Update
Whoops, USPS did it again.. this time by adding in ® into their international rates.. they claim, as in the usual USPS fashion, that they didn’t change anything.. its a script issue.. Find the updated file link here or download it directly here
It was brought to our attention on Jan 4th, USPS made some changes to their API. We presented a fix to the USPS with insurance module.. Which turns out would not work with CRE Loaded.. CRE Loaded took part of our fix which addressed some of the issues.. Missing, 5 international options.. We have redone the USPS module which should work in all versions on CRE Loaded.
Instructions
VERY IMPORTANT
Log in to admin. Visit – Modules – Shipping – Select United States Postal Service Module and uninstall/remove it it is installed
Unzip our file, USPS-CRE3-7.zip
Upload the includes folder to your current sites store folder (which will include an includes folder)
Revisit admin, Modules- Shipping
Find United States Postal Service.. install it.. edit button- Now check which shipping options you want to offer Your customers. Keep in mind, GXG has 3 methods which should typically all return the same rates. You would not want to offer all three.. nor would you want to offer all the Priority methods.. It depends on your store products. If you only sell stickers that fit into USPS flat rate envelopes, the ENV option would be for you.. If all your products ship in boxes, only select the default methods such as PMI (Priority Mail International)
What’s new in 3.7?
*Admin has full control over all International shipping options
*Provided our webtools developer USPS ID.. You no longer need to create one.
*If you want to create one, the url has been updated to https://secure.shippingapis.com/registration/
*Shortened the defines displayed for international options (so all available options can be included in the database limit of 255 characters)
GXG=Global Express Guaranteed
PMI=Priority Mail International
EXI=Express Mail International
FR=Flat Rate
Env=Envelope
BoxSM= Small Box BoxMD= Medium Box BoxLG= Large Box
*Changed all international arrays to use the same naming system
*Added comments to line 339. This is where you would replace fullemailaddresshere with your real email address.. this is very handy to debug issues on rates.. Also a nice tool to see when someone requests a shipping quote from the site
Related posts:
So, how do I download this module?
You can download it from here
http://creloaded.org/components/com_mtree/attachment.php?link_id=57&cf_id=24
This module is not working properly. The International shipping rates are still not displayed and the customer does not get charged for shipping if they are outside of the U.S. Also, the description for the Parcel Post shipping option is displaying like this:
“Parcel Post<sup>®</sup>”
Please advise.
are you using b2b and multi-vendor shipping?
this module is not coded for MVS
if not, did you uninstall the original first?
do you have a link.. installed this 100′s of times without issue
Hi Jason, I am running CRE Loaded Professional v6.3.3. I did uninstall the module, then uploaded the new files, and then reinstalled the module, but I am still experiencing the same issues. I have provided the link to my website for you to check it out.
The module itself works.. even for international.. but it looks like usps is sending back changed classes
Global Express Guaranteed<sup>&reg;</sup> (GXG)**
in place of
Global Express Guaranteed (GXG)
I will provide a full fix shortly.. and usps will likely change it again
Hi Jason, I see that you have updated the shipping module, so I downloaded, uninstalled, reinstalled, but unfortunately it doesn’t look like it made any difference. The Parcel Post option for domestic orders is still displaying that garbled code, and when you select another country besides United States, the rates are not displayed.
Hi again Jason, I apologize, I made a mistake! When I unzipped the latest file, it created it in a different folder than the previous file, and I accidentally uploaded the original file! Anyway, I “officially” installed the latest version, and it did clear up the garbled code for Parcel Post, however, when I try to get rates for another country besides the United States, the rates ARE loading, however, First Class Mail Internatonal is not displayed even though I have that option selected, and I am also seeing several lines of the following erro code on the page:
Warning: preg_replace() [function.preg-replace]: Unknown modifier ‘a’ in /home/xxxxxxxx/public_html/includes/modules/shipping/usps.php on line 468
Do you know how I can fix that?
Thanks,
Paul
To fix the international first class, change line 77 to
$this->FirstClassIntType = ‘Package**’;
I am unable to duplicate an error output
I do see the error in my php error log.. you can comment out that line by adding // in front of the code
I will be updating the file shortly
Hi Jason, were you able to update the module yet? I checked over at http://creloaded.org/extensions/Shipping-Modules/Updated-USPS-Shipping-Module-01-2F2011/details.html but it looks like version 3.8 is still up.
Thanks,
Paul
Hi Jason, I was just checking to see if you had a chance to update the file yet?
Thanks,
Paul
File has been updated.. only including the includes/modules/shipping/usps.php file
Hi Jason,
Thanks for the update, this appears to have addressed the issues. However, I have heard from a few customers, specifically non-U.S. customers, that say when they get to the checkout page (I am using 1-page checkout), only the highest cost shipping method is selected by default, and they are not able to select any of the cheaper shipping methods. I was unable to reproduce this myself, but it must be affecting many users because I noticed a big drop in sales since I updated the module, and all of my non-U.S. orders are coming through with Global Express Guaranteed as the shipping option by default, which never happens, as most customers choose First Class Mail International. Do you know what could be causing this problem? As I said, I was unable to duplicate it, since when I place a test order, the cheapest method is selected by default, and I am able to select other methods via the radio button. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Paul
Hi again Jason,
I forgot to mention also that the name for Express Mail International is coming through as Express Mail® International.
