COWOA Module (my update for ZC v1.3.x)

I was trying to install the Integrated COWOA_20c_JT if that helps. I am still without assistance, so I have had to "turn it off" until I get some help. Thanks!

I've looked in a few places and I'm not sure where the home is for this question. I have ZC 1.39h and COWOA Version 2.0c.

Currently, customers are not required to re-enter their email address to confirm it. The feature is on and working in other forms of checkout but it seems COWOA doesn't have that ability and I really need it.

It's just common sense to add that extra layer of verification.

Am I missing something? Is there some code I can write? I tried a solution I found in the forums, but that didn't work and it was the only solution I've seen posted.

Thanks in advance — as always!

OK. I installed the COWOA addon exactly as I was supposed to, but when I go to check out I am presented only with the split screen choices of creating an account or login.

Any ideas where my problem may lie?

Also has anyone tried this addon with 1.5? I NEED this to work for my customer, it is one of the things they are adamant about!

good luck getting some answers. I do not think anyone in particular is responsible for this thread. I asked a question over a month ago and never got an answer. I just had to turn cowoa off totally. :yuck::cry: its very sad

oh, but i think i may be able to help on this one. You need to go turn cowoa on.......config....all the way down to the bottom .....cowoa then set the first setting to true

mbschwerin:

Also has anyone tried this addon with 1.5? I NEED this to work for my customer, it is one of the things they are adamant about!

Posted here: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1099908&postcount=336

DivaVocals:

Rule of thumb: Nearly ALL Zen Cart mods will need to be re-worked in some way to be v1.5 compatible.. COWOA will probably need more than a few edits to work correctly with v1.5.. And before anyone asks.. don't look for any QUICK fixes for this one.. there won't be any QUICK fixes.. There's more than a few things that must be taken into consideration when updating mods for v1.5 compatibility..

Given that this mod doesn't seem to have an active "maintainer" it may be a while before someone "volunteers" to take this on..

In general if the mods you want aren't v1.5 compatible, best you wait until they all are before you do your upgrade.. and unless your store is running a version of Zen Cart lower than 1.3.9h, there's no need to RUSH any upgrades.. If it's important for your business and you just feel you MUST upgrade now, then you might consider investing in having a developer make the necessary changes for you..

mooncavecrystals:

good luck getting some answers. I do not think anyone in particular is responsible for this thread. I asked a question over a month ago and never got an answer. I just had to turn cowoa off totally. :yuck::cry: its very sadNot sad at all.. Nature of the beast with free open source software, and something shopowners need to be prepared for when relying on free contributions for their shops......

like I have said frequently:
If an add-on is important for your business and you just feel you MUST upgrade now, then you might consider investing in having a developer make the necessary changes for you..

It is sad because it doesn't work and I cannot get it to work. It is sad that I do not have more skill at this kind of stuff and sad that I am not knowledgeable enough to write my own mod. It is sad I do not have the money to pay a professional and sad that i lose customers since the mod does not work or maybe I do not work but I wont know cause I cant get any help. So yes, while I understand your side of this......i wish someone would understand our side, the ones who are not smart enough to know what they are doing and have to count on help from those who do.

mooncavecrystals:

It is sad because it doesn't work and I cannot get it to work. It is sad that I do not have more skill at this kind of stuff and sad that I am not knowledgeable enough to write my own mod. It is sad I do not have the money to pay a professional and sad that i lose customers since the mod does not work or maybe I do not work but I wont know cause I cant get any help. So yes, while I understand your side of this......**i wish someone would understand our side, the ones who are not smart enough to know what they are doing and have to count on help from those who do.**I understand your side, but IF you base your business on FREE software that is supported by VOLUNTEERS, then this is a risk you assume as a business person.. It may suck, but this is the reality of things..

I feel for you, but honestly if this is your BUSINESS, part of your BUSINESS planning should include planning for what do you do when your FREE volunteer contributed add-on stops being actively supported by a volunteer contributor..

I am having to construct alternate plans for clients RIGHT NOW who use add-ons that are not being actively maintained and have not been updated for Zen Cart v1.5. Some mods I've been able to update for them.. Others I have not..

So we all feel for you, but if the ONLY solution you see is for someone else to feel your pain and then VOLUNTEER to maintain a mod because shopowners don't understand how to update it or get it to work???? well... that is just not a realistic BUSINESS plan.. :no:

You won't agree with that I'm sure.. but that is the reality of using free volunteer contributed add-ons.. Like I said.. not sad at all. it's the REALITY of the situation.. Shopowners should plan accordingly..

I understand the reality of things. You do not need to talk down to me. I am on disability and have created my business from scratch, teaching myself as I go. I do not expect a hand out from anyone. I simply wanted some suggestions as to what I could do for the problem I was having. That is all. I do not need your lecture. I certainly will not be hiring you. Your empathy is lacking. Thank you. I am leaving this thread now.

mooncavecrystals:

You do not need to talk down to me.

mooncavecrystals:

I do not need your lecture. I certainly will not be hiring you. Your empathy is lacking. Thank you. I am leaving this thread now.
Talking down eh?? Wow!! Talk about overreacting/misinterpreting things to the MAX.. SMH

You A$$ume things I have NOT expressed.. I was in NO WAY talking down or lecturing anyone..

