Google Checkout is a payment system that can be used in the cart to accept credit cards.

To register for an account, click here .

Once you have registered, you will need to activate Google Checkout in the admin area of the cart and enter in your account information.

 

1.  You do not need to modify the 'URL To Gateway' or 'Checkout Button URL' fields unless Google instructs you to do so.

2.  You will want to use your Google Checkout Vendor ID and Merchant Key available from the Google Checkout API link.

3.  Once you have input this information, you will need to set the 'Mode' to either 'Test' or 'Live' depending on wether or not you want to test the gateway out live right away. 

4.  Auth-Only stands for Authorization-Only and means obtaining an authorization for a certain amount on a customer's account without actually charging the card and Sale means it will charge the account immediately.

5.  This next area you can set the shipping price for Google Checkout Orders when Google can't connect to the cart server.

6.  The Request Buyer Phone Number option is where you can indicate whether the customer must enter a phone number to complete an order.

7.  Google Checkout Button Background section is to set the google checkout button to have a white background, or the same color background as the mycart box.

8.  Google Checkout Button Size is the option where you can pick from 3 different sizes for the google checkout button.

9.  The Your Location option allows you to set your carts location to be UK or US.  This must be the same origin setting that you have for your google checkout account.

10. The Continue Shopping Link option is where you can set the "Continue Shopping" link on the google checkout server when a customer is done there.  Most people just simply put there carts website address in that filed. 

Make sure you have the call back url listed here into your settings over at google.  <call them for instructions on where to put this.>  <also note to replace domainname.com with your website domain name in this url when putting it into the google settings on the google server.>