by Kavio Labs · for OpenCart 4.1.x
A live bar that tells shoppers how much more to spend for free shipping, in the mini-cart, on the cart page, in the checkout summary, on the product page and in an optional sticky bar. In Automatic mode it reads the status, minimum and geo zone of the OpenCart Free Shipping method and compares the cart sub-total the way that method does, so the bar and the checkout agree; the amount left follows the shopper currency and is rounded up. Manual mode has your own threshold with round amounts per currency and different amounts per customer group. Extra reward goals (a gift at 100), a free-shipping coupon state, texts per language, colours and stores. Events only, no tables, no OCMOD.
A live bar that tells shoppers how much more to spend for free shipping, in the mini-cart, on the cart page, in the checkout summary, on the product page and in an optional sticky bar. In Automatic mode it reads the status, minimum and geo zone of the OpenCart Free Shipping method and compares the cart sub-total the way that method does, so the bar and the checkout agree; the amount left follows the shopper currency and is rounded up. Manual mode has your own threshold with round amounts per currency and different amounts per customer group. Extra reward goals (a gift at 100), a free-shipping coupon state, texts per language, colours and stores. Events only, no tables, no OCMOD.
Know the limits. The bar shows progress and does not make shipping free; configure the Free Shipping method or a coupon. Extra goals are milestones only: set up the gift or discount yourself. Before a delivery address is chosen the bar assumes your store's country for the Free Shipping zone. In Automatic mode the Free Shipping method must be on, even for coupon-only shops (use Manual mode then). Coupons, reward points and tax do not change the amount left, because the Free Shipping minimum ignores them. The product page bar sits below the product form of the default theme; a theme without that form shows no bar there. OpenCart 4.1 only.
Free Shipping Progress Bar works with OpenCart 4.1.0.4.
We list the builds we install and test on. “Tested” means the test plan ran on that build; “Supported” means the build is inside the supported range.
| Version | Range | Runs on | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCart 4.1.0.x | 4.1.0.0 – 4.1.0.4 | PHP 8.1 – 8.3 | Tested on 4.1.0.4 |
The Documentation tab covers the settings and every screen.
OpenCart 4.1.0.4. Tested on OpenCart 4.1.0.4. The Compatibility tab lists every version range.
No. They work through OpenCart events and standard extension types (modules, order totals, themes). No core file edits, no OCMOD patches, no theme template edits, so OpenCart updates and other extensions keep working.
One production store domain with every subdomain (www, shop., staging.), plus local development hosts such as localhost, *.local and *.test. A store on another domain needs its own license; a second-store license is 40% off. You have 14 days after installing to enter the key. 12 months of updates and support are included; after that the extension keeps working and renewals are 50% off. How licensing works
Yes. Ask for a full refund within 30 days of your first purchase, no reason needed: open a ticket or write to [email protected] with your order number. The money goes back to the card or bank account you paid with within 5 business days of approval. Refund policy
Open a ticket from your account, so your license details are attached. We answer Monday to Friday: bug reports within 1 business day, how-to questions within 2. Support policy. Not a customer yet? Ask a pre-sales question.
8 more answers about setup and daily use in the Documentation tab.
A live progress bar that tells shoppers how much more they need to spend to get free shipping, in the mini-cart, on the cart page, in the checkout summary, on the product page and in an optional sticky bar. It reads the minimum of your own Free Shipping shipping method, so the bar follows the same minimum, zone and sub-total as the checkout once the delivery address is known (until then it assumes your store's country).
Requirements: OpenCart 4.1.0.x, PHP 7.4 or newer with the mbstring extension.
kv_free_shipping_bar.ocmod.zip and click Install.Uninstall: Extensions > Modules > Uninstall removes the events. The extension has no tables; your settings and the licence state are kept for the next install, because OpenCart 4 updates an extension by uninstalling and installing it again.
Update (OpenCart 4.1): Extensions > Modules > Uninstall, then Extensions > Installer: Uninstall and Delete the old entry, upload the new zip, Install, and Extensions > Modules > Install. Settings and the licence are restored.
