Instalment payments

-- url of the page with the problem -- : livelifeyou.com/shop/live-life-you-products-listing
-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.0 Business
-- Joomla version -- : 3.2.2

1. I am wanting to create instalment payments on 2 products that are listed, so it becomes more affordable and possible for people to purchase.

2. I want to implement a subscription for members to access a private part of the website.

I am not sure how to go about setting up the instalment payments. Can you help please?

Hi,

1.
a) Create different shipping methods for products with instalments and products without.
b) In the shipping options, set the option "Use price per product" to "Yes".
c) In the product page configuration, set if the shipping method is enabled or not depending on the product.
d) Set the new payment method with "Paypal Recurring", select the "Installment" mode, and restrict it to the installment shipping method.

By this way the installment will be allowed for the two expansive products, and not if they are not in the cart.

2. You have to install akeeba asubscriptions, set a new Paypal Recurring payment method with the mode "subscription".
Set a subscription in akeeba, set it for the desired product in the product edition page, and set a user group after purchase on this product.
Configuring it like this allow to display a private party of the shop only to the customer with a particular group.

But when the subscription stop, the group is not removed automatically, you will have to implement a plugin in order to remove the group on the users which have no more the subscription. It require good PHP level.

Thank you for your quick answer.

I have trouble find the plugin "Paypal recurring". Can you help?

Hello,
You'll find the Paypal recurring payment method through that thread .

In the products page (see print screen attachment 1) I enable or disable (tick block) the shipping method I would like to use, is that right?

In this case it seems that I need to put a fixed shipping cost on the product. I can not use the specific settings of the shipping plugin (see attachment 2)?

Also if I define a set shipping cost, it would mean that the shipping cost would be charged every time an instalment is triggered?

Hi,

Yes you have to tick/untick the "blocked" checkbox, and let empty the cost to use the main parameters.
The shipping cost will be charged only once, and then divided by the number of installment like the rest of the price.

I am a little confused. Here is scenario 1:

I am ordering a book (no instalments) and I UNTICK the box for the shipment when there is an instalment. see print screen 1

Do you have restricted the payment methods on a specific shipping one ?

In your case, restrict "Paypal installment" on "Australia Post - Installments" and "Paypal" on "Australia Post".
Regarding the cart module, have you enabled "Show shipping in the cart" in the cart module options ?

SUCCESS - Thank you.

Here is what I wrote down to remember:

1. Get the HikaShop Paypal Recurring Payment Plugin Plugin here
2. Install and enable plugin
3. Create different shipping methods for products with instalments and products without. Add an additional one for instalment payments.
4. In the shipping options, set the option "Use price per product" to “Yes" on each product.
5. In the product page configuration - section Shipping Prices, set if the shipping method is enabled or not depending on the product - Tick or unstick the box BLOCKED. Leave the prices empty to allow the prices be calculated through the shipping plugin. (Make sure you have put in the weight and dimensions in order to calculate the shipping costs)
6. Set the new payment method "Paypal Recurring", select the “Type of subscription" mode, and restrict it to the “installment subscription” shipping method and type in the number of installments.
7. In the Payment plugin use “Restrictions” to restrict the shipping methods to the appropriate payment plugin.

One more question:

If the customer is in the shop and is looking at the product (normal Price) and then the one with the payment option (instalment) he sees a higher price which is confusing.

Hi,

Thanks to have shared the complete solution.

Regarding the prices, I think that the best way is to use the msrp (retail) price.
In the product edition page set the msrp price, in this example "750", then edit the view "product / listing_price" via the menu Display > Views and remove the check on:

&& JRequest::getCmd('layout') == 'show'