Shipping TO Multiple Addresses.

It seems there is substantial interest in this feature - and no wonder!

I am also interested, but am not best candidate to develop it. I am certainly willing to contribute for this functionality.

What are the next steps to pull this off? I like the rough sketch JK outlined in an earlier post:

jk34706:

Hi All,

I would like to see if those of us who are interested in this module could get together to develop a solution. Here is what I would propose:

1.) A list box in every product listing that says something to the effect of: "Ship to me," and "Ship to (x)." The "Ship to (x)." could potentially tie into the existing multiple address feature/architecture.

2.) Each Ship to Address should incur a shipping fee based on the current variables (table rate, location, etc), or not (free). This should be reviewable and itemized from the checkout pages.

Let's use this forum to sketch out any other features. I want to keep this as simple as possible in the beginning. I am reviewing other sites to see if there are any commonalities in workflow. I am not an expert in PHP but know enough to work this out. I am a DBA by trade.

Thanks
JK

I would love to have this functionality in my carts. If you get something working please let me know what the cost is and how to get it.

Thanks

Hi,

I am also interesting in trying to get this moving. I actually paid a foreign programmer about $200 to deliver a solution to me.

Although, the solution works, it wasn't really what I was looking for. The programmer used attributes to allow an address to be entered for each item.

I own a florist and this solution is not as smooth as my current site (FTD provided) nor any other florist. This site has what I'm aiming for: http://www.flowerdeliveryexpress.net/

This is my site I'm working on:
http://www.tegflorist.com

You can get an idea of what the attributes solution looks like.

W

english_1969:

Hi,

I am also interesting in trying to get this moving. I actually paid a foreign programmer about $200 to deliver a solution to me.

Although, the solution works, it wasn't really what I was looking for. The programmer used attributes to allow an address to be entered for each item.

I own a florist and this solution is not as smooth as my current site (FTD provided) nor any other florist. This site has what I'm aiming for: http://www.flowerdeliveryexpress.net/

This is my site I'm working on:
http://www.tegflorist.com

You can get an idea of what the attributes solution looks like.

W

Oh wow, your site looks lovely, adding an attribute to add another address is a great idea!

But...

I too would like to have one shipping address per product instead of per order. I'm also willing to pay for it! If someone has the knowledge to make this, please speak up! Maybe we can all split the costs!

Thanks. It's an ongoing work in process it seems like.
Maybe someone will chime in with an offer on this. I can't imagine it would take that much to do this. If I had enough time to focus on it, I could probably do it.

W

I did see someone hire a freelancer for this:
http://www.getafreelancer.com/projects/PHP/Multiple-Shipping-Addresses-Zen-Cart.html

But I haven't seen the result :(

While this one isn't me, I used GAF to have this done and wasn't happy with the results. While the person did make it work, he used attributes to handle multiple addresses and, in general, the code wasn't that clean.

I decided to take this approach also in lieu of rewriting the shipping/order module(s).

I also added the ability to save addresses added this way and recall them on the address page.

W

Can you provide your mod, considering it at least does the job and in case the new one being developed is not better or costly?

Cheers,

Robbie

I too am looking for multiple shipping addresses to be included. I only installed zen cart recently and was quite shocked to find this absent. Someone told me that I should have gone for Magento instead (which apparently has this capability) but I like zen cart for other reasons, so I too would be willing to contribute to the cost.

Anything? Anyone? I can't imagine someone not willing to make some money on this. Unless the code is that difficult, which I cannot imagine.

Sorry, but I consulted a number of people at work and no solution to this was slick enough for us without having to spend a fortune - so in the end we recreated our shopping area using Magento. We were very very sad to leave Zen... but if shipping to multiple addresses is as imprtant to you as it was to us and you're on a budget, I'd suggest looking elswhere.

how has magento worked out for you?
I'm going to have to move away from ZEN as well . The shipping to multiple addreses thing is something I can't believe wasn't taken into account when developing zen through the years.

It has worked out pretty well actually. To look at (via ftp), Zen seems smaller, neater and easier to fiddle with, esp if you're used to it and know where to go to do what. Magento feels like a monster in comparison. However, the latter does so much more - and daunting as the code seems to start with, it's not so bad once you get into it.

I would say that Zen is slightly faster for the user to download than Magento, esp when he/she first enters your shop. This is one of the main resons I would have preferred to stick with Zen. However, I've found that Magento really isn't slow enough to be an issue and my customer numbers haven't declined.

With regards to th multiple addresses - whereas there's nothing for it but to try modifying Zen, it's all been taken care of in your Magento installation. (Mind you, the link to send the order to multiple addresses is less clear than it could be - users were missing it, so I had to change it to a button to make it stand out.)

My advice on the whole would be, if you're running a simple shop and don't need the multiple delivery addresses, stick with Zen, at least for now, because of its speed and ease of use. However, it simply didn't have enough variety of function for us and we have no regrets about moving to Magento. It's not as simple as Zen to install and customise, but it's a lot more impressive once it's up and running.

I couldn't agree more L.A.B.

I'm in the same exact situation. I currently run Magento for the same exact reason, but I frequently touch base with the development of Zen in the hopes to find multiple address shipping.

Magento is very powerful and can sometimes have sluggish performance on discount hosting.

I recommend Magento to anyone, especially those requiring multiple address shipping.

Has there been any progress on this in ZenCart?

Obviously this very basic necessity is still unavailable in Zen Cart which is a real shame. However, in the meantime I need to set up SOMETHING to at least resemble multiple recipients ...

If customer selects more than 1 of a particular item, I would like to include a text area or FORM where they can then enter the additional shipping addresses.

Is this something that I can add to the checkout page somehow? Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

in the checkout process there is a box for special instructions.... HELLOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In YOURSTORE/includes/languages/english edit the shoppingcart.php file so that it says to put any additional shipping addresses into the comments box during checkout process.
The line that you would put this in is:
define('TEXT_INFORMATION', 'TEXT GOES HERE');
Replace the TEXT GOES HERE with whatever you want it to say, such as: 'If you would like us to send your order to multiple addresses, please enter the addresses and recipient's name in the comments and special instructions box during checkout, and please indicate which items are going to which address. Thank you, and have a great day!'
That would take care of the multiple address problem, although there still remains the problem of charging extra shipping for the different addresses.... maybe change the shipping "scheme" to the perweightunit, and put it in there, or something.
It's only a temporary solution, but at least then you can offer that service (multiple addresses) until a mod is created to handle it all automatically.

Other than the "hellooo!!!!" I very much appreciate your help, flipperry ;)
That should certainly resolve the issue temporarily. Thanks for pointing to the correct location to edit the special instructions instructions :)

Yes, shipping is an issue but I've convinced my client to flat rate the shipping on these particular items so that should do the trick for the moment.
Thanks again!!

OScommerce has this add on option wonder if someone could convert it over

I also would be very interrested in this mod, however it looks like this has been discussed over the last 2 years with no results.

As per the previous reference to someone hiring a developer to make this from getafreelancer, it looks like **brianosc **may have done this from what I can tell. I've sent him a PM, so if he's willing to sell the mod on, or even upload it free, then it would be a huge benefit for the community.

Otherwise I MAY consider volunteering to be a project manager to coordinate those of us who are willing to pay cash to get this coded. If this does happen, however, the mod would be made free for all to use, so the contributors only get the satisfaction of "getting it made", and perhaps names in the "credits".

Thoughts on this?