Other Payment Methods - SearchFit Shopping Cart

Created OnJune 08, 2018

byAshish Magar

Check

Check Overview

This feature allows a customer to pay for the online order with a personal check. If the dropdown selector is set to YES, this feature will be active for the CheckOut process. If the dropdown selector is set to NO, a customer will not be able to make purchases with a personal check.

Check Fields

Check Instructions: This box should contain all text that will be visible to customers upon the placement of a successful order. It should contain instructions for the processing of the check. That is, it should tell the customer just what steps he/she needs to take in order to complete payment for the purchased products.

Check Instructions example:

<p>We've successfully recieved your order. Please follow the instructions below.</p>
<ol>
  <li>Make all checks payable to <strong>My Store</strong>.</li>
  <li>Indicate your order number on the check.</li>
  <li>Be sure the payment amount on the check is correct.</li>
  <li>Do not send cash.</li>
  <li>Send your Check to the following address:
    <address>
    My Store <br>
    My Address Here <br>
    City, ST 90123 <br>
    U.S.A.
    </address>
  </li>
</ol>

Check Properties

Use this method: A dropdown selector that enables or disables the usage of the pay-by-check feature. If YES, the feature will be active. If NO, it will be inactive.

Method Name: A text field that allows the user to enter a personalized name for the payment method.

Customized Payment Method Functions

Payment Method: This dropdown allows a user to browse between several different Control Panels detailing alternative payment methods that are available. Options are: Google Checkout, PayPal Express, PayPal Standard, Money Order, Check, By Phone, Offline, Nothing to Pay, Customize 1, Customize 2. Selecting an option from this dropdown will automatically transfer a user to the corresponding Control Panel.

Paypal Express

Paypal Express Overview

PayPal allows buyers to purchase or send money to anyone with an email address. PayPal is accepted by thousands of businesses worldwide. PayPal Express is preferred than PayPal Standard.

API Username and Password are PayPal-generated identifying account name and password that you use specifically for making API calls. You include your API username and password with every API call. The API username and password are different from your PayPal login username (email address) and password.

API Signature is a PayPal-generated unique digital signature (a line of text, or hash) that you copy from PayPal’s website and include in your API calls. An alternative to API Certificate security. Your digital signature, your API username, and your API password all together are called three-token authentication, because you include each of them as a programatic token in your API calls. An API signature is suitable for use with Microsoft Windows web servers or other shared web server configurations, such as those used by web hosting services. Multiple API signatures can be associated with your API username and password. For security, every time you view your API credential/signature on https://www.paypal.com, a new signature is generated. In your API calls, you can use any of the signatures that PayPal generates for you. All the signatures are equally valid until you remove your credentials by clicking Remove on the View API Signature page.

Paypal Express Properties

Use This Payment Method: A dropdown selector that enables or disables the usage of PayPal Express. If YES, the feature will be active. If NO, it will be inactive.

Method Name: A text field that allows the user to enter a personalized name for the payment method.

API Username: API Username is a PayPal-generated identifying account name that you use specifically for making API calls.

API Password: API Password is a PayPal identifying password that you use specifically for making API calls.

API Signature: API Signature is a PayPal-generated unique digital signature (a line of text, or hash) that you copy from PayPal’s website and include in your API calls.

IPN Transaction Key: Provides a means of authentication between the shopping cart and PayPal. Also used when configuring the PayPal Control Panel.

IPN Email Notification: A yes/no dropdown that indicates whether a user would like to receive emails of all IPN notifications.

Header Image URL: A URL for the image you want to appear at the top left of the payment page that PayPal shows. The image has a maximum size of 750 pixels wide by 90 pixels high. PayPal recommends that you provide an image that is stored on a secure (https) server.

Currency Code: A dropdown selection box that allows the user to select the currency of the transaction. This dropdown contains all Multiple Currencies supported by PayPal.

Transaction Mode: Choices include Live and Test. In Test Mode, transactions are handled through the test system to enable you to verify and fine-tune system operation. No money changes hands. In Live Mode, real financial transactions are performed through the PayPal transaction servers.

Paypal Express Functions

Instructions

How to setup your API Credentials? If you have a Business account on the live PayPal site, follow these steps to apply for your live API Signature:

Close the browser that is logged into Developer Central.
Open a new browser and log in to your Business account at the live PayPal site: https://www.paypal.com.
Click the Profile subtab located in the top navigation area.
Click the API Access link under the Account Information header.
Click the Get Started link under the Request API Credentials heading.
Click the API signature radio button under the API Credential Type heading.
Complete the API Credential Request form by clicking the agreement checkbox and clicking Submit.
Copy and paste in the API Username field on this page the value listed next to Account Name. This is your API Username.
Copy and paste in the API Password field on this page the value you choose for the Password field. This is your API Password.
Select the API Signature string, copy it, and paste it in the API Signature field on this page.
Click the Continue button when complete.

Instant Payment Notification: IPN allows you to integrate PayPal payments with your website’s back-end operations. IPN provides immediate notification and confirmation of PayPal payments you receive. Setting up IPN:

If not done yet, generate the IPN Transaction Key and update.
Log in to your Business or Premier PayPal account.
Click the Profile subtab.
Click the Instant Payment Notification Preferences link in the Selling Preferences column.
Click Edit.
Click the checkbox, enter the URL:
http://demo.searchfit.com/scart/public/scart/orderppipn.php?scarttxnkey=[IPN Transaction Key] and change the [IPN Transaction Key] with the actual transaction key.
Click Save.

Customized Payment Method

Customized Payment Method Overview

This feature allows a user to create a customized payment method for the CheckOut process. If the dropdown selector is set to YES, this customized feature will be active for customers to view and use during CheckOut. If the dropdown selector is set to NO, a customer will not be able to make purchases via this method.

Customized Payment Method Fields

Method Instructions: This box should contain all text that will be visible to customers describing the customized method of payment. It should detail just what information is needed from the customer as display any additional instructions or steps that the customer will need to complete in order to successfully place an order.

Customized Payment Method Properties

Use this method: A dropdown selector that enables or disables the usage of the customized payment feature. If YES, the feature will be active. If NO, it will be inactive.

Method Name: A text field that allows the user to enter a personalized name for the payment method.

Collect No Billing Info: If this radio button is selected, then the customer will NOT be asked to give his/her Billing Info in order to CheckOut.

Collect Billing Info: If this radio button is selected, then the customer will be asked to give ONLY his/her Billing Info in order to CheckOut, not inclusive of credit card information.

Collect Billing+CC Info: If this radio button is selected, then the customer will be asked to give BOTH his/her Billing Info and credit card information in order to CheckOut.

Enabled For: A dropdown selector that dictates which customer type each additional payment method is available for: “All Customers” or “Members Only“