Cart, Checkout and Payments
Visitors can build a cart; authenticated students complete checkout. Administrators configure financial settings, wallet rules, offline payment, and gateways from the configured Admin URL.
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Surfaces, roles and current terminology
| Surface | Current navigation terminology | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cart | Public course/product page ? Add to Cart ? Cart | Core purchase flow |
| Coupons | Cart ? Coupon/Discount Code | Core when a valid code exists |
| Checkout | Cart ? Checkout | Core; sign-in and required billing data apply |
| Payment methods | Checkout ? Wallet, Offline Payment, or enabled Gateway | Method depends on balance, settings, activation, and gateway configuration |
| Result and access | Payment result ? order/sale ? enrollment | Access follows confirmed payment and item rules |
Permissions, settings and activation
- A purchaser must be signed in before the order can be attributed and enrollment granted.
- Currency, tax, coupon, wallet, offline payment, and gateway settings must agree.
- Only enabled and correctly configured payment methods appear.
- Feature-gated payment options must be active; inactive Admin stubs do not process payments.
Core workflows
Complete an online payment
- Add an eligible course or product to Cart and review quantities and prices.
- Apply a coupon and confirm the recalculated total before continuing.
- Open Checkout, complete required details, and choose Wallet or an enabled gateway.
- Complete the provider flow and wait for the platform payment-result page.
- Confirm the order is successful and the course appears in My Courses when enrollment applies.
Submit an offline payment
- Choose Offline Payment at Checkout when enabled.
- Follow the displayed bank or manual payment instructions and submit the required reference or proof.
- Treat the order as pending until an administrator verifies it.
- After approval, confirm the order and enrollment are active.
Recover from an interrupted result
- Do not immediately pay again if the gateway completed but the result page failed.
- Check purchase history, wallet movement, and course entitlement.
- Provide the payment reference to support or an administrator.
- Retry only after the original transaction is confirmed failed or canceled.
Result states
- Success: The order is paid, the result is successful, wallet/gateway records reconcile, and enrollment or product fulfillment is created once.
- Pending: Offline verification, delayed gateway confirmation, or order review is still in progress; access is not yet guaranteed.
- Denied: The coupon is ineligible, wallet balance is insufficient, the method is unavailable, or the user lacks purchase eligibility.
- Error: Gateway cancellation, callback failure, duplicate submission, invalid total, or server failure interrupts checkout; verify transaction state before retrying.