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Custom shipping method in Magento

3 Comments · Posted by leo in development, magento, module

This article will show you how to write custom shipping method in Magento commerce.
First we need to write our shipping method, it’s a class in folder app/code/core/Mage/Shipping/Model/Carrier/.
You can create a new one which codes as below, I named it as newflatcustom.php (you can copy from Flatrate.php):

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<?php
 
class Mage_Shipping_Model_Carrier_newflatcustom
    extends Mage_Shipping_Model_Carrier_Abstract
    implements Mage_Shipping_Model_Carrier_Interface
{
 
    protected $_code = 'newflatcustom';
 
    public function collectRates(Mage_Shipping_Model_Rate_Request $request)
    {
        if (!$this->getConfigFlag('active')) {
            return false;
        }
 
        $freeBoxes = 0;
        if ($request->getAllItems()) {
            foreach ($request->getAllItems() as $item) {
                if ($item->getFreeShipping() && !$item->getProduct()->isVirtual()) {
                    $freeBoxes+=$item->getQty();
                }
            }
        }
        $this->setFreeBoxes($freeBoxes);
 
        $result = Mage::getModel('shipping/rate_result');
        if ($this->getConfigData('type') == 'O') { // per order
            $shippingPrice = $this->getConfigData('price');
        } elseif ($this->getConfigData('type') == 'I') { // per item
            $shippingPrice = ($request->getPackageQty() * $this->getConfigData('price')) - ($this->getFreeBoxes() * $this->getConfigData('price'));
        } else {
            $shippingPrice = false;
        }
 
        $shippingPrice = $this->getFinalPriceWithHandlingFee($shippingPrice);
 
        if ($shippingPrice !== false) {
            $method = Mage::getModel('shipping/rate_result_method');
 
            $method->setCarrier('newflatcustom');
            $method->setCarrierTitle($this->getConfigData('title'));
 
            $method->setMethod('newflatcustom');
            $method->setMethodTitle($this->getConfigData('name'));
 
            if ($request->getFreeShipping() === true || $request->getPackageQty() == $this->getFreeBoxes()) {
                $shippingPrice = '0.00';
            }
 
            $method->setPrice($shippingPrice);
            $method->setCost($shippingPrice);
 
            $result->append($method);
        }
 
        return $result;
    }
 
    public function getAllowedMethods()
    {
        return array('newflatcustom'=>$this->getConfigData('name'));
    }
 
}

Pay attention on following lines:

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            $method->setCarrier('newflatcustom');
            $method->setCarrierTitle($this->getConfigData('title'));
 
            $method->setMethod('newflatcustom');
            $method->setMethodTitle($this->getConfigData('name'));

‘newflatcustom’ determine how we will set up our method.
In folder app/code/core/Mage/Shipping/etc/ we need to edit
system.xml and config.xml in order to enable our new shipping method.

system.xml:

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<newflatcustom translate="label">
    <label>Custom Shipping Method</label>
    <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
    <sort_order>2</sort_order>
    <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
    <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
    <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
    <fields>
        <active translate="label">
            <label>Enabled</label>
            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
            <sort_order>1</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </active>
        <name translate="label">
            <label>Method name</label>
            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>3</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
        </name>
        <price translate="label">
            <label>Price</label>
            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>5</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </price>
        <handling_type translate="label">
            <label>Calculate Handling Fee</label>
            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
            <source_model>shipping/source_handlingType</source_model>
            <sort_order>7</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </handling_type>
        <handling_fee translate="label">
            <label>Handling Fee</label>
            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>8</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </handling_fee>
        <sort_order translate="label">
            <label>Sort order</label>
            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
            </sort_order><sort_order>100</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
 
        <title translate="label">
            <label>Title</label>
            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>2</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
        </title>
        <type translate="label">
            <label>Type</label>
            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_shipping_flatrate</source_model>
            <sort_order>4</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </type>
        <sallowspecific translate="label">
            <label>Ship to applicable countries</label>
            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>90</sort_order>
            <frontend_class>shipping-applicable-country</frontend_class>
            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_shipping_allspecificcountries</source_model>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </sallowspecific>
        <specificcountry translate="label">
            <label>Ship to Specific countries</label>
            <frontend_type>multiselect</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>91</sort_order>
            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_country</source_model>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </specificcountry>
        <showmethod translate="label">
            <label>Show method if not applicable</label>
            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>92</sort_order>
            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
        </showmethod>
        <specificerrmsg translate="label">
            <label>Displayed Error Message</label>
            <frontend_type>textarea</frontend_type>
            <sort_order>80</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
        </specificerrmsg>
    </fields>
</newflatcustom>

config.xml:

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<newflatcustom>
               <active>0</active>
               <sallowspecific>0</sallowspecific>
               <model>shipping/newflatcustom</model>
               <name>Custom Shipping Method</name>
               <price>5.00</price>
               <title>Custom Shipping Method</title>
               <type>I</type>
               <specificerrmsg>This shipping method is currently unavailable. If you would like to ship using this shipping method, please contact us.</specificerrmsg>
               <handling_type>F</handling_type>
</newflatcustom>

Then we need to enable this new shipping method in admin panel (System->Configuration->Shipping Methods). Well done!

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3 comments

  • Roger Willis · 15/05/2010 at 06:21

    This was truly a life saver! Thank you for this! :)

  • Jaime Stuardo · 19/05/2010 at 01:10

    Placing the new files where core files are stored? I think it’s a bad idea.

  • a.neo · 24/06/2010 at 17:41

    Hi,
    I have implemented as your guidance. but its showing error. the error is:
    =============================================
    Trying to get property of non-object in /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php on line 301
    Trace:
    #0 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php(301): mageCoreErrorHandler(8, ‘Trying to get p…’, ‘/home/user/…’, 301, Array)
    #1 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php(215): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Form->_sortForm(‘1′, Object(Mage_Core_Model_Config_Element))
    #2 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php(180): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Form->initFields(Array, Array)
    #3 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Edit.php(91): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Form->initForm(Object(Varien_Data_Form_Element_Fieldset), Object(Mage_Core_Model_Config_Element), Object(Mage_Core_Model_Config_Element))
    #4 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/System/ConfigController.php(87): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Edit->initForm()
    #5 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php(376): Mage_Adminhtml_System_ConfigController->editAction()
    #6 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Router/Standard.php(248): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action->dispatch()
    #7 /home/user/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Front.php(158): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Router_Standard->match(‘edit’)
    #8 /home/user/public_html/app/Mage.php(459): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Front->dispatch(Object(Mage_Core_Controller_Request_Http))
    #9 /home/user/public_html/index.php(65): Mage::run()
    #10 {main}

    =========================================
    can you please tell me whats wrong with it.
    Thanks.

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