I am happy to inform you that we now have officially released version 2.1 of OneStepCheckout. The new version fixes some critical issues that has been reported by our customers. These customers have received the new version already and all have provided feedback that the issues has now been resolved and that everything is working properly.
Changelog
Improved error handling, it will never show a blank screen with error message anymore
Fixed issues regarding discounts that disappeared
Fixed issue with creditcard payment methods in combination with Paypal (redirected to Paypal even though customer chose different method)
Implemented the Magento Javascript form validation – to show user friendly error messages when form is not filled out correctly
Added a new default skin in addition to a skin with Magento look and feel – Can be chosen in administration panel
Improved look of popup boxes (login and terms and conditions) with rounded corners and background
Fixed newsletter subscription, will now not subscribe and send email about subscription if customer already subscribed
Fixed bug regarding customer comments that weren’t displayed on the order
Fixed problem with not updating shipping rates based on zipcode after logging in
New look and feel
We are also very excited to inform you that the latest version of OneStepCheckout introduces an improved design that looks a lot better. We have also implemented a new skin in addition to our default skin, which you now can choose in the administration backend. Here are screenshots of the new skins:
The new default skin of OneStepCheckout
New improved look for popup boxes with rounded corners
The "Magento" skin in OneStepCheckout
How to upgrade
To help our customers upgrade their OneStepCheckout installations, we have created an upgrade guide (always available from our support page). To get the latest version, please send us an email or use our contact form and we will send you the latest version immediately.
We are working on a better release process so all customers will be notified of new versions and be able to download them immediately, without contacting us.
Roadmap
The development of OneStepCheckout version 2.2 has already started and we are planning some nifty new features that have been requested by our customers:
Possibility to enter a discount code directly from the checkout page
Possibility to change the order the fields are displayed in the backend, to easier adapt to different countries standards for entering addresses
Better support for third party extensions
And much more…
If you have any feature requests you are more than welcome to contact us and let us know. Also, if you come across any bugs or errors, please inform us so we can address the issues and improve our product. You can also use the comment field below to let us know what you think of the latest version!
Finally, after several months of development we are excited to launch the latest version of OneStepCheckout which now fully supports registration and login! During the past months we’ve received a lot of input from our customers that want different variations of support for registration (as in being able to create an account while placing an order).
In order to satisfy every customers request, we’ve built OneStepCheckout to support different registration modes. Each registration mode offers different kind of behaviour in regards with logging in and creating a customer account in Magento.
Click read more to see more details about the registration features.
This screencast explains the administration interface for OneStepCheckout with all its settings. The screencast is rather long (8 minutes) and if you want to skip ahead, here are the timelines:
General settings – 0:20
Exclude/include fields – 2:00
Registration – 3:10
Trigger AJAX update 6:40
Terms and conditions 7:42
If you have any questions or comments to this Magento screencast you are welcome to let us know by adding a comment below. Thanks!
We have created some screencasts to demonstrate the features of our product OneStepCheckout. This first screencasts demonstrates the checkout from a users point of view.
If you have any comments or suggestions, you are very welcome to let us know by adding a comment below.
I came across an interesting case study by Get Elastic on the Official Vancouver 2010 Olympic Store. They originally had a long multi-step checkout, but created a new single-page checkout with all the options on a single page. With A/B split testing, 50% of traffic was redirected to the original checkout, while the other 50% was served the new single-page checkout. After only 300 transactions, the winner was clear and they stopped the experiment after 606 transactions.
Findings:
Successful completion rate for the entire checkout process increased by 257.26%.
Overall site conversion rate increased by 0.54%.
Some unexpected improvements during this experiment, like an increase of 8.54% in the average order value!
MagentoSites.net is a directory of sites that are running on the Magento ecommerce platform. From this site you can get a free link just by adding your Magento store. In order to add your site it must be built with the Magento platform.
All Magento versions/editions are eligible
Your store must be live and kicking so visitors can order your products
You must enter a physical address for your stores – anonymous stores are not eligible
As incoming links is crucial for your search engines rankings, you should add your store to all directories that lets you add it for free.
One Step Checkout corp. is certainly not Bill Gates. But even as a small medium-sized company in the ecommerce industry we think it makes sense to lend a hand to others in the commerce industry in the developing world. At One Step Checkout we allocate some of our proceeds to microfinance projects, in cooperation with KIVA, the world’s first peer-to-peer micro-lending website.
What is KIVA?
Kiva’s mission is to connect people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending.
Hello, and welcome to the blog of OneStepCheckout.com! After many months of developing our product, we are proud to officially launch it! Our product is simply:
A better Magento Checkout
We have been doing consultancy Magento work for the past two years – and has been involved in launching several dozen online stores, in addition to have started a few ourselves (both with virtual and physical products). If there is a single issue that most of our customers complain about – it is the complexity involved in the original Magento checkout process. Also, from the ecommerce sites we run ourselves, we got weekly calls from our customers that were stuck in the checkout – trying to complete the purchase. As this were causing lost sales on a daily basis, we decided to do something about it …
