Different shipping methods for different categories

[robax]

Hi all,

I've read through this thread and searched it a few times, but I need some pointers for how to implement the per-category idea to the free shipping module - Note that I'm not a PHP programmer.

I have Free Shipping Option and Free Shipping modules running on ZC 139h

I have free shipping above $300.-

I want to disable free shipping on items in a given category.

I understand I can use this code with the appropriate category Id's to disable a shipping option.

// disable for one master_categories_id
if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','4') > 0)) {
$this->enabled = false;
}

What I want to know is if that is correct and where exactly to put it. I have tried it in various places in freeoptions.php and in freeshipper.php but without any luck.

I'm testing by inserting the category ID where the target product resides, and then going through to the shipping estimator, hoping to see the free shipping option vanish, but nope!

Any help with this is very much appreciated.
Rob

[Ajeh]

Free Options freeoptions is based on either the Total, Weight or Item count or a combination of the 3 ... and runs at the same time as other shipping modules ...

In this module, you can add that code below:

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

FREE SHIPPING! freeshipper is based on orders of 0 amount or marked as Always Free Shipping ... and runs INSTEAD of other shipping modules ... so this code is not a good choice for this shipping module as no other shipping module would be running and if you turn it off, then there would be no shipping modules at all ...

[robax]

Free Options freeoptions is based on either the Total, Weight or Item count or a combination of the 3 ... and runs at the same time as other shipping modules ...

In this module, you can add that code below:

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

FREE SHIPPING! freeshipper is based on orders of 0 amount or marked as Always Free Shipping ... and runs INSTEAD of other shipping modules ... so this code is not a good choice for this shipping module as no other shipping module would be running and if you turn it off, then there would be no shipping modules at all ...

Fantastic, thanks Ajeh!

I was able to use that info plus some previous posts in the thread to get it to check multiple categories as follows:

	  // disable for one master_categories_id
	  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
	  // check master_categories_id add one line per master_categories_id
	  $chk_cat = 0;
	  $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','165');
	  $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','166');
	  if ($chk_cat >= 1) {
	  $this->enabled = false;
	  }
	  }

And that works!

Thanks again, much appreciated
Rob

[Ajeh]

Thanks for the update that you have you site working now on this ...

[DivaVocals]

Read through this thread (yep ALL 50 pages as of this writing..)

Wanted to do a sanity check BEFORE I test and implement this.. Does my code for these two different scenarios look correct (restriction based on model number or category ID) Client has yet to decide whether he wants to use model number or category ID, so I will be demoing both options for him..

Disable based on multiple categories

    //Disable based on multiple categories
     // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
          $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }
      // test contents for Cases
       global $cart;
        $skip_free = false;
        $chk_case = 0;
        if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','56');
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','60');
          if ($chk_case > 0  && ($chk_case != $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents())) {
            $skip_free = true;
          }
        }
//echo 'FLAT : ' . $chk_case . '<br>';
      // disable for above categories
      if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $skip_free)) {
          $this->enabled = false;
      }

      if ( ($this->enabled == true) && ((int)MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_ZONE > 0) ) {

Disable based on multiple model numbers

    //Disable based on multiple model numbers
     // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
          $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }
      // test contents for Cases
       global $cart;
        $skip_free = false;
        $chk_case = 0;
        if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_model','MH-78523');
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_model','MH-65489');
          if ($chk_case > 0  && ($chk_case != $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents())) {
            $skip_free = true;
          }
        }
//echo 'FLAT : ' . $chk_case . '<br>';
      // disable for above model numbers
      if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $skip_free)) {
          $this->enabled = false;
      }

      if ( ($this->enabled == true) && ((int)MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_ZONE > 0) ) {

One last thing.. how would I modify this to restrict things based on a specific product ID.. Is it just a matter of doing something like this???:

          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','23');
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','89');

[Defanci]

Hi, I have read through all the posts and have been testing for few days but still can't a solution. Could someone please help me with my code?

