Changing USPS shipping names

[rainbowsheep]

I want to change the names of the USPS shipping names. I went into the language file for usps, but when I change the name, USPS shipping breaks, saying that it can't find any rates.

 

Any clues?

[bloodshoteyes]

Make no changes in languages. FTP the usps.php file to your computer and use a good quality PHP Editor.

Next find the following lines around line 49;

 

$this->types = array('Express' => 'Express Mail Service',

'Priority' => 'Priority Mail Service',

'First Class' => 'First-Class Mail',

'Parcel' => 'Parcel Post Service');

 

And edit the names to the right of the =>.. Next find the following lines around line 60;

 

$this->intl_types = array('GXG Document' => 'Global Express Guaranteed Document Service',

'GXG Non-Document' => 'Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document Service',

'Express' => 'Global Express Mail (EMS)',

'Priority Lg' => 'Global Priority Mail - Flat-rate Envelope (Large)',

'Priority Sm' => 'Global Priority Mail - Flat-rate Envelope (Small)',

'Priority Var' => 'Global Priority Mail - Variable Weight Envelope (Single)',

'Airmail Letter' => 'Airmail Letter-post',

'Airmail Parcel' => 'Airmail Parcel Post',

'Surface Letter' => 'Economy (Surface) Letter-post',

'Surface Post' => 'Economy (Surface) Parcel Post');

 

And edit what you need.

Return the language file to original....

[rainbowsheep]

Make no changes in languages. FTP the usps.php file to your computer and use a good quality PHP Editor.

Next find the following lines around line 49;

 

$this->types = array('Express' => 'Express Mail Service',

'Priority' => 'Priority Mail Service',

'First Class' => 'First-Class Mail',

'Parcel' => 'Parcel Post Service');

 

And edit the names to the right of the =>.. Next find the following lines around line 60;

 

$this->intl_types = array('GXG Document' => 'Global Express Guaranteed Document Service',

'GXG Non-Document' => 'Global Express Guaranteed Non-Document Service',

'Express' => 'Global Express Mail (EMS)',

'Priority Lg' => 'Global Priority Mail - Flat-rate Envelope (Large)',

'Priority Sm' => 'Global Priority Mail - Flat-rate Envelope (Small)',

'Priority Var' => 'Global Priority Mail - Variable Weight Envelope (Single)',

'Airmail Letter' => 'Airmail Letter-post',

'Airmail Parcel' => 'Airmail Parcel Post',

'Surface Letter' => 'Economy (Surface) Letter-post',

'Surface Post' => 'Economy (Surface) Parcel Post');

 

And edit what you need.

Return the language file to original....

Ok.. I'll try that. I thought that the values in the language files could be changed without breaking anything.

[bloodshoteyes]

Good luck, check back if you need more help....

[Stormlilly]

Hi Mike,

 

I tried what you said and it doesn't work. Once you edit the shipping name it fails to show up at all.

 

For example:

 

I tried changing the text

 

'Priority Var' => 'Global Priority Mail - Variable Weight Envelope (Single)',

to

'Priority Var' => 'Global Priority Mail',

 

but then the option doesn't show.

 

Any ideas??

[Luchysoft]

Does anyone know how to change the display names for the USPS shipping methods? The solution in this post does not work because the values in the intl_types array must match exactly what USPS is expecting or it doesn't return a postage value. Has anyone figured out an easy way to modify the service names?