Set a Default Country during Registration / Checkout

[wnycomputerguy]

As a quick fix you can add the following lines at the top of this file after the line:
JHTML::_('behavior.formvalidation');

Location : <jroot>/components/com_virtuemart/views/user/edit_address.php

Or override in the joomla template <jroot>/templates/<yourtemplate>/html/com_virtuemart/user/edit_address.php.

-223 is the id of USA, you can change it to your default country. You can look the id up either in the database or by inspecting the html of country drop down.

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<script type="text/javascript">
    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
  if ($('#virtuemart_country_id option:selected').attr('value')=="")
    $('#virtuemart_country_id option[value="223"]').attr('selected', 'selected').change();

if ($('#shipto_virtuemart_country_id option:selected').attr('value')=="")
    $('#shipto_virtuemart_country_id option[value="223"]').attr('selected', 'selected').change();

});

</script>

I can verify this works perfectly as of 2.0.18a

I inserted it into my template override file (<jroot>/templates/<yourtemplate>/html/com_virtuemart/user/edit_address.php) directly below the existing script, starting at line 71.

It could probably be put directly within the existing script tags but I'm a big proponent of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" - I pasted the whole thing in there, it worked, I moved on.

[raycarter]

Glad it worked out for you.

[jenkinhill]

VM should allow for a country to be set as a default for shipping/bt addresses.

It does. Shppper fields/virtuemart_country_id - set default country code just uner the description editor.

[AH]

As per usual, I am humbled by Jenkinhill's knowledge!!

No need for any scripting or code changes VM2 supports this via a simple parameter

Just go to the VM/Admin/Shopper fields

Select virtuemart_country_id Move to the Default box and enter the ID # you want to use and Voila!

223 is USA, 222 is UK




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[softpill]

Follow this tutorial for a quick hack in changing the countries order

http://blog.softpill.eu/how-to-change-countries-order-on-virtuemart/

hope will helps

[VopoloS]

As per usual, I am humbled by Jenkinhill's knowledge!!

No need for any scripting or code changes VM2 supports this via a simple parameter

Just go to the VM/Admin/Shopper fields

Select virtuemart_country_id Move to the Default box and enter the ID # you want to use and Voila!

223 is USA, 222 is UK

Is there a hack for Virtuemart 3?

[jenkinhill]

Is there a hack for Virtuemart 3?

It's not a hack. It is a simple configuration option to set default country.

[VopoloS]

Is there a hack for Virtuemart 3?

It's not a hack. It is a simple configuration option to set default country.

Please tell me the url where the exposed configuration the default country or a screenshot. I for some reason is not the default country. Maybe because you installed the OPC, then OPC is removed from rupostel

[jjk]

It's still at the same position as shown in AH's screenshot from 2013 above:
See new screenshot below:

[VopoloS]

It's still at the same position as shown in AH's screenshot from 2013 above:
See new screenshot below:

Thank you, Yes it is a field I have filled. 176 ID is what I need. But at the front of the site, the country is still not automatically selected. The seller is also in the Russian Federation. In the database this ID is also recorded. It is possible to record the default country is still somewhere in the config file?

[jjk]

Did you try to clear the VirtueMart and browser cache after you entered the number 176 into the field? (only the number, not 'ID 176'!)

[VopoloS]

Did you try to clear the VirtueMart and browser cache after you entered the number 176 into the field? (only the number, not 'ID 176'!)

I did so and still did not help. Probably left over "tails" from the OPC, I don't know where else to look.