UK Postcode Lookup

Here is a guide on how to add UK Postcode lookup to your Zen Cart,

I hope that you find this usefull, also includes a pre-edited file to save you the hassle of adding in the code.

I had been wanting to add such a lookup to Zen Cart for a while but never got the chance to sit down and work it out, today i have done that and thought i would share it with you all.

Thanks
Rob

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=884

Nice feature Rob. This will definitely come in useful for a number of UK clients.

Thanks

Jamie

Thanks for this it must be the best explained addon available

Hi

This Postcode lookup tool is great :smile:

But i have one problem

How do i get the postcode lookup tool on the checkout page where you can change your shipping address and on the address book page where you add a new address book entry.

This is quite an old thread, but if anyone stumbles here looking for info on how to add a UK address finder to ZenCart - we have done a ready to go addon.

You can find & download the current version of our UK address finder for ZenCart.

Enjoy.

HELLO.
THANKS FORS SHARING THIS THING WAS EASY TO INSTALL AND WORKS BRILLIANTLY.
But i do have a question...
I cant work out if i have to pay for this service?
It seems to work correctly and i havent paid or given my bank details to the postcodefinder website.
Anyone know how this works???
Thank you very much

Yes this is a paid for service. You buy credits which are then depleted with each lookup. However, they give you some credits up front to test your installation, so maybe you're living on those.

is there a free equivalent?
thank you very much for your reply, it is greatly appreciated
regard s reece

No. The Royal Mail licenses owns the rghte to postcode information and licenses it (google "PAF"). So any service provider will be paying for the data that they serve to you and will want to charge you in return.

Hi,

Thanks for the code and documentation Rob. I'm currently looking into building the postcode look-up tool on the shipping and address book page within Zen Cart too.

In terms of cost the service is licensed purely on a credit pack based system - there are no other costs involved. Having said that, you are more than welcome to register for a free account with us and we can provide you with some free test credits to have a play around.

We have plenty of code samples and documentation on our website which can be found here: www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk.

If any of you guys have any questions or neeed any assistance with this let me know.

Thanks,

Tom Gurney
Integrations Specialist
Postcode Anywhere

Hi guys,

yes as has been said it's based on credits which are purchased in advance, from what i remember you get 20 searches for free when you signup,

I have not been using ZC for around 9 months now and have moved to another business, does anyone know if this works with 1.3.9? or does it need updating?

Thanks

Rob

Hi Rob,

In addition to those 20 credits you get when you register we also have a free test postcode “WR2 6NJ” which is very useful for development and repetitive testing. I have just had a go at setting up Postcode Anywhere within version 1.3.9 and didn’t come across any problems. Has anyone else given it a go?

Thanks,

Tom Gurney
Integrations Specialist
Postcode Anywhere

Tom,

That's good to know it is working with the latest release 1.3.9,

From your posts it looks like you are from postcodeanywhere, but in your first post you said you were looking to put it into your zencart install. Are you from pca? If you are its a good service and you have done well with the integration ability of your service. Last time I looked the addon had over 1k downloads, I'm sure you have picked up some customers along the way from zc.

If your just using it on your site you can't go wrong it works very well,

Rob
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Quick note to people interested in this functionality, but concerned about the costs.

A cheaper alternative but based on the same Royal Mail PAF data: www.craftyclicks.co.uk.

The contrib zip file can be grabbed from : www.craftyclicks.co.uk/web-service/shopping-cart-plugins

BTW: I work for CraftyClicks.

Cheers,
Adam.

Hiya All

Sorry to drag up an old post but ive downloaded module today to get it working on my site but ive noticed it only has create account file.

Did anyone have any look adding functionality to the address and shipping page aswell?

Im going to be using Postcode Anywhere if i can get those two pages amended becuase i have another software package that works with PCA and it makes sense to use the same package :)

If not off to craftyclicks i go as i believe they DO all 3 pages :D

lukelloyd - or you could switch your other software package to craftyclicks too :bigups: .... we could help :D

Hi Luke,

As I mentioned in the email conversation we had earlier today, the Postcode Anywhere plugin for Zen Cart does indeed include Royal Mail PAF look-ups for all of the pages where customers address information is entered. If you need any further assistance setting up the plugin, we do not charge for technical support and can provide you with free credits for testing too!

Kind Regards,

Tom Gurney
Integrations Specialist
Postcode Anywhere

How do you uninstall this??