Hello,
I want to do the following: after customer pay using Paypal, they are automatically redirected to my chronoform. What I'm not too clear on is how I can "hide" the url containing the form so that unpaid buyers cannot access it, yet I can provide it in Paypal's "Successful Payment Ur"
How do I:
1) Hide the form from unpaid users? (If I add it to the Joomla mainmenu then UNPAID people can fill out the form)
2) Paypal provides a "Successful Payment Url" which could redirect customers to my form. However, it doesn't work with the long-version of the code (i.e. index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=thankyou). What other "hidden" url could I provide? (Hidden from unpaid customers in my Joomla site )
Hope this makes sense!🙂
Kaity
I want to do the following: after customer pay using Paypal, they are automatically redirected to my chronoform. What I'm not too clear on is how I can "hide" the url containing the form so that unpaid buyers cannot access it, yet I can provide it in Paypal's "Successful Payment Ur"
How do I:
1) Hide the form from unpaid users? (If I add it to the Joomla mainmenu then UNPAID people can fill out the form)
2) Paypal provides a "Successful Payment Url" which could redirect customers to my form. However, it doesn't work with the long-version of the code (i.e. index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=thankyou). What other "hidden" url could I provide? (Hidden from unpaid customers in my Joomla site )
Hope this makes sense!🙂
Kaity
SOLVED!
Ok, tinkering around I found the solution to my own question😀
The following is for those using Joomla 1.5.6 with SEF (search engine friendly urls and ".html" extension) and ChronoForm:
A) To Hide The Chrono Form Link from Your Joomla Menu:
1. Create your form using ChronoForm as usual.
2. Go to Menus > Menu Manager
3. Create a New menu module by clicking "New"
4. Then, go to Extensions > Module Manager > and click on the new menu you just created in step #3.
5. In the "Details" section, click "Enable Yes".
6. Below that, in the "Menu Assignments" section, select "NONE" and click "Save". (That did the trick!)
7. Go back to Menus > Menu Manager > Click on your New Menu you created.
8. Click "New" to link your form, and then under "Select Menu Type", click "ChronoForms".
9. In the "Parameters Basic" section type in the name of your form as it appears in the ChronoForms. (must be exact).
10. In "Title/Alias" section type the name of your form (NOTE: if you add a "space" between words like "My Form", it will actually be "my-form.html" later on, so be careful because THAT is what you will type in the Paypal Success url!)
11. Click "save" and TEST your form. So, if your forms alias is "my-form" then type the url "http://www.yourdomain.com/my-form.html" substituting the your actual domain address and form name. Voila! Your form is "live" but not visible in your menus!
B) To Redirect From Paypal After Successful Payment To Your Form:
1. Jot down on NotePad or other the full urls to your forms. (Example: http://www.yourdomain.com/my-form.html)
2. Log into your Paypal account, click on "Merchant Services", Select the button you want, fill out Paypals form, and click "Add More Options" at the bottom of the page.
3. In "Successful Payment Url", copy the full url to one of your forms. This will send paid customers to your Chronoform after payment!
If I missed or skipped any steps, feel free to edit. I hope this helps others!
P.S. I used the "RawContent" module which allows me to add Paypals' button codes to my content.
P.S.S. I LOVE CHRONOFORMS! 😛
Kaity
Ok, tinkering around I found the solution to my own question😀
The following is for those using Joomla 1.5.6 with SEF (search engine friendly urls and ".html" extension) and ChronoForm:
A) To Hide The Chrono Form Link from Your Joomla Menu:
1. Create your form using ChronoForm as usual.
2. Go to Menus > Menu Manager
3. Create a New menu module by clicking "New"
4. Then, go to Extensions > Module Manager > and click on the new menu you just created in step #3.
5. In the "Details" section, click "Enable Yes".
6. Below that, in the "Menu Assignments" section, select "NONE" and click "Save". (That did the trick!)
7. Go back to Menus > Menu Manager > Click on your New Menu you created.
8. Click "New" to link your form, and then under "Select Menu Type", click "ChronoForms".
9. In the "Parameters Basic" section type in the name of your form as it appears in the ChronoForms. (must be exact).
10. In "Title/Alias" section type the name of your form (NOTE: if you add a "space" between words like "My Form", it will actually be "my-form.html" later on, so be careful because THAT is what you will type in the Paypal Success url!)
11. Click "save" and TEST your form. So, if your forms alias is "my-form" then type the url "http://www.yourdomain.com/my-form.html" substituting the your actual domain address and form name. Voila! Your form is "live" but not visible in your menus!
B) To Redirect From Paypal After Successful Payment To Your Form:
1. Jot down on NotePad or other the full urls to your forms. (Example: http://www.yourdomain.com/my-form.html)
2. Log into your Paypal account, click on "Merchant Services", Select the button you want, fill out Paypals form, and click "Add More Options" at the bottom of the page.
3. In "Successful Payment Url", copy the full url to one of your forms. This will send paid customers to your Chronoform after payment!
If I missed or skipped any steps, feel free to edit. I hope this helps others!
P.S. I used the "RawContent" module which allows me to add Paypals' button codes to my content.
P.S.S. I LOVE CHRONOFORMS! 😛
Kaity
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