User Feedback – Frustrating Dependencies for PrestaShop Checkout

[thierry-laval]

Hello,

I would like to share feedback regarding the PrestaShop Checkout module. During installation and activation, the module forces the installation/activation of PrestaShop Account and PrestaShop Marketplace in your Back Office in order to function.

This requirement unnecessarily complicates setup. For users and store owners, it makes setting up a simple payment method confusing and frustrating, especially for those who do not want to install the Marketplace module. For developers managing multiple stores, this dependency adds extra steps and potential points of failure.

While I understand the goal of centralizing module and service management, it would be very helpful if Checkout could function independently, without forcing these additional modules.

I hope you take this feedback into account, as addressing this issue would make PrestaShop modules more intuitive, easier to manage, and reduce friction for both store owners and developers.

Thank you for your attention.

[matks]

Hello @thierry-laval

While I understand the goal of centralizing module and service management, it would be very helpful if Checkout could function independently, without forcing these additional modules.

About the pain point you mention:

Well PrestaShop Account is our authentication mechanism and MBO (PrestaShop Marketplace in your Back Office) is our package manager 😅 so yes we need them, else we would need to build our own and it would mean reinvent the wheel, we definitely don't want to do that.

I guess you are suggesting that instead of having the user download them we simply put them in the zip from the start
so when user installs PSXO, we simply detect whether or not they are available, and if they are not we simply unzip them?

About your context:

If you download PrestaShop zip from https://prestashop.com/versions it comes with PS Account and MBO pre-installed so you don't have the screen where we ask to download them. So my guess is you're using PrestaShop zip archives from https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop ?

But how do you install PS Checkout? Do you download the zip from this github repository? Because if you use MBO to download it, it means MBO is already installed?

I hope you take this feedback into account, as addressing this issue would make PrestaShop modules more intuitive, easier to manage, and reduce friction for both store owners and developers.

We always welcome feedback 😄 thanks!