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Settings
Go to Configuration > Settings > Order settings > Expand the Checkout section. Check “Anonymous checkout allowed” and Save.
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IMPORTANT: This setting will mark all products in the store as Guest Checkout products. Continue on in configuration to set specific products as Guest Checkout products. Whether you are using guest checkout store-wide or only for specific products, this setting must be checked. |
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From this same Checkout Settings page, expand Additional Order Settings. Check “Selective Guest Checkout” and Save.
Alternatively, to turn on Guest Checkout, enable the setting below from Configuration > Settings, search for the following setting ordersettings.anonymouscheckoutallowed.
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It’s also possible to configure whether the guest checkout register form shows first, or the traditional login form is shown first when guest checkout is enabled for a store, using a setting. Administrators can choose to either show the guest checkout form first, or the traditional login first. This allows the admin to emphasize guest checkout over traditional login (if set to true), or to show traditional login first (if set to false). Configuration > Settings, search for the following setting: checkout.guestcheckout.preferguest
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checkout.guestcheckout.preferguest | True - Prefer guest checkout False - Prefer traditional login
| This can be configured at the store level. If you have multiple stores, input the store this applies to. Otherwise, leave blank. | True  False  |
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IMPORTANT: If you are using Identity for authentication, this setting to prefer guest checkout must be set to True. If you use standard login, it can be set either way. |
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To update language strings on the Guest Checkout page, configure the following language strings from Configuration > Languages > English > String Resources , search for the following strings and add them if they don’t exist. See full list of language strings for guest checkout in the Language Strings Library
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Turn on the option to save a phone number on the payment method, because for guest checkout customers, aren’t required to enter a phone number on guest registration.
Go to Admin > Configuration > Payment methods > select your active payment method > Configure > select the checkbox for Requires Phone Number
Click Save.
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IMPORTANT: Guest checkout can be configured as a store-wide configuration, or it can only apply to specific products. The following steps must be taken to enable selective guest checkout that will only be enabled for certain products. |
2. (Optional) Mark Product as a Guest Checkout Product
Go to Catalog > Products and click Edit on the desired product. Expand the Additional Product Settings drop-down. Check “Selective Guest Checkout” and scroll to the top of the page and click Save.
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NOTE: This product when purchased on its own or purchased with other Guest Checkout Products will now direct non-logged-in customers through the Guest Checkout Flow. |
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