Install this plugin for UK address validation on the Magento 2 checkout pages and front end Customer Account address forms.
See this plugin in action on our demo Magento 2 site, just select United Kingdom from the country drop-down on the Registration and Account Address forms and the Checkout.
Installation Instructions
Brief installation instructions are detailed below.
.. A more detailed guide can be found HERE.
Installation Instructions
Create the folder structure /app/code/ThreeXSoftware/Postcodes4uAddressLookup
in your Magento 2 installation
eg (/var/www/html/magento2/app/code/ThreeXSoftware/Postcodes4uAddressLookup )
Download & copy the archive contents of the Postcodes4u Plugin to the new
/app/code/ThreeXSoftware/Postcodes4uAddressLookup folder
Run the following PHP Commands
Please be aware that the following installation procedures will take your Magento store 'offline' until they finished.
php -f bin/magento setup:upgrade
php -f bin/magento setup:di:compile
The first stage allows Magento to recognize the module
The second stage sets up the Postcodes4u and installs the configuration defaults.
Configuring the Postcodes4u Plugin
Once this the installation is complete you will need to enable the Postcodes4u module via the admin interface.
The Postcodes4u settings can be found under the
Store->Configuration->3X Software->Postcodes4u settings.
From here you can add your Postcodes4u username and key which can be obtained from your account at the www.postcodes4u.co.uk website
Sign up for a trial account that includes 30 free credits at www.postcodes4u.co.uk.
After the trial period (30 credits) has expired, it's easy to purchase more credits from a range of competitively priced bundles to ensure your dispatches are going to a UK address that has been PAF validated.
