WooCommerce Flat Rate Shipping - Tutorial
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WooCommerce provides free shipping methods, and Flat Rate Shipping is one of them, in which you are allowed to define the standard rate based on per order, item or shipping class.
In this article, we will be talking about Flat Rate Shipping that adds more power and flexibility by working with the Product Shipping Classes. It also includes:
Setup and Configuration of the Flat Rate Shipping
Easy steps to configure it, before using, you must have to add a Shipping Zone.
Step:1 Go to the WooCommerce then click on Settings then open Shipping
WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping
Step:2 Select a Shipping Zone, a window will open named as Shipping Zone, then Click on ? icon. Shipping Method will be added.
Figure 1: Shipping Zone window
A new modal window will open named as Add Shipping method. Now from the drop-down select à Flat Rate and then click on the button below Add shipping method.
Figure 2: a modal window
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After that, a new window will be displayed as Shipping Zone. This window enables you to define Flat Rate. There can be flat rates multiple as per your desire in each Shipping Zone.
Figure 3: Shipping Zone to define flat rate
A new window will be displayed with a different screen, and after following the given flow:
Shipping Zone > Domestic > Flat Rate
Figure 4: detail input screen
Step:1 Now you have to enter Method Title that will be displayed to the customer at the time of checkout.
Step:2 Then select Tax Status from the dropdown, whether it is applied or not to the shipping amount.
Step: 3 After step 1 and step 2, you have to enter the cost. This cost will be last till the end. You cannot make changes in it, it will remain the same for the entire cart till you enter the checkout button. For an additional cost on per item, you have to see the Advanced Costs section. Then you have to leave this section blank.
Important: You can leave it blank, or any additional cost entry here may affect the overall cost in the section below as Shipping Classes.
Step:4 Now after these three steps, don’t forget to Save Changes that you have made.
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