Optional Shipping Insurance Module Support Thread...

**jettrue** · 30 Oct 2006, 05:23 AM

I've delayed putting this back up forever, but I can confirm this works with 1.3.6. This will be in the download section soon.

What this mod does:

This module allows shipping insurance to be charged in three ways. You can either choose standard USPS rates, a percentage of the subtotal, or by an incremental rate of your choosing. It calculates US, Canadian, and then international rates. It limits canadian to $8.60 or orders up to $675 (USPS Canadian shipping indemnity limit). This module WILL NOT add insurance to virtual items or gift certificates.

Please post any issues or questions here!

**jettrue** · 30 Oct 2006, 05:30 AM

Download Here

**jettrue** · 30 Oct 2006, 05:43 AM

Oh, forgot to mention that you can see this in action here:
http://www.zencart136.jadetrue.com/

Fell free to create an account, and the module shows up on Step 2 of the checkout process.

**TheWetFish** · 5 Nov 2006, 12:51 AM

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded to let you know..

Either way will install this and give it a try. Was wondering if anybody had made a shipping insurance add on, and glad that you have it available for everybody, thanks.

Matt

**plumloopy** · 17 Nov 2006, 07:31 PM

I don't need this for insurance, but by changing the label, I can use this to allow people to choose a delivery confirmation add on for $2 at checkout. All I do is set it to a flat amount of $2 per increment and make the increment a super high dollar amount so it's never more than $2.

Then I go into one of the files (english/modules/order_total/***.php) and change the jive about insurance to read "Check this for Delivery Confirmation..."

My point is people all over this board are looking for a way to charge a fee during checkout for an added service - be it gift wrapping (per product is too cumbersome for some) or what I included. There is one mod for such an add on but it didn't work for me, is unsupported and far too complicated.

Woo Hoo!

Chris

**saddlebred** · 18 Nov 2006, 02:31 PM

Thanks for this!
I just downloaded it, but when I went to extract the files, it said that there is a password for includes/language/english/order_total/ot_insurance.php .I didn't see anything in the readme about a password, and am wondering how to get this file extracted.
Thanks,
Melissa
http://store.equineshop.biz

**hiphopmugs** · 19 Oct 2008, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by plumloopy

I don't need this for insurance, but by changing the label, I can use this to allow people to choose a delivery confirmation add on for $2 at checkout. All I do is set it to a flat amount of $2 per increment and make the increment a super high dollar amount so it's never more than $2.

Then I go into one of the files (english/modules/order_total/***.php) and change the jive about insurance to read "Check this for Delivery Confirmation..."

My point is people all over this board are looking for a way to charge a fee during checkout for an added service - be it gift wrapping (per product is too cumbersome for some) or what I included. There is one mod for such an add on but it didn't work for me, is unsupported and far too complicated.

Woo Hoo!

Chris

Hello Plumloopy,
Did you use this suggestion that you made? If so, do you think I could follow your suggestion of creating a Delivery Confirmation version of the .php file, in conjunction with using the mod as it was intended, so that we can:

1) charge a $0.75 Delivery Confirmation charge only for USPS Parcel Post (since it costs extra for this option), and
2) offer the option of adding shipping insurance to orders, and
3) make shipping insurance mandatory n orders over a certain amount?

Thanks in advance to Plumloopy and anyone else who can weigh in!

Denise

**gizmo_girl** · 24 Jan 2008, 04:33 AM

Hi, this module is wonderful! I downloaded and installed it easily, but I cannot figure out how to make insurance OPTIONAL, along with a few other things.

1) I want the feature available, but not required, on all orders (those with free shipping & those where I charge shipping).

2) I also want the customer to be able to select whether or not they add insurance

3) I want to use the rates I designate for insurance

I've read through this entire thread and I see people talking about a check box appearing for the insurance option. Mine is automatically adding in to the customers total. Here's my site if it helps: www.kings-kreations.com/zen

Since you can't see the checkout without logging in, I'm attaching a link to a screen shot of step 2 of the checkout process.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...out_screen.jpg

Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated!

**saddlebred** · 18 Nov 2006, 05:37 PM

Okay, I have an idea, but since I don't know php, I'm not exactly sure how to impliment it. Our customers can choose between USPS and UPS shipping. What I would like to do is offer them shipping insurance based on which shipping option they choose. So, my thought is to have 2 ot_insurance.php files. one would be called ot_uspsinsurance.php and the other would be ot_upsinsurance.php. The USPS one would be set to calculate the USPS insurance rates. While the UPS one would be set to increment. Now, my question is, how can I get it to call the right insurance file based on the shipping option that the customer chooses. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Melissa
http://store.equineshop.biz

**jettrue** · 30 Nov 2006, 01:21 AM

Originally Posted by saddlebred

Okay, I have an idea, but since I don't know php, I'm not exactly sure how to impliment it. Our customers can choose between USPS and UPS shipping. What I would like to do is offer them shipping insurance based on which shipping option they choose. So, my thought is to have 2 ot_insurance.php files. one would be called ot_uspsinsurance.php and the other would be ot_upsinsurance.php. The USPS one would be set to calculate the USPS insurance rates. While the UPS one would be set to increment. Now, my question is, how can I get it to call the right insurance file based on the shipping option that the customer chooses. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Melissa
http://store.equineshop.biz

Sorry, I don't have any ideas on that, but if you have both offered during checkout, one titled USPS insurance, one titled UPS insurance, then the customer has to choose one or the other. Not perfect, but I think doable.