How to make the checkout process in osCommerce 2.3 versions shorter and faster?

The standard version of osCommerce 2.3 have the following checkout procedure:

Step 1. Login or create account choice page

Step 2. Create Account Page

Step 3. Account created confirmation page

Step 4. Shipping choice page

Step 5. Payment choice page

Step 6. Order overview and confirmation order page

Step 7. Thanks for order page.

There are several modifications which will let you streamline and/or shorten this process for osCommerce 2.3+ based shops.

1. Shorter Checkout for osCommerce 2.3+

Shortens the checkout by 2 steps by combining the login and create account page aswell as skipping the create account success page.

2. Combined login and create account with click to reveal for osCommerce 2.3+

Streamlines the checkout by combining the login and create account pages into one page.

3. Purchase without an account (PWA) for 2.3+

This mod is not necessarily meant to make the checkout procedure shorter, its geared toward making it more streamlined and friendly by giving the customer a choice to purchase without creating an account.

4. Consolidated Login with Guest Checkout for osCommerce 2.3+

Streamlines the checkout by combining the login, create account, and password forgotten pages into ONE page and by adding a guest checkout feature.

5. Smart Checkout for osCommerce 2.3+

Simplifies and give more admin control over the checkout process and add a guest checkout option.

6. jQuery/Ajax Dynamic Checkout for osCommerce 2.3+

Smooth-ens the checkout process by using Ajax loading and Jquery page animated transitions.

7. Simple Checkout for osCommerce 2.3+

One Page Checkout solution that is also compatible with the optional World Postal / Zip / Post Code Validation.

8. jQuery/Ajax Fast checkout for osCommerce 2.3+

Ajax driven one page checkout that is also compatible with the optional jQuery/Ajax Shopping Cart.