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I believe this may be a bug.  I am using version 1.1.9 with the default_html5 template. And I have tested this in FF, Chrome and IE to see if made a difference,  it did not.

Steps to replicate the issue: Place an order as Guest and complete the order is at  index.php?rt=checkout/guest_step_3  ,  choose Edit Cart

This returns to index.php?rt=checkout/cart
if one edits the shopping cart and fails to click on the update button (I know it is needed,  but folks do miss it)  but instead clicks on the Checkout button it returns to the account login page.   index.php?rt=account/login

Customer does one of several things,  but all fail:  they re-input the guest info,  and it won't recognize the checkout correctly,  each click goes back to the account login.
or if they use a page-back on the browser  the order is still there,  but continues to fail rather you use the update or the checkout button.  There is no easy solution for the Guest to complete their order.

This behavior doesn't not happen if one has a registered account,  only in the guest checkout.
The current resolution is to disallow Guest option - but would like to have it available.

Thanks
Lee

A suggestion for improving notifications that impact cart functionality.  The recent necessity (2nd time this year) for the USPS extension to be updated to work on the latest version from USPS  is the cause of this suggest.

For at least the extensions that come with the cart install I would like to see a Notification section located at the top of the board when there is an update that is necessary for the extension to work.  It should list the extension, the effective date, and if it applies to different versions of Abantecart,  etc.

The extensions connecting to payments and shipping will have updates from time to time, if there was one place we could check for our applied extensions to see if there is an update needed  would be much better than having customers tells something in our cart isn't working. 

And if extensions provided thru the extensions store - at least posted a notice that there was an update to their extension that would really make it a valuable section to monitor.

Thanks for considering.
Lee

Hello,  this post solved my issue with the little square boxes showing up.

http://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,2320.msg10377.html#msg10377

But now when I click on any of the brands in the scroll line on the home page I no longer get all those showing on a product page display.   The current demo does show up any of the brand logos, in the same manner you get, if you had tags. 

Am I missing activating a setting somewhere?  Or did the code that fixed the little boxes,  change how the links work?

Thanks
Lee

According to the USPS site on Sept 7 there are some changes and an API retirement.  Can you please check to see if the current version of the USPS extension needs to be updated to the new requirements?  Here's the staring link to get to the document for the changes.

https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/welcome.htm?

I just checked on my sites,  and my extension is not working now either.  Ollie  was posting that he was having issues and getting the correct API credentials did not solve the issue and I am thinking this change in the API at USPS is the issue.

Thanks
Lee

I am using graphic banners in my Main Page Banner Manager.   But I am having difficulty in centering the images.  Is there a way to affect the display of a  graphic banner?   this is the onebyone.css code I think

See screen shot -  notice graphic is shifted to the left of the container.

thanks
Lee

Recently Google has released information about their decision to push https for all pages on all sites and that https will give a slight boost to ranking.  They further indicate as time moves forward the https will become more important.
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2014/08/https-as-ranking-signal.html  (the information)

This prompts me to ask - in an upcoming version of Abantecart are you are will you be allowing the use of https on ALL pages if one has the SSL enabled?  It would seem that it at least needs to be a consideration - if we're running an ssl cert,  we would not like to be "penalized" for only having it appear on some pages and their by reducing our ranking.

Lee

I've managed to remove the icon for the "checkout" on the top nav bar (see screen shot)   
I believe it may have been when altering some database files
I have tried replacing the style.css - and a few other things,  but no success.

What do I need to do to get it back? 

thanks
Lee

Hi,  I have made a support ticket to Algozone about this issue,  but wanted to also post here as they can be painfully slow to respond and not sure it is the extension issue.  Maybe the interface.  As I have installed this extension on other domains previous to the marketplace being open.,

My order today is #700.   The installation fails for all attempts network or manually.  I can download the extension and ftp the files to the cart.  And it will show in the extension listing -  but any attempt to install results in a message
  Error: Cannot download file. Repository error or invalid extension key. Try one more time. If problem persist download file in your order history and install manually.

This is version 1.1.9 that I am trying to install to.

Thanks
Lee

Hello,  I applied the fix (correctly)  as shown in this post.

http://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,2320.msg10377.html#msg10377

And it did indeed remove the blank boxes.   I can add new manufacturers, and they continue to work correctly in the product pages.
But can not get them to show up in Brands Scrolling on Home page. 

The block shows it in the list of Applied mfgs.  as being applied, and in the list that is selected to display,  but they do not show up.
I clear the system cache, and refresh the browser or go to a different machine .

Lee

[Mail Parameters:]

The docs are not detailed enough for me to know specifically how to config my System-settings-mail set up.  I have it working, one two different domains - I have to set it differently to get the notificaion to the store owner.

