Mileage based Shipping for One Category

[dharrison]

Hi

On my website https://www.sitstandforbusiness.com/ssfb_test/ (its a test site), I have flatpacked desk units and one category for fully assembled units. On the Assembled units category, we have 2 desks which have different shipping rules to the other products on our shop.

The other products on the catalogue are calculated per unit (perweightunit). However, Assembled units are delivered from our Distribution Centre to the customer in the UK (it is a Uk only site). Therefore I have installed MileageShip which is ideal for this purpose, but I wondered if it would be possible to have shipping only apply to the Assembled Units Category only?

Is this at all possible and would it take much modification? At the moment, the checkout shows both shipping options.

I can follow clear instructions if it is a straightforward change, but I welcome any help/advice.

[frank18]

Try this:

Assuming the master category id of assembled desks is 78 (replace that number with your master category id)

In the file includes/modules/shipping/mileageship.php immediately after

$this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_MILEAGESHIP_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false); 

insert

// bof enable only for certain category in cart
    if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
      if (($_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','78') > 0))
          {
          $this->enabled = true;
      } else {
          $this->enabled = false;
          }
        }
// eof enable only for certain category in cart 

Pls let us know if it works for you.

[dharrison]

Hi Frank

Thank you

That does work, but it also lists the total delivery as an option £0. If you try to go to the checkout with an assembled, desks it lists both mileage option and total delivery.

How would I apply this to two categories?

Hope you can help :)

[frank18]

Hi Frank

Thank you

That does work, but it also lists the total delivery as an option £0. If you try to go to the checkout with an assembled, desks it lists both mileage option and total delivery.

It shows 0 because there is no actual shipping address specified in the estimator. The module needs to know where to ship the desk to.

How would I apply this to two categories?

Hope you can help :)

Try this (for additional category = 99

// bof enable only for certain category in cart
    if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
      if (($_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','78') > 0) ||
         ($_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','99') > 0))
          {
          $this->enabled = true;
      } else {
          $this->enabled = false;
          }
        }
// eof enable only for certain category in cart 

[frank18]

....but it also lists the total delivery as an option £0......

Hmmm, checked several other ZC 1.5.5x installations and none of these show 'Total Shipping' in the Shipping Estimator. They only show the cost for individually available shipping options.

[dharrison]

Hi Frank

Total Shipping was just a reword from the Per weight unit shipping module. When I add a value for weight, this appears under total shipping.

For example, https://sitstandforbusiness.com/ssfb...ies-p-117.html now has the value of 20 under weight so now at checkout, total shipping shows at £20.

I need to eliminate this showing for the categories based on mileage.

I hope this clears things up a bit :)

[dharrison]

I also tried the multiple category setup and it doesn't appear to work.

[mc12345678]

If you are wanting to disable the other shipping module when the one is active, then the per weight module needs to have a condition similar but opposite to the mileageship options.

Of course this raises the issue of what is expected to happen if an item of both types is added to the cart? Does the pricing of mileageship cover for what would have been the shipping cost of the other item(s)?

[frank18]

Just noticed that this has been discussed at length way back in 2008, see

https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread....ent-categories

[frank18]

I also tried the multiple category setup and it doesn't appear to work.

Hmmm... works in my test cart