Unnecessary Paypal text

Hey there in paypal.php you have

define('TEXT_INFO_PAYPAL_IPN_HEADING', 'PayPal IPN');

also in english.php there is

define('BOX_CUSTOMERS_PAYPAL', 'PayPal IPN');

The "IPN" is not needed. Customers don't want/need to know what paypal method we are using, they just want to know it is paypal...and that it works.

Thanks for the critique, but that isn't a bug, it's a language definaition and can be changed as you see fit.

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True true. But I think it is confusing to have it as the default.

Perhaps we should make you guess which one is which? :yes:

I guess I should have been more clear, I mean on the checkout page. A customer doesn't need to know "Paypal IPN" Most of them would have no idea what that means. Just "Paypal" is plenty.

Changing the language definitions is extremely easy using the overrides system, as outlined in this FAQ:

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=127

Thanks. I know that but you are missing the point.

No problems.

microbe:

Thanks. I know that but you are missing the point.

No problems.

Personsonally I don't think so and I agree with Kim.
Ope source source it can work for you, it may not or not. If it may you should accommodate to see it fit. Fixing here fixing there. And we you do most of the time we screw up.
I this case the developer created a Text to make it different from Papal Express.
Is not a bug, if does not go with you can modify it or even instead of text you can put credit card logos.
There is a lot of variation and modifications that works for me and for you is trash and viceversa

:D Was not me that missed the point.

When you are dealing with software that has multiple avenues of Payment and Shipping and Order Totals and language definitions ...

You will often find that things are more verbose ...

PayPal for instance uses 3 flavors in Zen Cart ...

Not declaring it is often confusing to people ...

We have had many who have gone so far as to install all three and still do not fully understand the difference ... until the see the three running side by side with the different text ...

Everyone will want something different ...

You happen to want PayPal ...

My Last client wanted Credit Cards ...

And the client before that wanted PayPal/Credit Cards ...

So who should we cater to?

PayPal IPN is what it is ... so that is really the best choice here ... :smile:

Thanks for expressing your thoughts on the subject ...

microbe:

Hey there in paypal.php you have

define('TEXT_INFO_PAYPAL_IPN_HEADING', 'PayPal IPN');

also in english.php there is

define('BOX_CUSTOMERS_PAYPAL', 'PayPal IPN');

The "IPN" is not needed. Customers don't want/need to know what paypal method we are using, they just want to know it is paypal...and that it works.

While you raise a good point -- that it's true that customers don't need to know what method is being used --, the text you're talking about is not something that customers will ever see ... you're referring to Admin-side text.

And, technically, all the data that you see by following those PayPal IPN links ... is specifically related to the IPN notifications sent by PayPal to your store whenever any PayPal transaction is completed. So, technically those are all IPN details. Thus the use of "IPN" is actually correct.

If you're finding it confusing, as marcelo63 and others have mentioned, you're certainly free to change it to talk about PayPal Transaction History or something else instead.

Hope that clarifies the issue!

I would like to change the PayPal IPN to Credit Cards & PayPal. I looked in my english.php & paypal.php files and neither the define text_info or define box_customer lines are in the files. What file should I change to edit the PayPal IPN text that appears on the checkout page?

Thanks,

admin/includes/languages/english.php

find define('BOX_CUSTOMERS_PAYPAL',

microbe:

admin/includes/languages/english.php

find define('BOX_CUSTOMERS_PAYPAL',

Sorry, that's the wrong place.

try: /includes/languages/english/modules/payment/paypal.php