Karsten Arildsen asked 5 months ago
Hi..!
I'm looking for at way to copy the billing country from my WooCommerce shop into a field in my form.
The billing country in WooCommerce is automatically updated through Geolocation, and I need to copy the country into a field in order to make correct calculations for product price and VAT.
I am presuming that a PHP code is the best option, and I'm hoping that one of you can help me out
BR
Karsten
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Staff replied 5 months ago
To properly understand and address your need, please refer to these diagnostic questions. The information you provided is not detailed enough to help you.
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🔍 Diagnostic Questions for Clarification
1. About the Form and Timing
* Where in the user journey should the billing country be copied into the form?
(e.g., upon page load, after WooCommerce checkout, when user adds product to cart, etc.)
* Is the Formidable Form embedded within the WooCommerce checkout process or on a separate page/post?
* Is the form being filled out before or after the WooCommerce purchase is completed?
* Does the form need to reflect live geolocation updates, or only the last known WooCommerce billing country?
2. About the WooCommerce Setup
* Is WooCommerce's built-in MaxMind geolocation feature enabled and configured?
(Geolocation with or without page caching affects reliability.)
* Are you relying solely on geolocation, or can users manually override the billing country during checkout?
* Is the billing country already stored in the user’s WooCommerce account/profile or only determined per session?
3. About the Field and Data Use
* Which field in the Formidable Form should receive the billing country?
* What field type is it?
(e.g., dropdown with country list, text field, hidden field)
* Is the value used for pricing logic within the form or submitted data only?
4. About the Technical Requirements
* Is the user logged in when submitting the form, or is this for guest users too?
* Do you have access to custom coding (e.g., adding hooks or shortcodes in PHP or JS)?
* Is this a multi-site or multi-language WooCommerce setup (e.g., using WPML)?
5. Alternative Data Sources
* Is it acceptable to use the geolocated IP country instead of the actual billing country saved in WooCommerce?
* Would using a JavaScript-based geolocation plugin be an option, or must it use WooCommerce's geolocation system?
replied 5 months ago
Hi Victor.
Thank you for getting back to me. I have tried to answer your questions below.
1. About the Form and Timing
* Where in the user journey should the billing country be copied into the form?(e.g., upon page load, after WooCommerce checkout, when user adds product to cart, etc.)
ANSWER: Upon page load when user enters the website.
* Is the Formidable Form embedded within the WooCommerce checkout process or on a separate page/post?
ANSWER: Yes, FF is embedded within the WooCommerce checkout process (it's being used to calculate the total price).
* Is the form being filled out before or after the WooCommerce purchase is completed?
ANSWER: It's being filled out before the purchase is completed.
* Does the form need to reflect live geolocation updates, or only the last known WooCommerce billing country?
ANSWER: It should reflect the live geolocation.
2. About the WooCommerce Setup
* Is WooCommerce's built-in MaxMind geolocation feature enabled and configured? (Geolocation with or without page caching affects reliability.)
ANSWER: Yes, the MaxMind geolocation feature is enabled and configured - it's with page caching.
* Are you relying solely on geolocation, or can users manually override the billing country during checkout?
ANSWER: It's possible for the user to change the billing country during checkout.
* Is the billing country already stored in the user’s WooCommerce account/profile or only determined per session?
ANSWER: Only if the user has created an account prior to checkout, but it's possible to complete a purchase as guest.
3. About the Field and Data Use
* Which field in the Formidable Form should receive the billing country?
ANSWER: It can be either a text field or hidden field.
* What field type is it? (e.g., dropdown with country list, text field, hidden field)
ANSWER: It can be either a text field or hidden field.
* Is the value used for pricing logic within the form or submitted data only?
ANSWER: The value is being used for pricing logic (e.g. shipping price, duties and VAT).
4. About the Technical Requirements
* Is the user logged in when submitting the form, or is this for guest users too?
ANSWER: It's is possible to complete a purchase as guest user.
* Do you have access to custom coding (e.g., adding hooks or shortcodes in PHP or JS)?
ANSWER: Yes, we can implement custom coding throught Snippet.
* Is this a multi-site or multi-language WooCommerce setup (e.g., using WPML)?
ANSWER: It is a multi-language and multi-currency site and we are using WPML to translate the page.
5. Alternative Data Sources
* Is it acceptable to use the geolocated IP country instead of the actual billing country saved in WooCommerce?
ANSWER: Yes, it would be acceptable to use the geolocated IP country instead of the actual billing country.
* Would using a JavaScript-based geolocation plugin be an option, or must it use WooCommerce's geolocation system?