Setting up the USPS Shipping Extension on OpenCart 1.5
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is one of the most common and cost-effective ways to ship items within the United States. The service is also available for carrying products internationally. By default, the shipping extension for the USPS is loaded, but it is not installed. The following tutorial will guide you through installing and configuring the shipping extension in OpenCart 1.5.
Installing the United States Postal Service Shipping Extension
- Login to the Administrator Dashboard
- Hover over the menu bar where it reads EXTENSIONS. Click on SHIPPINGwhen it appears in the drop-down menu. You will see the following screen or something similar (screenshot is from Opencart 1.54)
The screen shot above shows the USPS option as second from the bottom in the list. Click on INSTALL to start the installation process. - The installation should not take very long and the ACTION column will change after it is complete. You will see the options for EDIT and UNINSTALL appear when it has finished. Click on EDITin order to begin the configuration of the shipping extension.
In order to properly configure the USPS extension, you must have a USPS Web Tools account. Click on this link to register: USPS Web Tools Registration
User ID ID created with USPS account Zip Code Zip/Postal code of shipper Domestic Services Shipping services available within the country International Services Shipping services available for shipping outside of the country Size Regular or Large packages Container Rectangular, non-rectangular or variable package shapes Machinable Are packages able to run through machinery? yes or no? Dimensions (LxWxH) Average side of packages Display Delivery Time Show delivery time Display Delivery Weight Show delivery weight Weight Class Must be set to pound Tax Class Applies none, taxable goods, and downloadable products Geo Zone Determines the geographical zone Status ENABLES Extension Sort Order Determines the position of the shipping Debug Mode Used to save logs that are in i
Once the shipping extension has been installed with your USPS registration information, you will be able to provide the shipping option to your customers. If you are using more than one carrier make sure to clearly specify its availability per the region where it is available.
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2014-10-14 6:30 am
I'm on the production USPS API server, and I can make all the USPS options available to my customers EXCEPT for First Class mailings. first Class mailing is usually much cheaper, especially internationally... $7.00 to Austrialia via first class VS $55.20 via Priority mail International... Any idea why First class options do not show up in the list of choices?
thanks! Mike B |
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2014-10-14 3:37 pm
I am unsure as to why this option is unavailable via this extension. You may want to ask that question on the OpenCart forums for more information.
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2014-11-17 1:37 pm
i am from nepal and want to use usps for my opencart. I just registered and got username and password. Now how can get user id and what about zip code. Can i use zipcode of nepal or must use US one. And what about user id, is username is user id or not? |
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2014-11-17 8:51 pm
Hello disizme,
You will need to get your userID from the USPS themselves. You can register via the ' USPS Web Tools Registration' link in the article. As for the ZIP Code, just use your local postal code for that field. Kindest Regards, Scott M |
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2017-07-27 3:21 pm
I am grateful for your tutorial. I do have a question tho. Do prices automatically populate for USPS once you select the shipping options or do I have to figure out the cost and manually enter them for each one? Thank you, Peter |
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2017-07-27 4:43 pm
This extension works with USPS to calculate the shipping costs based on Dim Weights. That's a formula that accounts for the volume of the package as well as the weight.
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