=== FFL API WooCommerce Plugin === Contributors: Optimum7 Tags: FFL, eCommerce checkout, WooCommerce, FFL gun dealers, map api, google maps, gun dealer, FFL dealers Requires at least: 1.1 Tested up to: 6.0 Requires PHP: 7.0 Stable tag: 1.5.9 License: GPLv3 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html FFL API WooCommerce plugin has been created to improve WooCommerce online stores. It simplifies the checkout phase on online gun stores that can implement user-friendly features for the benefit to the dealers and their customers. == Description == [FFL API](https://www.fflapi.com) simplifies the checkout phase for online gun dealer websites. FFL API WooCommerce plugin only works on the websites that has WooCommerce plugin. These eCommerce stores can implement user-friendly features that benefit the dealers and their customers. As a one-of-a-kind software in the online gun dealer sector, FFL API provides a service that everybody needs in the process of buying FFL products online. == Shop Owners == Online shop owners wish to raise revenue and improve their storefronts. 12% of customers leave the website during checkout because of the limited options or inconvenience. Others get upset with the brand in the case of never receiving their orders. With FFL API, shop owners will not lose customers on the checkout phase because of the confusion. Websites will see a drastic reduction in cart abandonment, and find viable business leads. == Users Interested In Purchasing FFL Products == Website visitors want to shop online with ease. A complex checkout does not impress them, in the age of Amazon and convenience. FFL API provides user-friendly checkout. Visitors know whether their products are FFL or not and where to ship their products. == Screenshots == 1. Simply setup FFL API WooCommerce Plugin 2. Set the products as firearms 3. Bulk update the products 4. FFL dealers appear on the map via zip code ==Features== ==User-Friendly Checkout== FFL API provides user-friendly checkout to WooCommerce stores. Customers can make their purchases easily, with an enhanced experience and simple UI design. ==Ability to Define FFL Products== FFL API WooCommerce plugin provides a very easy user interface for shop owners. As the admin of the online stores, shop owner adds FFL products to the store carts, which are saved in the system and appropriately defined. The API will remember these selections for future orders. Moreover, shop owner has the ability of bulk ordering as well. ==Bulk Update on Admin Panel== This feature provides the ability to determine the products as FFL or non-FFL with bulk edition on the admin panel. The store owners can update up to 999 products with one click. This feature also provides filtering of the products by category. ==Listing FFL Dealers On Map== FFL API saves customers the time spent finding their certified local dealers on a separate website. The software automatically lists the dealers within the customer’s zip code, eliminating one step of the purchase process. Thanks to this feature, store owners will not lose customers at the checkout phase and complete the conversion. ==Easy Gun Dealer Search With Zip Code== Customers have the ability to search with zip code and find the nearest gun dealer to them. They can select the gun dealer with just one click and continue to billing. ==Auto-Update Functionality== When a new release is published FFL API WooCommerce Plugin sends an update notification to the admin of the website. With this feature, the FFL API makes sure that websites are up to date. ==Color Customization== FFL API WooCommerce Plugin provides color customization ability to website admin. The plugin’s design can be determined however the admin wants. ==The Ability to Land FFL Selection Area Anywhere on The Page== This feature provides the ability to set the position of FFL API Plugin where admin wants on the websites. There are 5 options for FFL API Plugin position: * Order Review * Above Billing Form * Below Billing Form * Above Shipping Form * Below Shipping Form ==Experience The FFL API Wordpress Plugin Before You Download== [FFL API Demo](https://wpdemo.fflapi.com/) ###IMPORTANT: If you think you found a bug in FFL API, or have a problem/question concerning the plugin, please check out [Support Forum](https://www.fflapi.com/contact-us/). ###IMPORTANT-2: If you don't have WooCommerce plugin on your website, FFL API will not work. FFL API WooCommerce Plugin has been created only to launch with WooCommerce plugin. == Frequently Asked Questions == = 1. CAN I USE THE SAME API KEY FOR MULTIPLE WEBSITES? = No. For each website, you need to have a unique API key. Therefore, you need to buy a unique one when integrating a new website. = 2. DOES THE API REQUEST NUMBERS TRANSFER TO THE NEXT MONTH'S USAGE? = No. Each package price is monthly. We provide an API request number for the purchased month. These numbers reset at the beginning of your package renewal date and do not transfer to the new month’s numbers. = 3. CAN CUSTOMERS MAKE AN ADDRESS SEARCH TO FIND GUN DEALERS? = Yes, customers can search for filling the address field to find the nearest gun dealers to the address. = 4. HOW DO I KNOW IF A GUN DEALER HAS FFL LICENSE OR NOT = FFL API, updates gun dealers according to the FFL license regularly. == Installation == #### Thank you for your interest in FFL API WooCommerce Plugin. ### Minimum requirements. * Wordpress 5.0+ * PHP 7.x * MySQL 5.x * WooCommerce Plugin In order to use FFL Api, you need 2 API Keys 1. FFL API: Please go to [https://app.fflapi.com/register](https://app.fflapi.com/register) and complete the subscription process. 2. Google Maps API: You can see how to get Google Maps API Key from the link below. [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/get-api-key](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/get-api-key) You can follow the steps below for the setup process. ### Perform a new installation After downloading the ZIP file of the Event Calendar WD plugin, 1. Log in to the administrator panel. 2. Go to Plugins Add > New > Upload. 3. Locate “ffl_WooCommerce_plugin.zip” 4. Click "Install Now" button. 5. Upon successful installation of the plugin, select “Activate Plugin” button 6. After the plugin is activated, “FFL API” will appear on the menu 7. Select the “FFL API” link 8. Fill in the following information: **FFL API Key **Google Maps API Key **Set Warning Message for the Checkout Page 9. Select “Save Changes” to save the changes 10. If the installation does not succeed, please [click here to contact us](https://www.fflapi.com/contact-us/). == How To Assign a Product as Firearm == 1. Navigate to “Products -> All Product” 2. Select “Edit” button below the product title for the products that will be assigned as Firearm 3. Scroll down to “Product Data” section 4. Check “This is a firearm product” checkbox 5. Select “Update” button. == How FFL Search Box Works == 1. Add a product that was assigned as a firearm in the cart 2. Navigate to the Checkout 3. FFL Dealer Search Box will appear 4. Enter the Zipcode and the Radius information which FFL dealer you want the firearm to be shipped 5. Select Find Nearby. Based on the Zipcode entered, FFL dealers located within the radius will appear on the map 6. Select an FFL Dealer from the map. The shipping information of the selected FFL dealer will appear on the page == Changelog == v1.5.9 Added FFL info pop-up visibility option v1.5.8 FFL map issue solved v1.5.7 Special character usage bug solved at Firearm Warning Message v1.5.6 some bug fixes v1.5.3 form clear notice added v1.5.2 Some UI fixes and improvements v1.5.1 WooCommerce 3.9+ Shipping Address issue fix v1.5.0 : First Offical Release!