iono Documentation - Google Checkout
About
Every online merchant has two goals: sell more and spend less. Google Checkout is a new way to process transactions that helps you achieve both. Customers who use Checkout can buy from you quickly and securely, using a single username and password - and you can use Checkout to process their orders and charge their credit or debit cards. Visit the Google Checkout website for more information.
Features
The following features are supported by the gateway and can be handled by iono. In the case of refunds and fee calculations, the details will be logged by iono with the transaction.
- One Time Payments: Yes
- Recurring Payments: No
- Transaction Logging: No
- Refund Logging: No
- Fee Logging: No
- Has Test Mode: Yes
Method
The customer clicks the pay button and is taken to the Google website. If the customer has an account, they log in with their Google Account details and complete payment, otherwise they will be requested to register. Orders must be approved through the Google Checkout interface and then manually approved in iono.
Setup
- From the Gateways section of the Settings section of the admin control panel, click on Edit next to the Google Checkout entry.
- You can leave all the values as default except the following:
- Status: Change to Active
- Seller ID: Enter your Google Merchant ID. This can be found top right when you log into Google Checkout
- Click Edit and the Google Checkout gateway is now enabled
The other options can also be changed:
- Name: The name of the gateway as it appears to your customers.
- Description: The description of the gateway as it is displayed to your customers. HTML is allowed.
- File: The location of the gateway module file in your iono directory. This file is not encoded so you are free to view and edit it.
Testing
Google Checkout supports testing of the gateway module. To enable the test mode on the gateway:
- From the Gateways section of the Settings section of the admin control panel, click on Edit next to the Google Checkout entry.
- Tick the Test Mode option
- Adjust the Seller ID field to use your sandbox merchant ID. You need to sign up to a Google Checkout Sandbox account separately from here.
- Click Edit and the Google Checkout gateway is now in test mode