Free Shipping Based on Postal Code Zone?

[charlz71]

Try this:

1. In /includes/modules/shipping/freeshipper.php, insert some new code, as shown:

        if ($check_flag == false) {
          $this->enabled = false;
        }

      // check to see if postal code is in list of allowed codes:
      } else {
        $free_ship_postcodes = array('L1S','L1T','L1V','L1W','L1X','L1Y','L1Z','L3P','L3R','L3S','L3T','L4A','L4B','L4C','L4E','L4H','L4J','L4K','L4L','L4S','L4T','L4V','L4W','L4X','L4Y','L4Z','L5A','L5B','L5C','L5E','L5G','L5H','L5J','L5K','L5L','L5M','L5N','L5P','L5R','L5S','L5T','L5V','L5W','L6A','L6B','L6C','L6E','L6G','L6P','L6R','L6S','L6T','L6V','L6W','L6X','L6Y','L6Z','L7A','M1B','M1C','M1E','M1G','M1H','M1J','M1K','M1L','M1M','M1N','M1P','M1R','M1S','M1T','M1V','M1W','M1X','M2H','M2J','M2K','M2L','M2M','M2N','M2P','M2R','M3A','M3B','M3C','M3H','M3J','M3K','M3L','M3M','M4A','M4B','M4C','M4E','M4G','M4H','M4J','M4K','M4L','M4M','M4N','M4P','M4R','M4S','M4T','M4V','M4X','M4Y','M5A','M5B','M5C','M5E','M5G','M5H','M5J','M5K','M5L','M5M','M5N','M5P','M5R','M5S','M5T','M5V','M5W','M5X','M6A','M6B','M6C','M6E','M6G','M6H','M6J','M6K','M6L','M6M','M6N','M6P','M6R','M6S','M7A','M7Y','M8V','M8W','M8X','M8Y','M8Z','M9A','M9B','M9C','M9L','M9M','M9N','M9P','M9R','M9V','M9W');
        $customer_postcode = $order->delivery['postcode'];
        $check3digitcode = substr($customer_postcode, 0, 3);
        $valid_digits = in_array($check3digitcode, $free_ship_postcodes);
        if ($valid_digits) $this->enabled = true;
      }
    }

2. Enable the "freeshipper" module in Admin->Modules->Shipping

And give it a try.

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Dr Byte,

The code you made seems to be very useful for me as I happened to have the same predicament with Jim/New Zenner regarding free shipping within a specified territory. I tried to replace the 3-digit codes with 4-digit codes of ours but it seems it doesn't work for me. Here is the code that i modified:

// check to see if postal code is in list of allowed codes:
} else {
$free_ship_postcodes = array('4328, 4031, 4329, 4327, 4032, 4005');
$customer_postcode = $order->delivery['postcode'];
$check4digitcode = substr($customer_postcode, 0, 4);
$valid_digits = in_array($check4digitcode, $free_ship_postcodes);
if ($valid_digits) $this->enabled = true;
// END OF CODE

Is this right? I have no idea about Php yet but I know a little on programming. I tried to modify all the setting on shipping modules and the configuration but still it doesnt work for me. Im not sure if i placed it exactly in the right code position in the Php file.

Am i right that the idea is to have freeshipper available only to those listed in the code? But for other postal codes i tested, freeshipper works which is not what i wanted to do!

Hope you could help me sort things out. Thanks a lot.

Francis

[DrByte]

I haven't studied your PHP code, but I did spot this problem:

$free_ship_postcodes = array('4328, 4031, 4329, 4327, 4032, 4005');

Each value in that array should be in quotes separately, like this:

$free_ship_postcodes = array('4328', '4031', '4329', '4327', '4032', '4005');

[charlz71]

Each value in that array should be in quotes separately, like this:

$free_ship_postcodes = array('4328', '4031', '4329', '4327', '4032', '4005');

Hi Dr. Byte,

I appreciate your effort. I changed and tried to install, remove and re-install again all the available options but still i can not get my desired result.

What i wanted to achieve is to set the free shipper module to just 6 towns in the Philippines thus the need for the zip code filter or any other field perhaps.. then for the rest of the Philippines i want a flat rate shipping and zone shipping for the rest of the world. The last 2 works correctly but free shipping applies in all other towns or cities of the Philippines even they are not in the list. I even set up new zones for the 6 towns but still free shipping does not work as I want it to be.

Thanks for your time and effort. I appreciate it a lot. I guess i will have to take a break for a while on this and consider other options.


Francis

[charlz71]

After tinkering and spending several hours analyzing and tweaking the codes, it finally worked. Thanks a lot for your help.

Francis

[charlz71]

Hi,

I have this pressing problem. I skipped tinkering with this for a few days hoping that i would be able to finally succeed in my aim after a few days but I couldnt. I am using freeshipper, zipship and zones table rate modules. free shipper, through help above is already working good. All the three are working alright. What i want to do is to remove or hide during checkout the zipship message that it is not available when the other shipping modules are.

So I am trying to insert the same postal code script as i dont want the zipship module to show within the zip code zones similar to the freeshipping option but i cant find where it will be inserted and im not sure if the code will really fit into the zipship code.

Here is the freeshipping code i want to insert so the zipship message wont appear when the address with the mentioned zip codes are being used:

} else {
$free_ship_postcodes = array('4328','4301','4329','4327','4032','4005');
$customer_postcode = $order->delivery['postcode'];
$check4digitcode = substr($customer_postcode, 0, 4);
$valid_digits = in_array($check4digitcode, $free_ship_postcodes);
if ($valid_digits) $this->enabled = true;

Or i hope you could have another idea how? Thank you very much in advance.

Francis

[RabbitBirkenhead]

DrByte Sensei is a STAR,

Just tried this for United Kingdom Post Codes and it works a treat - fantastic - gonna go buy you a coffee and chocolate biscuit (cookie) right now for sure, have good weekend.

Warren

[jiapien]

Hi guys,

Any ideas how can this work in the free shipping options?

Thank