VibeFox Balikobot for OpenCart

Overview

VibeFox Balikobot adds a Balikobot shipping method to OpenCart 3 and OpenCart 4. Balikobot is a Czech shipping aggregator: one API account for Česká pošta, Zásilkovna, PPL, DPD, GLS, DHL, Slovenská pošta and other carriers. The extension uses one Balikobot carrier and one service type that you choose, with a fixed price per country or a live Balikobot rate, and an optional pickup point selection at checkout.

It suits stores in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary that ship through Balikobot. The extension calculates rates and saves the chosen pickup point in the order. It does not create Balikobot shipments, print labels, order pickups, track parcels, show a map of pickup points or use several carriers at once.

Key features

Three pricing modes: fixed prices per country (no Balikobot account needed), live rates from the Balikobot "transportcosts" API, or live rates that fall back to fixed prices when the API fails.

Many carriers: Česká pošta, Zásilkovna (Packeta), PPL, DPD, GLS, DHL Express, UPS, Slovenská pošta, Magyar Posta and more, with the service code of your choice.

Pickup point selection: the customer chooses a pickup point near the delivery address right under the Balikobot method in the delivery step. The choice is required and checked on the server.

Pickup point in the order: added to the shipping method of the order, so it appears on the customer's order pages, in the order e-mails and on the invoice. The admin order page shows it with its Balikobot ID and lets you change it.

Safe currency handling: live prices in CZK or another currency are converted with your exchange rate, or not used without it. The price is then shown in the customer's currency.

Fast checkout: live prices are cached for 1 hour, pickup points for up to 12 hours and API failures for 5 minutes. API errors never break the checkout.

Shipping rules: geo zone or a list of countries, minimum and maximum cart weight, minimum order amount, free shipping from an amount, per-order or per-item fixed prices, tax class.

Clear settings page: one Save button without page reload, warnings about settings that would hide the method, JSON import and export, and a debug log viewer.

Requirements

OpenCart 3.0.x (tested on 3.0.5.0) or OpenCart 4.0.2 and later (tested on 4.1.0.3), PHP 8.0 or later. One download has the packages for both versions. Live rates and pickup points need a Balikobot account with API access. Fixed prices work without one. A VibeFox license key from vibefox.net (one key per domain).