Why I’m unable to use FluentCart
Dear FluentCart Team,
due to a technical detail, I’m unfortunately unable to use FluentCart legally in Europe/Germany :(
There are two urgent requirements:
- The text of the “Agree Terms and Conditions” checkbox must be saved with the order, so I can prove exactly what the customer agreed to.
- I need a second checkbox for the withdrawal/cancellation notice. Ideally, I should be able to create as many checkboxes as I want, and the text for each must also be saved with the order.
This should be technically straightforward to implement. Currently, it completely prevents me from using FluentCart. I have to use SureCart instead, because it supports this functionality.
Please take this into consideration.
This is sad.
- If you enable the T&C, then that must be checked before placing the order. Not sure what proof you need as all the checkout data is saved to the corresponding order.
- Currently you can use our action and filter hooks to add more checkout fields. Please check the dev docs: https://dev.fluentcart.com/
Shahjahan Jewel In my admin order view, I can’t find any information about the agreement or the exact text the customer agreed to.
I could probably use actions to save this information in the order notes. However, displaying this information by default would be much better.
This is the first time I hear that the text of the "Agree Terms and Conditions" checkbox must be saved with the order. I think what you mean is, you need to save the text of the actual T&C. But you do not want that to be saved in the DB each time someone buys something. What you actually need is, just in case of a dispute, you need to be able to provide the text that the customer agreed to. You can proof that by just storing a hash of the T&C at the time of order and then link that to the actual T&C text. Storing a hash has just 64 bytes, while your full T&C might have a megabyte.
I created a PoC, and if that works, I will add it to my PowerKit plugin. That is a great use-case.
André Daus what is powerkit plugin?
Vibe Code it's a plugin I am working on to extend FluentCart for German/EU markets.
André Daus Hey André, I'm interested in testing your plugin, 95% of my clients stores are targeting German customers, would be great to switch a few of them from Woo to FC as soon as compliance issues are solved :)
Sascha Leem I sent you a DM.