Magento extension Skip Checkout Step 1 by crius

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Remove the first step from onepage checkout

Compatible with Magento 1.x

Skip Checkout Step 1

Improve checkout usability and conversion rate by removing the first confusing checkout step from the onepage checkout and go directly to billing address. Instead, the customer will have the option to enter a password in the billing address form to register.

Thanks to BookSnob.dk for sponsoring the development. If you like this extension, check out other extensions from Crius.

Features

  1. Removes the first step (guest/register/login) completely and goes directly to billing address.
  2. Adds a checkbox "register for future convenience" at the bottom of billing address. Use configuration setting to check the box as default or not.
  3. Optionally adds a login link at the top of billing address. Clicking login will hide the address fields and show login fields.

Installation Instructions

  1. Install the module through Connect and configure it in System > Configuration > Checkout > Skip Step 1.
  2. If you are using a customized billing.phtml template file, disable the "plug and play" mode, and update billing.phtml manually. Find the code needed in template/skipstep1/billing.phtml (around lines 28 and 159).

Technical details

  1. Contains 1 block rewrite (Mage_Checkout_Block_Onepage)
  2. 0 model rewrites
  3. 0 controllers
  4. Requires 1 template file to be changed (billing.phtml). The file can be automatically changed from the configuration, or manually updated.

Changelog

0.1.5: Updated for Magento 1.6

0.1.4: Fixed missing password bug for forced