankly, I am too busy for that and depend heavily on the admin features. If I didn't need all the tools in admin I might as well just have an html page with "buy now" buttons.

[BlessIsaacola]

There is no fix for GC not showing on step 2. It's against their policy of being an express checkout, not a choice of payment to be mixed in with the rest.

I do have a suggestion for anyone wishing to be able to use the order update feature of zen.

I wrote to support at GC and posed my dilemma of needing to update my customers using ZC but that, since google created the account on the customer's behalf, it's impossible for them to log in to view the order.

Support wrote back asking if there was any way I could create a "generic" password to give GC customers. Well, I have Master Password installed but there's no way I am going to run the security risk of making that known to every GC customer I have, so I came up with this idea...



It's a clunky work around, I'm aware, but if they have no way to log in, then by offering GC we have basically allowed Google to hijack the entire order process and any additional functions of the admin post sales.

GC doesn't even give the order the same order number as what's on my cart, so I forsee a lot of needless time spent having to play detective and match up GC orders to ZC orders. Frankly, I am too busy for that and depend heavily on the admin features. If I didn't need all the tools in admin I might as well just have an html page with "buy now" buttons.

Do you realize that when you update status on Google Checkout, it notifies the customer as well as update Zen Cart admin side so that you don't need to be tracking ZC?

Also, if you want google checkout radio button on step 2 you can have it there but it will basically do what the originally button will do. It doesn't work like paypal or regular credit card radio button.

[BlessIsaacola]

Am I correct in thinking that google will not show up on step 2 of the checkout page? If so like the poster above is there a fix for that?

Assuming that your GCO is correctly installed it shows up on page 2. I actually had to manually remove the radio button for GCO on step 2 because when it's there, if the customer selects it they are able to checkout of the store without paying for it

[signs]

Assuming that your GCO is correctly installed it shows up on page 2. I actually had to manually remove the radio button for GCO on step 2 because when it's there, if the customer selects it they are able to checkout of the store without paying for it

Mine's installed right and works perfectly and the radio button does NOT appear on step 2 in my cart.

As to your info about updating orders from GC instead of ZC, I wasn't aware that it updates the cart that way if you are only sending communication emails to the buyer, but that's still having to deal with orders using 2 admins. One for GC and one for all other payment forms. It would be like having to go to Paypal every time I needed to get a message to a customer and update their order. It's just crazy to have to use 2 admins especially since I use it to not only update status, but to converse with customers about their custom orders.

GC doesn't even assign the orders any reference to the ZC order number. The only way you can search orders at GC is by entering a GC order number.

It might be a fee-free checkout option, but personally I would rather pay a tiny per-trasaction fee and be able to use my cart admin the way it was intended...as a central location for all info pertaining to orders. JMHO I'm not giving up the whole function of my site from checkout through post sales management to anyone. Not even google, as much as I love ya.

BTW, Great work all, on the efforts put into making it ZC compatible, but I guess I will have to wait until it's out of beta testing and more (admin) user friendly. I have my hands full with the one admin as it is.

[jewelrylady]

Isnt it possible just to add a google checkout button to tpl_product_display so it appear on every product? Or is this against google checkout rules?


Was just on google checkout site, and it doesnt appear Zencart is a integrated partner with them? is zencart planning on being one so we can use API??

thanks.

[eaglewu]

I only offer payment of Google checkout. The problem is when I checkout it allows me pay nothing if I do not selection the google checkout.
That's very strange.

http://www.hotdealspot.net/

Thanks,

[eaglewu]

Is it strange that I can place an order without any kind of payment?

I only offer payment method of Google checkout. When I checkout it I go normal steps of 1, 2 3 instead of google checkout, then in the step 3 although the payment method is list as Google checkout, and I can confirm the order without any payment.


When I add another payment method: "check/money order", the payment method is stick to "check/money order", and it does not allow me to add Google checkout. This seems reasonalble.

The problem is if I only accept Google checkout. In step 2 of 3, it should disable the continue if the buyer can not pay full amount by Gift Certificates. Can anyone help me out? Thanks

http://www.hotdealspot.net/