Shipping per Categories

[Ajeh]

You could try this special shipping module that I wrote ...

This lets you set the Rates for each Category as well as a Rate for Categories not defined ...

Install it on your site and see if it works without error ...

Then for the 1st Category group enter the Categories that the Products are in for each of the Water Decals and the Rate of 2.50 ...

Then for the 2nd Category group enter the Categories that the Products are in for each of the Nail Art Waterslide Decals and the Rate of 0.46 ...

Then on the Undefined Categories, set the Rate to 0.0 ...

If this gives the rates correctly for the US, make a Zone Definition for the US and add it to this shipping module ...

Now, you need to Clone this shipping module and set it up in a similar manner for Canada and make its own Zone Definition for Canada ...

Then Clone it again for the Rest of the World and create a Zone Definition for the Rest of the World ...

[missinglife]

Hi Ajeh Oba-san,

Thank you so much for reply back,
I have been sick for last few weeks and sorry not reply back to your sooner.
when you mentioned that you wrote this special shipping module just for me, where can I find this module to install?

Arwen

You could try this special shipping module that I wrote ...

This lets you set the Rates for each Category as well as a Rate for Categories not defined ...

Install it on your site and see if it works without error ...

Then for the 1st Category group enter the Categories that the Products are in for each of the Water Decals and the Rate of 2.50 ...

Then for the 2nd Category group enter the Categories that the Products are in for each of the Nail Art Waterslide Decals and the Rate of 0.46 ...

Then on the Undefined Categories, set the Rate to 0.0 ...

If this gives the rates correctly for the US, make a Zone Definition for the US and add it to this shipping module ...

Now, you need to Clone this shipping module and set it up in a similar manner for Canada and make its own Zone Definition for Canada ...

Then Clone it again for the Rest of the World and create a Zone Definition for the Rest of the World ...

[Ajeh]

Sorry, thought I posted it ...

Try this attachment and set your categories_id in the different Category Groups with the prices that you want to charge for them ...

Then on the Undefined Categories set the shipping to 0.00

[missinglife]

will do, Thank you so much for doing this for me!!!

Arwen

Sorry, thought I posted it ...

Try this attachment and set your categories_id in the different Zones with the prices that you want to charge for them ...

Then on the Undefined Categories set the shipping to 0.00

[missinglife]

Hi there,

I followed the file path and installed the two files within zip file to my server,
I was unable to modify "Zone Rates" section, I can only click on it. see attachments
please help me!!!

Sorry, thought I posted it ...

Try this attachment and set your categories_id in the different Zones with the prices that you want to charge for them ...

Then on the Undefined Categories set the shipping to 0.00

[Ajeh]

You appear to be trying to customize the Zone Rate and the shipping module that I wrote should be called ItemCat ...

I meant to say the:

Itemcat group1 categories

No clue why I said Zone ... must of been a senior moment ...

I will fix that in the post ...

[missinglife]

Hi there,

So far I got my categories entered in "itemcat", but have no idea what you mean by below:
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If this gives the rates correctly for the US, make a Zone Definition for the US and add it to this shipping module ...

Now, you need to Clone this shipping module and set it up in a similar manner for Canada and make its own Zone Definition for Canada ...

Then Clone it again for the Rest of the World and create a Zone Definition for the Rest of the World ...
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I looked for "Zone Definition" but can not find it anywhere. its this also located within "Shipping Modules"?

Arwen

[Ajeh]

You want 3 sets of shipping rates for your category groups ...

1 US

2 Canada

3 Rest of the World

Once you can make the shipping work correctly for the US you would be cloning the Itemcat shipping module ...

You need to make 3 Zones for:

1 US

2 Canada

3 Rest of the World

This can be done manually or you can look in the FAQs with a search on:
zones

and you should find:
http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...ne-definitions

This has some quick ways to make various Zones that can be used for the Zone Definitions that you need ...

For example, what is *your* idea of the US? Is this the 48 states plus DC? The 50 States plus DC or the 50 States plus DC plus the US territories?

Once you have your Zone Definitions complete, we get to the "cloning" of the Itemcat shipping module ...

Cloning is done by copying the 2 shipping module files to new names:
/includes/modules/shipping/itemcat.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/itemcat.php

For Canada you can use:
/includes/modules/shipping/itemcatcan.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/itemcatcan.php

For the Rest of the World you can use:
/includes/modules/shipping/itemcatworld.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/itemcatworld.php


Then, in the files for Canada:
/includes/modules/shipping/itemcatcan.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/itemcatcan.php

you need to change all references to:
itemcat
to
itemcatcan

and then
ITEMCAT
to
ITEMCATCAN

these replacements are case sensitive ...


Then, for Rest of the world you would change in the files:
/includes/modules/shipping/itemcatworld.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/itemcatworld.php

all references to:
itemcat
to
itemcatworld

and for:
ITEMCAT
to
ITEMCATWORLD

again, these are case sensitive ...

Once you have the 3 sets of Itemcat files the the US, Canada and the Rest of the World made and set the Zones inside these modules ... you are using the same settings for each set of Category Group and the price that you want for each Zone ...

On the Pricing, you just use your 3 sets of prices:

1 US (itemcat)
Category Group 1 2.50
Category Group 2 .46
Undefined Categories 0.00


2 Canada (itemcatcan)
Category Group 1 3.00
Category Group 2 2.00
Undefined Categories 0.00


3 Rest of the World (itemcatworld)
Category Group 1 6.16
Category Group 3.00
Undefined Categories 0.00


If you read this post a few times, you should see how to build the 3 Zone Definitions that you need, then the cloned copies for Canada and the Rest of the World, then the Pricing for the Category groups in each one ...

And when your eyes start to cross and the words begin to blur ... don't be afraid to ask for help as you go along as many do need more help as they go through this process ...