Fast and Easy Checkout

dw08gm:

If individual pages are well written/structured and supported by good navigation, it should not really matter what the URL reads. On some sites, such as this forum, I often take advantage of the numerical system for skipping pages/rapid return to pages, and further exploration. Often much easier to type in a relatively short number than a lengthy description.
Right.. and good for you.. that works for YOU.. a shopowner should be able to CHOOSE if they want to re-written URLs for their store, for whatever their business reasons are.. Again.. cracks me up that this is the ONLY open source community that STILL has folks debating the re-written URLs "issue" and folks working HARD trying to convince folks that "their side" is right for some of the WEAKEST reasons/arguments I've ever seen.. Silly really.. Not gonna see ANYONE in the Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, OpenCart, PrestaCart, or Magento communities engaging in these kinds of discussions AT ALL.. Because re-written URLs are part of the core of all of these mods, and siteowners can CHOOSE and nobody debates the choice or the option to CHOOSE..

Bottomline is that despite assertions to the CONTRARY, USU works just fine with this module IF you follow the instructions.. It even works with UNSUPPORTED versions of Zen Cart (v1.3.9) with FEC installed.. again, if you follow the posted instructions..In the event that one isn't successful withan installation, posting the EXACT issues they are having instead of vague "it doesn't work" messages will go a long way to getting those issues resolved..

DivaVocals:

Right.. and good for you.. that works for YOU.. a shopowner should be able to CHOOSE if they want to re-written URLs for their store, for whatever their business reasons are.. Again.. cracks me up that this is the ONLY open source community that STILL has folks debating the re-written URLs "issue" and folks working HARD trying to convince folks that "their side" is right for some of the WEAKEST reasons/arguments I've ever seen.. Silly really.. Not gonna see ANYONE in the Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, OpenCart, PrestaCart, or Magento communities engaging in these kinds of discussions AT ALL.. Because re-written URLs are part of the core of all of these mods, and siteowners can CHOOSE and nobody debates the choice or the option to CHOOSE..

Bottomline is that despite assertions to the CONTRARY, USU works just fine with this module IF you follow the instructions.. It even works with UNSUPPORTED versions of Zen Cart (v1.3.9) with FEC installed.. again, if you follow the posted instructions..In the event that one isn't successful withan installation, posting the EXACT issues they are having instead of vague "it doesn't work" messages will go a long way to getting those issues resolved..

Two things Diva,

1. I agree totally with your viewpoint regarding re-written url's. What everyone ignores is that using it for may, me included, has absolutely nothing to do with ranking (or not) - those that argue that standard url's will rank a site just as well as re-written ones are absolutely correct, absolutely - the benefit, the enormous benefit is the benefit to SEARCHERS and hence the site owner. Seeing in bold font the targeted keywords in the url address just below the Title that hopefully is indicating what the searcher is looking for only goes to reinforce in the searchers mind that this site likely has what they are looking for (more so than a bunch of gogglydook) - it is like flashing neon signs. There are a bunch of examples where mysite/KEYWORD CATEGORY/KEYWORD SUB-CATEGORY/PRODUCT WITH KEYWORD(S) stands out on a search page. It is about the USER EXPERIENCE, not coding ... we need to listen more closely to Google says if we want our customers to have an optimal experience using Google to find our products.

2. I am yet to get FEC working successfully on v1.3.9h even with the latest version of USU - maybe now that I have finally got FEC uninstalled maybe it is time to give it another go and if it works then fine, if it doesn't at least I know how to get rid of it (although it is still showing up in admin/configuration so it obviously has some code still lurking - waiting for Numinix to get back with some support on this)

cheers, Mike

v1.5.1

on the login page, Checkout step 1 of 2 when set to 'vertical' (not split-login) how can I move the containers 'Guest Checkout' and 'PayPal Express Checkout' to the top of the page to be above 'Create Account' container?

is it done in fec_global.css ? what code needs to be moved?

cheers, Mike

Running 1.5.3
I have finally got fast easy checkout working ,well about 95% ... On Checkout - step 2 / 3 the edit button on Shopping Cart Contents is sitting right over Cart Contents
and hiding the words ,is there a way to move this. If you want to take a look pewterworld .co .uk you will need a account [email protected] pas is 1111111111 (10 number ones)
The 2nd issue is rather worse.We had it working once then had issues and went back to backup database since then the admin side has not updated I tried un-installing it and found out it would not install again ... I replaced the database from a backup again the updates ran fine as I saw it happen but it did not update to the new style .. Is this OK to leave as it is or is it better to update it

Hi All

having trouble with the styling on this module.

