Plugin Author
Nitesh
(@nitesh_singh)
Hi,
There are quite a few things you have highlighted. I’ll point them out below & provide answers. If I’ve misunderstood then kindly provide clarifications.
1. You said – buynow is still possible in version 1.01 without login into my wordpress website first.
Yes, it is possible bcoz its been implemented that way. Since “buy now” requires paypal login for payment to go through, I’ve not restricted it with login functionality.
But going forward, I’ll see if there is a need to expose it to registered user.
2. You mentioned few drawbacks – “if a buyer does click back (last step in the paypal proces) in their paypal account after paying i do not receive their paypal email in my wordpress database, so i can not send them a normal resend mail-template.”
Normal resend mail template is only applicable for auctions won via bidding. For “Buy Now”, since visitor has bought it & transferred the money to you, why would you want him to resend “email for payment” reminders.
3. You said – also, if the buyer forgets to clickback, i do not get a auction ending notice (Email For Payment).
The way “buy now” functionality is implemented you would need to do certain settings for your paypal account. You would see this setting (in red) under Add Auction form -> next to buy now field. Kindly do them. It is required to expire your auctions once “buy now” transaction has been completed successfully.
Regarding “Auction ending notice” – you dont get it bcoz it is not implemented to send email to auction owner. You would only observe your auction getting expired (present under dashboard -> manage auctions -> expired).
4. I couldn’t understand your last part. What feature are you looking for?
Thanks,
hi Nitesh Singh,
i like your plugin, and i am new to the paypal sandbox so i had a live buynow sale setup, and that went well, but i have noticed that, when a paypal buynow forgets to click back to my site after paying in paypal, the current buynow paypal script doesn’t send back an automatic “succeed”. i think i need to setup a IPN button for that. that needs more php coding.
when a buyer does click back it works fine, and in the wp-admin panel i get a green sold sign. but the bottomline is, he needs to click back, otherwise the auction is not ended.
i think it is a good idea to see a buynow pending status, so other people cant bid on the object in the meantime. preferably by keeping the same auction_id if i reinstate / or set it manual to sold (and add in a emailadres).
could you add that in ?
and also a schoppingcart, so ppl can bid and pay more items, and set shippingcosts, tax, and such.
https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/classic/button-manager/integration-guide/NVP/ButtonMgrOverview/
Plugin Author
Nitesh
(@nitesh_singh)
We have a limitation where we require the admin of the plugin to set “Auto Return to On” inside your paypal accout. (Refer to add auction -> buy now field -> Please note section. It has all the steps to do it.)
Now, if admin has set this url, your user will automatically return to your site (irrespective of clicking any link) & thus the auction will be expired.
Incase admin forgot to set this paypal setting & user does not return to the site, auction wont get expired which will be an erroneous condition.
So, we’ve made it mandatory to set “Auto return” to ON.
BTW, I’ve noted your input for IPN & I’ll explore more & see if it suits it.
As per your shipping costs, tax etc, its not there right now but I’ve taken it as a feature request & see if it can be done in subsequent releases.
Thanks,
