Changing Default Shipping Option to FedEx instead of flat?

[stlnyc]

I just added the flat rate shipping mod (actually changed it so customers can choose local delivery). When I reach the choose shipping page, the option selected by default is the "flat rate" mod.

How can I change this? I would like to change it to Fedex Ground/Home Delivery. Thanks

[Ajeh]

You would have to customize the shipping.php class ...

One way to stop Flat Rate from being picked is to change:

          if ($rates[$i]['module'] != 'storepickup') {

to read:

          if ($rates[$i]['module'] != 'storepickup' && $rates[$i]['module'] != 'flat') {

You may need more customizing for a specific method of shipping with FedEx vs just the lowest shipping cost, which is how it is designed now ...

[aly22]

I need to do this as well. WHERE is shipping.php ????

[Ajeh]

shipping.php is a class so it is located in the:
/includes/classes

directory ...

[aly22]

Found it THANK YOU ... but how can we change the default shipping option to be UPS? (specifically UPS ground)

I do not see language and am not a php expert.

[Ajeh]

By default this is intercepted to be set to the lowest amount ...

You would need to change that logic to be specific to the shipping module and the type used ...

[aly22]

I figured, but have searched high and low and cannot seem to find language to make that happen

[Ajeh]

See if this change does it for you:

      $cheapest = false;
      $size = sizeof($rates);
      for ($i=0; $i<$size; $i++) {
        // override normal cheapest and force UPS Ground
        if ($rates[$i]['id'] == 'GND') {
          $cheapest = $rates[$i];
          break;
        }
        if (is_array($cheapest)) {
          // never quote storepickup as lowest - needs to be configured in shipping module
          if ($rates[$i]['cost'] < $cheapest['cost'] and $rates[$i]['module'] != 'storepickup') {
            $cheapest = $rates[$i];
          }
        } else {
          if ($rates[$i]['module'] != 'storepickup') {
            $cheapest = $rates[$i];
          }
        }
      }

[aly22]

Thanks Linda, but sadly it did nothing at all that I can see

[Ajeh]

Try testing by logging out and then login and see if it works ...