All the admin stuff seems to have installed correctly.

I have checked the pages that are being loaded when going through checkout and the FEC pages are being loaded.

However none of the default styling is being loaded, its just the bog standard log in styles that are being loaded.

Also when i change the page to plit login nothing seems to happen?

Just one long page of login details to fill in.

I am unable to give a link as this is being developed on localhost.

Any help appreciated.

Matthew Kin:

Hi All

having trouble with the styling on this module.

All the admin stuff seems to have installed correctly.

I have checked the pages that are being loaded when going through checkout and the FEC pages are being loaded.

However none of the default styling is being loaded, its just the bog standard log in styles that are being loaded.

Also when i change the page to plit login nothing seems to happen?

Just one long page of login details to fill in.

I am unable to give a link as this is being developed on localhost.

Any help appreciated.

Realised after a bit more investigation that the only CSS file being loaded relating to this was the login.css which was empty. Therefore i copied the fec global to this file and all now appears as it should.

Matthew Kin:

Hi All

having trouble with the styling on this module.

All the admin stuff seems to have installed correctly.

I have checked the pages that are being loaded when going through checkout and the FEC pages are being loaded.

However none of the default styling is being loaded, its just the bog standard log in styles that are being loaded.

Also when i change the page to plit login nothing seems to happen?

Just one long page of login details to fill in.

I am unable to give a link as this is being developed on localhost.

Any help appreciated.

Since we can not see the site this is a wild guess, but did you also install the css/java loader, as told in the installation instructions???

Design75:

Since we can not see the site this is a wild guess, but did you also install the css/java loader, as told in the installation instructions???

Hi yes followed the instructions exactly.

Already had the css/js loader installed

I have used soms search words but could not find the answer to my question. Sorry if it has been asked before.

I have installes Fast and easy checkout with CSS/JS Loader. Finaly it is working.
I like that now customers don't get page after page after page anymore.
Second thing i want to change is the "create account/login/geust" thing. The only option I would like to have is, quest.
Is it posible to skip this page and go from shoppingcart to checkout step 1, where the geust fills in there name and adress?

I have managed to get this to work with v1.5.4

You must make sure you have loaded and running 'css_js_loader' before you even think about uploading 'Fast and Easy Checkout'. Without the loader, as I can testify, Fast and Easy Checkout will not work on any version of zencart.

You can get css_js_loader, as a plugin or direct from numinix. The only file I have found that needs to be merged is '/includes/templates/YOUR-TEMPLATE/common/html_header.php'.

Now this is the very important bit; make sure that the merger package is very good. I have used countless packages and none of them worked for the merger of this file. I found that when I did a merger and then uploaded 'html_header.php' I got a blank screen. Then I used CompareIt.

You must do a manual merge of the files. Merge YOUR file to 'html_header.php' in 'css_js_loader' and not the other way around.

This is the way I did it and it works. You do not need to un-install 'Fast and Easy Checkout'.

If you wish to look at my 'Fast and Easy Checkout' install go here.

I am using v1.5.4 with template carlisle fresh (with modified stylesheet.css)

I hope this helps.

Hello,

I need a bit of help. My order total is not showing up completely. What i mean by that is that the last number is partially cut off.
My site is missingcord.com. I had another crash and i am trying to get everything back up. I had fast and easy checkout working before so i don't know whats wrong. This is a fresh install of zencart and FEC.

My zen cart version is 1.5.3 and i am using Fec 1.15.3.

