Aussie users - tips

[noesac]

Hi all,

I have benefited a lot from this community so I thought it would be a good chance for me to contribute back.

I have made a lot of mods to my site (over 100 altogether!), but I would like to share a few Australian specific changes that I have made to my site for any other Aussies out there.

Firstly it's important to remember:

1) Comment all changes clearly so you can find them. For example the convention I use is:

``````two lines of spacing`````

``````one line of spacing``````
``````code change or addition``````
``````two lines of spacing``````

2) In general you should try to avoid superfluous changes if possible. When new Prestashop versions come out you will find upgrading very difficult. However i'm being very hypocritical here because I have made so many changes myself…sometimes UI tweaks, bug fixes, specific business rules / logic changes are impossible to avoid so I realise this is a very hard goal to stick to….

More experienced / capable coders out there can probably just ignore this tip.


Without further ado here I go (unfortunately I can't tell you specifically which line I made these changes on as commenting has thrown it all out of order, and also v1.3.1 changes have introduced new code everywhere...just search for the code):

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Document: PDF.php

Change: changed "Invoice" to "Tax Invoice"

Why: this is an Australian legal tax compliance requirement.

From:

 $this->Cell(77, 10, self::l('INVOICE #').' '.Configuration::get('PS_INVOICE_PREFIX', intval($cookie->id_lang)).sprintf('d', self::$order->invoice_number), 0, 1, 'R');

To:

 $this->Cell(77, 10, self::l('TAX INVOICE #').' '.Configuration::get('PS_INVOICE_PREFIX', intval($cookie->id_lang)).sprintf('d', self::$order->invoice_number), 0, 1, 'R');

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Document: payment.tpl

Change: "Bank wire" to "Direct deposit"

Why: because the term "bank wire" is American and makes no sense for locals!

From:

        {l s='Pay by bank wire (order process will be longer)' mod='bankwire'}

To:

         {l s='Pay by direct bank deposit (order process will be longer)' mod='bankwire'}

Document: bankwire.htl

And From:

                 Please note that you have selected to pay by bank wire. Please send your payment to : 

To:

                 Please note that you have selected to pay by direct bank deposit. Please send your payment to : 

Document: bankwire.txt

And from:

 Please note that you have selected to pay by bank wire. Please send your payment to: 

To:

 Please note that you have selected to pay by direct bank deposit. Please send your payment to: 

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Document: authentication.tpl

Change: switched "city" and "postcode" fields

Why: it's more natural for Australians to enter their details in this format. During usability tests users found it very awkward to enter information in this order (for example) "123 James St Manly, Sydney" is much more natural than "123 James Street, Sydney Manly". When it comes to online shoppers, any bit of resistance can lose you a sale, so this is more important than it looks:)

Switched:

 

{l s='City'}
               <input type="text" class="text" name="city" id="city" value="{if isset($smarty.post.city)}{$smarty.post.city}{/if}" />
*

With:

{l s='Postal code / Zip code'}
               <input type="text" class="text" name="postcode" id="postcode" value="{if isset($smarty.post.postcode)}{$smarty.post.postcode}{/if}" />
*

NOTE: I am using the "OnePageCheckout" so for regular users see this thread for more info (credits to Rocky): http://www.prestashop.com/forums/viewthread/61323/general_discussion/solved_how_to_move_the_postcode__zip_code_field_under_the_city_field

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FINALLY: I made a number of changes to remove Amex logos and text from around the site. Amex is not very popular in AU and a lot of payment gateway providers and banks charge a higher fee to support this. Obviously this is not applicable to everyone so I have not included this here.

Happy for anyone to add continue building on this, as I'm sure there are a lot of Aussie Prestashop users out there.

Cheers

[Wingz]

Thanks! I'd be keen to see more of these kinds of tips. Much appreciated.

[rocky]

Most of these changes can be made using the translation tool instead of modifying code. That will reduce the number of changes required to the code. You then only need to export your translations and re-import them when upgrading.

[rudd]

Hi Rocky,

Where can find the translational tools you referring to?

