My Checkout Without Account Mod

Thanks very much Alicia!

I followed your instructions to include the Order Status link and it works perfect for all users.

Divani:
GREAT! I'm glad I could help.

I would like to load this mod. Where is the latest download?

Looks like I have to add/change some files?

Thanks,Kim

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

Then follow the instructions in the install.txt file. I found them to be very good. I also installed the optional add-ons for "ordersteps" and "order_status".

Pick up this thread at my post #683 (page 69) for more info on customizations that I did.

Also see this post for info on how to make changes to admin so you can see which orders are COWOA:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=557187&postcount=529

I have a mostly functioning zencart shopping cart https://www.innerwaves.org. The person that set this up for me is no longer available. He started the process of installing a modified version of the checkout without account contribution. It is on my test site https://www.innerwaves.net. As you can see on the check out page, instead of requiring the customer to click thru to another page with their choice of signing up to their account, creating an account or checking out without creating an account, this all happens on the first check out page, either they sign up, or they fill out their information with the option at the bottom of signing up by creating a password (there needs to be an additional statement added; "Your email address will be your Username").
I am looking for someone to complete the installation of this contribution onto my functioning site.
I would be happy to give you access to the ftp site for the innerwaves.net for you to review the modifications that were made to COWOA contribution and see what it would take to upload them to innerwaves.org. I would like to include the additional contribution of being able to see which orders/customers signed up and which ones chose the COWOA option

Thanks
Malte

I can probably help you. I sent an email to you at your customer care email address. Look for it. Thanks.

I just loaded this mod without the add-ons. I looked thru threads and have a few questions.

*My logo is showing up in my header... So, I have a header with a logo on top of it. How do I get rid of it.

*When I go to purchase an item with checkout. At step 1, there are two bullets for HTML and Text-Only located under Contact Details. I thought it is for the newsletter not under email address. Not sure why there?

*I am using Zone rate shipping and Table Rate. One for domestic US and other for International. At the top of the checkout area the shipping has more expensive rate. And shipping method to select is located further down. This is confusing customers. How do I move it up or not show until customer clicks which ship method they want?

Thanks, Kim

Problem: *My logo is showing up in my header... So, I have a header with a logo.gif on top of it. How do I get rid of logo.gif?

I think the logo on top of header may be located in the includes/templates/your_template/common/tpl_header.php.
I found these lines of code, but do not know how to turn-off the logo.gif image.

I may be way off. Can anyone help with this? :frusty:
Kim

kburner:

Problem: *My logo is showing up in my header... So, I have a header with a logo.gif on top of it. How do I get rid of logo.gif?

I think the logo on top of header may be located in the includes/templates/your_template/common/tpl_header.php.
I found these lines of code, but do not know how to turn-off the logo.gif image.

<!--bof-header logo and navigation display--> <?php if (!isset($flag_disable_header) || !$flag_disable_header) { ?>

I may be way off. Can anyone help with this? :frusty:
Kim

OK I finally figured this one out. My includes/language/engish/header.php file showed define header logo image. I took it out. And logo is gone from header. Not sure what else if effects at this time. But looks much better.

kburner:

I just loaded this mod without the add-ons. I looked thru threads and have a few questions.

*My logo is showing up in my header... So, I have a header with a logo on top of it. How do I get rid of it.

*When I go to purchase an item with checkout. At step 1, there are two bullets for HTML and Text-Only located under Contact Details. I thought it is for the newsletter not under email address. Not sure why there?

*I am using Zone rate shipping and Table Rate. One for domestic US and other for International. At the top of the checkout area the shipping has more expensive rate. And shipping method to select is located further down. This is confusing customers. How do I move it up or not show until customer clicks which ship method they want?

Thanks, Kim

Well, I fixed the logo showing up over header.
And the email html or text is ok. Just not used to seeing it without newsletter signup.

But, still have not been able to resolve shipping issue. I have FEC installed also and think this may be causing the shipping issue. Plus, I noticed that Steps at checkout are not right.

Does anyone else have this issue with shipping or steps at checkout? I went back thru posts and found few responses and could not find solutions.
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Kim

bigjoed:

I have FEC and COWOA installed and running ZC 1.3.8, it seems to be working fine except for the fact that now I can not disable the FEC. I'm trying to turn it off for testing purposes. I set the value to false on Admin>Configuration>Fast and Easy Checkout Configuration but I still keep getting the one page checkout. What could I be doing wrong?

Any ideas will be helpful.

Thanks

I have both installed Checkout without Account and Fast and Easy Checkout. When I go to checkout without account, I see Step 1 of 5 - Billing Information. I fill out and click continue checkout. The next page is where the problem starts. I see top of page with order, coupons and then starts Step 1 of 3. It does not finish 2-5. This is very confusing for customers.

