Checkout

how do I allow customers to check out?

Standard Checkout

By default, the Zen Cart checkout process is a three page checkout:

  • choose shipping details
  • choose payment details
  • confirm order

Once checkout has been confirmed, a success page is shown.

Screenshots of those pages are provided in the Storefront Checkout pages FAQ.

One Page Checkout

Via a plugin, Zen Cart also offers One Page Checkout. Some storeowners find this a more friendly experience for their customers. The One Page checkout screen looks like this:

OPC

Successful completion of one page checkout also redirects to the standard Zen Cart checkout success page shown here.

Many more details on One Page Checkout are provided in the Github Repo for OPC.

Guest Checkout

Guest Checkout is a subfeature of One Page Checkout. It collects only the required information to process an order.

Guest Checkout

You can read more about Guest Checkout on the Customer Address Management page of the OPC documentation.



Still have questions? Use the Search box in the upper right, or try the full list of FAQs. If you can't find it there, head over to the Zen Cart support forum and ask there in the appropriate subforum. In your post, please include your Zen Cart and PHP versions, and a link to your site.

Is there an error or omission on this page? Please post to General Questions on the support forum. Or, if you'd like to open a pull request, just review the guidelines and get started. You can even PR right here.
Last modified March 14, 2025 by Scott Wilson (0a114a2).