Cart settings question

jack · 2017-02-03 02:18:05

Hi,
trying to set up information for paypal.

Where do I write the idem name or other necessary informationof an idem, so it shows in the check up window in paypal,
before the customer logs in ?
thanks for your help
Jack

jack · 2017-02-03 02:19:56

forgot to tell: I am working with backlight cart and lightroom

best regards, Jack

rod barbee · 2017-02-03 02:32:45

This depends on your product. If your selling prints or downloads from an image gallery, that information is added automatically. (I believe that the image's Title field is used. If there's nothing in the Title field, then the Filename field is used)

If you're selling a product using the write-in buttons: http://backlight.theturninggate.net/docs/doku.php#cart

jack · 2017-02-03 03:02:55

Hi Rod,
thanks for your fast reply.
I am selling a physical product,
The Title field is used,
is it possible to transfer the title of any bought idem to the pre-check box of the paypal window?
was thinking about:
Cart settings > PAYPAL ITEM DESCRIPTION >
(would like to have:) Ttems: [ITEM_NAME] , total [AMOUNT], text [COMPANY_NAME]
But it does not work
Jack

rod barbee · 2017-02-03 03:23:10

That setting is for a general description of what is being bought (like "Books from Joe Smith Photography"). I'm unaware of any other tokens other than [AMOUNT] and [COMPANY_NAME] that can be used in that field. Perhaps Ben will pop in with a definitive answer to that.

jack · 2017-02-03 05:21:02

I asked him several times, but no answer yet.
I think it is an important issue, to be able o pre-check before you pay.
Hope I´ll find a solution.
thanks
Jack

rod barbee · 2017-02-03 05:38:05

during the payment process, once a visitor logs into PayPal, they should be taken to a page on your site that shows the item(s) they purchased and has a Pay Now button. At least that how it works in CE4, I've not enabled PayPal on my Backlight test site to check this. But I'm pretty sure it operates the same way.

Ben · 2017-02-03 06:30:36

jack wrote:

I asked him several times, but no answer yet.
I think it is an important issue, to be able o pre-check before you pay.
Hope I´ll find a solution.
thanks
Jack

The PayPal screen is to authorise payment and not to complete the sale. It authorises payment then sends you back to the shopping cart where you can see exactly what's in your cart before making the final purchase. If you reach back to the cart and then closed the window, no purchase is made. I haven't seen the PayPal screen in a while, but it should have text to indicate this to be the case, albeit possibly not obvious enough.

rod barbee · 2017-02-03 06:56:33

yep, there is a message to that effect:

jack · 2017-02-10 00:42:01

Hi Rod,
thanks for your explanation.
I found this window and the sentence too,
but thought it is a little unusual, not to know what you are buying before you enter paypal.

Is it possible to write this sentence somewhere next to the paypal button on cart?
"You will be able to review your order before you complete your purchase"
That would help

jack · 2017-02-10 00:48:08

One more question about the confirmation and received sheet:

How can I make a nice layout
for the "confirmation of order" sheet and
the "... has been received" sheet.
Would be great if I could include my logo there also.

best regards
Jack

rod barbee · 2017-02-10 02:04:41

but thought it is a little unusual, not to know what you are buying before you enter paypal.

But you can. The cart page lists everything in the cart.

Is it possible to write this sentence somewhere next to the paypal button on cart?
"You will be able to review your order before you complete your purchase"

I thought there might be by using one of the localizations, specifically the TEXT_PAYPAL_ONLY localization. (it places a message below the checkout button on my CE4 cart.... But I don't see it appearing in the cart on my test site. But give that a try anyway.
Otherwise, you may be able to insert text via jQuery, using the .insertBefore() method, just above the buttons along the bottom of the cart page. Maybe try this as the selector:
form#cart #cart-buttons

The jQuery can be inserted using the ttg_scripts hook: http://backlight.theturninggate.net/doc … tg_scripts

function ttg_scripts ( $style, $path ) { 
	echo '<script>	
		$( "<div class=\'my-cart-message\'><p>You will be able to review your order before you complete your purchase</p></div>" ).insertBefore( "form#cart #cart-buttons" );
		</script>
		';
               return false;
}

This is untested, but it should create a div with the class "my-cart-message" and place the text inside that div. You can then use custom css to style the .my-cart-message class if you need to add any styling.

enable phplugins in the page template that controls cart appearance. I'd also suggest making a cart specific page template for this, that way the script doesn't load on all the other pages that might have been using the template.

rod barbee · 2017-02-10 02:08:28

jack wrote:

One more question about the confirmation and received sheet:
How can I make a nice layout
for the "confirmation of order" sheet and
the "... has been received" sheet.
Would be great if I could include my logo there also.
best regards
Jack

Are you referring to the emails that are sent? I don't believe there is a way to customize other than changing text in Localizations (Order Email)

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