Open Extensions > Extensions > Modules > Free Shipping Progress Bar.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Status | Switches the whole extension on or off. |
| Free shipping goal | Automatic reads the OpenCart Free Shipping method (status, Total, geo zone). No bar is shown when the method is off, has no minimum, or does not cover the shopper's delivery country. Manual threshold uses the amount below. A box shows what Automatic reads right now. |
| Threshold | Manual only. Amount in the default currency. It only drives the bar: make sure a shipping method or coupon really gives free shipping from this amount. |
| Compare with | Manual only. Cart sub-total (before tax, the value OpenCart compares) or Cart total with tax. |
| Amounts per currency | Manual only. One per line, EUR=45. Replaces the converted threshold for that currency. |
| Amounts per customer group | Manual only. One per line, customer group ID=amount in the default currency. The group of a signed-in customer (also with an empty cart), or the store's default group for guests. A per-currency amount (above) takes precedence over a group amount when both apply. |
| Extra goals | One per line, Free gift=100 (default currency), up to 5. Shown as milestones on the same bar. Display only: the extension does not give the gift or discount, you set that up yourself. |
| Stores | Tick the stores that show the bar; none ticked means every store. |
How the delivery country is chosen for a geo-zone-limited Free Shipping method: the shipping address chosen in the checkout, otherwise the store's default country and zone.
Mini-cart, cart page, checkout summary, product page (below the product form) and a sticky bar (top of the page, sticking while scrolling, or fixed at the bottom). Visitors can close the sticky bar (it stays closed for the browser session). Show with an empty cart shows the "Free shipping on orders over ..." message; Hide when every goal is reached removes the bar after the last goal.
Progress, goal reached and track colours (hex values only; anything else falls back to the default), icons and the progress animation (switched off for visitors who prefer reduced motion).
Per language. Leave a field empty to use the English default. Placeholders: {amount} left to the next goal in the shopper's currency, {goal} the next goal, {threshold} the free-shipping amount, {done} the goals already reached.
The key from your Kavio Labs account. A new installation works for 14 days without a key. Without a valid license the bar is hidden on the storefront; the cart, checkout and the admin are never affected.
The Free Shipping method of OpenCart compares the cart sub-total (line totals after specials and quantity discounts, before tax) with its Total, both in the default currency, and treats "equal" as free. The bar uses the same sub-total. Coupons, reward points and taxes are not part of that comparison, so they do not move the bar, and the remaining amount is also measured before tax even when your shop displays prices with tax. In another currency the remaining amount is converted from the default currency and rounded up.
The cart page, the mini-cart and the checkout summary are re-rendered by OpenCart after every change, and the bar is part of them. The sticky bar and the product page bar listen for the cart requests and refresh themselves.
Colours and texts are settings. For layout tweaks the bar has the classes .kvfsb, .kvfsb-p-<placement>, .kvfsb-s-<state> (intro, progress, partial, reached, coupon), .kvfsb-track, .kvfsb-fill and the CSS variables --kvfsb-fill, --kvfsb-done, --kvfsb-track; override them in your theme's stylesheet.
No. It shows progress. Free shipping itself comes from the OpenCart Free Shipping method (or a coupon). In Automatic mode the bar reads that method (minimum, zone, sub-total). Before the shopper has chosen a delivery address it assumes your store's country, so a shopper from outside the Free Shipping zone may see the bar until the address is known. Extra goals are milestones only: you set up the gift or discount yourself.
Check: the extension status; the license (the bar is hidden without a valid license after the 14-day start); Free Shipping enabled with a Total above 0 (Automatic mode); the delivery country inside the Free Shipping geo zone; the cart has shippable products; the placement switch; the store list. A theme that removes the product form or the standard cart blocks shows no bar there instead of breaking the page.
No, by design: OpenCart's Free Shipping minimum ignores them. With the manual source you can compare with the cart total including tax.
Yes: choose the manual source and enter the amounts your other extension uses. The bar only displays progress.
Yes. Amounts follow the shopper's currency; optional round amounts per currency in manual mode.
No. One read of the cart per page (the cart library caches it) and a few light queries (a geo-zone check, and the coupon check only when a coupon is applied); the live refresh endpoint writes nothing.
No. In Automatic mode the bar needs the Free Shipping method switched on; a store that grants free shipping only by coupon should use Manual mode.
No, they are kept for the next install (OpenCart 4 updates by uninstall and install).
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