Checkout Amazon Style -- Support Thread

Thanks for the link to Checkout Without Account - I went looking for it when you mentioned it in another post, but couldn't find it - the words in the name are too generic for the search engine, I guess. That is in fact exactly what we need, we really can't afford to have that password requirement there. I'll give that a shot. It would be nice if we weren't the 3rd or 4th site to use it but you can't have everything.

When a new customer adds something to their cart, then clicks on Checkout, goes to the mod's login screen, enters their email address and chooses, I am a new customer. (You'll create a password later), are they supposed to be taken directly to the billing information /account creation page?

If so, then the mod is working perfectly for me.

If not, then oops, got problems!

wtashby:

When a new customer adds something to their cart, then clicks on Checkout, goes to the mod's login screen, enters their email address and chooses, I am a new customer. (You'll create a password later), are they supposed to be taken directly to the billing information /account creation page?
Yes they are.

wtashby:

If so, then the mod is working perfectly for me.
Cool.

Regards,
Christian.

Status update on the Checkout Without Account (COWA) mod, for other possibly interested parties:

The originator of this module is no longer supporting it, and it's not clear from the wiki and the associated thread that anyone is officially supporting it, although there are a couple of people who try to fix things as they come up. There is, for instance, an upgrade to go with ZC 1.3.8 (I'm using 1.3.7).

I haven't had time to install it and see if it works for us yet but that's next on the agenda.

will this work in 1.3.8

Theoretically it should but I've never tried it; I'm running 1.3.7. The wiki has files for the 1.3.8 version of ZC, which I think craftzombie put up.

Hi,

Gunga:

will this work in 1.3.8
I've not had a chance to fully test the Checkout Amazon Style mod in ZC v1.3.8 yet.

Regards,
Christian.

hedera:

Theoretically it should but I've never tried it; I'm running 1.3.7. The wiki has files for the 1.3.8 version of ZC, which I think craftzombie put up.
You are talking about a completely different mod. I think you are talking about the COWOA mod, this is the support thread for Checkout Amazon Style.

Regards,
Christian.

One suggestion for the feature versions

in file:

includes/modules/pages/checkout_login/header_php.php

comment this line:
$_SESSION['cart']->restore_contents();

so it looks:

//$_SESSION['cart']->restore_contents();

then add this:

if (SHOW_SHOPPING_CART_COMBINED > 0) {
          $zc_check_basket_before = $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents();
        }

        // bof: not require part of contents merge notice
        // restore cart contents
        $_SESSION['cart']->restore_contents();
        // eof: not require part of contents merge notice

        // check current cart contents count if required
        if (SHOW_SHOPPING_CART_COMBINED > 0 && $zc_check_basket_before > 0) {
          $zc_check_basket_after = $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents();
          if (($zc_check_basket_before != $zc_check_basket_after) && $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() > 0 && SHOW_SHOPPING_CART_COMBINED > 0) {
            if (SHOW_SHOPPING_CART_COMBINED == 2) {
              // warning only do not send to cart
              $messageStack->add_session('header', WARNING_SHOPPING_CART_COMBINED, 'caution');
            }
 // check current cart contents count if required
            if (SHOW_SHOPPING_CART_COMBINED == 1) {
              // show warning and send to shopping cart for review
              $messageStack->add_session('shopping_cart', WARNING_SHOPPING_CART_COMBINED, 'caution');
              zen_redirect(zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL'));
}
}
}

This way, if cart was combined (products added to cart before, but not purchased), the login page redirects to cart, and displays warning.

Hi CJPinder. First of all, thanks for creating this mod. I have had a few people recently leave my site from my split login page after adding to their cart and I strongly suspect the reason was because of the whole "account" thing. I like this mod as it makes it all seem easier, quicker and perhaps more importantly avoids certain words. Every Zen Cart needs this.

I haven't installed it yet because I'm not sure about a couple of things. I can see that many of the files are new and don't replace anything. However, I noticed that in includes\templates\template_default\templates, there is a file tpl_checkout_account_default.php which looks like it has all the components for the new account sign up page. I understand how your mod works and that this page is different from the standard one because it automatically inserts the email address previously entered from the last page. But.. my sign up page is already modded with a few contributions (captcha, how did you hear about us etc) and I don't want it to be overwritten with the one from your mod. What do I need to do?

