Remove Shipping steps in Onepage Checkout

Question

I'm using CE 1.9.1.0.

I'm trying to remove the Shipping Information and Shipping Method steps from onepage checkout but with no success.

Perhaps someone could help me out or point me in the right direction?

Answer 1

Here is what I've done.
I removed the shipping step and used a default shipping method that I know is always going to be available.
Not sure if this is what you need but you can at least use it as a starting point.
Here is my idea.
I created a new module with an enable/disable shipping step config setting, so you can always re-enable the shipping step from the system->configuration section.

So create the module StackExchange_Checkout.
You will need the following files.

app/etc/modules/StackExchange_Checkout.xml - the declaration file

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <StackExchange_Checkout>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>local</codePool>
            <depends>
                <Mage_Checkout />
            </depends>
        </StackExchange_Checkout>
    </modules>
</config>

app/code/local/StackExchange/Checkout/etc/config.xml - the configuration file where you define models, blocks and rewrite the onepage checkout block. Also it sets a default shipping method.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <StackExchange_Checkout>
            <version>0.0.1</version>
        </StackExchange_Checkout>
    </modules>
    <global>
        <blocks>
            <checkout>
                <rewrite>
                    <onepage>StackExchange_Checkout_Block_Onepage</onepage><!-- rewrite the onepage chackout block -->
                </rewrite>
            </checkout>
        </blocks>
        <helpers>
            <stackexchange_checkout>
                <class>StackExchange_Checkout_Helper</class>
            </stackexchange_checkout>
        </helpers>
        <models>
            <stackexchange_checkout>
                <class>StackExchange_Checkout_Model</class>
            </stackexchange_checkout>
        </models>
    </global>
    <default>
        <checkout>
            <options>
                <hide_shipping>1</hide_shipping>
                <default_shipping>tablerate_bestway</default_shipping><!-- set the default shipping method code -->
            </options>
        </checkout>
    </default>
    <frontend>
        <routers>
            <checkout>
                <args>
                    <modules>
                        <StackExchange_Checkout before="Mage_Checkout">StackExchange_Checkout</StackExchange_Checkout>
                    </modules>
                </args>
            </checkout>
        </routers>
        <translate>
            <modules>
                <StackExchange_Checkout>
                    <files>
                        <default>StackExchange_Checkout.csv</default>
                    </files>
                </StackExchange_Checkout>
            </modules>
        </translate>
    </frontend>
</config>

app/code/local/StackExchange/Checkout/etc/system.xml - the system file that places the enabled/disabled flag for the shipping step

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <sections>
        <checkout>
            <groups>
                <options>
                    <fields>
                        <hide_shipping translate="label" module="stackexchange_checkout">
                            <label>Hide shipping method step</label>
                            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
                            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
                            <sort_order>100</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </hide_shipping>
                        <default_shipping translate="label" module="stackexchange_checkout">
                            <label>Default shipping method code</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <sort_order>110</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </default_shipping>
                    </fields>
                </options>
            </groups>
        </checkout>
    </sections>
</config>

app/code/local/StackExchange/Checkout/Helper/Data.php - the helper that checks if the shipping step should be disabled

<?php
class StackExchange_Checkout_Helper_Data extends Mage_Core_Helper_Abstract 
{
    const XML_HIDE_SHIPPING_PATH = 'checkout/options/hide_shipping';
    const XML_DEFAULT_SHIPPING_PATH = 'checkout/options/default_shipping';
    public function getHideShipping()
    {
        if (!Mage::getStoreConfigFlag(self::XML_HIDE_SHIPPING_PATH)){
            return false;
        }
        if (!$this->getDefaultShippingMethod()){
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
    public function getDefaultShippingMethod()
    {
        return Mage::getStoreConfig(self::XML_DEFAULT_SHIPPING_PATH);
    }
}

app/code/local/StackExchange/Checkout/Block/Onepage.php - the overwritten checkout block

<?php
class StackExchange_Checkout_Block_Onepage extends Mage_Checkout_Block_Onepage 
{
    protected function _getStepCodes()
    {
        if (!Mage::helper('stackexchange_checkout')->getHideShipping()){
            return parent::_getStepCodes();
        }
        return array_diff(parent::_getStepCodes(), array('shipping_method'));
    }
}

app/code/local/StackExchange/Checkout/controllers/OnepageController.php - override the onepage controller to set automatically the default shipping method.

<?php
require 'Mage/Checkout/controllers/OnepageController.php';
class StackExchange_Checkout_OnepageController extends Mage_Checkout_OnepageController
{
    public function saveBillingAction()
    {
        if (!Mage::helper('stackexchange_checkout')->getHideShipping()){
            parent::saveBillingAction();
            return;
        }

        if ($this->_expireAjax()) {
            return;
        }
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
            $data = $this->getRequest()->getPost('billing', array());
            $customerAddressId = $this->getRequest()->getPost('billing_address_id', false);

            if (isset($data['email'])) {
                $data['email'] = trim($data['email']);
            }
            $result = $this->getOnepage()->saveBilling($data, $customerAddressId);

            if (!isset($result['error'])) {
                /* check quote for virtual */
                if ($this->getOnepage()->getQuote()->isVirtual()) {
                    $result['goto_section'] = 'payment';
                    $result['update_section'] = array(
                        'name' => 'payment-method',
                        'html' => $this->_getPaymentMethodsHtml()
                    );
                } elseif (isset($data['use_for_shipping']) && $data['use_for_shipping'] == 1) {
                    //add default shipping method
                    $data = Mage::helper('stackexchange_checkout')->getDefaultShippingMethod();
                    $result = $this->getOnepage()->saveShippingMethod($data);
                    $this->getOnepage()->getQuote()->save();
                    /*
                    $result will have erro data if shipping method is empty
                    */
                    if(!$result) {
                        Mage::dispatchEvent('checkout_controller_onepage_save_shipping_method',
                            array('request'=>$this->getRequest(),
                                'quote'=>$this->getOnepage()->getQuote()));
                        $this->getOnepage()->getQuote()->collectTotals();
                        $this->getResponse()->setBody(Mage::helper('core')->jsonEncode($result));

