Fast and Easy Checkout

RixStix:

Link to CSS JS Loader

https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1774

Thanks, its starting to make sense now. I did not know there was another plugin to install first called this. I did not see anything about this in the FEC instructions. I will give it a try.

Sometimes there can be a huge difference in "Should Work" and actually "Does work". Good luck.

Maynards:

Can someone help me with is probably a stupid question. I am still working on the plugin called fast and easy checkout. The directions say to Download and install CSS JS Loader. Where exactly are these files and where exactly do I up load them to????

see: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1774 .

I started out with a fresh copy of my site on the server. I uploaded CSS/JS Loader to my site then uploaded FEC plugin. Still does not work
In the admin/configuration/fast and easy checkout, the 3 tabs (general | layout | guest checkout) are not functional. There are no debug files on the logs folder.

My Site: http://www d o t maynardstackle.com / zencart155e / zencart155e/

any ideas would be appreciated.

Maynards:

I did try to install just the FEC, that did not work then I tried to install the OPC which did not work either. I did make a backup of my site which I think I will install after I delete the current one on my server.

Yesterday I did a live chat with NUMINIX about the FEC and they said it would work fine on my westminster_new template using zencart 155e. The problem is that I do not know what they mean when they say to Download and install CSS JS Loader first. Maybe this is the problem.

RixStix:

Link to CSS JS Loader

https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1774

Maynards:

Thanks, its starting to make sense now. I did not know there was another plugin to install first called this. I did not see anything about this in the FEC instructions. I will give it a try.

BE SURE TO MAKE A COMPLETE BACKUP OF ALL your PHP/etc files before installing CSS/JS Loader plugin. It changes so many core template components that future upgrades are painful. I've wasted dozens of hours on dozens of sites that installed that crap, that now I always yank it out. It makes everything unnecessarily complex for little to no added value. Your mileage may vary.

RixStix:

Sometimes there can be a huge difference in "Should Work" and actually "Does work". Good luck.
Exactly.

Thanks everyone for your input on this topic both publicly and privately. I will not mess with this. It's just not worth the headache.

for those of you that use this plugin, there is an incompatibility if you decide to make the move to php7.0. you can see the problem here:

http://php.net/manual/en/migration70.incompatible.php#migration70.incompatible.variable-handling.indirect

there are 2 scripts that would need to get changed:

includes/modules/pages/checkout/header_php.php
includes/modules/pages/fec_confirmation/header_php.php

you would need to change all instances of:

$$_SESSION['payment']

to

${$_SESSION['payment']}

this change will also make the code backwards compatible with 5.6.

best.

Having an issue where when a customer returns and attempts to use the guest checkout, but they already have an account with us from a previous traditional checkout, it throws and error and tells the customer to log on (" Our system already has a record of that email address - please try logging in with that email address. If you do not use that address any longer you can correct it in the My Account area.") which defeats the purpose of a guest account.

Is there a way around this?

nightdesigns:

Having an issue where when a customer returns and attempts to use the guest checkout, but they already have an account with us from a previous traditional checkout, it throws and error and tells the customer to log on (" Our system already has a record of that email address - please try logging in with that email address. If you do not use that address any longer you can correct it in the My Account area.") which defeats the purpose of a guest account.

Is there a way around this?

well, in looking at the code, it does "seem" to be an easy way around this. you can just comment out the error check. in:

includes/modules/fec_create_account.php

change from:

    if ($check_email->fields['total'] > 0) {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add_session('login', ENTRY_EMAIL_ADDRESS_ERROR_EXISTS);
    }

// TO:

/* 
    if ($check_email->fields['total'] > 0) {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add_session('login', ENTRY_EMAIL_ADDRESS_ERROR_EXISTS);
    }
*/

it does "look" like the code already takes into account an update v insert later in the module. although i provide no warranty as to this actually working.

on another note, the error message is pretty lame. if you do not have the password or access to that email address, how can you change it in the my accounts area?

good luck!

carlwhat:

well, in looking at the code, it does "seem" to be an easy way around this. you can just comment out the error check.

