This is an easy mod to allow you to search IP addresses in your orders.
This is helpful to locate customers who leave reviews, or match orders. We also look in the admin log and see failed payment attempts, and we can look up those orders now.
One more I just thought about. If we ban an IP address, we can search orders for that IP to recall who it was we banned. Assuming they had placed an order at one time.

Below, see versions for both .asp and .php versions.
While this is a modification to one of the core files and will get overwritten by updates, it's also easy to do, and it's fully commented so it's a breeze to use a file compare program when new updates come out, to reinstall this.
If you forget to install it when you update, nothing bad happens, you just can't search IP addresses untill you reinstall it.
ECT has a page here https://www.ecommercetemplates.com/tutorials/updating.html that explains updating with mods

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===.asp version.===

Two small entries in the vsadmin/inc/incorders.asp page
Make a backup of the file before making changes.
If you use an alternate folder other than vsadmin for working with your back end, then the file will be
myhiddenfolder/inc/incorders.asp

:::STEP ONE:::
In version 7.0.0, it's about line 360, but search for
elseif ordersearchfield="zip" then
and that will find the area where we need to insert 2 new lines.
(with commenting, it's 4 lines we will insert)

change this

to this (new lines in red)

:::STEP TWO:::
In version 7.0.0, it's about line 3085, but search for
<option value="phone"
and that will find the area where we need to insert 1 new line.
(with commenting, it's 3 lines we will insert)

change this

to this (new lines in red)
Save, upload the file and you now have the option to search IP addresses in your admin orders page.


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===.php version.===

Two small entries in the vsadmin/inc/incorders.php page
Make a backup of the file before making changes.
If you use an alternate folder other than vsadmin for working with your back end, then the file will be
myhiddenfolder/inc/incorders.php

:::STEP ONE:::
In version 6.9.4, it's about line 341, but search for
elseif($ordersearchfield=='zip')
and that will find the area where we need to insert 2 new lines.
(with commenting, it's 4 lines we will insert)

change this

to this (new lines in red)

:::STEP TWO:::
In version 6.9.4, it's about line 2889, but search for
<option value="phone"
and that will find the area where we need to insert 1 new line.
(with commenting, it's 3 lines we will insert)

change this

to this (new lines in red)
Save, upload the file and you now have the option to search IP addresses in your admin orders page.

This has been fully tested in both .asp and .php versions.
Enjoy,
David

Thank you so much.

I've been wanting this option for a long time.

It works perfectly.

Thanks again.

Patrick

You're welcome Patrick.
We don't use it every single day, but when we do need it, it's nice to have.

Many thanks for this David.

It's a very useful facility to have.

Your help and efforts are appreciated.

Neil

This works great!!!! Thanks!

Dave can this be used with the latest versions of the cart?

I use it with ECT 7.6.2 with no problems.

Patrick