                        $result['goto_section'] = 'payment';
                        $result['update_section'] = array(
                            'name' => 'payment-method',
                            'html' => $this->_getPaymentMethodsHtml()
                        );
                    }


                    $result['allow_sections'] = array('shipping');
                    $result['duplicateBillingInfo'] = 'true';
                } else {
                    $result['goto_section'] = 'shipping';
                }
            }

            $this->getResponse()->setBody(Mage::helper('core')->jsonEncode($result));
        }
    }
    public function saveShippingAction()
    {
        if (!Mage::helper('stackexchange_checkout')->getHideShipping()){
            parent::saveShippingAction();
            return;
        }
        if ($this->_expireAjax()) {
            return;
        }
        if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
            $data = $this->getRequest()->getPost('shipping', array());
            $customerAddressId = $this->getRequest()->getPost('shipping_address_id', false);
            $result = $this->getOnepage()->saveShipping($data, $customerAddressId);

            $data = Mage::helper('stackexchange_checkout')->getDefaultShippingMethod();
            $result = $this->getOnepage()->saveShippingMethod($data);
            $this->getOnepage()->getQuote()->save();

            if (!isset($result['error'])) {
                $result['goto_section'] = 'payment';
                $result['update_section'] = array(
                    'name' => 'payment-method',
                    'html' => $this->_getPaymentMethodsHtml()
                );
            }
            $this->getResponse()->setBody(Mage::helper('core')->jsonEncode($result));
        }
    }
}

Clear the cache and you are done.

Answer 2

Make your product as Virtual Product and it will automatically removed.

Answer 3

I have a better solution than the one of @marius which doesn't need any rewrites.

You still need to create an own module, there are tons of tutorials for that so I won't explain it here. You have to create an observer and trigger it via the config.xml. You may have to adapt the template app/design/frontend/base/default/template/checkout/onepage.phtml

In your config.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Namepace_Module>
            <version>1.0.0</version>
        </Namepace_Module>
    </modules>

    ....

    <frontend>
        <events>
            <controller_action_postdispatch_checkout_onepage_saveBilling>
                <observers>
                    <namespace_module_skip_shipping_method>
                        <type>singleton</type>
                        <class>namespace_module/observer</class>
                        <method>controllerActionPostdispatchCheckoutOnepageSaveBilling</method>
                    </namespace_module_skip_shipping_method>
                </observers>
            </controller_action_postdispatch_checkout_onepage_saveBilling>

            <controller_action_postdispatch_checkout_onepage_saveShipping>
                <observers>
                    <namespace_module_skip_shipping_method>
                        <type>singleton</type>
                        <class>namespace_module/observer</class>
                        <method>controllerActionPostdispatchCheckoutOnepageSaveBilling</method>
                    </namespace_module_skip_shipping_method>
                </observers>
            </controller_action_postdispatch_checkout_onepage_saveShipping>
        </events>
    </frontend>
</config>

In your Model/Observer.php

class Namepsace_Module_Model_Observer {
/**
     * @param Varien_Event_Observer $observer
     */
    public function controllerActionPostdispatchCheckoutOnepageSaveBilling(Varien_Event_Observer $observer)
    {
        if (!Mage::helper('namespace_module')->skipShippingMethod()) {
            return;
        }

        /* @var $controller Mage_Checkout_OnepageController */
        $controller = $observer->getEvent()->getControllerAction();
        $response = Mage::app()->getFrontController()->getResponse()->getBody(true);

        if (!isset($response['default'])) {
            return;
        }

        $response = Mage::helper('core')->jsonDecode($response['default']);

        if ($response['goto_section'] == 'shipping_method') {
            $response['goto_section'] = 'payment';
            $response['update_section'] = array(
                'name' => 'payment-method',
                'html' => $this->_getPaymentMethodsHtml()
            );

            $controller->getResponse()->setBody(Mage::helper('core')->jsonEncode($response));
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     * @throws Mage_Core_Exception
     */
    protected function _getPaymentMethodsHtml()
    {
        $layout = Mage::getModel('core/layout');
        $update = $layout->getUpdate();
        $update->load('checkout_onepage_paymentmethod');
        $layout->generateXml();
        $layout->generateBlocks();

        return $layout->getOutput();
    }
}

Answer 4

I was looking for a easier solution for past few days cause i don't wanted to mess with mage core files. So, I came up with my own solution.

Inspect the div of shipping method and locate the css file. In my case file was at

"pub/static/frontend/myTheme/themeName/en_US/css/stye-m.css"

after that i overwrite the current css, ofcourse i did a backup of my original file.

css:

.step-title,.totals.shipping.incl{display:none !important;}#checkout-shipping-method-load{display:none !important;}

Also, I would like to know if any files are effect with this method. I haven't faced any issue until now.