Zone Rates: maximum shipping weight exceeded

[frank18]

I am using 3 zone based shipping methods:

Method 1: zones - Registered Air Mail for international orders only (sort order 6 in admin)
Method 2: zones2 (clone of zones) - Express Post for domestic orders only (sort order 8)
Method 3: zones3 (another clone of zones) - Express Courier International (sort order 3)


Method 1 allows for a maximum weight of 2kg whereas Method 3 allows for up to 5kg.

Frequently I get international orders over 2kg.

When the customers get to the checkout shipping page they see the 3 methods. The domestic option is disabled - as it should be.

screenshot here

Regardless of the weight in the cart the radio button for method 1 (Registered Air Mail) is pre-selected. This is not desirable if the weight in the cart exceeds 2kg. In this case method 1 should be disabled and the radio button should be pre-selected for method 3 (Express Courier International) being the only method available to customer.

How can this be achieved?

Thanks / Frank

[frank18]

Tried this (tested on local install) and it seems to work:

In the file /includes/modules/shipping/zones.php

changed line 278 from

if (strstr(MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_SKIPPED, $dest_country)) {

to this

if ((strstr(MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_SKIPPED, $dest_country)) || ($shipping == -1)) {

If the weight exceeds 2kg, method 1 (zones - Registered Air Mail for international orders only) is not displayed at all. This is true for the shipping estimator as well as for the checkout_shipping page. Only method 3 (Express Courier International) is available.

I have not completed a full checkout cycle as yet and would like to see an opinion from an experienced coder before I upload the file to the live server.

Thanks again

[Ajeh]

Do you have a Zone setup for the:
Registered Air Mail for international orders only

If so, you could test for the weight of the order and if over the 2, then turn off the module ...

[frank18]

Thanks Ajeh

Do you have a Zone setup for the:
Registered Air Mail for international orders only

Yes, this method is skipped for domestic orders (Skip Countries =AU)

If so, you could test for the weight of the order and if over the 2, then turn off the module ...

I am having a mental blank - sorry: Which file needs to be modified?

[Ajeh]

Edit that file and add the code in RED:

      // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
        $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

      global $shipping_weight;
      if ($shipping_weight > 2) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }

[frank18]

Edit that file and add the code in RED:

      // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
        $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

      global $shipping_weight;
      if ($shipping_weight > 2) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }

Thanks - did that and the method is disabled on the shopping cart page.

Also tested this in another browser with clean cache - same result.

BUT ... it still still shows up on checkout_shipping page with radio button selected and rate =$0.00

Tested this on live install with shipping address USA.

[Ajeh]

You are using 3 clones of zones.php correct?

[frank18]

You are using 3 clones of zones.php correct?

correct

EDIT: nope, zones.php does the Registered Air Mail, zones2.php does domestic express Post and zones3.php does Express Courier International

I edited the zones.php file ..

[Ajeh]

My bad ...

Use the code:

      global $total_weight;
      if ($total_weight > 2) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }

[frank18]

You are using 3 clones of zones.php correct?

You can test this with a USA address on the second link in my sig and play with a heavy product Blackmores / Duo Celloids / C.P.M.P. 170 tabs -- 8 units is under 2kg and 9 units is just over 2kg