I have added a photo of the problem.Attachment #15113

I'm using FEC and today i got a warning message. In my log it says:

SET dropdown = '',
                    gift_message = ''
                WHERE orders_id = 5
                LIMIT 1 ==> (as called by) C:\xampp\htdocs\zencart\includes\classes\observers\class.drop_down.php on line 62 <== in C:\xampp\htdocs\zencart\includes\classes\db\mysql\query_factory.php on line 155

Now I see that it has something to do with the gift message, but other then that I can't read what it means (i'm from holland so al this engelish stuff is very difficult)
Does somebody knows what this means and would try to explane it to me and where to fix this?

I am using zencart v1.5.4 & FEC v1.15.3.

Two questions;

1. I did have Guest checkout displayed now it has gone - I have ticked all the boxes and still nothing
2. With creat an account I would like to move Country below zip code - Which php file do I need to modify

Thanks in advance

jasonshanks:

Hello

I have added a photo of the problem.Attachment #15113

You need to try and widen the /includes/your template/css rows to make it work as I had to do the same thing .. I did it a while ago so can't quite remember .. I found it by downloading fec looking in the install css files and used that as a reference ...
I think you can also use admin / config / Layout Settings to widen the rows as well

adb34:

I am using zencart v1.5.4 & FEC v1.15.3.

Two questions;

1. I did have Guest checkout displayed now it has gone - I have ticked all the boxes and still nothing
2. With creat an account I would like to move Country below zip code - Which php file do I need to modify

Thanks in advance

I think I have found the reason why my guest checkout has gone, my site says 'login to shop'. What have I turned on/off so that the site says this? Click here to see what I am trying to say.

Hi,

Have installed FEC on a test site with 1.5.4 which.

Followed the process ( a few time) but I continually get a blank front store page.

Back end Admin is fine, just store front is a completely blank page.

Have these mods already installed,

CEON URI Mapping
OZPOST Shipping Module
Direct Bank Deposit

I did note one point in the instructions;

Before uploading, rename these folders to your specific folder names:
/YOUR_ADMIN -> Rename to your admin folder name
/includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE -> Rename to your template folder name
/includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE -> Rename to your template folder name

I also found this folder

/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE ->

Assume that too should have been amended, though it made no difference, I still get a blank page

Any clues as to what the issue might be ??

Thanks,
Mike

Mike_Dean:

Hi,

Have installed FEC on a test site with 1.5.4 which.

Followed the process ( a few time) but I continually get a blank front store page.

Back end Admin is fine, just store front is a completely blank page.

Have these mods already installed,

CEON URI Mapping
OZPOST Shipping Module
Direct Bank Deposit

I did note one point in the instructions;

I also found this folder

/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE ->

Assume that too should have been amended, though it made no difference, I still get a blank page

Any clues as to what the issue might be ??

Thanks,
Mike

I did have a few problems with this plugin myself. After a lot of digging I found that is was the template and not the plugin that was at fault. Well I say fault it wasn't it was the way the template was configured and I had to put the files in different locations than the upload package.

I have a couple of questions?

1. which template are you using
2. did you just do an upload of your files in to include or
3. did you do a merge of files
4. if you did a merge files, which software did you use

adb34:

I did have a few problems with this plugin myself. After a lot of digging I found that is was the template and not the plugin that was at fault. Well I say fault it wasn't it was the way the template was configured and I had to put the files in different locations than the upload package.

I have a couple of questions?

1. which template are you using
2. did you just do an upload of your files in to include or
3. did you do a merge of files
4. if you did a merge files, which software did you use

1. I'm using the Westminster New Template
2. Just performed an upload

At the end of the day, I'm going to side step this mod.. It really only takes one of the 4 pages out of the equation, sure that's 25%. But I'm really looking for a one pager for pure simplification.

Cheers,
Mike

Mike_Dean:

1. I'm using the Westminster New Template
2. Just performed an upload

At the end of the day, I'm going to side step this mod.. It really only takes one of the 4 pages out of the equation, sure that's 25%. But I'm really looking for a one pager for pure simplification.

Cheers,
Mike

OK no problem. When you come back to it, check which files of the plugin overwrite and do a merge instead

Is this version of FEC compatible with responsive templates please