Remove shipping from checkout

Hi Nicola,
is it possible to have the shipping cost displayed in the checkout process only after the user has selected the shipping method they want to use?
at the moment, when the user goes to the checkout, the workflow is as follows:
cart_coupon_login,address,shipping,payment,cart_status_fields_confirm,end

as soon as the user is logged in, the system picks up the address, then it adds a shipping cost by default. This is a bit annoying because it picks up the most expensive one from the Australia Post plugin. Potentially, the user may just decided to leave the site without buying since the shipping is so high, although they get to choose a cheaper one at the shipping stage. Unfortunately, they may decide not to go that far.
thanks

thanks Nicola, works perfectly

HI,

Is there a way that the shipping in not shown in the cart, until after the address as been entered, BUT if its the only shipping method available after the address selection then it is preselected?

The issue at the moment is that if there are 2 different shipping mehtods created, one for £10 and another for £20 the preselected one shown in cart BEFORE the customer has logged in a selected a shipping address is usually £20 which is geenrally wrong and putting people off. There should be an option to only show the shipping after a shipping address has been entered.

Many thanks.

Hi Nicolas,

Thanks for your reply. I thought I had configured in the correct way but it doesn't seem to work? (please see attached)

Many thanks.

Hello,
In your case, your customers will have to select their address, and then go through the next step to select their shipping method, so can you give me more information about why it's not working ?
Thanks.

Hi,

Before a customer logs into the site or provides any shipping details the cart will show a default shipping value. I cannot make that default shipping not display unless the option to not auto select the shipping is selected in the config. Of course doing this means then when the customer registers and provides a shipping address the shipping method (even though its the only one) is not preselected.

Many thanks.

Note that if you only want your shipping methods to only show for registered users, you'll have to use ACL through your shipping method configuration page, and restrict that shipping method for your customers only.

Yes I've tried that also. I've set the shipping method to registered and it still shows in the cart. No change. this is happening on two different sites.

HI,

I've tried that too and if I select the shipping method access level to "registered" then I recieve the message "shipping method not found.

Sorry but I can't seem to get it to work

Hi,

this has been sent thank you!

Hello,
If you want your shipping method to be displayed and preselected AFTER your customer has entered his address, you'll have to set the "address" action to a step before the "shipping" one through your checkout workflow via "Hikashop->System->Configuration->Checkout".

Note that I just did it for you.

Hi,

I had already posted an image of the settings and they have not changed? Also the shipping is still shown in the cart although no shipping address has been specified. Sorry but I don't see this as fixed?