Shipping using ot_loworderfee, ot_shipping and zones

[nipinuk]

Doing this for the first time and getting confused so any help would be very much appreciated.

I would like this shipping fee structure:

1. UK (National) Shiping - Low order fee of £3 for orders £25 and below. Free shipping above £25.

2. Europe - £3.50 per 500g

3. Worldwide - £5 per 500g

This is what I've done - :
1. UK (National) Shiping
Modules - Order Total (ot_loworderfee)
- Set low order fee of £3 for orders under £25.01
- Set Attach Low Order Fee On Orders Made - national
Result: DOESN'T WORK, I get Zone Rates message "No shipping available to the selected country" (My test login was for a UK address)

Modules - Shipping (ot_shipping)
- Allow free shipping for orders over £25
- Provide Free Shipping For Orders Made - national
Result: THIS WORKS!

2 & 3. For shipping rates to Europe and Worldwide, I installed Modules - Shipping - Zone Rates (zones)

Here's what I've set up:
Enable Zones Method
True

Calculation Method
Weight

Tax Class
--none--

Tax Basis
Shipping

Sort Order
20

Zone 1 Countries
AT,BE,FR,DE,GL,IS,IE,IT,NO,NL,DK,PL,ES,SE,CH,FI,PT,IL,GR

Zone 1 Shipping Table
0.5:3.50,1:7,1.5:10.50,2:14

Zone 1 Handling Fee
0

Zone 2 Countries
US,CA,JP,AU,NZ,SG,MY

Zone 2 Shipping Table
0.5:5,1:10,1.5:15,2:20

Zone 2 Handling Fee
0

Results:
- Does not work for both Europe and Worldwide logins. I get the following message
"Shipping Method:
This is currently the only shipping method available to use on this order.
Zone Rates
No shipping available to the selected country"

I've just got to get this working and the site will be done! So, so close!

Thank you,
Linda

[nipinuk]

Could someone possibly tell me if I've gone about this correctly? I am using zencart 1.3.0.2.

Thanks very much,
Linda

[Ajeh]

You are trying to use ot_loworderfee to manage shipping and the shipping modules ...

You need something in the shipping modules to validate or manage the shipping ...

Low Order fee is not related to Shipping from a coding standpoint ...

What you are needing to have done for shipping can be done, but it would require some customization to the shipping modules to manage it properly ...

You may be able to do this with additional Zones to handle the UK ... I would really have to sit down and go through this in more detail to work out all the details ...

NOTE: if it is just the UK not working, then you may be able to do this with the 3 separate zones by configuring the UK for how much to charge before the Free Shipping in the ot_shipping kicks in ...

Otherwise, you will need more zone definitions if it goes beyond the 3 groups for shipping ...

First, for additional Zones, you would need to copy your current settings to NotePad, as addition the additional zones will wipe out your current settings ...

NOTE: Do that now, before you continue

Next, uninstall Zones, and edit the
/includes/modules/shipping/zones.php

Read the instructions inside for adding more zones by chaning the setting around line 113:

      // CUSTOMIZE THIS SETTING FOR THE NUMBER OF ZONES NEEDED
      $this->num_zones = 3; 

[nipinuk]

Thanks so much for replying.

I think I see what you mean.

I think I will only need 3 zones - UK, Europe and Worldwide. Went into the shipping module and noticed that under zone rates you have to select to either specify shipping by price or weight.

My problem is that for UK, shipping is specified by price. Europe and Worldwide will be specified by weight.

Linda, I think I will get the customer to specify everything by weight! Much more straightforward, I think.

L

[Ajeh]

If you get into a bind on this and do need it based on price, this can be custom coded ...

I have written some rather weird price combos to make the "client" happy for people ... most anything can be done ...

[nipinuk]

Hi Linda,

I definitely need help. Have PM-ed you details.

Need this sorted asap.

Thanks,
Linda