I have 3 Zone Rate, singpost, pos_malaysia and singpost_plus_posmalaysia
1. singpost - enable for all categories except cat #20

 // bof: disable for these master_categories_id 
    if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
      // check master_categories_id add one line per master_categories_id
      $chk_cat = 0;
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','20');
       if ($chk_cat > 0) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }
    }
    // eof: disable for these master_categories_id 

2. pos_malaysia - enable when cart only have cat #20

 // bof: disable for these master_categories_id
    if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
      // check master_categories_id add one line per master_categories_id
      $chk_cat = 0;
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','2');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','3');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','4');
       $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','6');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','8');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','13');
       $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','14');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','15');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','16');
       $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','17');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','18');
                       if ($chk_cat > 0) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }
    }
    // eof: disable for these master_categories_id 

3. singpost_plus_posmalaysia - mixed cart enable only when cart have cat #20 plus any other cat

// bof: enable for mixed cart where cat #20 must be present plus any other cat
    global $db, $cart;
    if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
      // check master_categories_id add one line per master_categories_id
      $chk_cat = 0;
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','2');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','3');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','4');
       $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','6');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','8');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','13');
       $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','14');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','15');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','16');
       $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','17');
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','18');
                     if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','20') > 0)&&(IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check($chk_cat ) > 0)) {
        $this->enabled = true;
                      } else{
                          $this->enabled = false;
                      }
     } 

singpost_plus_posmalaysia is working fine if cat #20 plus 1 other cat with quantity of 1 but it will not working when
cat #20 plus more than 2 other cat or cat #20 plus one other cat with quantity of more than 1 . Problem solved if I remove

else{
                          $this->enabled = false;
                      } 

but singpost_plus_posmalaysia will appear in all other categories which not suppose to. I am going crazy, any help will be very much appreciated.

[Ajeh]

For the test for:
2. pos_malaysia - enable when cart only have cat #20

use the test for is the categories_id 20 the only thing in the cart:

      $chk_cat = 0;
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','20');
      if ($chk_cat > 0  && $chk_cat != $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents()) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }

For the test for:
3. singpost_plus_posmalaysia - mixed cart enable only when cart have cat #20 plus any other cat

use the test for is this a mixed cart with categories_id 20 in the cart:

      $chk_cat = 0;
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','20');
      if ($chk_cat > 0  && $chk_cat == $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents()) {
         $this_enabled = false;
      }

[DivaVocals]

Hey Linda.. Can you give me a sanity check here por favor???? Am I on the right track here if I use this code???

Read through this thread (yep ALL 50 pages as of this writing..)

Wanted to do a sanity check BEFORE I test and implement this.. Does my code for these two different scenarios look correct (restriction based on model number or category ID) Client has yet to decide whether he wants to use model number or category ID, so I will be demoing both options for him..

Disable based on multiple categories

    //Disable based on multiple categories
     // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
          $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }
      // test contents for Cases
       global $cart;
        $skip_free = false;
        $chk_case = 0;
        if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','56');
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','60');
          if ($chk_case > 0  && ($chk_case != $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents())) {
            $skip_free = true;
          }
        }
//echo 'FLAT : ' . $chk_case . '<br>';
      // disable for above categories
      if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $skip_free)) {
          $this->enabled = false;
      }

      if ( ($this->enabled == true) && ((int)MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_ZONE > 0) ) {

Disable based on multiple model numbers

    //Disable based on multiple model numbers
     // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
          $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }
      // test contents for Cases
       global $cart;
        $skip_free = false;
        $chk_case = 0;
        if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_model','MH-78523');
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_model','MH-65489');
          if ($chk_case > 0  && ($chk_case != $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents())) {
            $skip_free = true;
          }
        }
//echo 'FLAT : ' . $chk_case . '<br>';
      // disable for above model numbers
      if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $skip_free)) {
          $this->enabled = false;
      }

      if ( ($this->enabled == true) && ((int)MODULE_SHIPPING_FREEOPTIONS_ZONE > 0) ) {

One last thing.. how would I modify this to restrict things based on a specific product ID.. Is it just a matter of doing something like this???:

          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','23');
          $chk_case += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','89');

[Defanci]

For the test for:
2. pos_malaysia - enable when cart only have cat #20

use the test for is the categories_id 20 the only thing in the cart:

      $chk_cat = 0;
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','20');
      if ($chk_cat > 0  && $chk_cat != $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents()) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }

For the test for:
3. singpost_plus_posmalaysia - mixed cart enable only when cart have cat #20 plus any other cat

use the test for is this a mixed cart with categories_id 20 in the cart:

      $chk_cat = 0;
      $chk_cat += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','20');
      if ($chk_cat > 0  && $chk_cat == $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents()) {
         $this_enabled = false;
      }

Thank you Linda, I have change to your code and now mixed cart is working fine but when cart with only #20, it show both pos_malaysia and singpost_plus_posmalaysia, it should only show pos_malaysia. And also when cart is without #20, it should only singpost, but right now is show all three.

[Ajeh]

I have a typo on the mixed cart ...

This:

         $this_enabled = false;

should be this:

         $this->enabled = false;