Different shipping methods for different categories

[starmands]

Hi, I'm looking for a similar solution to shipping as this one but can't find it. I basically want to use flat rate shipping for specific categories but still use per item shipping for others. It would be very useful if for example instead of a Zone in the flat rate shipping module it allowed you to enter categories.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Ajeh]

And what happens on a Mixed Cart when there are Products from multiple Categories and some are from the Flat Rate categories and some from the others ...

[starmands]

Ideally, if a per item shipping charge product is chosen as well as a flat rate item I wouldn't charge the flat rate, I would include the flat rate product in the same box (because they are small and my per item products are large). I want store pickup to still appear considering this is always a free option for customers.

[starmands]

I think I found something that works. I installed the free shipping module and set a price, let's say $4. I went into the products that I wanted this to apply to and chose free shipping. When a customer selects those products only, at check-out it offers them the $4.00 price as well as a price by courier from my per item shipping module. If a customer chooses the free prodcuts as well as products that have not been chosen as free shipping the free shipping option does not appear and the customer only sees options for the per item shipping. This way I would include the smaller free products in the larger per item shipping box. I also changed the name from Free Shipping! to Flat Rate Shipping so my customer isn't confused by the charge.

[rabbitnutrition]

ok
i've read and re-read but i can't seem to find my answer so here goes
at the moment i am only selling seeds so i have the seeds categories set up and working. it also has sub-categories.
i am using the flat rate of 90p for all seeds regardless of how many/few packs are seeds are bought.
it's working fine for me and i don't want to change the flat rate but...
i now want to add other categories that will also have sub-categories. i think i will have to use perweightunit but i don't know how to set it.
these are the postage prices i need to use:
for any amount of items that add to and not over the weight of 100gs, postage will be 90p
for any item/s that weigh up to 250g postage will be £1.72
for any item/s that weigh up to 500g postage will be £2.61
and so on...
i am a total newbie. hoping someone can guide me

[Ajeh]

If you want to use the Per Unit perweightunit shipping module, you can actually enter the shipping charger per quantity ...

So if a Product shipping cost per quantity is 1.72, just enter 1.72 ...

Now when that product is ordered:
quantity 1 x 1.72 = 1.72
quantity 2 x 1.72 = 3.44
quantity 3 x 1.72 = 5.16
etc. etc.

Now, you want to charge the 90 if there are any seeds in the order ...

Customize the function quote in the file:
/includes/modules/shipping/perweightunit.php

with the code in RED:

  function quote($method = '') {
    global $order, $shipping_weight, $shipping_num_boxes;

    // bof: charge .90 for master_categories_id 70, 76 and 78
    $extra_shipping = 0.00;
    $chk_cat = 0;
    $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','70');
    $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','76');
    $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','78');
    if ($chk_cat >= 1) {
      $extra_shipping = .90;
    }

    $total_weight_units = $shipping_weight;
    $this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
                          'module' => MODULE_SHIPPING_PERWEIGHTUNIT_TEXT_TITLE,
                          'methods' => array(array('id' => $this->code,
                                                   'title' => MODULE_SHIPPING_PERWEIGHTUNIT_TEXT_WAY,
                                                   'cost' => MODULE_SHIPPING_PERWEIGHTUNIT_COST * ($total_weight_units * $shipping_num_boxes) +
                                                   (MODULE_SHIPPING_PERWEIGHTUNIT_HANDLING_METHOD == 'Box' ? MODULE_SHIPPING_PERWEIGHTUNIT_HANDLING * $shipping_num_boxes : MODULE_SHIPPING_PERWEIGHTUNIT_HANDLING) + $extra_shipping ) ));
    // eof: charge .90 for master_categories_id 70, 76 and 78


    if ($this->tax_class > 0) {

Now, just set the seed Products to have the weight of 0 ... in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ... make sure that you have:
Maximum Weight 5000
Tara Rates at 0:0
Order Free Shipping 0 Weight Status set to 0

[rabbitnutrition]

i'm not sure if i'm explaining myself properly -sorry
i will be adding many new items and their weights are all goin to differ.
i need to charge these postage prices:
for any amount of items that add to and not over the weight of 100gs, postage will be 90p
for any item/s that weigh up to 250g postage will be £1.72
for any item/s that weigh up to 500g postage will be £2.61
and so on...
regardless of quantity
if the weight of a total order weighs up to 500g the postage needs to be £2.61 whether 2 items or 20 items have been bought.
what i'm trying to do is to charge postage by the total weight rather than per item

[Ajeh]

If the shipping is based on total weight of the order, then you could use either Table Rate table or Zone Rates zones ...

If you have the same prices for all Zones then the Table Rate table would work ...

And to manage the seeds, set their weight to 0 and use the custom code in there ...

[rabbitnutrition]

please can you also help me out with zones
i am struggling
i will be posting within the uk only

[Ajeh]

Peek in the FAQs and do a search on:
Zone

and see if those help you clear up the confusion ...