Flat Rate Shipping Plugin For WooCommerce

July 18, 2024

Flat Rate Shipping Plugin For WooCommerce Plugin

Create flexible flat rate shipping methods with custom rules i.e. for specific products or countries where the products will be shipped to.

Do you find it difficult to set flexible shipping rates on your WooCommerce store? The Flat Rate Shipping Plugin For WooCommerce is the solution to your problem.

This plugin not only allows you to offer per item, order, or weight-based shipping fees, but it also improves customer satisfaction by speeding up the checkout process, thereby improving your sales.

With Flat Rate Shipping plugin, you can:

Set up complicated shipping rates easily
Define shipping fees based on item, order, or weight
Automate your shipping process
Streamline and accelerate the checkout process

Plugin Demo – View Demo

📒 KEY FEATURES

Toggle table rate shipping method
Diversity in creating free shipping
Fixed cost-based shipping method
Custom flat rate shipping methods
Geographically determined shipping rates (Country, State, Postcode, Zone)
Product and category oriented flat rate shipping methods
Set shipping rates based on quantity or cart subtotal
User-based flat rate shipping
Shipping display modes (Radio Button/Dropdown)
Deletion of existing shipping methods from backend
Tooltip descriptions for shipping methods
Enable/Disable tax calculation on shipping methods
Cloning feature for existing table rate shipping methods
Default selection for shipping method
Shipping method display for logged-in users only
Manual order setup for shipping method display
Free shipping rules based on minimum order or coupon order amounts
[NEW] Advanced shipping rule cost based on total cart weight or subtotal
Pagination setting for shipping method list

🚀 PLUGIN USE CASES

Customized Shipping Fees: Easily tailor your shipping rates to match your business needs, be it per item, order, or weight-based.
Automated Shipping Process: No more manual calculations or hassle. Automate your shipping process and ensure accuracy.
Efficient Checkout Process: Quicken the checkout process, thereby positively impacting customer satisfaction and overall sales.
Increased Control: Gain more control over your business by deciding when and what shipping rates to apply.

⭐ REVIEWS (5-star by 100+ users)

“A great tool to set up complicated shipping rates in an easy way!” – David John
“Very useful plugin and the support is fast and helpful.” – Nathan, Tech Lead
“Happy with the plugin. It allows us to manage tracking orders easier.” – Verified Buyer
“Fantastic support. Hitendra was always available on short notice to help me rectify issues.” – Verified Buyer
“Highly recommend this plugin and their fantastic support. Thanks DotStore, Hitendra & team! – Daniel, Technical Manager

📣 PREMIUM: Flat Rate Shipping Plugin — Try Pro Version Today!

✅ NEED EVEN MORE FEATURES?

Upgrade to Flat Rate Shipping Plugin For WooCommerce to get all the advanced features.

1️⃣ Shipping Settings

All free plugin features.
Unlimited shipping methods and costs calculation rules
Multiple Conditional rules-based shipping
Set Percentage / Fix based shipping method
Create multiple custom flat-rate shipping method
Per-quantity on the cart-based flat rate shipping method
Per-quantity on product base flat rate shipping method
Multiple-way to create free shipping
Schedule shipping method based on start/end date
Schedule shipping method based on day of week and time
Set Mandatory Apply All Shipping Method – Force all option
Import & Export Shipping Zone
Import & Export Shipping Method
Enable Logging
Manage Multiple shipping methods in the cart by Apply Smallest, Apply Highest
Compatible with WC Vendor Marketplace plugin

2️⃣ Different Types of Flat Rate Shipping Conditions

1. Location-based shipping method

Set shipping on seven continents of the world Africa Country, Antarctica Country, Asia Country, EU States, North America, Oceania, South America

2. Product-based flat rate shipping method

3. Attribute-based flat rate shipping method

All Product Attributes like Color, size, type, etc.

4. User Specific flat rate shipping method

User-based flat rate shipping method
User-role-based flat rate shipping method Like Guest, contributor, customer

5. Cart-based flat rate shipping Method – Help Doc

Cart-total (before discount) based flat rate shipping method
Cart-total (After discount) based flat rate shipping method
Total-cart-quantity based flat rate shipping method
Total-cart-weight based flat rate shipping method
Coupon-based flat rate shipping method
Shipping-class-based flat rate shipping method

6. Payment-method based flat rate shipping method

Set shipping method on Paypal
Set shipping method Stripe payment method

7. Advanced Shipping Pricing options – Help Doc

In addition, for each flat rate shipping method, you can optionally set these advanced pricing options

Set Min and Max on Product Quantity
Set Min and Max on Product Subtotal
Set Min and Max on Product Weight
Set Min and Max on Category Quantity
Set Min and Max on Category Subtotal
Set Min and Max on Category Weight
Set Min and Max on Total-cart Quantity
Set Min and Max on Total-cart Weight
Set Min and Max on Total-cart Subtotal
Set Min and Max on shipping class subtotal
Adding a minus sign (-) will deduct the cost of shipping (e.g. 5 / -5)
Adding a percentage sign (%) will use a percentage of the cart subtotal for that cost (e.g. 5% / -5%)
Percentage and the minus amount will apply based on the cart subtotal

➡️ Learn More ⬅️

📣 PREMIUM: Flat Rate Shipping Plugin — Try Pro Version Today!

