Dear Customer
Please note access key and id is not required and has been discontinued, only the API key is required.
How to create an API key
Login to our new platform : https://portal.thecourierguy.co.za/login
Go to "settings" menu -> "API Key" tab
click on "create API key" button
You can create a free test/sandbox account here https://sandbox.shiplogic.com/register
All the integration guides can be downloaded from here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/udbj5646gjp92k5/AADkFQuIYK39x_-68GnwXWKha?dl=0
The plugin does not calculate shipping it will try to pack your items into a flyer, medium or large size box on checkout, the checkout items must have shipping dimensions for this to work.
For large products or items that do not get packed use the "pack as single parcel" setting found under Products. This will exclude it from the packing calculation and submit it as is for a quote.
The plugin is not compatible with the WordPress Cart/Basket calculator we recommend switching it off.
Services are divided into 3 areas, local, national and regional depending on the "collection" and "delivery" address
If you only use flyers then use the LOF service
If you send flyers and parcels then use the LOX service if you only want 1 option for local
For “Local” most developers allow LOF (Local Overnight Flyer) or LOX (Local Overnight Parcel) over 30kg you will only get the ECO service for local
For “National” the cheapest is ECO
For “Regional” the cheapest is ECOR
Other interfaces such as Prestashop, OpenCart, Joomla and WIX you would need the API documentation, this can be downloaded from the dropbox link below.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/udbj5646gjp92k5/AADkFQuIYK39x_-68GnwXWKha?dl=0
The TCG Magento Plugin has not been officially released and can do the following:
- Allow store to set flyer box size, medium box size and large box size.
- Allow store to set one global default product size and dimensions for calculation.
- Calculate shipping costs based on customer address, and return the cheapest shipping calculation.
- Allows store to send waybill to TCG from the order -> ship page.
The TCG Magento Plugin cannot do the following yet:
- As Magento no longer has dimensions fields for products by default, the plugin will not be 100% accurate, which is why there's a "global default size" option in the plugin settings.
- Allow customers to select which shipping option they would like (overnight/eco/lox etc). It only shows "The Courier Guy". It will send the cheapest available option to TCG when the waybill is created.
We do not have any setup instructions yet, please advise if you would be happy to install without the instructions? The Deploy process for the plugin follows the same as any other extension to Magento.
If you would like to test out Magento below is the link. (Not officially been released yet)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/flhxnk4g686sq4f/AADIAnO5GRJTYi9U_Zy1N0i9a?dl=0
Third party plugins:
Please note that while third party plugins and solutions may be available, we do not provide support for them – please contact the relevant third party for support.
Ship Logic API documentation - https://api-docs.shiplogic.com/
If you have any questions or need assistance with this integration, please contact the Ship Logic support team by sending an email to support@shiplogic.com
You can download the Woo-commerce (WordPress) plugin from the following link
https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/the-courier-guy/
Installation Guide
https://www.thecourierguy.co.za/integration/
YouTube video on how to setup the plugin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl-bHWzsFew
With default settings, you need 4 things for the plugin to start generating quotes
- Account number
- Address, suburb that can be found on Google maps (valid phone and email address)
- API Key only
- Test product with shipping dimensions example 1cm x 1cm x 1cm @ 1Kg