how to set free product

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.0
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Hi,

When i set the product price to zero, i have to put in 0.00 in order for it to be saved. Further, the product display shows $0.00 rather than free product and the add to cart buttonis not hidden. I am sure i have seen it works before until now. Sorry if it has been answered somewhere.

Gary

Hello Gary,

Regarding the "Add to cart" button, you'll just have to set the "Display 'add to cart' button for free products" option to NO via "Hikashop->System->Configuration->Main".
Also, for a free product, it should actually display the "Free" text that you can translate through your translation file.

I have done what you have said and i still get the amount "0.00". I have attached the screens.

Hi,

You need to delete the price with 0.00. Click on the bin icon for this price's row and that should do it.

Hi, do you mean to click the delete icon? it will delete the whole row. If i leave the row blank, it won't be saved.

Hi,

Yes. So what is the problem with having the row deleted ?

let me explain one more time. i want to the product to show free, but if i leave the price field blank, it won't be saved. what should i put on the price field.

Gary

Hi,

Regards,

I tried but sorry, same result, show zero price. what can be done now.

Gary

I really don't understand the problem here.
There are two cases possible:

1. You want to show "0.00$" on your product page. In that case, you enter a price row with 0.00 or -0.00 and that will display that on the product page;
2. You want to show "free" on your product page. In that case, you remove completely the price row. As the system won't find any price, it will display the text "free" on your product page.

We already provided the solution for both cases before. So if that's none of these that you want, then we don't know what you're trying to do.

Hope it's ok to dig up this old thread. I am as equally confused as the OP.

How do I 'remove completely the price row' ?
I don't see any way to do that within the Product.

Many thanks.

Hi,

That default row is there so that you don't have to click plus to load the first row since most of the time, products have one price.
But that price row is not stored in the database.

When you don't have any price like in your product edition screenshot, you should see the text "Free" on the frontend, that you can change with a translation override.
I don't see why you would get $0.00.
That should only happen when you have a price with something like that: 0.00001 which would be stored in the database and then rounded to 0.00 on the frontend.

Thanks Nicolas it worked great.

* set Price to 0
* set Quantity to Unlimited
* Edit Langauage file: Sysyem / Configuration / Languages <English> change FREE_PRICE from 'Free' to something else,
e.g. "Please Contact Us For Purchasing Details"

Paul.