Turns out it's not that file but the /modules/quickcheckout.php which disables the error. You can disable the error and continue on a checkout, but it essentially creates a new account on top of the old customer ID info (by matching email address) replacing all of the existing customer info with new, including password.

Could someone please refresh my memory .. On my last page of checkout where you confirm your order , I need to make the left side slightly wider as I use the split page option , it is giving a sub total and price of say £19.9 when it should be £19.99... I have done it before but for the life of me can't find the post again as it was about 4 years ago I last had to do it , I'm pretty sure you just adjust the split pages ....thanks

I've just installed the latest version of FEC sourced from the numinix.com website on a fresh ZC 1.5.5e. At the top of the checkout page I get the warnings
WARNING: Could not locate language file: includes/languages/english/modules/order_total/ot_bogo.php
.../ot_sc.php
.../ot_reward_points.php
.../ot_reward_points_display.php

I am upgrading from 1.5.0 and so there are records in the database for existing store credits and reward points from the store credit and reward points module also by numinix, but nothing about "bogo". I have searched the FEC file set and can find no mention of these items. I am wondering how I can eliminate the warnings. I plan to leave the customer's store credits and rewards records in the database hoping that there may again be a free store credit and reward points released by numinix for 1.5.5. I see that there's a module now on the numinix website for $8 per month, but I'm gonna have to pass on that for now.

So... to get rid of those warnings...?

Thank You,
John

Correction In my 1.5.0 installation I have been using the store credit module (store_credit.php 4 2008-10-25 23:24:35Z) by numinix and the reward module by Andrew Moore.

I seem to have the warnings resolved by installing the reward points module. still not sure why, but that did it. However - I've now noticed another issue. When I enter a coupon or gift certificate code and click update it goes straight to processing which of course shouldn't happen, but the order doesn't go through. It just sits there processing.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You, John

I have the Fast and Easy Checkout Installed on slayitqueen.com with Zen Cart 1.5.5e and PHP7 on a new site. I have one page checkout and COWOA enabled and payment module works but I have a few problems with fec, I know nothing about coding but trying to learn php now.

1. Blank page on mobile.... main_page=no account, nothing in the debug log. Tried some things suggested on page 207 of this thread but I could not get it to work or did it wrong. I know its not responsive but shouldn't I get more than a blank page?

2. The PayPal button on the checkout page above the credit card option and details does not work in (main_page=checkout&fecaction=null) and seems unconnected, but the other PayPal button that I enabled in the shopping cart works fine. Could not find any info on this in this thread.

3. You cant use the same email twice to go through guest checkout or you get this message:
   "Our system already has a record of that email address - please try logging in with that email address. If you do not use that address any longer you can correct it in the My Account area." Customers have no password if they checkout as guests. Tried the suggestion on page 215 that you can just comment out the error check in modules/quickcheckout.php but I don't know exactly what to comment out as it does not go into detail.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I can't help with one and two but 3 is an option setting.
There is an option to create a new account when a Guest checks out.
You have to turn that option off.

That was already done.

Checkout Without Account is set to true.
Checkout Without Account Only is set to true.

But it still logs you in after entering billing details and problem remains.

So seems the option setting is not the problem.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I'll answer some of my own questions , now I have them sort of figured out.

1. Check the log files more carefully.
2. Its not a PayPal button, just a radio button, but its confusing to the customers. You have a choice of images in paypalwpp.php and you can just comment out the current confusing image (That looks like a button) and un-comment another of your choice.
3. Its a known issue, and must be lurking somewhere in the forums. You need to go into the /includes/modules/[insert_your_custom_template_directory_here]/fec_create_account.php and remove and COWOA_account != 1"; I believe.

I am running this Mod and it worked like a charm, all the sudden i get an email from a customer telling me that they can not pass the first step, i created a thread that have more detail, you can see it here

bumba000:

I seem to have the warnings resolved by installing the reward points module. still not sure why, but that did it. However - I've now noticed another issue. When I enter a coupon or gift certificate code and click update it goes straight to processing which of course shouldn't happen, but the order doesn't go through. It just sits there processing.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You, John
Sounds like there is probably a browser console error possibly due to a JavaScript compatibility issue.