Thread: anonymous and registered checkout possible

Hi,
Is it possible to have anonymous and registered users go thru the store? For example a new user goes to the shipping and billing page. On that page there is a checkbox that says "create account" with a password field. If the user doesnt check the box they go thru the store as an anonymous customer but if they check the box their account is created and next time they can log into their account.
Thanks

That's possible, yes. You just need to set appconfig: PasswordIsOptionalDuringCheckout to true. Once that's true and you'll continue checking out, you should be redirected to CheckoutAnon.aspx page, which has the following options: (a) login to the store (b) create an account (c) skip registration and continue checkout as anonymous customer.

What are the pros and cons of allowing anonymous checkout? See at this page.

Hi,
So we could have (repeat)anonymous and registered customers in the store? The reason I ask this, is that I saw on the forums that if you have the option of people registering and if an anonymous person comes back more than once using the same email address, it can cause problems. Is this the case?

Does this also extend to a store that is version 6.x?
Thanks
Joe