customer pending approved placed an order

Try on the tpl_featured.php sidebox to use the code in RED:

    $the_button = '<input type="hidden" name="cart_quantity" value="1" />' . zen_draw_hidden_field('products_id', (int)$random_featured_product->fields['products_id']) . zen_image_submit(BUTTON_IMAGE_IN_CART, BUTTON_IN_CART_ALT);
    $display_button = zen_get_buy_now_button($random_featured_product->fields['products_id'], $the_button);
    $content .= '<div>' . $display_button . '</div>';

    $random_featured_product->MoveNextRandom();

you may need to fuss with it to make it look pretty and such ...

Then, adapt it for the Specials sidebox ...

Thanks for sending me the code, I did include it just above $random_featured_product->MoveNextRandom(); but it still allows me to see the price and checkout without any mention of approval pending. Perhaps I am placing the code in the wrong place but it still will need to know whether the customer has been authorised or not. Once a customer clicks on the buy now button, it would probably have to go the product page as in the add to cart where approval appending displays. Is this over-complicating things?

That code is just for the button not the price ...

A Guest or unauthorized customer would get from the normal Featured sidebox with this code:

<image> <product name> Price Unavailable APPROVAL PENDING

It looks like you are using an add on for your sideboxes so you will need to adapt the code to fit it ...

Thanks Linda - I'll look at this in the morning, tiredness getting the better of me. cheers.

Sorry but this would be better code to work with:

        $lc_text = '';
        $lc_button = '<a href="' . zen_href_link($_GET['main_page'], zen_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $random_featured_product->fields['products_id']) . '">' . zen_image_button(BUTTON_IMAGE_BUY_NOW, BUTTON_BUY_NOW_ALT, 'class="listingBuyNowButton"') . '</a>';
        $the_button = $lc_button;
        $products_link = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($random_featured_product->fields['products_id']), 'cPath=' . ( ($_GET['manufacturers_id'] > 0 and $_GET['filter_id']) > 0 ? zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['filter_id']) : $_GET['cPath'] > 0 ? zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['cPath']) : zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($random_featured_product->fields['master_categories_id'])) . '&products_id=' . $random_featured_product->fields['products_id']) . '">' . MORE_INFO_TEXT . '</a>';
        $lc_text .= '<br />' . zen_get_buy_now_button($random_featured_product->fields['products_id'], $the_button, $products_link) . '<br />' . zen_get_products_quantity_min_units_display($random_featured_product->fields['products_id']);
        $lc_text .= '<br />' . (zen_get_show_product_switch($random_featured_product->fields['products_id'], 'ALWAYS_FREE_SHIPPING_IMAGE_SWITCH') ? (zen_get_product_is_always_free_shipping($random_featured_product->fields['products_id']) ? TEXT_PRODUCT_FREE_SHIPPING_ICON . '<br />' : '') : '');


    $content .= '<div>' . $lc_text . '</div>';

    $random_featured_product->MoveNextRandom();

Thank you, thank you, works like a dream. I move the code further up and deleted a line already there which was calling for the button and perfect. Any guest logging in now is asked to login for price in the carousel, if not approved it shows 'approval appending' once approved the buy button show. Brilliant, you are a life saver girl.:clap::clap::clap:

You are most welcome ... thanks for the update that this is now working for you ...