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Contents 1 Description 2 Address format 2.1 Default address formats 2.1.1 Format #1 2.1.2 Format #2 2.1.3 Format #3 2.1.4 Format #4 2.1.5 Format #5 2.2 Adding a new address format

Description

Defines every country and ISO-3166 2-letter and 3-letter country code. Also defines the address format for letters sent by postal mail.

Address format

List of international address formats by country.

There are at default five different address formats which can be selected from Admin > Locations/Taxes > Countries under Address format.

Here are the explanations of each format included with a stock install:

Default address formats

Format #1

Firstname Lastname
Address line 1
<optional second address line>
City, Postcode
State, Country

Address format code: $firstname $lastname$cr$streets$cr$city, $postcode$cr$statecomma$country

Address summary code: $city / $country

Format #2

Firstname Lastname
Address line 1
<optional second address line>
City, State Postcode
Country

Address format code: $firstname $lastname$cr$streets$cr$city, $state $postcode$cr$country

Address summary code: $city, $state / $country

Format #3

Firstname Lastname
Address line 1
<optional second address line>
City
Postcode - State, Country

Address format code: $firstname $lastname$cr$streets$cr$city$cr$postcode - $statecomma$country

Address summary code: $state / $country

Format #4

Firstname Lastname
Address line 1
<optional second address line>
City (Postcode)
Country

Address format code: $firstname $lastname$cr$streets$cr$city ($postcode)$cr$country

Address summary code: $postcode / $country

Format #5

Firstname Lastname
Address line 1
<optional second address line>
Postcode City
Country

Address format code: $firstname $lastname$cr$streets$cr$postcode $city$cr$country

Address summary code: $city / $country

Adding a new address format

The only thing you need to do in order to add a new address format, is to insert a new row into the address_format table.

Info about the available variables.

For example, insert this SQL statement from Admin > Tools > Install SQL Patches

INSERT INTO address_format 
(address_format, address_summary) 
VALUES ('$firstname $lastname$cr$streets$cr$postcode $city', 
'$city / $country');

This would add a new format which looks like this:

Firstname Lastname
Address line 1
<optional second address line>
Postcode City

This would be accessed as the sixth address format, assuming you only have the five default ones already.