Different Shipping Costs by Category & Zone

[townsend2009]

I have searched but am not finding the answer to this question.
I am running Zen Cart 1.3.8a, Database Patch Level: 1.3.8

I would like to create shipping based on the category and then by zone.

For example:
Category A has a flat rate shipping of $12 to USA
Canada Shipping is $20
Contact me for International Shipping

Category B has a flat rate shipping of $15 to USA
Canada Shipping is $25
Contact me for International Shipping

Etc...

How would I go about setting this up the easiest way?

I'm not sure about if someone puts in a product from each category. I might assume the higher shipping would rank? Or would they be combined?

I tried doing this from THIS THREAD but it doesn't offer what I need.

TIA for anyone that can help!
xoxo

[schoolboy]

Conor Kerr (CEON on this forum) has a commercially available Advanced Shipper module that addresses practically every shipping variable one can think of.


see www.dev.ceon.net

(I have no commercial interest in ceon.net and do not endorse their software. I provide this information purely for you to evaluate the offers at ceon.net)

[townsend2009]

Thank you for that information. $77 is not what I want to spend right now if I don't have to. It does look like a GREAT program.

I'd like to just do a workaround or code. Thanks!!!

[schoolboy]

One way to look at things is to apply a reasonable value to your time...

Let's say $20 is not unreasonable...

Given that it took Conor (a highly skilled coder) more than 100 hours of solid work to build that mod, HIS time (at that modest rate) is over $2000...

Assuming that you are only half as skilled as Conor, the arithmetic suggests you'd take more than 200 hours to code the same functions - or a cost of more than $4000...

QED.

[townsend2009]

Please don't get me wrong. I am not saying it's not worth the money and time he's put into it. I'm just saying I don't have it to spend right now. That's all ;) Which is why I'm trying to do this myself ;)

[Ajeh]

Without a lot of customization, this is not something that can be easily done ...

If you had the shipping prices between zones that were proportional for each Category, you could adapt something easier ...

How many different Categories are you using?

Do you use Linked Products?

You could count how many products are in each Category and then build a rate for the results and add them together ...

But again, you are looking at a lot of code ...

global $cart;
$chk_category_12 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','12');

would give you how many are in the cart from Category 12 where the categories_id 12 is the master_categories_id 12 for the product ...

[townsend2009]

Without a lot of customization, this is not something that can be easily done ...

If you had the shipping prices between zones that were proportional for each Category, you could adapt something easier ...

How many different Categories are you using?

Do you use Linked Products?

You could count how many products are in each Category and then build a rate for the results and add them together ...

But again, you are looking at a lot of code ...

global $cart;
$chk_category_12 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','12');

would give you how many are in the cart from Category 12 where the categories_id 12 is the master_categories_id 12 for the product ...

-Here is the breakdown from the client:
I have a flat shipping rate of $12 on all childrens costumes with wings within the USA - $20 for canada and a contact me for international shipping rate quotes.

For adult costumes the flat rate is $15 USA, $25 Canada and contact me for international quotes.

for leotards the USA rate is $4, For Canada it is $6

For Wings it is $12 USA and $15 Canada.

-I do not use linked products

TIA for your help!!

[townsend2009]

I broke down and purchased the advanced shipper. I look forward to using it, but tonight it confused me. LOL Going to tackle it after a strong cuppa joe in the mornin ;)

[Thor64]

Hi,

I am using the Shipping Module: Zone Rates and I am categorizing by weight. The problem is that if a customer buys an item weighing say 5lbs, during Step 1 of 3 (delivery info) the total weight appears to be 8lbs and not 5lbs. Does anyone know how I can remove this extra 3lbs weight?

I am using zencart v1.3.9g

p.s. this extra 3lbs weight is added to every package and Not for every item.

thanks

[Ajeh]

Please peek at the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ...

You have a Tare Rate of 3 lbs being added to the order ... change the Tare Rates to 0:0 so that this is not being done ...