Postage/Shipping How it works?

Okay, I take it that the Shipping Flat Rate is the only one that we can have unless we program a new Rate.php am I correct? Or have I been missing something?

I wanted to have 5 types of postage/shipping, 1st class, 2nd class and Standard Parcels, Europe and International.

Not being a PHP expert by any means this is going to be difficult, although I have been known to hack if the format is very similar.  And I guess by looking at the coding that it would involve a fair amount...Any ideas on this?

The other thing is I just got the flat rate at moment, and tested it if a person bought 1 book it would cost £1.50 if they bought two in theory it should be £3 but I see it doesn't happen that way, it only adds £1.50 which is madness if you think someone could by 3 or 4 books? Have I done something wrong? Just wonder why we need the weight of the item if it not corresponding to the shipping...

I only created a basic shipping module. I was hoping other epople would develop more shipping nad payment methods them selves.

I will add more later on,but at the moment I'm addign the contribution section to the OpenCart web site.

I am sure you have lots to do, and I would help if knew what and where I would need to create for additional shipping.  Could you give me an idea?

Tokai wrote: I am sure you have lots to do, and I would help if knew what and where I would need to create for additional shipping.  Could you give me an idea?

Open up the extension / shipping / flat.php

find this code:

      $quote_data['flat'] = array(
        'id'    => 'flat_flat',
        'title' => $this->language->get('text_flat_description'),
        'cost'  => $this->config->get('flat_cost'),
        'text'  => $this->currency->format($this->config->get('flat_cost') + ($this->config->get('flat_cost') / 100 * $this->tax->getRate($this->config->get('flat_tax_class_id'))))
      );


now you can have

// First class
      $quote_data['first'] = array(
        'id'    => 'flat_flat',
        'title' => $this->language->get('text_flat_description'),
        'cost'  => $this->config->get('flat_cost'),
        'text'  => $this->currency->format($this->config->get('flat_cost') + ($this->config->get('flat_cost') / 100 * $this->tax->getRate($this->config->get('flat_tax_class_id'))))
      );

//Second class
      $quote_data['second'] = array(
        'id'    => 'flat_flat',
        'title' => $this->language->get('text_flat_description'),
        'cost'  => $this->config->get('flat_cost'),
        'text'  => $this->currency->format($this->config->get('flat_cost') + ($this->config->get('flat_cost') / 100 * $this->tax->getRate($this->config->get('flat_tax_class_id'))))
      );

etc..

You need to change the cost for each one.

Oh Wow    do I just add the code underneath and create any additional arrays like the 1st and second? And I don't need to do anything else to a php file just add in admin panel I presume? Am I correct?

I'm sorry Daniel, I really am a thicket when it comes to these things, I got 3 of the same flat rate shipping, on the front end, when I tried to add a new one in Shipping in admin, it yelled at me  said permission denied. Does that mean I am not putting the coding right for:

* Code: 
* Directory:
* Filename:
* Configuration Controller:

Do I have to do a separate php page for each one perhaps?

I was wondering if i had to change something else like 'id' or add to the language files or something...sorry to be a pain...

Tokai wrote: I'm sorry Daniel, I really am a thicket when it comes to these things, I got 3 of the same flat rate shipping, on the front end, when I tried to add a new one in Shipping in admin, it yelled at me  said permission denied. Does that mean I am not putting the coding right for:

* Code: 
* Directory:
* Filename:
* Configuration Controller:

Do I have to do a separate php page for each one perhaps?

I was wondering if i had to change something else like 'id' or add to the language files or something...sorry to be a pain...

Don't worry your not a pain. Bascly if you PHP is not so great I recommend you just put the prices directly in the code.


Where it says:

'cost'  => $this->config->get('flat_cost'),

change to your price;

'cost'  => 10.00,

I am planing to add more shipping methods and payment methods. I just want to try to get rid of any bugs first.I might be able to add more methods next week.

Thank You Daniel I shall give it a whirl!

I have kept one flat rate for now

but I still none the wiser on shipping, can someone please explain how it works? I thought it was:
number of items + flat rate (x items)

So far if a customer buys one book costing £2.50 with shipping flat rate of £2 the total upon check out is £4.50 all well and good goes to paypal.

If customer buys two books which total £4.50 + shipping flat rate is still £2, not 2x shipping rate, so it will not cover the cost of shipping.

Please help me solve this

Oh and what is the point of the weight?

Tokai, a "flate rate" is 1 rate for the whole order.

What you want is shipping cost per item. Different thing.

Thanks for that Jay07, actually don't see the point then of this, because if someone orders more than one item either you gotta charge a fortune to cover that probability, which means the customer loses out, or you lose out.

So which is the one based on the weight? i.e. weight of item x set price per gram or kilo

Tokai wrote: Thanks for that Jay07, actually don't see the point then of this, because if someone orders more than one item either you gotta charge a fortune to cover that probability, which means the customer loses out, or you lose out.

So which is the one based on the weight? i.e. weight of item x set price per gram or kilo

I have added this function in v0.7.6.

Goto zone shipping module and set the cost like this foreach zone:

5:10.00,10:25.00

weight:cost,weight:cost

Sorry I didn't include the proper instructions to how it works.

It's all right petal, I understand you have been a busy person these past few weeks.  I did wonder how that particular shipping mod worked.

So thank you for clarifying that for me.