VibeFox Balikobot for PrestaShop

Overview

VibeFox Balikobot adds a Balikobot carrier to PrestaShop. Balikobot is a Czech shipping aggregator: one API account for Česká pošta, Zásilkovna, PPL, DPD, GLS, DHL, Slovenská pošta and other carriers. The module 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 shops in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary that ship through Balikobot. The module 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 in the delivery step, in the Classic and Hummingbird themes. The choice is required and checked on the server.

Pickup point in the order: shown with its Balikobot ID on the back office order page (can be changed there), on the order confirmation and order details pages and in the order confirmation e-mail.

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 cart currency.

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

Shipping rules: minimum and maximum cart weight, minimum order amount, free shipping from an amount, per-order or per-item fixed prices, carrier tax rule, offer in chosen countries without setting up zones.

Standard PrestaShop carrier: created on install for the zones of Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Zones, customer groups and size limits are managed in Shipping > Carriers as usual. Debug log viewer on the module page.

Requirements

PrestaShop 8.0 to 9.x, PHP 8.0 or later. 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).