Setting a default payment option?

[thewitt]

Is there any way to set one of the payment options to automatically be selected when you go to the payment screen.

 

Specifically I would like the Authorize.net option to be the default and be selected unless they pick something else.

 

I have a fairly high number of customers who actually enter their credit card infomation and don't check the button and so we don't get their credit card info and have to contact them for payment information.

 

Very frustrating.

 

Options?

 

Thanks,

 

-t

[thewitt]

So I take it there is no way to set a default payment option - either that or no one else has the problem with people getting an option they didn't want...

 

-t

[Guest]

Hi Tim,

 

I haven't heard of a default payment but you can rank the payment option the way you want. So the most important it number 1 and the least important is last.

Than you can also of course control it by saying that people from certain areas need to use that payment method otherwise they can't buy with you.

 

I hope this is an idea for you. You can change it as always in admin -> modules -> payment and edit the payment module you want to 'rank'

 

Regards

 

Richard

 

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[up2late]

t,

 

Attached is my quick way to do this - it is not the best way because it is hard coded, but it works for me today. I may regret it tomorrow, when I can't find the modded code.

 

in checkout_payment.php

 

find

<?php
   if (sizeof($selection) > 1) {
       echo tep_draw_radio_field('payment', $selection[$i]['id']);
   } else {
     echo tep_draw_hidden_field('payment', $selection[$i]['id']);
   }
?>

 

for payflowpro, replace with

<?php
   if (sizeof($selection) > 1) {
     if ($selection[$i]['id'] == "payflowpro") {
       echo tep_draw_radio_field('payment', $selection[$i]['id'], CHECKED);
     } else {
       echo tep_draw_radio_field('payment', $selection[$i]['id']);
     }
   } else {
     echo tep_draw_hidden_field('payment', $selection[$i]['id']);
   }
?>

 

replace the "payflowpro" with the id of your desired default payment. I think Authorize.net is "authorizenet" but I'm not sure.

 

Hope this helps, I'm not a pro coder, just a php hacker.

Glenn

[thewitt]

Thanks Glenn, I'll play around with this and see what I can break.

 

-t

[gazb]

I was looking for this as well, but found a better method:

 

http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=42029&hl=

 

This isn't hardcoded and it highlights the default payment method as well! :)

 

Gaz