🚚 Set Multiple-way Shipping Cost

Set Fixed amount based table rate shipping method (e.g. $10, $50 )
Set Percentage based shipping method (e.g.10%, 20% )
Dynamic Parameter based shipping

💰 Shipping Cost Dynamic Parameters as per below:

1) [QTY] Total number of items in cart

E.g: Shipping charge: $10 * [ QTY ]
To charge $10 Per Quantity in the cart. If the cart has 5 Quantity then shipping charge $50

2) [ Fee Percentage = 10% min_fee = $20] – Percentage based fee + Set Min shipping

This means charge 10% of cart subtotal, a minimum of $ 20 charges will be applicable.

3) [ Fee Percentage = 10% max_fee = $20] – Percentage based fee + Set Max shipping

This means charge 10% of cart-subtotal greater than max_fee then a maximum $20 charge will be applicable.

➡️ Learn More ⬅️

📺 How to set up the country, state, and postcode based flat rate shipping method in WooCommerce?

📺 How to set up a Custom flat rate shipping method based on the WooCommerce shipping zone?

📺 How to set State-based flat rate shipping based on shipping zone?

📺 How to set Zip-Code based flat rate shipping in WooCommerce?

📺 How to set up a Product based flat rate shipping method in WooCommerce?

💁 How to’s Plugin Guide

💁 Custom shipping Zone-Based Flat Rate Shipping Method

🔖 How to set up a WooCommerce shipping method based on a zone?
🔖 How to set up a WooCommerce shipping method based on a state?
🔖 How to set up a shipping on postcode / zip-code / postal-code?

💁 Benefit of Flat Rate Shipping Method

🔖 How To Make Free Shipping Profitable?
🔖 10 Shipping Options To Consider For Your ECommerce Store
🔖 Top 20 WooCommerce Shipping Plugins For A Robust E – Store
🔖 How Customer Expectations Should Impact Your Shipping Options?
🔖 Guide To Choosing The Best Shipping Strategy For Your Online Store
🔖 The Sooner The Better. Because Free Shipping Can Save 28% Off Your Shoppers

📣 PREMIUM: Flat Rate Shipping Plugin — Try Pro Version Today!

☎️ CONTACT US

Free plugin: Need Technical Help? – Click here
Pro Plugin: PRE-SALE Questions – Click here or Review Help Document

👀 WHAT MAKES US STAND OUT

At Dotstore, we take pride in crafting WooCommerce plugins that solve real-world problems for our customers.

Niche Expertise: We specialize in developing WooCommerce plugins, which means we understand the ecosystem better than anyone.
Remarkable Customer Support: We are renowned for our top-notch support. Be it resolving issues or answering queries, we’re always at your service.
Quality Plugins: Our plugins, such as the Flat Rate Shipping Plugin for WooCommerce, are designed, taking into consideration high usability and functionality.
Continuous Improvement: We believe in the power of constant evolution. And so, we continuously update our plugins, add new features and ensure compatibility with the latest version of WooCommerce.

Upgrade to our Flat Rate Shipping Plugin and take control of your WooCommerce Store’s shipping like never before.

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Installation

Minimum Requirements

WordPress 3.7 or greater
PHP version 5.3.2 or greater
MySQL version 5.0 or greater

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t even need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of Advanced Flat Rate Shipping Method, log in to your WordPress admin panel, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “Advanced Flat Rate Shipping Method WooCommerce” and click Search Plugins. Once you have found our plugin you can install it by simply clicking Install Now. After clicking that link you will be asked if you are sure you want to install the plugin. Click yes and WordPress will automatically complete the installation.

Manual installation

The manual installation method involves downloading our plugin and uploading it to your web server via your favorite FTP application.

Download the plugin file to your computer and unzip it
Using an FTP program, or your hosting control panel, upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installation’s wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu within the WordPress admin.

