The above posts were all in advance of XC5.3.3.* Now, sadly, yet another bug with XC-5.3.3.3, this one in connection with the above...
With the amount of bugs raised in the forum on this release (plus those with no forum reference) the list is possibly approaching the length of the Gettysburg Address
WHAT STEPS WILL REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM?
1. Create a new account in XC5.3.3.3
2. Choose "United Kingdom" as the "Country" for your address
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED RESULT?
The Admin prepared list of Counties / Regions SHOULD be provided (as it was and still is, in our XC5.3.2.12 Live Store)
WHAT HAPPENS INSTEAD?
No List of values with the prompt "Select One" is provided. Instead free text may be entered and the value is accepted. IF the free text (or parts of it) matches an entry previously made by Admin, then this is provided as a prompt-ish... BUT the value can be selected and then OVERTYPED anyway
We've tried this on our own Dev Store AND on the X-Cart Demo store. The failure is on both, every single time....
This is a MAJOR step backwards / error. This "change" allows customers to enter ANY VALUE THEY LIKE in the UK County field, including, local dialect names, misspelt names, old county name versions, slang names etc which is unacceptable. It also makes all the store preparation work, carried out by Admin, completely and utterly pointless. If this was an attempt to make the process easier for UK Customers, please think again. This is a flaw and the correct process being invoked by default (as in previous XC5 versions) should be re-applied ASAP please.
Bug raised today
https://bt.x-cart.com/view.php?id=48481