Stallion Express for OpenCart 2.3–4.x — rates at checkout and labels

Stallion Express Shipping connects OpenCart to the Canadian service Stallion Express. The buyer sees live rates at checkout, and you buy the label from the order page after seeing its cost. Tracking and voiding are there too.

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What the buyer sees

At checkout the buyer sees carrier rates among the usual shipping methods and picks one. The list differs for Canada and the USA. If the service does not answer and you set a fallback price, the buyer sees that and the checkout goes on. Without a fallback price this shipping option is simply not there.

What the admin gets

On the order page a panel shows what the buyer paid, the weight and the size. A button gets the rates, you pick a service, and the buy button shows the amount. After buying the panel has the tracking number, opening the label and voiding. No credits or a Stallion refusal shows in words. All labels are in a separate list in the Sales menu.

How it works, step by step

1. Create an API token in your Stallion account and enter it in the settings.
2. Press the check and switch the shipping method on.
3. Set the default weight and box.
4. The buyer picks a rate at checkout.
5. On the order page get the rates and buy the label.

Under the hood

• The token is stored encrypted, also in the copy of the settings.
• The checkout rate is an estimate and the panel shows the buying price: they can differ slightly, so the module keeps the real amount.
• Buying goes with a retry key: a lost answer does not buy a second label.
• The webhook accepts only the address with the secret key, because Stallion describes no signature.
• Stallion takes the sender address from your account.
• OpenCart 2.3: before an update delete the old modification of the module in Extensions, Modifications, because the stock installer does not accept the same code.

How to install

1. Extensions → Installer: upload the archive for your version and keep the file name.
2. OpenCart 2.3: the Installer copies files only with FTP enabled. Without FTP copy the contents of upload/ to the shop root by hand.
3. OpenCart 2.3 and 3.x: Extensions → Modifications → Refresh.
4. Extensions → Shipping → Stallion Express Shipping → install button → Edit.
5. Connection tab: token, sandbox mode, the check.
6. Checkout rates tab: services, fee, fallback price.
7. Packages, Labels and tracking tabs: weight, size, mail to the buyer.
8. For Pro: paste the key or start the 7-day trial.