customer account creation

31 Dec 2010, 9:27 PM

#1

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customer account creation

is it absolutely necessary to make all customers create an account using zen cart checkout or is there a way to turn this feature off?

1 Jan 2011, 10:15 AM

#2

kobra

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Re: customer account creation

How will you know where to ship items?
Who to contact if there is any issue?

1 Jan 2011, 5:11 PM

#3

khinkel

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Re: customer account creation

i have a yahoo store and there is no login necessary. the customer just checks out with the appropriate info and thats how we know where to ship. forcing a customer to create a login is one of the biggest reasons for cart abandonment.

1 Jan 2011, 5:15 PM

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kobra

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Re: customer account creation

There is a 3rd party module in the free software addons aection link above left

COWOA

1 Jan 2011, 5:34 PM

#5

schoolboy

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Re: customer account creation

NUMUNIX has two "Fast Checkout" modules available. One is a commercially available mod, the other is free...

1 Jan 2011, 5:38 PM

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schoolboy

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Re: customer account creation

By the way... both of Numinix's FEC modules incorporate a COWOA (Checkout Without Account) feature that you can switch on or off... depending on how you want your store to operate.

I have used both... the AJAX version is really good.

9 Jan 2011, 6:48 AM

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khinkel

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Re: customer account creation

thanks ill have to check them out. i noticed that they install as well which is what i need :)