Thanks

[Wingz]

Rudd ...

admin/tools/translations

[rudd]

Thanks Wingz

[ctc]

Thanks everyone, that translation tool is very useful! Can anyone clarify for me the best way to deal with address layout issues? In Australia, for example, addresses should be:

1 Something St
City, State, 1234
Australia

At the moment, my Prestashop installation formats addresses as follows:

1 Something St
1234 City
Australia - State

Obviously this is not correct! Any ideas on how to amend this (ideally without having to edit code) would be greatly appreciated.


Christian

[ctc]

Hi everyone,

I'm still having terrible trouble trying to customise the layout of addresses on my invoices. I have tried editing the PDF.php file, and have managed to get the shop address displaying correctly in the footer, but I cannot get customer addresses to work! If someone can please help it would be absolutely fantastic! This is the only thing that is keeping my shop closed at the moment...

[ctc]

Can someone please help with the address issue? I know that the suggestion above is to change fields around on the input pages, but the method seems rather clunky, and I am unsure how many template files I need to edit. Also, my problem is not only with the layout of fields on the input pages, but in the way the address is actually reproduced once it has been input, both on web pages in the site and on delivery dockets and invoices. I am sure that this problem affects other people - it would be fantastic if I could get this problem sorted out.

[Zenith]

Changing the address format cannot be done without editing the core files.....

So here we go......first checkout process

#
#----------[ OPEN ]----------
#
themes/prestashop/js/order-address.php

#
#----------[ FIND ]----------
#
   $('ul#address_' + addressType + ' li.address_city').html(addresses[idAddress][5] + ' ' + addresses[idAddress][6]);
   $('ul#address_' + addressType + ' li.address_country').html(addresses[idAddress][7] + (addresses[idAddress][8] != '' ? ' (' + addresses[idAddress][8] +')' : ''));

#
#----------[ REPLACE WITH ]----------
#
   $('ul#address_' + addressType + ' li.address_city').html(addresses[idAddress][6] + (addresses[idAddress][8] != '' ? ', ' + addresses[idAddress][8] + ' ' : ' ') + addresses[idAddress][5]);
   $('ul#address_' + addressType + ' li.address_postcode').html(addresses[idAddress][5]);
   $('ul#address_' + addressType + ' li.address_country').html(addresses[idAddress][7]);

Next, pdf invoices

#
#----------[ OPEN ]----------
#
classes/PDF.php

#
#----------[ FIND ]----------
#
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, $delivery_address->postcode.' '.Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $delivery_address->city), 0, 'L');
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, $invoice_address->postcode.' '.Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $invoice_address->city), 0, 'L');
       $pdf->Ln(5);
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $delivery_address->country.($deliveryState ? ' - '.$deliveryState->name : '')), 0, 'L');
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $invoice_address->country.($invoiceState ? ' - '.$invoiceState->name : '')), 0, 'L');

#
#----------[ REPLACE WITH ]----------
#
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $delivery_address->city).($deliveryState ? ', '.$deliveryState->name : '').' '.$delivery_address->postcode, 0, 'L');
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $invoice_address->city).($invoiceState ? ', '.$invoiceState->name : '').' '.$invoice_address->postcode, 0, 'L');
       $pdf->Ln(5);
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $delivery_address->country), 0, 'L');
       $pdf->Cell($width, 10, Tools::iconv('utf-8', self::encoding(), $invoice_address->country), 0, 'L');

I think that's all.....if there are any other spots just let me know and I'll post the code changes

[ctc]

Thanks Zenith,

After a couple of weeks of trawling the forums I've finally found a few solutions. Most of them have been posted by johnstcks, and involve editing the files you've mentioned, as well as admin\tabs\AdminAddresses.php and AdminOrders.php, themes\Prestashop\address.tpl addresses.tpl authentication.tpl order-address.tpl order-detail.tpl and shopping-cart.tpl

With your suggestions and the answers I've found from johnstcks, I should be able to figure it out. It's just such a pain editing the PHP code! All it takes is missing one character and the whole thing fails