Description
WordPress administrators can create a multi-tiered flat rate shipping
cost based on the total number of items in a WooCommerce cart. The
store administrator can choose to apply this shipping method to all
available countries or to specific countries.
This flexible shipping method provides up to 4 tiers, suitable for USPS
flat-rate boxes. Also provided are several large-order shipping cost
calculation methods for refining your total shipping costs calculations.
By default there are four tiers; 1, 2, 3, 4 – small to large. Tiers 3
and 4 may be disabled if not needed.
Examples
One of the following examples may help you determine how best to
configure the settings to get the results you require. Once you have
saved your settings, be sure to look at the review table at the bottom
of the settings page to confirm that your settings are calculating the
shipping costs as anticipated.
Example 1
Default 4-Tier shipping method (all tiers enabled; suitable for USPS flat-rate)
Base cost: $0.00 (default)
Large Order Shipping Cost Calculation Method: prorate
Tier|Max Qty| Cost
—-+——-+——
1 | 2 |$ 5.95
2 | 4 |$12.65
3 | 10 |$15.90
4 | 15 |$17.90
pro| each |$ 1.12
Results
Shipping cost for 5 items = $15.90.
Shipping cost for 12 items = $17.90.
Shipping cost for 20 items = $17.90 + 5 x $1.12. Total cost is $23.50.
Example 2
Custom 3-Tier shipping method (tier 4 disabled)
Base cost: $0.00 (default)
Large Order Shipping Cost Calculation Method: prorate
Tier|Max Qty| Cost
—-+——-+——
1 | 10 |$ 7.00
2 | 40 |$21.00
3 | 160 |$42.00
4 | disabled
pro| each |$ 2.00
Results
Shipping cost for 35 items = $21.00.
Shipping cost for 120 items = $42.00.
Prorated shipping cost for 200 items = $42.00 + 40 x $2.00. Total cost is $122.00.
Note
Disabling tier 3 and enabling tier 4 works results in exactly the same cost calculations.
Example 3
Default 4-Tier shipping method with free shipping for large orders.
Base cost: $2.00
Large Order Shipping Cost Calculation Method: prorate
Tier|Max Qty| Cost
—-+——-+——
1 | 15 |$ 5.00
2 | 30 |$10.00
3 | 45 |$15.00
4 | 60 |$20.00
pro| each |$ 0.00 < -- Large orders are free!!! Results Shipping cost for 10 items = $ 5.00 + $2.00. Total cost is $ 7.00 including $2.00 base cost. Shipping cost for 50 items = $20.00 + $2.00. Total cost is $22.00 including $2.00 base cost. Shipping is free for orders greater than 60 items. Example 4 Custom 2-Tier shipping method with free shipping (tiers 3 and 4 disabled) for large orders. Base cost: $3.50 Large Order Shipping Cost Calculation Method: prorate Tier|Max Qty| Cost ----+-------+------ 1 | 15 |$ 6.00 2 | 30 |$10.00 3 | disabled 4 | disabled pro| each |$ 0.00 < -- Large orders are free!!! Results Shipping cost for 16 items = $10.00 + $3.50. Total cost is $13.50 including $3.50 base cost. Shipping is free for orders greater than 30 items. Shipping Costs Preview After updating and saving the settings, be sure to review the shipping costs calculations table provided at the bottom of the settings page. This will help you ensure that your settings achieve the desired calculations. Updating Version 1.0 to Version 2.x For those that are updating from version 1.0, there are new settings. The defaults ensure that there is no change to the shipping cost calculations that you have already set up.