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Can I skip the shipping selection page when shipping is free?
Set all products as free shipping in by editing each one and setting the button in the middle of the product-info/edit screen. Then enable the free shipping module.. This wil
- 2006-08-30 -
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Can I use 2CheckOut 2CO Payment Gateway with Zen Cart ?
Question:I want to make use of 2CO, - 2CO says: "any shopping cart compatible with the Authorize.net parameter set, provided that it allows you to change the gateway URL&
- 2006-10-10 -
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How do category product-type restrictions work?
Category "restrictions" ONLY restrict which product-types you can use to CREATE NEW products within said category. If a category is restricted to a certain pr
- 2006-10-08 -
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How do customers use PayPal to pay with their Credit Card?
When customers transfer from your site to the PayPal website, they are presented with a screen showing some of the details of their purchase. They are also given some fields i
- 2007-12-17 -
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How do I authorize a Credit Card but not actually charge it until I ship the goods?
Question:After taking the order in Zen Cart I want the Credit Card to be authorised but not charged to the customer until the goods have been shipped. I would anticipate
- 2009-05-14 -
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How do I disable the category/inventory counts (the numbers beside the category links)?
Open your Admin. Put your cursor over the Configuration in the top menu, choose My Store. Locate the "Show Category Counts" option. Turn it off.
- 2006-10-10 -
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How do I enable free shipping for orders more than $XX?
Open your Admin, point your cursor at Modules on the top menu, choose Order Total from the dropdown. Then select Shipping from the list. If the module is not installed click t
- 2006-08-30 -
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How do I get my money? When a customer buys, how do I get paid?
Collecting payment from customers requires a means for extracting funds from the payment method the customer chooses. Check/Money Order If you offer check/money-order, then
- 2009-02-24 -
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How do I set up PayPal IPN to return to my store automatically?
Detailed setup instructions can be found here: http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/PayPalIn brief, as an answer to just the question mentioned as the title of this ar
- 2007-01-19 -
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How do I set up the basic Credit Card module, used for Offline CC order processing?
There are several payment modules in Admin> Modules> Payment. Many of them are for payment-gateways where the customer's credit card is authorized automatically while th
- 2007-07-31 -
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How do I set up the USPS shipping module?
In order to use the USPS module, you need to have a USPS WebTools account, signed up to use their Rate Calculator API. If you have an account with USPS for using shippi
- 2009-02-12 -
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How do I set up the Zones Shipping Module?
By default, the module comes with support for 3 zones. This can be easily altered with a coding change by editing the Zones Shipping Module file (If you make this change and y
- 2007-08-26 -
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How to set up the Authorize.net AIM payment module
REQUIREMENTS Authorize.net Account (naturally) Click Here to Sign Up for an Account with reduced-rate (bulk-buy) pricing! CURL is required and MUST
- 2009-04-14 -
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How to Set Up the FirstData Global Gateway API / Linkpoint API / YourPay API Payment Module
REQUIREMENTS LinkPoint or YourPay (also called FirstData Global Gateway) account (naturally) cURL is required and MUST be compiled into PHP with SSL suppor
- 2009-09-22 -
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I am setting up two Zen Carts and would like to use the same Paypal account for both. Is this possible?
Yes it is. When you set up the PayPal parameters for each of your Zen Cart sites you can give them the same email account (and/or API credentials and/or PDT token) used for yo
- 2008-11-27 -
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My Payment Methods aren't showing up during checkout
During checkout, if your payment methods aren't showing up, go into Admin> Modules> Payment and check: 1. Is the payment module Installed? If not, click the Install but
- 2006-08-30 -
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My shipping is figured wrong, it is 3 pounds too heavy
Any shipping module that uses weight for the calculations also takes into account a built-in Tare weight. The admin configurable Tare adds extra weight to compensate for packa
- 2006-08-30 -
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PayPal login screen vs Credit Card fields ... using PayPal Website Payments Standard
Question: When I'm testing payments on my shop using PayPal Website Payments Standard, it takes me to a screen where I'm asked to login to my PayPal account. But, I do
- 2008-12-11 -
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PCI Compliance Statement and PABP Standards
PCI DSS Compliance Questions Answered Common myths about PCI Compliance Please see the following page for a better understanding of what PCI Compliance is NOT: https:/
- 2009-03-31 -
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Programming Question: How do I clone a shipping module?
Articles on how to clone a shipping module:http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26216http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41751For more specific assistance
- 2007-06-11 -
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Sorry, we are not shipping to your region at this time.
This message usually occurs when you have no available shipping modules for that customer's address. A module is unavailable for one of two reasons: it's not installe
- 2009-02-05 -
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The credit card number starting with 4111 was not entered correctly, or we do not accept that kind of card.
Zen Cart evaluates the credit card numbers you enter to see if they match the settings you have enabled in the Admin->Config->Credit Cards settings. So, if you enter a
- 2007-01-25 -
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The PayPal account in this store is presently misconfigured to use mixed sandbox and live settings. We are unable to complete your transaction. Please notify the store owner so they can correct this problem. (10002)
Your PayPal Express Checkout and/or Website Payments Pro module settings require 4 components to be set correctly in order to talk to PayPal successfully. If any one of them i
- 2008-01-08 -
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The USPS module is returning an error when I try to checkout
If you are recieving this error: An error occured with the USPS shipping calculations. If you prefer to use USPS as your shipping method, please contact the store owner. You
- 2006-08-30 -
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We cannot process your payment at this time. Please retry your purchase (PayPal)
Situation: Customer is attempting to complete a purchase and paying via PayPal. They login, provide payment details, and click the Pay Now or Continue button, and they a
- 2009-07-19 -
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What does MIXED ON mean?
If you have the Minimum set to 36 ... the "MIXED: ON" status message shows. Mixed ON means that they can "mix" or match Attributes to build the 36 Minimum
- 2006-09-06 -
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What payment gateways does Zen Cart work with?
Zen Cart has gateways built-in for:- Authorize.net AIM (SIM also supported, but AIM is recommended for its security benefits)- PayPal Website Payments Standard (IPN)- Pa
- 2008-11-08 -
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What's the difference between PayPal Standard, Express, and Pro?
PayPal Website Payments Standard (formerly referred to as "PayPal IPN" in older versions of Zen Cart) takes the customer to PayPal's site AFTER the ENTIRE checkout i
- 2009-03-25 -
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When will Zen Cart support the Google Checkout API?
There is a downloadable module for Google Checkout in the Downloads section of our website.
- 2006-10-10 -
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Why aren't my downloads activating after checkout?
Downloads are not activated until payment has been received. So, if your customer pays using the "offline credit card" module, you DO NOT have the payment ... all you have
- 2009-03-04 -
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Why can't my customers pay without having a PayPal account?
Situation My store is set up to use PayPal Website Payments Standard to receive payments from customers.I want to allow my customers to pay via Credit Card without having to
- 2009-03-25 -
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Would like to set up individual shipping charges per item. That is, Item A will cost $25.00 per item to ship and Item B would cost $30.00 per item to ship. How can this be done?
The per-weight shipping module can be used for this.1. Turn on the Per-Unit (perweightunit) shipping module in Admin->Modules->Shipping2. Now manually edit *each* produc
- 2007-10-03 -
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