Does your checkout do the same thing?
Kim

exboyfriend:

I tried setting up COWA with FEC and there has been some sort of collision, I don't know which caused it or how to fix this now.

The title tag of my shopping cart now always says Billing Information and the top of the page and all other shopping cart/check out pages now always says "Step 1 of 5 - Billing Information" even when I am not on step 1 of 5 billing information.

Has anyone seen this issue or found a way to solve it or have insight as to the fix here?

I have a similar problem with the Step 1 of 5 - Billing Information and next page down further starts over with Step 1 of 3. Did you get it fixed? If yes, how? :frusty:

Thanks, Kim

I did not use FEC but I did use COWA and the "ordersteps" addon. When checking out without an account, I noticed that the step numbers were wrong. I fixed them by editing these files:
checkout_shipping.php
checkout_payment.php
checkout_confirmation.php
For example, in checkout_shipping.php, here's what I did:

/** custom edit for COWOA addon - added the "if -- define...Step 2 of 5 -- else /
if($_SESSION['COWOA']) $COWOA=TRUE;
if($COWOA)
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Step 2 of 5 - Delivery Information');
else
/ custom edit /
/ define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Step 1 of 3 - Delivery Information'); **/
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Step 1 of 4 - Delivery Information');

I don't know if the same problem applies to you or not.

alicia1234:

I did not use FEC but I did use COWA and the "ordersteps" addon. When checking out without an account, I noticed that the step numbers were wrong. I fixed them by editing these files:
checkout_shipping.php
checkout_payment.php
checkout_confirmation.php
For example, in checkout_shipping.php, here's what I did:

/** custom edit for COWOA addon - added the "if -- define...Step 2 of 5 -- else /
if($_SESSION['COWOA']) $COWOA=TRUE;
if($COWOA)
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Step 2 of 5 - Delivery Information');
else
/ custom edit /
/ define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Step 1 of 3 - Delivery Information'); **/
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Step 1 of 4 - Delivery Information');

I don't know if the same problem applies to you or not.

There is no reason to use COWOA with FEC. Instead, use Easy Sign-Up and Login (ESL) which includes an upgraded version of COWOA. No integration is required since FEC is pre-modified to work with ESL and the COWOA feature.

Unfortunately, I loaded FEC when I first started my site because I wanted the one page checkout. And did not keep original files. After going live I found that customers want to buy without an account. Therefore, I loaded COWOA. And yes I do have original files stored. I have been trying to get both mods to work. I only have two big issues that are confusing customers.

1. Steps show different. I loaded COWOA with ordersteps and order-status. The ordersteps with the arrow and timeline do not match the Step 1 to 5 and then Steps do not match when go to second page. Thinking about backing out ordersteps.

2. I have international and domestic shipping loaded with Table Rate and Zone Rate. Order information is before shippping and defaults to international with table Rate. The customer can click on shipping further down the checkout process to get correct rate, but I lost them by that point.

I would like to keep both as it really ends up to two pages and not five. Suggestions?

Thanks,
Kim

numinix:

There is no reason to use COWOA with FEC. Instead, use Easy Sign-Up and Login (ESL) which includes an upgraded version of COWOA. No integration is required since FEC is pre-modified to work with ESL and the COWOA feature.

How many pages does it take for customer to checkout 2 or 5?

Thanks, Kim

kburner:

How many pages does it take for customer to checkout 2 or 5?

Thanks, Kim

Not including the login/sign-up, the checkout can be 1-2 pages with FEC.

Easy Sign-Up is a single page sign-up with a link that goes to COWOA. So, COWOA is actually an extra click more than the regular sign-up. In reality, COWOA is a trick since the only real difference is that the customer does not input a password to create an accessible account. Simply psychological...

Hi,

Firstly thanks to whoever helped make this addon -its brillant.

I am trying to install it onto my website and I think I did it correctly however it doesn't work -I must have done something wrong.

The link appears during checkout but when I click it it says 'Page not found'

The site is bestpriceaccessories.com/shop

Ignore previous comment.

Got it sorted

numinix:

Not including the login/sign-up, the checkout can be 1-2 pages with FEC.

Easy Sign-Up is a single page sign-up with a link that goes to COWOA. So, COWOA is actually an extra click more than the regular sign-up. In reality, COWOA is a trick since the only real difference is that the customer does not input a password to create an accessible account. Simply psychological...

Hi Numinix
I finally got Easy Sign-up looking decent with login page. It shows returning customer and new customer. Somehow I lost the COWOA. I know it is psychological, but it works. How do I get COWOA back as another option? I do not see it on in admin/config/Fast and Easy Checkout Configuration. I loaded all the sql files. I am getting ready to load the new FEC v1.26. I have FEC v1.25.

Thanks, Kim