What does the Free Shipping Radio button do?

[MCanes]

What does the Free Shipping radio button do when you are setting up a product? I have selected this for a few items like stickers that I can just put in an envelope, but nothing shows up when you view the item in the cart that says Free Shipping?

I see an image calles always-free-shipping.gif in the includes\templates\template_default\images\folder but I have no idea how to get it to show on the product page for items I have setup to be Free Shipping.

Please help.

[Shara]

In order to use the free shipping method you have to have free shipping active in your shipping modules.

Admin>Modules>Shipping

Turn on FREE SHIPPING

This will only apply to those items you have designated as "this item always free shipping".

[MCanes]

I have turned the FREE SHIPPING! freeshipper module on like you mention and made one of my items "this item is always free shipping", but I still do not see the Free Shipping image when reviewing the product in the store?

Any idea why not?

[DrByte]

That image will automatically appear for products that are of the Product Free Shipping product-type, or if you enable the free-shipping display on the Product General type via Admin->Catalog->Product Types->Product General->edit layout->Product Free Shipping Image Status - Catalog

[MCanes]

Thanks Dr. Byte... The image was turned off via the admin. I think I have it working now.

[MCanes]

One quick follow-up question... Since I have enabled the image to show now it is showing on the product page. However, it is also showing on the category page under the item as well. Is there any way to remove it from the category page???

Thanks

[DrByte]

The two go together. Why do you want to hide the fact?


Oh, and to answer your original question ... "What does the Free Shipping Radio button do?" ... it sets the product to be eligible for free shipping on the shipping page when shipping rates are calculated.

The other switch you just changed is intended to be used to display the Free Shipping icon on product page and all the product listings.

If you want to remove it from the main product listing for ALL products, you'll have to comment-out this line in the includes/modules/YOURTEMPLATE/product_listing.php file:

        $lc_text .= '<br />' . (zen_get_show_product_switch($listing->fields['products_id'], 'ALWAYS_FREE_SHIPPING_IMAGE_SWITCH') ? (zen_get_product_is_always_free_shipping($listing->fields['products_id']) ? TEXT_PRODUCT_FREE_SHIPPING_ICON . '<br />' : '') : '');

You'll have to do similarly for all-products, new-products, featured, etc.

[Remington]

That image will automatically appear for products that are of the Product Free Shipping product-type, or if you enable the free-shipping display on the Product General type via Admin->Catalog->Product Types->Product General->edit layout->Product Free Shipping Image Status - Catalog

Thanks for the info! You saved me hours of searching!