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Consider shipping before you start
Considering shipping before you start is important for setting up shipping correctly before taking orders in your WooCommerce store. If you are new to WooCommerce, we recommend taking some time to answer the following questions.
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Setting up Shipping Zones
If you sell physical products on your WooCommerce store, you need to configure shipping zones. Shipping Zones are the foundation for all (and most) shipping options/configurations in WooCommerce. How you configure your shipping zones determines the shipping options and rates customers see on the cart/checkout pages. This page outlines three steps to configure shipping zones […]
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Online Shipping Calculators & Debug Mode
If shipping costs provided by your WooCommerce installation are higher or lower than what you expect, we recommend enabling the debug mode within the shipping plugin settings section that you are using. Once this option is enabled, add a product to cart and in most cases you will see useful information on the cart page […]
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Understanding Box Packing Calculations
In some of our premium shipping methods — such as USPS, UPS, and FedEx — the boxes used to ship are automatically calculated based on dimensions of items in the customer’s cart. This page details how shipping calculators work and ways you can ensure proper setup and calculation. Product Dimensions vs. Shipping Dimensions The most important part of […]
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Product Shipping Classes
Shipping classes utilize a product classification system to group products of similar type (e.g. bulky products or small items). Shipping classes work with shipping methods, such as Flat Rate Shipping, to provide different rates to different classes or types of products. For example, with shipping classes and Flat Rate Shipping, it’s possible to create different […]
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Flat Rate Shipping
Flat Rate Shipping is a shipping method included in WooCommerce that allows you to define a standard shipping rate per item, per shipping class, or per order. On this page you’ll learn how to: Standard Flat Rates: Setup and Configuration 5. Enter a Name that displays to customers in the cart and checkout pages. 6. […]
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Free Shipping
Free shipping is a WooCommerce core shipping method that allows you to add a “free shipping” option for customer orders if they either meet certain criteria (e.g. a minimum order spend amount) or if you want to offer free shipping to all customers within a certain geographical area. On this page you’ll learn how to: […]
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Local Pickup
Local Pickup is a WooCommerce core shipping method that allows the customer to pick up an order themselves. On this page, you’ll learn how to: Local Pickup: Setup and Configuration Setting up Local Pickup starts by adding it as a shipping method to a shipping zone. Follow these steps to add the Local Pickup option: […]
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Offer Shipping Insurance
In WooCommerce and its shipping options, there is not a built-in way to offer insurance for goods you are shipping. Include in product price One option is to include the insurance cost in the price of your products. This, however, has the downside that it gives customers the wrong impression on actual cost of a […]
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How to handle multiple regions and currencies with WooCommerce
In a global age, there are a number of elements that play a role in selling in multiple currencies and languages. Here we discuss several of those.
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Shipping Method API
WooCommerce has a shipping method API which plugins can use to add their own rates. This article will take you through the steps to creating a new shipping method and interacting with the API.
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WooCommerce Blocks: Local Pickup
Local Pickup in Blocks is a new enhanced delivery method that allows you to easily offer one or more pickup locations to your customers. We’ve made it easier for you to setup local pickup options by providing a new, simple to use Local Pickup settings page. This new method provides a streamlined customer experience by: […]