Thanks,
Paul
USPS shipping module is not working for Canada address.
giving me as below
An error occurred with the USPS shipping calculations.
If you prefer to use USPS as your shipping method, please contact the store owner.
If you see that.. do you have any international shipping method selected and/or have a correct usps id (no password)
Hi Jason,
I now have a better understanding as to what is going on with the shipping methods and pricing. The problem with the wrong shipping option being calculated in the total is happening to U.S. customers as well. Here is the issue. You ARE able to select the different shipping options using the radio buttons, however, when you scroll down to the bottom of the page to view the totals (using one page checkout), when Parcel Post is selected, it adds the Express Mail rate in the total. This seems to be the case when you have the Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Post, and First Class Mail shipping options checked in the admin/module/shipping. If you de-select Express Mail and just have the other three as available options, then the Parcel Post method gives you First Class Mail in the total. This is using the latest update that you provided on the 5th. Can you confirm if this is happening on your end as well?
Thanks,
Paul
what version of creloaded are you using?
I’m using 6.3.3 Pro.
I can only support this module for 6.4.1x
creloaded.com is working on a fix for all other versions
Where would I be able to find the fix once it is available?
I’ve used the latest 3.8 download from CRELoaded. It now allows Canadian addresses without crashing. Unfortunately it is not adding the handling fee to the total. I am using 6.4.1a
This has been fixed.. please try the latest file located here
http://creloaded.org/extensions/Shipping-Modules/Updated-USPS-Shipping-Module-01-2F2011/details.html
Hi Jason,
The latest file looks like it has fixed the problem, however, now First Class Mail International does not display as a shipping option, even though I have it checked in the module. Do I need to change something with line 77 again in order to get it working?
Thanks,
Paul
you can try changing
’1st-Class Mail Int’ => ‘First-Class Mail International’ . $this->FirstClassIntType
to
'1st-Class Mail Int' => 'First-Class Mail International Package**'Hi Jason,
That worked! Thank you so much for all of your help and dedication in getting this to work for me, I sincerely appreciate it!
Best regards,
Paul
Jason,
Great work, this worked for me on 6.4.1a; thanks! Is there any way to modify the display text of the various service types? Specifically, I want to remove ‘Package**’ from ‘First-Class Mail International Package**’ when the string displays to a user on the shipping selection page.
Thanks!
Glad it worked for you.. I would have had it fixed sooner had I not been having to prepare for an office move.
OH MY GOD!!!! I just spent 11 hours pulling my hair out and loosing many, many $$ dollars to this issue and thought it was something completely different! So disgusted… Yet really really happy to find this posting and thankful for your work on this. ARGHHHH…
I wonder why this was not posted in the admin section as an emergency message to all cart admins? (they can do that can’t they?) Like where it lists the upgrade to 6.4.1 etc.
PS I am at 6.4.0a Pro if it matters
A huge THANK YOU for saving my day!
your can try this
find around line 156
$methods[] = array('id' => $this->getID($type),
and above it add
$title = str_replace('**', '', $title);you can replace ** with whatever changes you want/need to make
Thanks!
oh dear, i’m still on 6.2 and we can’t do any international orders right now because the usps shipping module no longer works. Upgrading to 6.4 is a nightmare scenario because of the mods we’ve made to the software. i have a feeling creloaded isn’t going to do anything for 6.2 on this for a long time. any advice, folks? this is real bad for us.
You should not have an issue uninstalling your current version.. then uploading the includes/modules/usps.php on top of your existing file.. then installing usps
I don’t get many international orders, but got one today. I have updated the shipping module before and was following your instructions but the link is says it is 3.8c but the download is 3.7. Am I doing something wrong? I also still have 6.2 and am not upgrading. HELP.
Forgot to mention, I was refering to when had do last change, last year for having udated before. My Intnernational Shipping is not working.
If you have not uninstalled the existing usps module and installed the new one, your international shipping has likely not worked since the beginning of the year
if you have downloaded from creloaded.org
and installed the latest version, you have nothing to worry about.. as long as it works
Are you seeing the version at admin – module – shipping?
Yes, I said I don’t get many international orders on my website. I followed your link and downloaded usps.zip and opened it and it says it is version 3.7 and not version 3.8c as the webpage is titled. My shipping is store-module-shipping. I did remove the old usps.php and uploaded the new one and I get version 3.7. This does not show the International Mail First Class rate which is all I need when a customer checks out. Can you help?
What I met to say is I can choose International First Class, but it doesn’t show in my store at check out, so can’t check out.
When I go to install this it still says
United States Postal Service v3.0.4
Am I missing something?
because the fix was done in a hurry.. and didn’t include the language text defines… you can change the define (not included)
includes/languages/english/shipping/usps.php
line 13 or so
define('MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_TEXT_DESCRIPTION', 'United States Postal Service v3.0.4<br><br>You will need to <a href="http://www.uspsprioritymail.com/et_regcert.html" target="_blank">register for a USPS account</a> to use this module.<br><br>USPS uses pounds and ounces as weight measure for your products.');change the v3.0.4 to 3.7 is so desired