customer log in

Hi There

Apologies if this has already been answered but I haven't come across it.

I notice an old entry in FAQ's that said at that time all customers had to log in before proceeding with their shopping.

Is this still the case as I don't want my customers to have to do that. I want everything as easy and straightforward for them as possible.

Thanks very much.

Den

Look at this thread and I hope this helps you:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121296&highlight=disable+login

customers do not need to login to shop, they only need to login/register to checkout.

if you would like to disable that you can install this module:

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Contribution:Integrated_Checkout_Without_Account#Status

Thanks both of you for your replies.

As a newbie however I'm still a little confused after reading that thread so please be patient with me :blink:

Much of this I can work out once I have uploaded the files and played with them, but I want to be sure this is the cart I will use before purchasing my hosting - unless there is another way?

Basically, I obviously need for my customers to enter their name, address and phone details etc before they pay, but I don't want them to have to ever open an account and/or login.

I have looked at some of the listed sites using Zencart and all of those I have seen have account and login boxes before checkout?

To start with I shall just the Paypal Standard (so they don't need a Paypal account).

I just want them to shop, put things in their basket, proceed to checkout, give me their details and pay - no logins, no accounts, just easy.

Thanks again for any help in advance.

Hi There

Sorry to ask the same things again but wondered if anyone has any advise please?

Thanks

Dendaw:

Thanks both of you for your replies.

As a newbie however I'm still a little confused after reading that thread so please be patient with me :blink:

Much of this I can work out once I have uploaded the files and played with them, but I want to be sure this is the cart I will use before purchasing my hosting - unless there is another way?

Basically, I obviously need for my customers to enter their name, address and phone details etc before they pay, but I don't want them to have to ever open an account and/or login.

I have looked at some of the listed sites using Zencart and all of those I have seen have account and login boxes before checkout?

To start with I shall just the Paypal Standard (so they don't need a Paypal account).

I just want them to shop, put things in their basket, proceed to checkout, give me their details and pay - no logins, no accounts, just easy.

Thanks again for any help in advance.

download this module,

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...Account#Status

insde it will have instructions how to install.

what this module does, is it gives the users the option of checking out as a guest, thus no loging in or creating account

Thanks for that I'll take a look.

I'm afraid after all that it doesn't seem to exist any more.

There is another mod for 'checkout without account but that doesn't have support anymore and looks rather complicated.

It's a shame because it's the only thing I can see at the moment that will stop me using this cart.

If anyone has any other suggestions they would be much appreciated.

my bad, link got cut off.

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Contribution:Integrated_Checkout_Without_Account

Hi Again

Thanks again for trying to help me out.

To be honest however it all looks a bit beyond me. I need something to more or less work 'out of the box'. I am fine following instructions and adding bits of code etc but looking through that thread I didn't understand a word of it.

This cart seems extremely good and the fact that it is free is hard to believe. I have to say however it's shame the cart uses the customer account function in the way it does. When I shop anywhere the fewer steps I have to take the better - and I like my customers to be able to do the same, because I truly think it puts a lot of people off.

If anyone has any recent experience of using this add on I would be very interested in hearing from them. If not then I think that with regret I will have to look for another cart. :(

Thanks again.