Several Doubts

As I mentioned on a previous post, there are several doubts I have when using OC.

They are probably not bug-related, and thus, if this post is misplaced, I'd like to ask to the forum admins to move it to a more apropriate section of the forum.


- Weight Class and Tax Class:

What is the use of these two options when creating an online shop? Some examples would probably come in handy;


- Flat Rate and Per Item Rate shipping:

Why these two apparently opposing options and when should a shopkeeper use one or the other?


- Zone Shipping:

I assume this is used when shipping to another country using a different VAT, right? And so, if we intend to sell only inside our country, this can be deactivated? Or are there instances where it can be used?


- Eliminate stuff from the front page:

Since we're only going to use one currency (Euro), is there any easy way to eliminate the "Currency" widget on the front page?
We also don't want to differentiate products by manufacturer. So, is it possible to eliminate (or hide) the manufacturer panel from OC?


- Coupons

How does it work? I just create a coupon and then just give the coupon code to the intended customers?



Right now, these are some of the doubts I have. I know I have more, but can't remember them right now...

Thanks for any insight on these questions.

Answers to some of your questions.

mrwho wrote: - Weight Class and Tax Class:

What is the use of these two options when creating an online shop? Some examples would probably come in handy;

Do you use the Imperial system or the Metric system, ie do you measure weight in pounds/ounces or kilograms/grams?

What sort of taxation do you use? GST, VAT, Wholesale Sales Tax, Retail Sales Tax?

- Flat Rate and Per Item Rate shipping:

Why these two apparently opposing options and when should a shopkeeper use one or the other?

Flat Rate Shipping -- a single shipping rate regardless of how many items being purchased.
Per Item Rate Shipping -- a shipping charge on each item.

- Eliminate stuff from the front page:

Since we're only going to use one currency (Euro), is there any easy way to eliminate the "Currency" widget on the front page?
We also don't want to differentiate products by manufacturer. So, is it possible to eliminate (or hide) the manufacturer panel from OC?

In "catalog/view/template/module/layout.tpl" (line 21) change to or delete it.

And on line 22 change -- to or delete it.

Fido-X.

fido-x wrote: Do you use the Imperial system or the Metric system, ie do you measure weight in pounds/ounces or kilograms/grams?

Metric.

And what does that mean? Can I create several Weight Classes with, for example, several subcategories (gram, kilogram, etc)?

fido-x wrote: What sort of taxation do you use? GST, VAT, Wholesale Sales Tax, Retail Sales Tax?

We have IVA, which, according to this page at Wikipedia is similar to your VAT and GST.

So, should I create just one item on Tax Class with 20% IVA/VAT?

fido-x wrote: Flat Rate Shipping -- a single shipping rate regardless of how many items being purchased.
Per Item Rate Shipping -- a shipping charge on each item.

I kind of assumed that. I just don't understand when should I use one or the other. Any practical example, please?

fido-x wrote: In "catalog/view/template/module/layout.tpl"

Thanks. It worked!

Thanks for your insight!

I you're using the metric system, you shouldn't need to worry about this as metric weights are the default.

With regard to taxation, it depends on the laws in your country. In Australia, all displayed prices are required to be inclusive of GST. If your laws are the same and you are only selling in your own country, then you don't need to worry about tax classes and tax rates. However, if this is not the case, you will need to create a geo zone for your country, set the tax class and tax rate and apply it to your geo zone.

Shipping Rates
You have a flat rate shipping fee of, say, $20 and I purchase 10 products, it will cost $20 to ship those 10 products.
If you have a per item rate of $20, then it will cost $200 to ship those 10 products (10 x $20).