Free Shipping - some items - some zones - need upgrades

[djdavedawson]

I am only using the ups shipping module.

I am marking the products by changing them to "yes, always free shipping" in edit products.

Thanks

~D

[Ajeh]

See if post #11 from this thread:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...hipping_weight

helps you in this customization ...

NOTE: where it references USPS you should customize UPS shipping module in a similar manner ...

[djdavedawson]

Thanks for the link, I will try these changes.

Once they are complete, will the other shipping options be available when free ship products are selected.

For example, If, they wanted to upgrade the shipping to 2nd Day or Overnight.

Thanks again

~D

[Ajeh]

There are a number of ways to make the shipping modules work at the same time as the Free Shipping ...

What is the ultimate goal here?

[djdavedawson]

The ultimate goal is to have just a few products that include Ground shipping. If a customer selects an item that is "free ship", they also have a choice to pay for faster shipping.

[Ajeh]

If you add weight to all Products ... and mark those for Free Shipping to the US as Always Free Shipping ...

You can make the following customizations ...

Make a Zone Definition defined for the US Only ...

Install the Free Shipping Options freeoptions instead of the FREE SHIPPING! freeshipper ... and set the Total >= 0 and set the Zone to the new Zone Definition for the US Only ...

Edit the code for:
/includes/modules/shipping/freeoptions.php

to include the code in RED:

      // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
          $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

// bof: Always Free Shipping
      if (!IS_ADMIN_FLAG) {
        global $cart;
echo 'Always Free: ' . $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('product_is_always_free_shipping','1') . ' Count: ' .  $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents();
        if ($_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('product_is_always_free_shipping','1') == $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents()) {
          $this->enabled = true;
        }
      }
// eof: Always Free Shipping

      if ( ($this->enabled == true) && ((int)MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_ZONE > 0) ) {

Edit the code for the UPS shipping module with the code in RED:

    // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
//    if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
      $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
//    }

Edit the code for the shipping class with the code in RED:

  function calculate_boxes_weight_and_tare() {
    global $total_weight, $shipping_weight, $shipping_quoted, $shipping_num_boxes;

// bof: add back Free Shipping
    global $cart;
    $total_weight += $_SESSION['cart']->free_shipping_weight;
//
    if (is_array($this->modules)) {

Now the Free Shipping Options freeoptions will only show for the US when the whole order is Always Free Shipping and the UPS will always show with the proper weight ...

[djdavedawson]

Thank you Oba-san. Let me try this out.