Steven300:

However, I noticed that in includes\templates\template_default\templates, there is a file tpl_checkout_account_default.php which looks like it has all the components for the new account sign up page. I understand how your mod works and that this page is different from the standard one because it automatically inserts the email address previously entered from the last page. But.. my sign up page is already modded with a few contributions (captcha, how did you hear about us etc) and I don't want it to be overwritten with the one from your mod. What do I need to do?

All you need to do is copy tpl_checkout_account_default.php from template_default to your template override directory and then alter it in the same way you did the tpl_modules_create_account.php file.

Regards,
Christian.

Ok it seems to be working except the alignment is all weird. I think it's to do with the fact that I have the text size increased for my centre column. I don't want to decrease this though. Is there a solution?

Steven300:

Ok it seems to be working except the alignment is all weird. I think it's to do with the fact that I have the text size increased for my centre column. I don't want to decrease this though. Is there a solution?
What I would do is remove the right sideboxes during the checkout process. That will give you more space and remove distractions. To do this copy tpl_main_page.php from template_default/common to your template override common folder and change...

// the following IF statement can be duplicated/modified as needed to set additional flags
  if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'list_pages_to_skip_all_right_sideboxes_on_here,separated_by_commas,and_no_spaces')) ) {
    $flag_disable_right = true;
  }
```...to...
```php
// the following IF statement can be duplicated/modified as needed to set additional flags
  if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'checkout_login,checkout_account,checkout_shipping,checkout_payment,checkout_confirmation')) ) {
    $flag_disable_right = true;
  }
```Hope that helps.

Regards,
Christian.

Great solution. I'm really happy now. Thanks loads.

Ok I've just noticed a problem and I think it could be related to this. I have my site setup so that new customers receive a discount coupon in their welcome email. This has worked fine in the past. But I just tested creating a new account and the email said this:

To use the Discount Coupon, enter the Redemption Code code during checkout: 0a71bce82eTEXT_COUPON_HELP_DATE
With your account, you can now take part in the various services we have to offer you. Some of these services include:

I've looked into this a bit and it seems that my includes\languages\english\custom\create_account.php isn't overiding at all. I know this because one of the changes I made to that file was to have it so that the word "code" doesn't repeat twice in a row like it does above.

If this isn't related to this mod, then apologies and I'll repost it elsewhere. I think it is though because it was working fine recently.

Ok, after going through the files from your mod, I can see that one of them is overiding my create_account.php (containing the discount coupon text). I'm now going to modify the checkout_account.php with my customizations. You seem to be missing a define in checkout_account.php, TEXT_COUPON_HELP_DATE.

Steven300:

You seem to be missing a define in checkout_account.php, TEXT_COUPON_HELP_DATE.
It sounds very much like you are using Zen Cart v1.3.8. This mod was designed for Zen Cart v1.3.7, I haven't updated it for ZC 1.3.8 yet. There were a number of changes made to the login and create account pages in ZC 1.3.8, one of which was the coupon handling during account creation.

Regards,
Christian.

CJPinder:

It sounds very much like you are using Zen Cart v1.3.8. This mod was designed for Zen Cart v1.3.7, I haven't updated it for ZC 1.3.8 yet. There were a number of changes made to the login and create account pages in ZC 1.3.8, one of which was the coupon handling during account creation.

Regards,
Christian.

Yes I'm using 1.3.8a. I noticed that the mod was for 1.3.7 but I find that it's usually the case that 1.3.7 mods work fine with 1.3.8. I guess this mod is different because it affects core functionality which gets developed each Zen release. Does this mean that there are going to be other issues that I haven't yet noticed? When I tested it, the coupon issue was the only thing that stood out as being not right.

Steven300:

Does this mean that there are going to be other issues that I haven't yet noticed? When I tested it, the coupon issue was the only thing that stood out as being not right.
You should be okay but run some test orders through before going live to make sure. I cannot say for definite one way or the other because I haven't personally tested the mod on v1.3.8. The only other functionality change in the checkout process I can think of in v1.3.8 is the message customer's get if their cart is merged with a saved cart.

Regards,
Christian.

Hi Christian,

Thanks for the great mod, it has increased my conversion rate big time!

One question, and I dont know if this is possible I have been using Capitalise signup mod as loads of my customers type their details in lower case making it a nightmare for packing labels.

Is it possible to easily integrate this into your mod? I have tried playing about with it but it throws my page all over the place, mind you I have not got any php skills:huh:

Do you think its possible or would it be a difficult thing to do?

Thanks
Paul