Setting sort order for shipping

[milauskas]

Hi,

 

When I originally set up my store, I created duplicate shipping modules based on the flat.php module. One is for standard flat rate of $9.95, the other is express ($12.95). There is also a table-based rate. My client wants the table rate to be the first option for customers.

 

Ideally this would be easy--just set the sort order in shipping in the admin section. However, When I go into admin, only the express option is available. I can change its sort order and I can change the express option's sort order, but since the standard flat rate ($9.95) doesn't appear in admin I can't change it there.

 

Please note that each option is displaying perfectly in the catalog and customers can choose from any of the three options. Since I can't change the standard option's sort order in admin it's always at the top of the list. I want table rate to be the first, then standard, then express.

 

Where can I manually change the sort order? Thanks in advance!

[♥Monika in Germany]

there must be a reason why that module is not displayed correctly in admin. I for sure would try to debug that.

 

As a first step, open your cPanel phpmyadmin and search your configuration table for all shipping parameters (have the word shipping in the key name, that's a "like" search). You should easily see the 3 different modules, each with a sorting. Edit them to reflect your new sorting options.

 

Then you should start the debugging, checking if both flat modules have the same parameter count ect.

[milauskas]

Hi Monika,

 

Thanks, as always, for the insight. The problem seems to have worked itself out. I swear the second flat rate was not showing up (correctly) in the admin section originally. While there was an item that read "Express Options" When I clicked it, it appeared as though I still needed to install that option. I went back to the admin section a couple more times and clicked the item again. This time it showed up correctly. So, I have no idea what went wrong the first couple of times.

 

I'm not questioning it. I'm just grateful it's working.

 

Thanks again!

 

Mike