Installation Guide for Coinremitter Prestashop extension

Prestashop 1.7

Cryptocurrency Checkout

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Prestashop is an open source e-commerce software which is widely used by over 120,000 online stores around the world.

It comes with more than 275 features being carefully designed to increase the profits of business owners with the minimal effort necessary.

Prestashop is relatively easy to use, provides shoppers with a highly sensitive store interface, offers an extensive range of features, and it's free.

Integrate Coinremitter plugin into your Prestashop eCommerce store to begin accepting your payments in cryptocurrencies.

You can then accept your payments in Bitcoin, Litecoin, Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum, Tether USDT, and many.

Take a look at complete installation guide of Prestashop below:

01. Integration Requirements

  • Users must have Prestashop version 1.7 for the integration process with the coinremitter.
  • Create your account, if you have not registered with Coinremitter yet.

02. Plugin Installation Guide:

PATH: Sidebar > Modules > Module manager > Upload a module > Select File >

  • At the start, you need to download the Coinremitter plugin file for Prestashop.
  • Now go to Prestashop's sidebar section.
  • There you’ll get two choices “Module manager” and “Module Catalog” under the Module section.
  • Click on “Module Manager”
  • A window will then open that will show a message "Upload a module".
  • Now select the Coinremitter plugin file and upload it.
  • The plugin installation is completed successfully.

Follow the instructions below to activate it the plugin:

03. Configuration of Plugin

PATH: Sidebar > Modules > Module manager > Other section > Coinremitter plugin > Configure > SAVE

  • Go to the sidebar of the Prestashop’s admin panel.
  • Click on the “Modules” option and select Module Manager.
  • Now, you will need to locate the "Other" section in the module manager list.
  • There you’ll find a "Coinremitter" plugin.
  • Click on “Configure” at the end of the same line.
  • The configure settings page will open.

Here, you have to fill up the details according to your preferences:

TITLE:

The title you write will appear on the checkout page.

DESCRIPTION:

You can add a few details to tell the customer something important before the customer takes any step during checkout.

EXCHANGE RATE MULTIPLIER:

The first setting is to 1. It is a price multiplier. For instance, if you set it to 1.10, then prices for cryptocurrencies will be increased by 10%, and you can set it to 0.95 in this text box for a 5% discount.

INVOICE EXPIRY TIME IN MINUTES:

If you’ve set the value to 30 then the generated invoice will expire 30 minutes later.

ORDER STATUS:

Set the order status, when customers successfully make payment using cryptocurrency.

That’s all, save the setting.

04. Create a Wallet

PATH:Other > Coinremitter > Add wallet

  • Go to the sidebar on the admin page of Prestashop.
  • Scroll all the way down and click on "Coinremitter" which is under the "MORE" option.
  • The wallet list page will open.
  • To add a new wallet, click on the plus button placed on the top right corner of the page.
  • A new page will appear, where you'll get view various options like Select Coin, API key, and Password.
  • SELECT COIN: Select the coin that you’d like to add in your crypto wallet.
  • API KEY: Go to the website of Coinremitter and login to your account and get your API key from there. If you have any trouble getting your password and API key then click here to get the understanding.

    Get back to the page and paste your API key in the box.

  • PASSWORD:Type the password that you have set while creating a new wallet in your merchant panel.

Click on Save and you’re good to go!

05. How to Make Payment

NOTE: You can test your first order using the Test Coin.

  • Add some products to your cart and then continue to the checkout tab. Use the payment type "Payment with Cryptocurrency"
  • If you have modified the title text on the Coinremitter's configuration tab, then it will be shown as an option here. Click the to continue button.

    Click on Continue.

  • Now select the coin wallet that you’d like to pay for. Make sure you've added a wallet to your Prestashop admin panel. If you haven't added a wallet, follow the above instructions.
  • Confirm your order.
  • The system will then generate an invoice that will automatically appear on your screen.
  • Copy the payment address from the invoice and pay the specific amount from another wallet. Once you have assigned to this address, you need enough confirmation to verify the order as payable.
  • Once the payment has been validated on the blockchain, it will automatically redirect to the Success tab.
  • You’ve successfully placed your order.

06. Check Your Order Details

  • Go to the sidebar on Prestashop's Admin panel to check your order.
  • Select "Orders" from the order menu, and after clicking on it, you will see your complete order list. Click on one of these orders that had been paid with the Coinremitter payment option.
  • Click on the order and you will be redirected to the order view page.
  • There you will see the details of complete orders, conversion rates, and history of payments.

    Now you are able to accept payments in cryptocurrencies on your Prestashop website.

    NOTE: Don't forget to delete the Test Coin wallet from your admin panel and add other coin wallets other than test coin.