5 replies to this topic

[GemRock]

I know there's a contribution for this, but for those who simply want to set to default a shipping method of his/her choice, which is not the cheapest, then here is a simpler, quicker way of doing it:

1. open [catalog]includes/classes/shipping.php for edit. Look for at around line 112 & 115 these two lines of code:

$cheapest = $rates[$i];

and change both to:

$cheapest = $rates[0];

2. in admin, modules - shipping, give/change the sort order of the shipping method you want to set as default to 1, ie, the top most, or you will need to the '0' in

$rates[0]

as shown above to a number that corresponds to your chosen shipping method's sort order, eg, 1 for sort order 2.

No other change is needed.
Ken

[markg@dpie.com]

GemRock, on Dec 16 2007, 10:56 PM, said:

I know there's a contribution for this, but for those who simply want to set to default a shipping method of his/her choice, which is not the cheapest, then here is a simpler, quicker way of doing it:

1. open [catalog]includes/classes/shipping.php for edit. Look for at around line 112 & 115 these two lines of code:

$cheapest = $rates[$i];

and change both to:

$cheapest = $rates[0];

2. in admin, modules - shipping, give/change the sort order of the shipping method you want to set as default to 1, ie, the top most, or you will need to the '0' in

$rates[0]

as shown above to a number that corresponds to your chosen shipping method's sort order, eg, 1 for sort order 2.

No other change is needed.
Ken

Was just about to install that contribution as I've just setup a store pickup rate (which then became the default choice as its free - not too great) - you have saved me a lot of time. Thanks!

[flowremedies]

Thanks!!! I was digging through the contributions for something to sort my shipping methods, as I had the same problem with the cheapest method. I couldn't really find anything that suited my problem, so I decided to google for tips and stumbled on your post

[chingali]

Thank you very much, just what I was looking for.

[ramzog]

Thank you!

GemRock, on Dec 16 2007, 01:56 PM, said:

I know there's a contribution for this, but for those who simply want to set to default a shipping method of his/her choice, which is not the cheapest, then here is a simpler, quicker way of doing it:

1. open [catalog]includes/classes/shipping.php for edit. Look for at around line 112 & 115 these two lines of code:

$cheapest = $rates[$i];

and change both to:

$cheapest = $rates[0];

2. in admin, modules - shipping, give/change the sort order of the shipping method you want to set as default to 1, ie, the top most, or you will need to the '0' in

$rates[0]

as shown above to a number that corresponds to your chosen shipping method's sort order, eg, 1 for sort order 2.

No other change is needed.
Ken

[cinolas]

Another alternative is to make it so that the cheapest non-free shipping rate is the default by simply changing the IF at line 111

FROM:

if ($rates[$i]['cost'] < $cheapest['cost']) {

TO:

if (($rates[$i]['cost'] < $cheapest['cost']) && ($rates[$i]['cost'] > 0)) {

That's what works best for me, hopefully it'l help others too.