Group Pricing and Free Shipping

[DigitalShadow]

Is it possible to have those who are in group pricing receive free shipping if they spend over a certain amount? but only if they are in a certain zone!

[Ajeh]

Are you using any of the Free Shipping modules now, such as the Free Shipping Option freeoptions ...

[DigitalShadow]

it is in the modules but not installed it yet.

[Ajeh]

What you could do is build a Zone Definition for the Free Shipping Options ...

Then, set the Total to >= XX.XX for the amount that must be used ...

Then, customize the shipping module to check the customer's group and see if they are allowed the shipping choice ...

Now, you should also consider that if the customer is not logged in the module will not show until they login and if they are in the customer group and if the amount is >= Total ...

[DigitalShadow]

Then, customize the shipping module to check the customer's group and see if they are allowed the shipping choice ...

any clues....

[Ajeh]

Let's say you want to limit the Free Shipping Options freeoptions to customers in group 1 ...

You can change the code to:

      // 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: limit to 1 customers_group_pricing
      $group_query = $db->Execute("select customers_group_pricing from " . TABLE_CUSTOMERS . " where customers_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['customer_id'] . "'");

      if (!IS_ADMIN_FLAG && $group_query->fields['customers_group_pricing'] != '1') {
        // do not show
        $this->enabled = false;
      }
// eof: limit to 1 customers_group_pricing

[DigitalShadow]

got it to work with group pricing, however, i can't get it to work by weight, am i doing something wrong,

I want shipping to be free if order is over £50 but less than 2Kg in weight

[Ajeh]

Weight is not truely pounds or Kg ...

Is your whole site in Kg?

You should use:
Total >= 50.00
Weight <= 2.00

To make these settings run together, you need to customize one more section of the code ...

Currently, the module is written for Total OR Weight OR Count ...

// final check for display of Free Options
      if ($this->ck_freeoptions_total or $this->ck_freeoptions_weight or $this->ck_freeoptions_items) {

try changing to be:

// final check for display of Free Options
      if ($this->ck_freeoptions_total and $this->ck_freeoptions_weight and $this->ck_freeoptions_items) {

[jacdesigner]

Hi there - I appreciate your suggestions here; I think it is close to what I wish to do. Basically one of my merchants wants to reverse this scenario and only offer free shipping options to regular shoppers and NOT anyone in the special customer group. (The customer group represents wholesale buyers.)

Is it possible that I could reverse the "false" setting to be "true" in your code suggestion?

Let's say you want to limit the Free Shipping Options freeoptions to customers in group 1 ...

You can change the code to:

      // 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: limit to 1 customers_group_pricing
      $group_query = $db->Execute("select customers_group_pricing from " . TABLE_CUSTOMERS . " where customers_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['customer_id'] . "'");

      if (!IS_ADMIN_FLAG && $group_query->fields['customers_group_pricing'] != '1') {
        // do not show
        $this->enabled = false;
      }
// eof: limit to 1 customers_group_pricing

[Ajeh]

Reverse the logic so anyone in Group 1 cannot see the Free Options:

      if (!IS_ADMIN_FLAG && $group_query->fields['customers_group_pricing'] == '1') {