Key Updates to Order Page Financial Details
1. Improvements to Shipping Line Weights
The shipping line weights displayed in the financial summary card on the order details page have been adjusted to ensure accuracy. Previously, issues with weight calculation arose under specific scenarios:
- Total weight increased when items were added but did not decrease when items were removed.
- For orders with multiple shipping lines, the total weight was duplicated across all lines.
- The package weight relied on the default store package weight, rather than the actual package selected during checkout.
- Changes to the default package weight impacted existing orders, potentially causing confusion.
To resolve these issues, the following changes have been implemented:
- Total weight now updates correctly when items are removed.
- Total item weight is displayed separately from the default package weight.
2. Enhanced Tax-Inclusive Pricing Display
Tax-inclusive pricing on the financial summary card has historically caused discrepancies, where taxes were represented incorrectly. For orders with tax-inclusive pricing:
- The subtotal and shipping values included taxes, but these values were also displayed again on the taxes row.
- This caused the total sum of values to exceed the actual order total.
To mitigate confusion, the system was modified to accurately show tax-exclusive values for subtotal and shipping data. However, unexpected confusion arose due to the behavior of proportional shipping taxes:
- With tax-inclusivity, shipping taxes are deducted from the displayed price instead of added on top of it.
- This caused the pre-tax shipping fee to appear less than some merchants anticipated.
After evaluating merchant feedback, the financial card was reverted to its previous format to ensure clarity. Example order values demonstrate the behavior:
3. Example: How Values Are Now Displayed
For an order with tax-inclusive pricing:
- Previous display format:
- Subtotal: 167.27
- Discounts: -1.04
- Shipping: 24.95
- Taxes (10% included): 6.74
- Total: 191.18
Updated and reverted format ensures a consistent and clear representation of taxes included within subtotals and shipping costs.