Mail Parameters: When using 'Mail', additional mail parameters can be added here (e.g. " -femail@storeaddress.com".)

Details of the setup:
Mail Protocal -  Mail
Mail Parameters  - is is the field that is causing difficulty -  only works correctly if I leave it blank.  ANY email address in this will cause failure to store owner.
Alert Mail  ONE
Additional Alert e-mails,  has an entry that works (even if Mail parameters is blank)

My other accounts work fine with an email address in Mail parameters.

So my questions:
1. What is suppose to go into the mail Parameters field?
2.  what is the format other and name@domain, if any?
3.  Where is the info for the mail parameters stored -  I am thinking there may be an unseen character stuck in there that I am unable to clear by clearing the filed in the form and saving.

So the doc (you know I like details and examples ) are lacking enough detail for me to be sure what my settings-mail should actually be.

Thanks in advance for your help
Lee

Seems there is an issue with the Shipping wt calculation.  In Setting > Settings> Details we set the wt class, in my case to pounds.  In the product description page area  we have the ability to change the wt class to pounds, ounces, kilogram etc.

That led to me believe that there would be calculation within the cart to adjust a prod with 1 pound and one with 8 ounces
to report the shipping wt as 1.5 pounds,  or 1 pound, 8 ounces  and pass that total calculated wt to the shipping extension lookup table.  But that does not seem to be the case.  See the attached screen shot  to see my shipping wt calculated at 129 pounds!   which is 8 X 16  Plus 1  = so it's multiplying the ounces and adding the pound and reporting is as pounds.

Seems there should be some corrections made here =  either the calculation/reporting needs to be better or the ability to change the Wt Class type WITHIN the prod page should be removed and set and showing only whatever is selected in the system settings. 

This is verison 1.1.9

Lee

I am unable to get the USPS extension to connect - version 1.1.9
It will no show up on the checkout page -  Now according to the USPS site,  in May they had some changes to their API - could this be an issue?


Here's my settings -
USER ID and Password are the ones that work with the USPS.COM login account- I am assuming I can use that same  account for the USPS Extension.
Extension is turned on
Have entered the user ID and Password known to work other places.
Have selected Priority Mail for the rate chart.

Auto select is checked on
Accept this payments   - there is COD and PP standard  -  only PP standard is checkmarked
Use Shipping Session – is ON
Shipping and Tax Estimate is ON
I have tried several different types of settings, but none of them work.  I am out of things to try.
Would greatly appreciate getting on the right track here.  This is the first account I tried to setup a USPS shippping - and I am failing to get it.
Lee

I need to add an additional link to a specific manual on the Admin Panel,  sub menu for HELP

I have been unsuccessful in figuring out where to to that.

thank you for any guidance.

Lee

Thank you for making the account activation with a choice to send an activation email.  I would like to edit the verbiage on the Create Account page in the Newsletter area  to indicate they will also get an activation newsletter email  as I use MailChimp extension.

And I would like to edit the verbiage on the email that goes out for the account activation also.

Please tell me where to do both of these -  searching has not discovered them for me.

Thanks
Lee

I have 19 manufactures in my list.   I have 9 of them selected to show on the block Brands Scrolling List.

What I can't find is how to not have blank squares show up on the scroll for the mfgs NOT selected?  See attached for the output I am seeing.

Where do I control the output on the block?

Lee

Within the resource library when one goes to the edit resource area -  there is Title  - which I know what it does,  but there is also Description - a rather large field allocated.  My question is what doe that field do?  And where does it show up?

Thanks
lee

Please consider adding the ability for a customer to page thru products from within the product page.  So they could easily move to he the next product, or the previous product. Logically this would need to be limited to a category or sub-category where the customer entered the process.  This is a feature on a lot of other carts software.  And a valuable feature for a store to have for a customer.

Thanks for considering.

Lee

Hi,  with the new EU requirements and for those of us US based that like to get our policy right -  could you please post what cookies and how they work (length of time, etc)  and are used in the core Abantecart?

It would be most beneficial to have those itemized in the documentation so we can easily find them and refer to them in relation to our Policy from time to time.  Perhaps in the installation area,  new section called Cookies

Thanks for considering this and making it easier for us to become and remain compliant

Lee

I just made a fresh installation using Softaculous and version 1.1.9. 

There is no .htaccess.txt  in those files.   All other root files are there.  I have not checked to see if any sub-directory files are missing.

I did check on the download on Abantecart - and it is there. 

Lee

I had enabled the newsletter signup on a maintenance page,  I failed to test it to see if worked.  After testing  it seems that when Maintenance is enabled it disallows the block from going to the newsletter sign up page.   The block does work correctly when Maintenance is off - that would indicate the block is okay.

Is there something in the maintenance page coding that would disable this?

I have tested this in 1.1.8 and 1.1.9  same result.

Thanks
lee