UK Shipping by postcode

[schoolboy]

Hi,

Forgot to mention that the module automatically enables/disables itself based on the customer's postcode so you don't get any "We don't ship to your Country/Postcode" error messages... nasty things! :)

It also allows the defining of specific messages for each zone in the language files. For example, from our client's config:

define('MODULE_COUNTRY_POSTCODE_TABLE_TEXT_TITLE_3', 'Flat Rate or FREE!');
define('MODULE_COUNTRY_POSTCODE_TABLE_TEXT_WAY_3', 'Free if Order Total Over £50, £2.95 if Under');

define('MODULE_COUNTRY_POSTCODE_TABLE_TEXT_TITLE_5', 'Flat Rate');
define('MODULE_COUNTRY_POSTCODE_TABLE_TEXT_WAY_5', 'Standard Shipping to Madeira/Azores'); 

These language definitions also use fallbacks (if you don't define definitions for zone 4, as above, the definition for zone 3 is used).

Think this would be a nice module to bring to release status but we'd need a few people to be interested... can't spend a day off work writing something only 1 or 2 people want (unless someone wants to donate)!

All the best...

Conor

Hello Conor


I use your C.Card module on some sites, so if anyone can tackle this shipping thing, I'll bet it's YOU !!!


Thanks so much for the input, and yes... I think we need to see who / how many UK zen users would like something like this.

The geomapping, I believe, is fundamental to it...

Then... if we could build in some feature that also allows shop owners to factor in a volumetric weight component (over and above the geomapping function), I think we're on our way:

The store owner should also have options to do the following:-

1. Configure as many "distance zones" as they need (up to a maximum of ten, possibly) The input screen would say something like:

- How many zones do you want to set up, and what is each zone's radius from the shop?


2. Shop owner then applies a cost to each zone:

- Zone 1 = £5.00 ; Zone 2 = £10.00 ; Zone 3 = £15.00 (etc)

3. Then, an OPTION to include a weight/volume surcharge to each zone. (Zencart can already record item weight, and totals these up in the shopping cart.)

- Zone 1 weight/volume surcharge = £1.50 / kilogram ; Zone 2 weight/volume surcharge = £1.25 ; (etc)

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I'll undertake to commit £100 to the project to start with - anyone else out there prepared to do the same???

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