Actinic Checkout - Speedup Process

[Tony Moore]

Or perhaps a payment option as Norman does as an alternative

Yep I would agree - the majority of Actinic users spoil things for the minority how are prepared to play by the rules. As far as I am concerned the forum can go suck for SEO advice after I found my posts being harvested. Stinky should make the code available to only those people who have posted a link first and then monitor that link to ensure that it remains on site.

[robwill]

Just to double check if I understand correctly, you should not use this if you have more than one ISP ie realex and pay pal in my case? Its a great idea, surely actinic should look at this seriously as an official upgrade/plug in.

The best thing for you to do is to use just the psp bounce part of the code...

Replace the content of checkout_speedup.js with:

$(function() {
  //// autoforward to payment provider
  
  // make sure we are on the psp bounce page 
  if(document.formOCC) {

    // hide all of the page content so it looks like a quick redirect (not foolproof)
    $('div').hide();

    // for google analytics
    //__utmLinkPost(document.formOCC);

    // and submit the page
    document.formOCC.submit();
  }
}); 

The only real trick to this part of the code is the $('div').hide(); bit because it hides the psp bounce page from the customer.

[Tony Moore]

Thanks Rob but think I'll have to speak with a designer as I am clueless on code.

[Paul Bulpit]

The reason it doesn't work on www.exoticandoriental.co.uk is because your 'Next>' button is now called 'Continue>'.

This could also be related to my difficulty, except that that button IS called 'Next>'. But does this also relate to the final 'Submit Order' button?

Mine has been changed to an image.

It used to be:

<input type=SUBMIT name=ACTION value="NETQUOTEVAR:NEXTBUTTON">

and now it is:

<input type=IMAGE name=ACTION_NEXT src="order_0.gif">

so do I need to change:

<input type="hidden" value="' + next_button_name + '" name="ACTION" />

in the script file, in any way?

BTW the file checkout_speedup.js that I have downloaded does not look the same as the nicely laid-out one you have quoted in post #47?

Paul

[robwill]

<input type="hidden" value="' + next_button_name + '" name="ACTION" />

in the script file, in any way?

BTW the file checkout_speedup.js that I have downloaded does not look the same as the nicely laid-out one you have quoted in post #47?

replace the first occurrence of:

        // append the "next>" action to the form so the perl scripts handle it correctly
        $form.append('<input type="hidden" value="' + next_button_name + '" name="ACTION" />'); 

with:

$('input[@name="ACTION_NEXT"]').click(); 

[john@stinkyink.]

Coming back to Norman and Malc,

We do scan for backlinks linking to us regularly and I am also able to track the downloads from our Blog, so I am not toooo concerned at the moment.

I am disappointed to hear both of your experiences with good advice and useful software. As I said earlier if the product you provide is of use to people they should either pay for it or acknowledge it in some way

[animal dreams]

I have tried this on one of my V7 sites and its NOT working!

www.parrotize.co.uk

Also if I click BACK or CANCEL on Order02.html (Delivery Address) it still proceeds to PROTX.

ANY CLUES?

Careful if you are testing as this is a LIVE site!!!
(use name Mickey Mouse or something similar)

[john@stinkyink.]

Good Afternoon Alan,

I'm sorry, we only have V8 enabled here now - I don't even know where my V7 disc is to set up a test site so we really can't help you with this

[freakmode]

I think you should charge for the code - On one of our sites a guy recently got the checkout stage down from 4 pages to a single page using ajax and then made a fortune as it became THE must have mod.

[john@stinkyink.]

Hi Davic,

Thanks for your thoughts. I have been amazed at the earlier comments from both Malc and Norman about people using software without acknowledging or paying for it and we will be charging for our Drop Down Navigation when that is released - although with a discount for a link!.

Nice site BTW, can you contact me off forum?

[CurlyWurly]

I think you should charge for the code - On one of our sites a guy recently got the checkout stage down from 4 pages to a single page using ajax and then made a fortune as it became THE must have mod.

Was that an actinic site? if so how do I get that fix!

I believe that we are giving something of value, and that the majority will recognise that and reciprocate, if the code we were offering was of no value then we wouldn't deserve anything back - so that is the decision to make, is it of value or not?

Yes, we think it's of value that's why we're trying to throw money at you! But you need to realise that a link is just not an option for some people for whatever reason. Are you going to just let all that potential money and goodwill go to waste? If they're not going to link then they're not going to link, so you either get nothing or you can get some money out of it, even if it's only £20 a go or whatever it all adds up, and most people are honest enough to pay you for your efforts. Most people who don't mind giving a link will certainly choose to do so if it saves them paying £20, so it's not like by giving a payment option you are cutting off your linking strategy...

Also there is a danger that having stirred up all this interest some enterprising coder will quickly come up with another, possibly better, fix and make a small charge for it and steal all your potential customers. If you strike now and sign everyone up then there is no point anyone else writing a fix...

[animal dreams]

Have tried this now with V8 and seems to be working mostly!
(Don't understand difference with V7 yet!)

However if you cancel the payment process with PROTX you get in a loop because it returns you to Order02.html which the script automatically submits and hence you end up at PROTX again.

Can anyone advise how to get out of this loop?
How do I make it go back to restart the CHECKOUT?

[john@stinkyink.]

Most people who don't mind giving a link will certainly choose to do so if it saves them paying £20, so it's not like by giving a payment option you are cutting off your linking strategy

Right - an executive decision, how about if we put a PAYPAL button on the page and ask for £34.99 for the code, for which I will refund £24.99 if you email me with the details of a link from your site to us?

[robwill]

Have tried this now with V8 and seems to be working mostly!
(Don't understand difference with V7 yet!)

However if you cancel the payment process with PROTX you get in a loop because it returns you to Order02.html which the script automatically submits and hence you end up at PROTX again.

Can anyone advise how to get out of this loop?
How do I make it go back to restart the CHECKOUT?

Would you like it to go to checkout stage 1. (Where you choose country) upon clicking the back button?

[animal dreams]

Rob,

Yes. If I cancel from PROTX I want it to return to select shipping destination.

If I get this working on V7 I can give you 2 good links - and 3rd in the future.

Upgrading to V8 (or V9) will take a bit longer.

Alan