My Checkout Without Account Mod

Hey guys,

I may just put up a tutorial in the near future, when I get some time. Should be helpful for PayPal only users. Anyone interested?

As for the above problem, I believe that is solved when you go to Admin and look at the settings for PayPal Express (assuming you are using PayPal). There is an option where it says "create account?" or something. I just clicked no, and have not had any issues. So far I have had 2 repeat customers.

Hope this help,
C

canemasters:

I've run across a possible problem when a customer revisits the site to purchase another product.

When a customer is checking out with the same email address they used the last purchase, it tells them that the email address they are using is already registered with the site and to login to complete the checkout process. How can they login when they don't have a password to login with?

It is only supposed to do that when they created an account the first time around. If it is doing that when they used "checkout without account" the first time around, then I would try re-installing everything because something may not have transfered properly. I have tested this several times on my own cart and have used the same email address on "checkout without account" orders at least 6 times in a row with no errors.

Hi,

I ordered from Linens and Things the other day and fell in love with their checkout. I be able to do the same with the COWOA mod right? The file I would have to edit is the tpl_login_default.php correct? There are two things that I don't see how to do- the option to create an account at the end of the checkout and tracking your order without signing in.

Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks!
michelle

Email Error: Could not instantiate mail function.

That is the error I get when testing my COWOA with no account on my local server when going from the submit order page (Step 4) to the thank you page (step 5). It works on my live test server
http://buy.sweetriot.com.s20190.gridserver.com/

I saw someone else post the same error here at comment #44, but I couldn't find a resolution to it.

Hi All

I really like the look of this mod. I would like to implement this in my cart, but there is a pitfall. Please don't all shout at me. I run zen 1.2.5. To upgrade to the latest version would be a complete nightmare, as there I so many mods, and in all honesty, alot have not been documented.

Can anyone see any big reasons why this mod would not integrate with version 1.2.5.

Regards
Laurie

Hi all, sorry, the email error I was having I don't think is a COWOA error. It's a mail transport error, and I posted a question about it in the email forum here.

But I would still love to see if anyone has any ideas about modifying this COWOA process so it's more seemless to the customer, as described here.

Hi there

My client's shop is at: http://receiptrolls.com/shop/

I have installed this mod but for some reason after I click on "continue" under the "checkout without account" option I get an error 404, the URL for the page that comes up is "https://receiptrolls.com/shop/index.php?main_page=FILENAME_NO_ACCOUNT"

I know that it's been reported that the COWOA mod will probably not work if the checkout page is one page.

Before I did the install of this mod, the checkout page I had originally, was pretty much everything on one page, once a user clicked on the first "continue" step at the checkout page.

I did not install a mod that set up a 1 page check out, but I do recall setting this option in admin, somewhere, I just can't recall where to go to disable it.

Can anyone help me figure this out?

bwoodsdesign:

Hi there

My client's shop is at: http://receiptrolls.com/shop/

I have installed this mod but for some reason after I click on "continue" under the "checkout without account" option I get an error 404, the URL for the page that comes up is "https://receiptrolls.com/shop/index.php?main_page=FILENAME_NO_ACCOUNT"

I know that it's been reported that the COWOA mod will probably not work if the checkout page is one page.

Before I did the install of this mod, the checkout page I had originally, was pretty much everything on one page, once a user clicked on the first "continue" step at the checkout page.

I did not install a mod that set up a 1 page check out, but I do recall setting this option in admin, somewhere, I just can't recall where to go to disable it.

Can anyone help me figure this out?

Hello! I added something to your cart and on the shopping cart contents page... when I click on "checkout", I get the 404 error. I'm not sure if you've done anything else to it since you posted this message because you had said your error was happening when clicking on "checkout without account" on the login page. The error that I just received has nothing to do with this mod.

