Simple Bitcoin Module for CRE Loaded & OSCommerce
by Marc Rogivue www.KULTUhR.net
If this Module is helpful to you, please consider to pay me a drink, or two:
My BTC address 17KRpq5u2GaStjiF2h3Vja9VvKwVnC3THD
Released under the GNU General Public License
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This is a very simple and basic module to accept Bitcoin Payments on CRE Loaded.
I installed it on CRE V5 and V6 but it should also run on OSCommerce and other CRE Versions.
Basically all it does is that after an order it sends your customer an email with order confirmation
and your Bitcoin Account Number as well as a QR Code to your BTC account number.
You have to check and record the incoming of Bitcoin funds yourself as the module does NOT automatically
monitor your Bitcoin account! It is therefore only suitable for shops where you receive only few orders.
The advantage is, that the setup and installation is very easy and can be done in a couple of minutes only.
Besides a working bitcoin wallet and a bitcoin account number/QR code, there are mo prerequisites!
Installation:
1. Copy the attached files into your CRE folders.
They are all new files, so nothing will be overwritten.
2. Replace my QR code in the images folder with your own and rename it to your own account number!
Leave it in the PNG format.
3. In admin, go to Modules -> Payment -> Bitcoin Module and Install the Module
4. Click on Edit, replace my Bitcoin Address with your own and set the other settings according to your needs.
5. After clicking on Update, your QR Code should appear. If not, check your BTC account number and whether you
placed your QR code file in the image directory and named it according to your own BTC account number with PNG format.
6. In admin, go to Localization -> Currencies -> New Currency and add Bitcoin:
Title: Bitcoin
Code: BTC
Symbol Left:
Symbol Right: BTC
Decimal Point: .
Thousands Point: ,
Decimal Places: 8
For Example as of 01/24/2014
Value: 0.00120800
USD30 = 0.03624000BTC
You may consider using a CRON job to update your currencies on a daily basis!
That's it!
If this Module is helpful to you, please consider to pay me a drink, or two:
My BTC address 17KRpq5u2GaStjiF2h3Vja9VvKwVnC3THD
You can see it in action (Live shop!!) here: www.KULTUhR.net
Cheers, Marc
Optionals:
- Add a CRON job to update your currencies automatically on regular intervals
- Add a special Order Status, for example "Awaiting BTC Payment" and update your BTC module accordingly
- Update your FAQ to reflect that you accept Bitcoins as payments
- Update your Mainpage, foot, or header to reflect that you accept Bitcoins as payments (btc.png is the official BTC logo and is included in the image folder)