Any UK users here? How to solve UK postcode problems?

[Andrea Bianco]

We're nearly ready to go with our new Prestashop site, but I am scratching my head as to what to do about UK postcodes.

 

The issues are:

 

1. The UK has multiple postcode formats, but under localisation > country only one postcode format can be entered. This means we cannot set up validation for UK postcode formats. Does anyone know how to solve this? 

 

2. The only option is to leave the postcode field blank. This means no postcode at all is required from the user. This is a problem, both for our internal systems and also I have read also this will create an issue with PayPal.

Does anyone know how to make this postcode field compulsory without setting a format?

(although if point 1 is solved this step won't be necessary). 

 

3. How to deal with UK remote areas which cost more to ship to, such as Highlands and Islands? I found a module which looked like it would help with this - however it will not work with UK postcodes. It would work just fine if we could enter multiple postcode formats (see point 1). Or if wildcards were allowed in the module. Other modules I found which allowed wildcards could only be used with numeric (so not UK) postcodes.

Can anyone offer any help here?

 

I can't be the only one using Prestashop in the UK, surely?! 

 

How have the rest of you managed this issue?

 

Thanks in advance for any help  , I'm tearing my hair out here! 

[El Patron]

This has been another PS issue never addressed.  For UK clients, we use blank zipcode, which means do not validate but it is required, see screen shot.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zabyQVjimDBCAh_vOdtXd2sK1tiqKMxy/view?usp=drivesdk

[pepperoni]

I have used this one in the past and worked great.

https://addons.prestashop.com/en/shipping-carriers/20777-uk-counties-pack.html

[vallka]

1. As for UK postcode validation, it's quite easy to write a validator - did this multiple times for systems other than PS. I can write a module for UK postcode validation (even a free one(!) if there are people who really want this... (I myself as a Prestashop user somehow can live without the validator, see below.)

2. I have a module that provides a selection of addresses via Google Maps services like all 'serious' websites do... (see the attached picture). Actuallyt works for any country where Google Maps are working. (I am based in UK myself) Any interest?

 

3. UK remote areas. We are struggling with this problem for a long time and still do not have a satisfactory solution. Needless to say that all the paid-for modules for Prestashop bring much more problems than solve. Countless bugs. As a programmer myself, it has much more sense to develop a module in-house than to buy a ready-made one. I'm ready for cooperation. It is really a pity that all of my development and bug fixes for Prestashop which could be potentially useful for many people are not widely used.

 

 

[El Patron]

sometimes it's best to not validate UK postal code other than something was inputted, 99% of the time people enter the correct zipcode.  other fixes as you mentioned can make matters worse.  sometimes it's best to not fix 1%....looool