Shipping Pro
- Details
- Category: Components
- Published on 07 December 2012
- Written by Giang Dinh Truong
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Shipping Pro is a perfect and flexible solution to create shipping cost for Virtuemart 2.x. It allows you to define many different shipping types for your shop.
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- Features
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1. Products Shipping: You can define shipping cost for each product based on zipcode ranges.
2. Prices Shipping: Define shipping cost based on total price of order. Example:
+ Total price of order is between $0 - $100, then shipping cost is $8.
+ Total price of order is between $100 - $250, then shipping cost is $13.
+ Total price of order is between $250 - $500, then shipping cost is $18.
+ Total price of order is between $500 - $800, then shipping cost is $22.
+ Total price of order is between $800 - $1000, then shipping cost is $30.
3. Manufacturer: Define shipping cost for each manufacturer based on zipcode ranges and weight ranges.
The Shipping Pro also supports some other options:
+ Select countries to apply the shipping method
+ Enter package fee
+ Select tax rule to apply for shipping cost
- Installation
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INSTALL SHIPPING PRO
- Login to back-end side of your site. This is normally accomplished by going to your website URL and adding "/administrator/" at the end.
- From Menu, choose Extensions->Extension Manager (Joomla 2.5) or Extensions->Install/Uninstall (Joomla 1.5)
Extension Manager Joomla 2.5 Extension Manager Joomla 1.5 - Browser to com_shippingpro.zip then click on Upload & Install button to install Shipping Pro.
CONFIGURE SHIPPING PRO FROM BACK-END SIDE
The Shipping Pro include a component and a plugin. Component to allow you to setup shipping cost and Plugin to calculate and show shipping cost to client when they check out products.
1. Shipping Pro component
After install the Shipping Pro, please go to Components->Shipping Pro to setup shipping cost types for your shop
+ Products Shipping: Shipping Pro -> Products Shipping
You can add shipping cost for each product as following:
+ Prices Shipping: Shipping Pro -> Prices Shipping
+ Manufacturers Shipping: Shipping Pro -> Manufacturers Shipping
You can add shipping cost for each manufacturer as following:
2. Shipping Pro plugin
After installing the Shipping Pro, let's go to Plug-in Manager section to enable it.
Go to Virtuemart -> click on Shop tab on the left -> click on Shipment Methods, you will see a list of added Shipment Methods there. Click on New button on the toolbar to create a new Shipment Method.
+ On the first tab (Shipment Method Information): Enter Shipment Name and choose Shipment Method is Shipping Pro from dropdown, then click on Save button on toolbar.
+ After saving, on the second tab (Configuration):
Countries: Select the countries to apply this shipping method. If no country is selected, this shipment method will be applied for all countries.
Package Fee: Enter a package fee.
Tax: Tax to apply to the cost
Enable Products Shipping: If Yes, then shipping cost per product will be applied
Enable Prices Shipping: If Yes, then shipping cost based on total price of order will be applied
Enable Manufacturers Shipping: If Yes, then shipping cost per manufacturers will be applied - Screenshots
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View the embedded image gallery online at:
http://joomdonation.org/components/shipping-pro.html#sigProGalleria1b69aeecb5 - Get Supports
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If you have any questions regarding the extension, you can choose one of following ways to get the best supports:
1. Login to your account and submit a Support Ticket
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