12-30-2006, 09:43 AM
Quote:Zen Cart v1.3.7 is officially PayPal-Certified for Express Checkout (for US merchants)
PayPal Express Checkout
(ONLY supports North American PayPal accounts at the present time (ie: UK merchants *not* yet supported))
NOTE: This is *not* Website Payments Pro -- it is presently only Express Checkout, which can be used with any North-American-based PayPal "business" or "premier" account. See the configuration instructions for setup details.
Some of the features include:
* NO LONGER RELIES ON IPN POST-BACKS TO RELEASE ORDERS
* Requires CURL for operation, and supports CURL by Proxy if required by hosting server
* Customers can initiate Express Checkout directly from the Shopping-Cart page or from the Login page (if they have something in their shopping cart already)
* Depending on configuration settings, checkout could be done in two clicks at your site (apart from processing login and address selection on the PayPal site).
- can auto-select "cheapest"-available shipping method for the customer
- can skip the payment-selection page if no coupons or gift certificates are active
- customer can jump directly from PayPal page to confirmation page to complete an order
* PayPal can still be selected from the regular payments page as a regular option instead of Express Checkout if the customer prefers or requires such an approach.
* PayPal invoices can now include detailed line-item transaction information (as long as no discounts were applied to the order)
* Merchant can now "require" that the customer supply a PayPal-"confirmed" address
* If an account doesn't already exist for the customer using express-checkout, it is auto-created for them. If the customer purchases downloads or gift certificates, their password is emailed to them along with the create-account welcome message. This can be always-on by default if the module's settings are configured as such.
* Supports all 17 currencies supported by PayPal
* Refund all or part of an order directly from Admin
* PayPal page-style support built-in
* Still uses IPN functionality to update orders when status is changed in PayPal account, but orders will not be held
* Older PayPal IPN payment module can still be used, or can be turned off in lieu of this one
Quote:Other Features Added in v1.3.7:
* Split login page -- is auto-activated if using PayPal Express Checkout with an active cart. Can also be enabled by default via a Layout switch in the admin area, regardless of PayPal module status.
* Logoff button added to Checkout-Success page
* Stylesheet: Added #indexHomeBody to identify the "home" page. This also means that a css file named "home.css" can now optionally be used to override just the home page.
* Breadcrumb switch for Home page: Added switch to Admin->Configuration->Layout Settings for breadcrumb to show on home page or not
* Security-sensitive configuration keys (such as passwords) can now be set to be displayed obfuscated. New functions added: zen_cfg_password_input() & zen_cfg_password_display() allow this.
* Refund Support for compliant payment modules: Admin orders page can now hook into an order-refund method if a given payment module has support for such built-in.
* Credit Card choice auto-selection - Credit Card fields on built-in payment modules will now auto-select that payment module if the customer clicks in one of the fields for the module. This prevents the need for them to click on a certain radio-button to choose their desired module.
* Shipping Estimator now has dynamically-updated pulldowns similar to create-account
* Copyright Date now auto-updates based on current year
full announcement with list of changes and bugfixes: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54615