Google Checkout module for ZC 1.3.x (beta)

[alan_powerbrixx]

Which version of GCO do you have installed. The Free Option worked just fine when it was on our site. The only reason we removed it is because we didn't want to offer free shipping international and if you limit it by ZONE then GCO doesn't work as intended.

Hmm...I don't know if there's a version thing going on here, or if I gotten to the point you have, but I seem to have gotten Free Options limited to United States zone to work with Google Checkout on our test site. We haven't launched it in production because we're not ready to promote and administer it. I would be interested (perhaps in PM) to find out what difficulties you ran into, BlessIsaacola, in case we just haven't gotten that far yet. (I'm using googlecheckout 1.4.7 and freeoptions included in ZC 1.3.8a.)

[limelites]

Hmm...I don't know if there's a version thing going on here, or if I gotten to the point you have, but I seem to have gotten Free Options limited to United States zone to work with Google Checkout on our test site. We haven't launched it in production because we're not ready to promote and administer it. I would be interested (perhaps in PM) to find out what difficulties you ran into, BlessIsaacola, in case we just haven't gotten that far yet. (I'm using googlecheckout 1.4.7 and freeoptions included in ZC 1.3.8a.)

Ahhh then I guess freeoptions wont work for UK as we can't use the built in shipping handlers since we use Royal Mail and not USPS and Fedex?

That answers that I suppose.... so does anyone know how I get rid of the "freeoptions (ignored)" red text under my Google Checkout button?

[limelites]

OK, I'm just biting the bullet on this one... I hate red error text on my checkout page so I've temporarily disable all freeoptions from admin and error has disappeared...

If someone qualifies for free shipping then they can just email :-)

[abs007]

Hi
unfortunately i have a slight issue of my own. I have managed to get google checkout installed onto zen-cart(latest version) and am using the google checkout sandbox to test it on. I have configured the settings by adding my sandbox details and google checkout details in the admin/modules/payment google checkout edit area. I have set the mode of operation to the sandbox url. I have set google checkout as the only method of payment. I am using http in my url and not https is that a problem? Im not sure how to get a https. i have the baby package from hostgator and am not sure if i need to ask them or set up my zen cart store to https instead of http.

The problem that im having with google checkout is when i add something to my basket, on the site, then i continue to the page that asks you to log in if your a returning customer or enter your details if your a new customer. Well, it only allows returning customers to log in and there isnt an area for new customers to enter their details.

Any help would be appreciated

[limelites]

The joy of Google Checkout is that you don't need to be a returning customer. In fact, you don't even need to log in to make a purchase. Google Checkout by-passes your normal checkout and eliminates log-in requirements.

As for https:// extensions, I am not 100% sure if it's needed for Google since your customers are redirected to Google's secure checkout.... Although 'i seem to remember reading that your site needs an SSL certificate for Google Checkout to work.... maybe one of the more experienced users can confirm?

[BlessIsaacola]

For production environment, you need SSL and the SSL provider must be one that's on Google's approved list otherwise you run into another problem.

[limelites]

For production environment, you need SSL and the SSL provider must be one that's on Google's approved list otherwise you run into another problem.

Thanks for confirming that.. I had a suspicion you needed SSL but wasn't sure as I have it anyway to cope with my standard checkout.

[BlessIsaacola]

OK, I'm just biting the bullet on this one... I hate red error text on my checkout page so I've temporarily disable all freeoptions from admin and error has disappeared...

If someone qualifies for free shipping then they can just email :-)

Sorry for the lag in response, I was just getting ready to go to sleep when we were chatting earlier and now I just woke up :)

Anyway, if you want troubleshoot your issue in production environment, you can PM or email me and I will try to work with you to see what we can do.

I think a really good place to start is to ask yourself which shipping option are you really going to offer. Everything that you're not offering should be removed from shipping_methods.php (instead of just commenting them out). You will always have the original copy of the file in the instal package.

You also want to make sure you uninstall all shipping option you do not offer from the admin side instead of just disabling them.

Then you need to figure out which shipping option is only available to the U.K and not the rest of the world and handle those with ZONE definition so that only U.K. shoppers have access to those shipping option.

Things are going to start getting complicated if you have multiple shipping zone and multiple tax zones because the current version of GCO just doesn't handle those situation well.

[limelites]

Thanks for helping out so far.

It seems that GC is basically just not very configurable. Especially to UK sellers. I’m not 100% happy with my current setup of GC but it ‘will do’ until I can figure out how to make it work with UK shipping mods and freeoptions

If you know how to do this then I’d be surprised as from what I’ve read thus far, it can’t be done. It seems the mod only caters for USA shipping modules. UK traders need to use GC's flat rate shipping. Correct me if I'm wrong?

My temporary workaround was to delete the red error text from the language files and to disable freeoptions. I do like GC and I want to use it so I reckon it’s more useful than free shipping incentives.

[abs007]

so do you mean that GC will not work unless you have ssl?