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How to setup Google Checkout

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6:18 pm
September 8, 2009

Market Admin

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With the release of Market Theme version 3.52, it has become much easier to switch to using Google Checkout rather than the Paypal system.

All you have to do is edit two lines in one theme file.

Ok, so here's how…

1. Open up the "cart.php" file for editing.

(It's located in the "ajCart" folder of the theme files. (/wp-content/themes/mk3/ajCart/")

2. On or around line # 15, you'll find the following line:

$ACTION_URL = "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"; //Paypal

3. Disable the line by placing two slashes in front of the line before the dollar sign. It should look like this:

//$ACTION_URL = "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr"; //Paypal

4. Now, look at the next line:

//$ACTION_URL = "https://checkout.google.com/api/checkout/v2/checkoutForm/Merchant/YOURMERCHANTIDHERE"; //Google Checkout (change merch ID)

5. Enable this line by removing the first two slashes on the line.

$ACTION_URL = "https://checkout.google.com/api/checkout/v2/checkoutForm/Merchant/YOURMERCHANTIDHERE"; //Google Checkout (change merch ID)

6. Next, replace the text "YOURMERCHANTIDHERE" with the your Google checkout merchant ID.

7. Save and upload the modified file to your website hosting account. These changes should do it.

On the shopping cart page, there is an image that has "Paypal" in it. Since you're going with Google checkout, you may want to replace that image with one that features Google checkout.

The name of this image file is "cards_accepted.gif", and is also located in the "ajCart/" folder of the theme.

10:57 am
September 14, 2009

nipez

Member

posts 16

Not working for me.

I just upgraded to the newest version of MK3 to try to get Google Checkout working. However, after following directions to a tee, it still doesnt work.

When you hit the checkout button, indeed you do go to a google checkout page, but it simply says – -

"OOPS! ————————- has sent Google a shopping cart with errors in it. We'll contact them to ask that they fix this problem. As this could be a temporary issue, you can go back in your browser to try checking out again."

Any idea why it does this?

Thanks!

8:31 pm
October 2, 2009

RoseannB

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posts 7

Is there anyway to allow for both so the buyer has a choice to pick?

3:00 pm
October 5, 2009

Market Admin

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posts 4756

Try reading this thread around post #4

http://www.markettheme.com/for…..ckout-help

4:30 pm
November 27, 2009

BlissSt

Member

posts 17

I am getting the same error.

I have disabled the paypal code by adding // and enabled the my google code by removing// looks like.

$ACTION_URL = "https://checkout.google.com/api/checkout/v2/checkoutForm/Merchant/YOURMERCHANTIDHERE"; //Google Checkout (change merch ID)

YOURMERCHANTIDHERE has been replaced by my merchant ID number.

yet when I try to buy somthing I get

{Bliss St Jewelry has sent Google a shopping cart with errors in it. We'll contact them to ask that they fix this problem. As this could be a temporary issue, you can go back in your browser to try checking out again.}

I believe it is related to -

The plugin installs properly but will not activate stating -

The plugin does not have a valid header.

So 1-plug in will not activate

2-changes to the cart.php brings the error.

Bliss St Jewelry has sent Google a shopping cart with errors in it. We'll contact them to ask that they fix this problem. As this could be a temporary issue, you can go back in your browser to try checking out again.

So what is next?

7:05 pm
November 30, 2009

Market Admin

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Post edited 12:06 am – December 1, 2009 by Market Admin

Getting your Product Manager plugin to activate is critical.

Can you provide any info on why it's not activating?

(Please start a new thread for the plugin header topic so that it makes sense when people are searching.)

12:11 pm
December 2, 2009

BlissSt

Member

posts 17

Ok maybe we need to start over. The market product manager version 2.29 downloads fine.

I made the changes to

the "cart.php" file for as stated above. all looks good but when I go to by something the google page gives me an error of.

Oops!

I Have Market theme version 3.62

I am having issues with acmg.zip (Google checkout module) it will upload but not activate

3:45 pm
December 2, 2009

Market Admin

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Ok, if you are using the latest version of Market — then the only thing you really need to do is change line # 15 and #16 in the "ajCart/cart.php" file.

The acmg.zip Google checkout is only for Market versions prior to 3.5.

I seem to remember something about an error with Google checkout before, but I can't seem to find the answer.

From my recollection, it was actually an issue with the member's Google account.

Have you validated your Google Checkout account? (You need to validate it after you sign up for it.)

I know that's necessary to get things to work. Double check that.

8:27 pm
January 22, 2010

nipez

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posts 16

I'm having problems as well. I just upgraded to the latest MK3 version, 3.62. The Product Manager is 2.29, all works fine.

I changed the code as instructed by the Market Admin to disable the Paypal and enable the Google Checkout with our merchant ID in place.

Our Google Checkout account is verified and enabled. We get the same error:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX has sent Google a shopping cart with errors in it. We'll contact them to ask that they fix this problem. As this could be a temporary issue, you can go back in your browser to try checking out again.Oops!

Interestingly enough, if I replace the ajCart with the Google Checkout Module ajCart – it seems to work (except the shipping costs don't come over)

Please help!

