Installment Plan Payment Module [Support thread]

Hi,

I just installed this and I can see the option in admin as well as on my shopping cart. However, when I place a test order, it shows the correct payment, but when I get to the final checkout screen, it shows the full amount again. Shouldn't it show total amount -current installment with a balance due?

The full amount also shows in the order emails to me and the customer. If the total product was $1000, it shows as if $1000 is being billed rather than an installment of $500. If I have two installments set up, it makes sense to me for the order and the email to show that $500 is being billed now and $500 will be billed in 1 month rather than showing the total. This will be so confusing for the customer. Is this working correctly?

They've agreed to pay $1000 by installment, so that's the amount it shows. If you want to show the $500 figure in the email, you would have to modify your email template.

I have been using this with my current site with no problem at all, thanks for the great mod!!!

Now I am upgrading to 1.3.8a and when I installed this mod everything looks fine, but the option is not available at checkout! I have unistalled-reinstalled and checked all of my settings.
Any idea? I am using fast and easy checkout, don't know if that would make a difference (but it works with 1.3.7 with FEC)
Thanks!

https://www.mommyandbabyessentials.com/test

This module works with manual credit card processing. It's not a way to automate recurring paypal payments; it's just a way to securely pass back the customer's credit card info for manual processing that is broken down over time.

I have updated the help to clearly state this.
http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_installment_plan.html

Scott

Thank you for your reply and update.

I understand it does not do recurring billing. It does give the customer an option for installment payments. Is there a way to setup this option without having to get a credit card? We would continue to invoice directly from Paypal for the installment amount but would it still allow the customer to order directly from the shopping cart instead which is bypassed currently?

cutterscreek:

I understand it does not do recurring billing. It does give the customer an option for installment payments. Is there a way to setup this option without having to get a credit card?

If you modified the software to make it work this way, then yes, it would work this way.

Another option would be to modify the invoice contribution to work this way.

To the best of my knowledge, there are no pre-existing contributions that do exactly what you want. You'll have to write some code or hire someone to do it for you.

Hi i just installed this mod and it's great. But seem 6 payments is a little limited. Is there a way to make it 6 payments, 12 payments, 18 payments, 24 payments, 30 payments and 36 payments. I have a company who are doing installment schemes. It doesn't have to be online by credit card.

thanks

Number of payments is a field you set in admin. 6 is just the default value.

Hi thanks for the reply. It's true you can set the payments under admin. I wants to offer more paymenst rather than just 6 or 12 or 24. I want it to come in a row and the customers can choose the amount of payments they wants.

Thanks

Then you're going to need to write some code, since the system doesn't present this option currently.

I must have done something wrong. I installed "Installment Plan" per the instructions, but the little circle is yellow (not green) in the Payment Module. Can you recommend a cure?

hello, i wonder if i could use this module for payment by check?

If you'd like, sure. The point of this module is just to show what a partial payment plan would look like.

There is a mod set up for paypal or authorize.net payments. It's still a manual processing though :( I installed it on my site balticcreations.net. (still working on designing it and getting it up and running with products) you get the option of layaway but then not a payment option for the deposit.

I find it easier to work out an invoicing plan and just invoice your customers for the payments. Then for the deposit just make a discount code to take off a certain amount making the original payment only the deposit. Then the customer will have to pay off the discounted amount. So like my site is 20% down so the discount code (which is in place) will take 80% off their order. But when they use the code it gives them instructions and tells them the code is not an actual discount but will equal the amount owed. I have been doing it this way on another site for well over a year and it works well.

swguy, this idea is brilliant and would like to see if it is possible to have it separate the installments payments into three and then set-up automatic billing. I am trying to figure this out myself. Any suggestions? Thanks Frank

Automatic billing is beyond the scope of this mod.

Installment plan now includes a minimum order threshold (which uses the subtotal value). To get this functionality you download the latest version of Installment plan, and REMOVE and re-INSTALL installment plan under admin->modules->payment.

Where is the credit card info stored exactly? Where do I find it from the Zen Cart Admin area?
Also, the partial digits are not being emailed to me for some reason.

The transaction goes through. Order confirmations go to the shop admin and customer .... but no other emails are generated.

help please

Is it legal to have the digits emailed to you? I want to install this module, but I dont wanna get into trouble for it.

Please please let me know, this can help me out a lot. I hate taking CC numbers over the phone.

Please consult your attorney and credit card processor for information on what's legal.
Additionally, please don't spam mod authors with PMs when you've already asked a question on the forum.