Need shipping module to limit shipping options based on category or product

**agentx** · 23 Nov 2009, 01:33 AM

I need to restrict the shipping options for specific categories. I have some items my supplier will only drop-ship by UPS with a drop ship fee. I have other products that can go by USPS or UPS.

How can I set all the products in the restricted category to only offer the UPS option while letting all the others in other categories have UPS OR USPS?

**agentx** · 23 Nov 2009, 02:54 AM

Is there a module that will restrict the shipping items by category? I have a supplier that will only ship UPS. All my others will do UPS or USPS. What can I use to set shipping for some items only to UPS and the others for UPS or USPS?

**thebeveragegourmet** · 27 Nov 2009, 08:52 PM

I'm in the same boat and don't know how to do it only my issue doesn't have to do with a drop shipper, it has to do with breakables. I won't ship glass bottles USPS because it's too difficult to deal with them over insurance

**Ajeh** · 29 Nov 2009, 05:10 PM

You can always add a new field to your products table and to the Admin add/edit so that you can mark Products that cannot go USPS and then this can be tested for in the shipping module and if 1 or more in the cart it can disable the USPS shipping module ...

**dapottster** · 30 Nov 2009, 09:18 PM

I have the same issue, and I don't quite understand the solution. Ajeh, could you possibly explain more about what you're referring to.
Thanks,
Matt

**Ajeh** · 1 Dec 2009, 02:16 AM

You add a new field to the products table ...

You add access to that new field for adding/editing products ...

Then you test for whether or not Products are in the cart with that new field marked and if so, set the $this->enabled to false for the shipping module to stop it from showing ...