Enabling Guest Checkout on your Website - MKB0123 Follow
Enabling Guest Checkout on your website allows users to complete address and payment details faster, and does not interrupt the checkout process by forcing them to stop and register for an account. This makes the process seem like less work, which some feel results in fewer abandoned carts.
NOTE: You need to make some public forms, otherwise the products can not be seen by signed-out users.
To enable this feature:
Go to: Administration Menu > Shopping Cart > Checkout Options > then select Allow Guest Checkout
Required Information:
The only information required by guests will be what is set by default by the system. To see that information, go to: The Admin menu > Site Settings > Options > Sign Up & Security > then select the pencil icon (edit) beside the option: Customer Contact Info. Take a look at the column for Public Order Forms to see what the Guest User will be prompted for when they check out. If you would like to collect additional information you can select other options and decide if they are optional or required.
Appearance on the History page:
The Order History page will flag all guest jobs as Guest Checkout
Post-Checkout:
If the user who previously submitted a guest order attempts to build an account at a later date, MyOrderDesk will recognize the email address and notify them that they already have an account. The user can utilize the "Forgot your Password" link to set their password. Once that user creates an account, they can no longer utilize guest checkout.
If the user who previously submitted a guest order attempts to build an account at a later date, MyOrderDesk will recognize the email address and notify them that they already have an account. The user can utilize the "Forgot your Password" link to set their password. Once that user creates an account, they can no longer utilize guest checkout.