How To Manage Shipping Methods

Overview

In this how-to you will learn how to add and edit shipping methods and how to add criteria and prices for them.

Note

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Get Started

In order to add/edit a shipping method please go to Management / Shop / Shipping Methods.

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If there are no shipping methods yet, you will automatically get to the add shipping method form. Otherwise the first shipping method is displayed and you can click on a shipping method to edit this or on Add shipping method to add a new one.

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If you have done that you can edit or enter the data for a shipping method as described below.

Data

The data tab contains all core data for the shipping method.

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  • Now fill in the fields:

    • Name: The name of the shipping method, which is displayed to the shop customer.
    • Description: A short description of the shipping method, which is also displayed to the customer.
    • Note: A note of the shipping method, which is displayed on the confirmation mail after the shop customer has been checked out.
    • Priority: The first valid shipping method with the highest priority (smaller number) method is displayed to the customer.
    • Image: An image for the shipping method, which is displayed to the shop customer.
    • Tax: The included tax of the shipping method’s price.
    • Price: The default price of the shipping method. This can be overwritten within the price tab (see below).
  • Click on Save-button

Criteria

Optional you can add some criteria to the shipping method. Only when all criteria are true the shipping method is displayed to the shop customer.

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To add criterion proceed as following:

  • Click on the Add criteria-button (adds a criterion on first position) or on the plus button beside a criterion (adds a criterion below)
  • Select the criteria type you want, e.g. Weight (this is the weight of all cart items).
  • Select the operator, e.g. Less than equal to.
  • Enter the value, e.g. 50.
  • Altogether this means the shipping method is valid if the weight of all cart items is less than or equal to 50 units.
  • You can add as many criteria you want.
  • Click on Save criteria.

To update criteria proceed as following:

  • Change the values of the criteria to your needs.
  • Click on Save criteria

To delete a criterion proceed as following:

  • Click on the minus button beside the criterion.
  • Click on Save criteria.

Prices

Optional you can add additional prices to the shipping method and restrict them with criteria. The first price which meets all criteria will be taken.

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To add a price proceed as following:

  • To manage prices go to the Prices tab.
  • To add a new price enter the value into the text field and click Add price.
  • To add/edit criteria for that price click on Edit criteria link. A pop-up window will open.
  • Click on Add criteria and change the criteria type, the operator and the value to your needs.

To update/delete a price proceed as following:

  • to update the prices change the priority and/or the value of the price and click on Update prices.
  • To delete the prices select the check boxes of the prices you want delete and click on Delete prices.