You have missing pages and/or you still have files from some mod that are messing things up. This mod does not start working from the shopping cart contents page. It starts when you click on "checkout without account". If you clicked on checkout without account before and got a 404 error because mainpage=no_account was not there, that means that your files did not upload correctly during FTP and you should try again (or you uploaded them to the wrong template). Also, I don't recall there being any switch in the admin to change to a one-page checkout, although I am still using version 1.3.6 so I don't know if this is something new in 1.3.7. Are you sure you never installed a mod that has anything to do with logging in or checking out??

When a customer is checking out with the same email address they used the last purchase, it tells them that the email address they are using is already registered with the site and to login to complete the checkout process. How can they login when they don't have a password to login with?

I am having the same problem. I have re-installed the files, but no luck.

I see COWOA customer's info in both COWOA_account and cusomers_id on PhpMyAdmin.

Can anyone tell me what to do?

TIA

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mazinego:

I am having the same problem. I have re-installed the files, but no luck.

I see COWOA customer's info in both COWOA_account and cusomers_id on PhpMyAdmin.

Can anyone tell me what to do?

TIA

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Just to clarify... the first time they checked out, they used "checkout without account"? If they registered the first time they checked out, they will receive the error if they try to checkout without account a second time with the same email. Just want to make sure. Also, do you have a site I can look at?

craftzombie:

Hello! I added something to your cart and on the shopping cart contents page... when I click on "checkout", I get the 404 error. I'm not sure if you've done anything else to it since you posted this message because you had said your error was happening when clicking on "checkout without account" on the login page. The error that I just received has nothing to do with this mod.

You have missing pages and/or you still have files from some mod that are messing things up. This mod does not start working from the shopping cart contents page. It starts when you click on "checkout without account". If you clicked on checkout without account before and got a 404 error because mainpage=no_account was not there, that means that your files did not upload correctly during FTP and you should try again (or you uploaded them to the wrong template). Also, I don't recall there being any switch in the admin to change to a one-page checkout, although I am still using version 1.3.6 so I don't know if this is something new in 1.3.7. Are you sure you never installed a mod that has anything to do with logging in or checking out??

Hi - thanks for checking it out and for your reply. You are right. I went back in and found out my FTP program had been goofing up and only sending just short of 1kb or so of each file over to the server. So I had to just delete all the modded overwrite files, and start over. Of course I had them backed up so that was easy enough. The COWOA does work now for me, thanks, but it brought up a new crop of errors. The first one was some "call to action ()_" undefined, on line XX" of tpl_checkout_default.php. So I went into the tpl_checkout_default.php and opened it with a line-numbered notepad program to see the problem was an extra '}' so I got rid of that. Then there was another "call to action ___ undefined" error, this time it had something to dow the PayPal checkout variables listed in the tpl_checkout_default.php file. So since I'm not using PayPal checkout I just commented all that out. Now everything is working except a new problem totally unrelated to this mod... I am using Authorize.net on this site since my client has their payment processor, and so I have that module installed and set to default, but the pay page says "you must select a paynt type to continue", which is weird because I had selecte the ccard button!

e XX" of tpl_checkout_default.php. So I went into the tpl_checkout_default.php and opened it with a line-numbered notepad program to see the problem was an extra '}' so I got rid of that. Then there was another "call to action ___ undefined" error, this time it had something to dow the PayPal checkout variables listed in the tpl_checkout_default.php file. So since I'm not using PayPal checkout I just commented all that out. Now everything is working except a new problem totally unrelated to this mod... I am using Authorize.net on this site since my client has their payment processor, and so I have that module installed and set to default, but the pay page says "you must select a paynt type to continue", which is weird, because I had selected the paypent type!

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Sorry for the weird post above... I spent the night in the hospital waiting room and so am running on no sleep. I must have been feeling dozy because I typed my reply, then copied it because I was logged out, and apparently I pasted it twice. By the time I figured that out it was too late to edit :(

Hi

I have just installe the COWOA mod on a 1.3.7 cart. I seem to be having some trouble getting it working. When you go to the checkout there is a button missing for creating an account for new customers.