9:53 pm
January 22, 2010

nipez

Member

posts 16

Post edited 5:10 pm – January 6, 2011 by Market Admin

I checked out the Google Integration Console and it's saying this:

Error parsing XML; message from parser is: Invalid value for attribute continue-shopping-url in continue_url: URL contains illegal characters

The XML they see is this:

item1713850874=1&update=1&cmd=_cart&upload=1&currency_code=USD&business=estore%40shortsbrewing.com
&shipping_1=3&item_name_1=Grey+Logo+T-Shirt+%E2%80%93+Long+Sleeve&amount_1=20&quantity_1=1
&item_description_1=Size%3A+XX-Large+%28%2B%242.00%29%3Cbr+%2F%3E&item_quantity_1=1
&item_price_1=20&item_currency_1=USD&on0_1=Size&os0_1=+XX-Large+%28%2B%242.00%29
&ship_method_name_1=Ship+Method&ship_method_price_1=3&ship_method_currency_1=USD
&checkout-flow-support.merchant-checkout-flow-support.continue-shopping-url=%2Fstore%2Fwp-content%2F
themes%2Fmk3%2FajCart%2Fcart.phpcart_postsale.php&tax_rate=0&tax_us_state=MT&_charset_=

6:56 am
January 23, 2010

nipez

Member

posts 16

I figured it out - you have to set the "path" setting in the Market Theme settings to "absolute" URL path.

3:30 pm
March 4, 2010

Risa

Member

posts 20

I'd like to do this as well. Do I need to create a Google checkout page first, before following the steps above?

Thanks!

12:58 pm
March 5, 2010

Market Admin

Admin

posts 4756

You need to have a validated Google checkout account, before you do this.

But there is no extra page you need to create.

9:06 am
March 8, 2010

Risa

Member

posts 20

Hi,

I just tried it and I also get the same error massage. Product manager is working fine. I checked the Market Theme settings as Nipez suggests above and the "path" setting is set to "absolute" (although it says it is for images)

My Google account is validated.

Thanks!

12:52 pm
March 8, 2010

Market Admin

Admin

posts 4756

Strange...

I'll setup a test install and see if I can recreate the problem.

1:04 pm
March 8, 2010

Market Admin

Admin

posts 4756

Well, I just re-tested it and things seem to work just fine on this end. All I needed to do was disable the Paypal link and enable the "Google checkout" link and enter my acct #.

I'm using "Justhost.com" for the test setup.

It does create an error, if I have the URL image paths settting set to "relative" and not "absolute" -- but other than that, things seem to work ok.

We will look into why it doesn't work for relative image paths.

1:37 pm
March 8, 2010

Market Admin

Admin

posts 4756

Ok, created an update so that the "relative URL path" setting works with Google Checkout as well. It'll be in the next release (within the month).

If you need the changes before then, then do this:

1. Open "functions.php" for editing

2. On or around line # 78, add the following two lines:

session_register("POSTSALE_URL");
$_SESSION["POSTSALE_URL"] = get_template_directory_uri() . "/ajCart/cart_postsale.php";

3. Save the file.

Now make these changes.

1. Open the "ajCart/cart.php" file for editing.

2. On or around line # 13, add the following line:

$CHECKOUT_RETURNURL = $_SESSION["POSTSALE_URL"];

3. Now scroll down to around line #81 and find the line:

global $CARTURL,$CURRENCY_SYMBOL,$ACTION_URL;

Change this line to this:

global $CARTURL,$CURRENCY_SYMBOL,$ACTION_URL,$CHECKOUT_RETURNURL;

4. Now scroll down to around line #163 and find the line:

$checkout .='<input type="hidden" name="checkout-flow-support.merchant-checkout-flow-support.continue-shopping-url" value="' . $GLOBALS["CARTURL"] . 'cart_postsale.php">';

Change this line to this:

$checkout .='<input type="hidden" name="checkout-flow-support.merchant-checkout-flow-support.continue-shopping-url" value="' . $CHECKOUT_RETURNURL . '">';

5. Save the file and FTP upload it.

That should do it.

7:31 pm
March 11, 2010

Risa

Member

posts 20

I followed all the steps and it STILL doesn't work!! Cry

12:43 pm
March 12, 2010

Market Admin

Admin

posts 4756

I'm all out of ideas.

I see that you're using the "absolute" URL setting anyway, so the code in my last post is not relevant anyway.

I don't know what to tell you. You did say that you did do the final verification process for your Google checkout account right?

I'm stumped. Anyone else want to take a stab?

10:05 am
March 19, 2010

SP Inc.

New Member

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Post edited 2:05 pm - March 19, 2010 by SP Inc.
Post edited 2:06 pm - March 19, 2010 by SP Inc.

I was having the same problems. I was set to "absolute" changed the cart.php code, got final verification from Google

and it was still not working. But I just figured it out. Here's how:

In Google Checkout "Settings" click on "Integration" Scroll down until you see

the web link for your "General store information". Make sure that this link is the exact link

from your store homepage.

I changed my store link after I set up Google Checkout so the previous link was

missing my sub link "www.-----/store." Anyhow this fixed it for me.


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