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Install Bold Booster on OpenCart

Bold Booster is an extension that makes it easy for merchants to access a diverse lineup of payment solutions, including Fastlane (US only), Venmo (coming soon, US only), Pay Later, and other payment options customers prefer. Bold Booster seamlessly integrates with your existing checkout, so you can retain all your current customizations without any disruption or additional costs.

The following video walks through an example Bold Booster installation.

Overview

Requirements​

  • OpenCart versions 1.5.5.1 - 1.9.x
  • vQmod
  • PayPal Complete Payments or Braintree as your payment gateway

Setup​

To set up Bold Booster on your OpenCart store, or upgrade to the latest version, complete the following steps.

Step 1: Configure security settings​

Configure your security settings so Bold can communicate with your store.

Your store setup might have firewalls in place that restrict incoming and outgoing network traffic, allowing only a predefined set of IP addresses. For Bold's integrations to function, Bold domains must be able to make requests to your application. This means you must add specific domains or IP addresses to your allowlist.

  1. Add the following domains to your allowlist:
    • https://api.boldcommerce.com
    • https://checkout.boldcommerce.com
  2. Add the following IP addresses to your allowlist:
    • 34.118.185.130
    • 34.152.35.117
    • 35.234.253.95
    • 35.234.240.214
    • 34.152.62.195
    • 35.203.83.169
    • 34.95.4.134
    • 35.203.123.95
    • 35.203.41.15
    • 35.203.111.218
    • 35.203.12.94
    • 34.152.48.9
    • 35.203.70.90
    • 34.152.57.79
    • 34.152.40.169
    • 35.203.98.49
    • 35.234.243.147
    • 34.118.146.188
    • 34.152.1.134
    • 34.152.7.136
    • 35.234.248.107
    • 35.234.247.246
    • 35.203.50.156
    • 34.95.47.124
    • 35.203.8.162
    • 35.203.89.99
    • 35.203.5.164
    • 34.95.58.196
    • 35.203.82.91
    • 35.234.246.9
    • 35.203.57.139
    • 35.203.27.123
    • 34.152.60.211
    • 35.203.79.153
  3. If your security system filters traffic based on headers, add the User-Agent header with a value of Bold-API to your allowlist.

For more information about allowlisting and Bold's security configuration requirements, refer to the security concepts overview.

Step 2: Install Bold Booster​

  1. Navigate to the Bold Booster download page in the OpenCart marketplace.
  2. Click Download and download the zip file.
  3. Add the files to your OpenCart store.

Step 3: Complete Bold Booster onboarding​

  1. In the OpenCart admin, navigate to Extensions > Payments. Screenshot of the OpenCart admin menu
  2. In the list of payment methods, find Bold Booster for PayPal and click Install.
  3. A Bold Checkout onboarding banner appears on the page, prompting you to set up your store. Click the Connect with Bold button. Screenshot of Bold onboarding button
    note

    Ensure that your browser does not have any settings enabled that block cookies, such as "Incognito Mode" or similar "Do Not Track" (DNT) settings. These settings can cause an error when attempting to complete onboarding.

  4. A pop-up window appears. Follow the instructions in the window to create a Bold account if you haven't already.
  5. Connect your store. When entering your URL, remove the http:// or https:// and any trailing slash (/).
  6. Install Bold Checkout.
  7. On the Connect a payment gateway step, find the payment gateway you want to use and click Connect.
  8. Enter your payment gateway credentials. Refer to the following documentation for help setting up popular payment gateways with Bold Booster:
  9. Next to the payment gateway, click the ellipsis (...) and click Edit credentials to configure the gateway.
  10. (PayPal Complete Payments and Braintree) For Payment gateway name, specify a name for this gateway, or leave it as is. This name won't be visible to customers.
  11. For Currency, select the currency this gateway will use.
  12. (PayPal Complete Payments only) For PayPal account, confirm the email is the correct email associated with your PayPal business account.
  13. Under Payment Methods, select which payment method(s) you want this payment gateway to use. Refer to Connect payment gateways for details about which gateways support which payment methods.
  14. (Optional, PayPal Complete Payments only) Customize the appearance of the payment method buttons.
  15. Specify whether you want this gateway to use 3D Secure for card payments. Do not enable 3D Secure if you also enable Fastlane.
  16. Select whether you want to enable guest checkout using Fastlane by PayPal.
  17. Click Save and Continue.
  18. Copy the API access token.
    caution

    Ensure that you save the API access token in a safe place. You will need it for the next step.

  19. Click Close.

Step 4: Enter the API token and enable the extension​

  1. If you are not already there, navigate to the Extensions > Payments page in the OpenCart admin and click to edit the Bold Booster for PayPal settings.
  2. In the Bold Checkout Settings tab, in the API Token field, enter the API access token you copied during onboarding.
  3. In the Booster Status dropdown menu, select Enabled. Screenshot showing Bold Status dropdown
  4. Click the Save at the top of the page.

Step 5: Enable Fastlane (optional)​

Fastlane by PayPal offers a streamlined checkout experience to existing Fastlane customers and allows new customers to quickly and easily save their payment and shipping information for a seamless checkout experience in the future. Customers can use Fastlane wherever it's available on the internet, allowing you to leverage a network of millions of PayPal customers.

Install and configure Fastlane with Bold Booster to reduce steps in checkout, boosting conversions and increasing lifetime customer value.

Fastlane requirements​

  • A store located in the United States, selling in USD, on one of the following platforms:
    • Adobe Commerce
    • Magento Open Source
    • Magento 1
    • OpenCart
    • Gravity Forms
  • A PayPal Complete Payments or Braintree Credit Card payment gateway.
    • Fastlane does not currently support 3D Secure.
  • Fastlane enabled in your PayPal account. Refer to PayPal's documentation for enabling Fastlane with PayPal Complete Payments or Braintree.
  1. Log in to Bold Account Center and open Bold Checkout.
  2. Navigate to Payment options > Payment gateways.
  3. Next to PayPal Complete Payments or Braintree, click on the ellipsis to edit the settings.
  4. Check the box to enable Fastlane by PayPal.
  5. (Optional) Click Style Fastlane to access the Advanced Style Settings.
  6. Click Save.
  7. In the OpenCart admin, navigate to the Extensions > Payments page.
  8. Find Bold Booster for PayPal and click Edit.
  9. In the Bold Checkout Settings tab, in the Booster Status dropdown menu, select Enabled if you haven't already.
  10. In the Fastlane Status dropdown menu, select Enabled.
  11. (Optional) For Fastlane Payment Title, edit the default payment title that displays on the checkout page for customers.
  12. Click Save at the top of the page.

Customer experience: Existing PayPal customer with a Fastlane profile​

When the customer enters a PayPal associated email in the checkout, they receive a verification code by text which they can then enter into the checkout. Once validated, the checkout is automatically populated with their saved shipping, billing, and payment information. From here, they can either complete the order, or they can adjust their checkout information. Screenshot of Fastlane on OpenCart one-time code

Customer experience: Customer without a Fastlane profile or PayPal-associated email address​

When the customer proceeds to the checkout, they enter their email address, shipping information, and payment information as usual. If the customer consents to save their payment profile with Fastlane (enabled by default) on the payment information page, a Fastlane profile is automatically created once they complete their order. Customers can also manually disable Fastlane account consent if they do not wish to save a Fastlane profile. Screenshot of Fastlane on OpenCart

note

Fastlane opt-in is only displayed to customers located in the United States.

Next steps​

After installing Bold Booster on your store, you can:

If you need help onboarding, please submit a support ticket. Or, if you have a Bold representative working with you, add them as a support user on your store and contact them for further help.