AND

as I had to inform another community member once, I don't participate on this forum as a means to solicit business.. NEVER have.. NEVER will.. So good to know you won't be hiring me, but for the record I wasn't looking to be hired, and I DON'T use this forum to solicit business (and there is NOTHING I've ever posted that would lead ANYONE to believe that I participate on this forum to solicit business) Lastly, you don't know me well enough to make ANY judgements about my empathy.. However, all this said I also recognize that you TRULY are entitled to interpret my comments ANYWAY you like.. Doesn't make it true.. Just makes it your opinion..:smile: (wrong as it may be)

Anyway.. you have a SUPER day!:smile:

mooncavecrystals:

oh, but i think i may be able to help on this one. You need to go turn cowoa on.......config....all the way down to the bottom .....cowoa then set the first setting to true

Already did that. The problem is something else. Like I said, I followed the directions exactly.

DivaVocals:

Posted here: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1099908&postcount=336

Read that...that is why I asked if anyone has tried it.

I don't like the idea of getting all this finished and having the version be obsolete before the site is even live...but I also need this to work which it isn't even working on the proper version at the moment.

If there were a paid cart somewhere that did what I want it to do, I would be happy to pay for it...but so far most of what I find, want to bundle hosting in with their cart...which I don't need.

mbschwerin:

Read that...that is why I asked if anyone has tried it.

I don't like the idea of getting all this finished and having the version be obsolete before the site is even live...but I also need this to work which it isn't even working on the proper version at the moment.

If there were a paid cart somewhere that did what I want it to do, I would be happy to pay for it...but so far most of what I find, want to bundle hosting in with their cart...which I don't need.Well the simple answer to your question is that there is no v1.5 version of this mod.. Installing the last version with Zen Cart v1.5 WITHOUT knowing how to make the updates needed would be a waste of time since it JUST WON"T WORK..

COWOA needs an update to work with v1.5. This won't be a SIMPLE "change this one thing" kind of update.. This mod will have to be reviewed and changes made to it to work with Zen Cart v1.5.

DivaVocals:

Well the simple answer to your question is that there is no v1.5 version of this mod.. Installing the last version with Zen Cart v1.5 WITHOUT knowing how to make the updates needed would be a waste of time since it JUST WON"T WORK..

COWOA needs an update to work with v1.5. This won't be a SIMPLE "change this one thing" kind of update.. This mod will have to be reviewed and changes made to it to work with Zen Cart v1.5.

Well then...is there someone that would do it for money? I didn't choose Zen Cart because it's free, I chose it because I thought the community here was great and there seemed to be a lot of support from everywhere...but it really seems like a lot of the people that used to do a lot, are no longer around...like JT that started this thread, he hasn't been on since November.

If I can't get help with the cart, then I will move on to something else that I can atleast pay someone to do the things I don't know how. PHP programming is not my thing, nor do I want it to be my thing.

mbschwerin:

Well then...is there someone that would do it for money? I didn't choose Zen Cart because it's free, I chose it because I thought the community here was great and there seemed to be a lot of support from everywhere...but it really seems like a lot of the people that used to do a lot, are no longer around...like JT that started this thread, he hasn't been on since November.

If I can't get help with the cart, then I will move on to something else that I can atleast pay someone to do the things I don't know how. PHP programming is not my thing, nor do I want it to be my thing.The community IS great!!!:clap: But folks get busy and can't always stick with the add-ons they contribute.. (and we have had a couple of contributors who passed away).. Life happens.. Sometime the community picks up the ball.. Sometimes it takes a while.. Eventually someone will pickup the ball on COWOA.. Unfortunately that may not happen in the time frame folks need it updated..

You certainly can pay people to do the work.. Try checking out the

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  oDesk and Elance are two of the recommended sources for freelance work..

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DivaVocals:

Not sad at all.. Nature of the beast with free open source software, and something shopowners need to be prepared for when relying on free contributions for their shops......

like I have said frequently:
If an add-on is important for your business and you just feel you MUST upgrade now, then you might consider investing in having a developer make the necessary changes for you..

I agree with this 100%.

I'm also having a problem with my install.

Basically the problem is that when I try checkout, I can enter the billing information but clicking the "Continue Checkout" button does not give me the next page, it just reloads the billing info page and the fields are empty again.

Same problem as this guy: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=185057

He said the fix for him was to install a COWOA version 2.0c2 which I can't seem to find a link that works for that version.... Anyone maybe have it still on their hard drive??

Thanks.

It's amazing what you find when you search through the thread.. : http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1095782&postcount=329

WYSS:

I'm also having a problem with my install.

Basically the problem is that when I try checkout, I can enter the billing information but clicking the "Continue Checkout" button does not give me the next page, it just reloads the billing info page and the fields are empty again.

Same problem as this guy: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=185057

He said the fix for him was to install a COWOA version 2.0c2 which I can't seem to find a link that works for that version.... Anyone maybe have it still on their hard drive??

Thanks.