Discount per user group

Hello,

I have 5 user groups set up (Joomla 1.7).

I want to apply a discount automatically to each group, rather than have to manually set up prices for each group.

For example, if a client is in group 1, they automatically see the prices reduced by 10%. Group 2, by 20% etc.

At the moment, I have started manually entering 5 different prices for all products and assigning them to their respective groups. With 100 products that means 500 prices to enter, and if I want to change a percentage discount I will have to go through them all over again.

Hopefully there is a smarter way around this.

Thanks,

Michael A.

Not true, This would not achieve the desired result.

"if a client is in group 1, they automatically see the prices reduced by 10%. Group 2, by 20% etc."

This is not going to happen with your current discount options. They require the user to enter a code at checkout and then the prices are adjusted. Where as we need the price showing for each product to already be showing as the discounted amount for each user depending on their user group. This should not be difficult, there needs to be a feature that allows you to tie in a discount percentage to user groups. It should also have the option to show original RRP crossed out to show value. There are other shop solutions out there that do this, if your product did this it would be perfect for me.
Any modification suggestions to get me by?

Michael A.

My mistake, when these discounts are applied to a user group they are automatically applied instantly and they affect the front end prices. Fantastic!

The only thing I need to figure out how to do with these now (and it is related) is to change the misleading wording.
Currently, when a 50% discount is applied, the price is followed by "-50%"
eg:
AUD $50.00 -50%

This $50 price is already reduced, however some may read it as $50 minus 50% and expect a $25 item.

Where is the code for this?
I want to change it to AUD $50.00 after 50% discount.
Thanks,

Michael A.

Hi There

Just go into Hikashop - Configuration - Languages - select the language to change symbol

You will see the original code and a override box below it. Dont modify the original code ever, as this gets written over on upgrades

Copy the below code : (its in the original code) and paste it in the override box.
PRICE_DISCOUNT_START=""
PRICE_DISCOUNT_END=""

and modify it to the below :

PRICE_DISCOUNT_START="after "
PRICE_DISCOUNT_END=" discount"

Save it. You now have the text infront and after the discount amount.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, I have made the changes necessary now. I noticed that the original price (crossed out) shows after the discounted price. I can change this for the item view from the "listing_price" file but which file do I need to edit to change how it looks on the Shopping Cart module? I also need the cart to say "per unit for buying at least..." in the cart for quantity based prices. This shows in the item view just fine, I assume there is a file I need ot change for the cart.
Thanks again for all your help, this is such a great system!

Michael A.