Shipping Dimensions
product dimensions and shipping configuration
Starting in Zen Cart 2.0, the following fields are added to assist shipping module developers who wish to offer dimensional shipping:
| Screen | Table | Field | Description | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Edit | products | products_length |
Length of product | |
| Product Edit | products | products_width |
Width of product | |
| Product Edit | products | products_height |
Height of product | |
| Product Edit | products | products_ready_to_ship |
Does product ship in its own box | |
| Configuration > Shipping | configuration | Shipping Weight Units | Is products_weight expressed in pounds or kg? | Configuration key is SHIPPING_WEIGHT_UNITS |
| Configuration > Shipping | configuration | Shipping Dimension Units | Are products length, width and height expressed in inches or centimeters? | Configuration key is SHIPPING_DIMENSION_UNITS |
The screens referenced above are:
Metric users please note:
- When you change
SHIPPING_WEIGHT_UNITStokgyou will also want to change these language defines inincludes/languages/YOURTEMPLATE/lang.english.php:TEXT_PRODUCT_WEIGHT_UNITTEXT_SHIPPING_WEIGHTThis way your storefront will show the correct units.
Your admin will show the units which are indicated by the setting of the two constants above, SHIPPING_WEIGHT_UNITS and SHIPPING_DIMENSION_UNITS.
The screenshot below shows the new fields in the Product Edit and Configuration > Shipping screens:
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Last modified February 19, 2024 by Scott Wilson (33ff1ca).