If I go to checkout without account the progress bar has wrapped to the next line for complete order.

If I then put details in and try to continue it asks for company name even though it should not be required. If I add a company name in I get these errors when I continue.

Warning: shipping(includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/delivery.php) [function.shipping]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/sites/lozer.co.uk/public_html/shop/includes/classes/shipping.php on line 44

Warning: shipping() [function.include]: Failed opening 'includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/delivery.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/share/pear') in /home/sites/lozer.co.uk/public_html/shop/includes/classes/shipping.php on line 44

Warning: shipping(includes/modules/shipping/delivery.php) [function.shipping]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/sites/lozer.co.uk/public_html/shop/includes/classes/shipping.php on line 45

Warning: shipping() [function.include]: Failed opening 'includes/modules/shipping/delivery.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/share/pear') in /home/sites/lozer.co.uk/public_html/shop/includes/classes/shipping.php on line 45

Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: delivery in /home/sites/lozer.co.uk/public_html/shop/includes/classes/shipping.php on line 47

You can try it yourself at www.lozer.co.uk/shop

Any help really appreciated. Pulling my hair out with this one.

Regards
Laurie

Hello all me again.

Well for some strange reason this has started working in a fashoin. I went to the shipping modules and the order totals and re set them up and checkout started working. It still requires a company name though.

The problem with the progress bar is still there and the button. The progress bar only shows in IE and not on FF. The button problem is because the button is not present. The location it is looking for it looks very strange. Mayne someone can throw some light on this.

Also maybe I have missed something, but how do you know when the customer has checked out without account. I expected to see a . after the email address in admin, but they all look the same to me. Also I have installed the order status mod. How or/and where does the customer use this ? I expected to see somewhere where the customer can enter email address and order number.

Regards
Laurie

chalfontgifts:

Also maybe I have missed something, but how do you know when the customer has checked out without account. I expected to see a . after the email address in admin, but they all look the same to me.

Hi Laurie,
Yes, you missed something. The old version of this mod put a period after the email address in the admin. That is no longer the case with the new version. I don't know all the specifics, but I think that the older version's method was a more "dirty" method of achieving the checkout without account and the period was very necessary. The new version does not require a period after the email address in the db. (author of this mod: please feel free to yell at me if anything I say is incorrect - i sure as hell am no expert!) I believe someone did make some sort of addition to this mod where you can tell which customers signed up. I downloaded it but never implemented it. Its somewhere on this thread.

Hello,

Im using v.1.3.7.1 and im wondering if this mod will work or will have compatibility issues? Also, which one should i use? The "No Account Zen" or the "Optional Account Zen"?

Thank you

Now I have the checkout mod working perfectly except a new problem has come up... I am using Authorize.net on this site since my client has their payment processor, and so I have that module installed and set to default, but the pay page says "you must select a paynt type to continue", which is weird, because I had selected the paypent type!

It wasn't like this before I installed this mod!

Berserker:

Hello,

Im using v.1.3.7.1 and im wondering if this mod will work or will have compatibility issues? Also, which one should i use? The "No Account Zen" or the "Optional Account Zen"?

Thank you

Download "No Account" and read the text file. If it doesn't sound like its something you want to do, use optional account.

a couple of quick questions...love the mod btw.

how do i remove the mandatory telephone number entry?

also, does anyone have any trouble with the order progress bar being forced into 2 lines in ie7? it looks fine in firefox, but something in the css is not jiving... as a quick fix i just made my .order_steps_text1_COWOA (1-4) width 19% and did the same with the progress bar. it looks ok now, but i'm anal and know that it SHOULD work at 20%.

oddly enough, in the regular registered user progress bar it looks fine (width is 25%).

thanks!

Zack

this is earlier in the thread re this problem.

i had that same problem. if you set the padding to 0px instead of 3px for "#order_steps" in the css files it should be fixed...at least it worked for me anyway.

Cheers
Laurie