WooCommerce update_checkout won't update shipping methods

Question

On my WooCommerce site I use this function to add a 4€ fee if you select cash on delivery as payment method:

add_action('woocommerce_cart_calculate_fees', 'increase_cod_cost');

function increase_cod_cost() {
  if(WC()->session->chosen_payment_method=='cod')
    WC()->cart->add_fee(__('COD Fee'), 4);
}

I also use this function to immediately update the checkout whenever you change payment method so that the fee is added when you select cod, and removed when you select any other method:

add_action('woocommerce_review_order_before_payment', 'custom_checkout_update');

function custom_checkout_update() {
  echo '
    <script type="text/javascript">
    (function($){
    $(\'form.checkout\').on(\'change\', \'input[name="payment_method"]\', function() {
    $(\'body\').trigger(\'update_checkout\');
    });
    })(jQuery);
    </script>
  ';
}

Both functions work 100%.

Now, Instead of adding a fee, I'd like to properly increase the actual shipping cost, so I've tried this function instead of the first one:

add_filter('woocommerce_package_rates', 'increase_cod_cost_2', 10, 2);

function increase_cod_cost_2($rates, $package) {
  if(WC()->session->chosen_payment_method=='cod')
    $rates['flat_rate:1']->cost=$rates['flat_rate:1']->cost+4;
  return $rates;
}

This function also works, but only if I empty the cart and then add a product again. For some reason it doesn't immediately update the shipping cost whenever I select cod. I really don't understand why the jQuery function would work with the first php function by adding the fee, but not with this one by changing the shipping cost. Can you please help me and tell me what's wrong? Thank you.

Why not add it as a different flat rate fee? Why modify the existing flat rate? — Ravenous, May 09 '20 at 15:03

Canelo Digital · Answer 1 · 2020-05-02T16:23:22.727

I cannot actually help you to fully understand what is going wrong, but I can share you some experience: Try to include log commands in these cases, it helps you to see when the hook is called, if it is called and depending on your log details if the code went through the if clause or fell into the else case

From experience and what you write, the second hook is not always called, therefore it works when you freshly add a product but not during an shipping method change during checkout. So I am wildly guessing you probably need another hook like

do_action( 'woocommerce_shipping_method_chosen', $chosen_method );

or something better which triggers whenever woocommerce goes to look for the available shipping methods.

Be careful that the hooks are not called sequentially and you add 4 USD more han 1 time...

PD: I've noticed that the suggested hook is not ideal neither, you could try one of these:

add_action( 'woocommerce_load_shipping_methods', 'action_woocommerce_load_shipping_methods', 10, 1 ); 
add_filter( 'woocommerce_package_rates', 'woocommerce_package_rates' );

or else check here all the woocommerce hooks: https://docs.woocommerce.com/wc-apidocs/hook-docs.html

I found this stackoverflow entry https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48786788/set-custom-shipping-rates-programmatically-in-woocommerce-3 in the accepted answer, there is a observation, that Sometimes, you should may be need to refresh shipping methods: 1) Empty cart first. 2) Go to shipping Zones settings, then disable/save and re-enable/save the related shipping methods. Besides that the only option left is a proper debugging with messages so that you see when a filter's called and if there's something making that you don't fall into the if clause (e.g. no payment method selected yet) — Canelo Digital, May 06 '20 at 20:40

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered May 08 '20 at 22:03

Please try this.

add_filter( 'woocommerce_package_rates', 'custom_shipping_costs', 20, 2 );
function custom_shipping_costs( $rates, $package ) {
    // New shipping cost (can be calculated)
    $new_cost = 1000;
    $tax_rate = 0.4;

    foreach( $rates as $rate_key => $rate ){
        // Excluding free shipping methods
        if( $rate->method_id != 'free_shipping'){

            // Set rate cost
            $rates[$rate_key]->cost = $new_cost;

            // Set taxes rate cost (if enabled)
            $taxes = array();
            foreach ($rates[$rate_key]->taxes as $key => $tax){
                if( $rates[$rate_key]->taxes[$key] > 0 )
                    $taxes[$key] = $new_cost * $tax_rate;
            }
            $rates[$rate_key]->taxes = $taxes;

        }
    }
    return $rates;
}

WooCommerce update_checkout won't update shipping methods

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