Getting started

When the title of the plugin has appeared on your dashboard, you may start the setup. The following steps are required to make it possible for customers use your newly installed plugin:

Create multiple flat rate shipping method rules as per your needs from here – Add New Shipping Method
Basic configuration: Enter Shipping Method Name and Amount to Charge.
You can create shipping method for Specific Product/ Category / Countries.(eg. you want to create product base shipping method then select a specific product and save changes)
Now, you can see all shipping method list- Manage Shipping Methods tab.

Questions?

If you have any questions please feel free to post them to the support forum.

Screenshots

FAQ

How do I set a product-based shipping method, for instance, a $10 fee if the cart contains a specific product?

To apply a $10 shipping fee for a specific product, such as “Happy Ninja,” set up a rule as follows: Choose the condition where a cart contains the product “Happy Ninja” and set the shipping cost to $10.

How can I set shipping fees based on both product category and country, such as a $10 charge for poster category products shipped to the UK?

To set shipping charges for products in the “poster” category shipped to the UK, you’ll need to create a rule where the cart contains a product from the “poster” category, then specify the country as the UK, and set the shipping cost at $10.

What options do I have for displaying shipping methods on the checkout page?

Shipping methods can be displayed as radio buttons or a dropdown. Adjust this setting in the Master Settings according to your preference.

What should I do when multiple shipping methods apply to a cart?

In the Pro version, the Master Settings provide several options:

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Allow customer to choose: Lets the customer select from available shipping methods.

Apply Highest: Only the most expensive shipping method is displayed.

Apply smallest: Only the least expensive shipping option is shown.

Force all: Charges the customer with the sum of all applicable shipping methods.

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If the cart contains products from multiple categories with different shipping methods, how can the total shipping charge be calculated?

For the Pro version, you can sum all applicable shipping charges by selecting “Force all shipping methods” in the Master Settings.

How do I charge a shipping cost based on the total quantity of products in the cart?

To charge a shipping fee based on the total quantity, use a formula like $10*[qty], where $10 is charged for each item in the cart.

How can I set shipping methods for specific countries, states, and postcodes?

In the Pro version, select the location-based shipping method rule, then specify the country, state, and postcode—for example, USA, Alabama, Postcode 35801.

How do I create a special shipping method for a specific user, such as “John”?

For creating a special $10 shipping method for “John,” select “User equal to ‘John’” in the shipping rules.

How can I apply a shipping charge based on the cart subtotal? For example, a $49 charge for orders under $99.

Set a condition where if the cart subtotal is less than $99, the shipping charge will be $49.

Can I display only the most expensive shipping method when multiple classes are involved?

Yes, choose the calculation type as “Per order: charge shipping for the most expensive shipping class” to show only the most expensive option.

Can this plugin accommodate weight-based flat rate shipping?

Yes, the Flat Rate Shipping Plugin for WooCommerce supports weight-based shipping, allowing you to set flat rates based on the total weight of the cart.

Are there options for per item and per order shipping rates?

Absolutely, you can configure shipping rates on a per item or per order basis, giving you greater flexibility in how you apply shipping fees to your orders.

How does the plugin enhance checkout speed and accuracy?

By providing tailored shipping options based on your specific settings, the plugin simplifies the checkout process, leading to a smoother user experience and increased customer satisfaction.

How does this plugin contribute to higher customer satisfaction?

With strategic flat rate shipping options that match your business needs, the plugin ensures accurate shipping charges and efficient checkout, enhancing the overall shopping experience for your customers.

Changelog

4.3.0 – 03-07-2024

[Bug Fix] Minor fixes related to the Category based condition
[Enhancement] Plugin UI enhancement
[Enhancement] Compatible with WooCommerce 9.0.x
[Enhancement] Compatible with WordPress 6.5.x

4.2.5 – 2-4-2024

[Bug Fix] Duplicate shipping method does not apply on the front
[Bug Fix] Added WPML translation support for shipping methods
[Update] Compatible with WordPress 6.4.x
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 8.7.x

4.2.4 – 9-1-2024

[Bug Fix] Minor bug fixes
[Update] Compatible with WordPress 6.4.x
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 8.4.x

4.2.3 – 20-12-2023

[Bug Fix] Minor bug fixes
[Update] Compatible with WordPress 6.4.x
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 8.4.x

4.2.2 – 6-12-2023

[Update] Compatible with WordPress 6.4.x
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 8.3.x

4.2.1 – 22-08-2023

[Bug Fix] Minor fixes related to the Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
[Update] Compatible with WordPress 6.3.x
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 8.0.x

4.2.0 – 25-07-2023

[New] Ability to duplicate rows in advanced shipping price rules.
[New] Conditional rule – width, height, length and volume options
[New] Add-on tab added in menu
[New] Add “Account” tab for license details in setting menu
[New] Shipping will apply for first iser order option
[Enhacement] Plugin compatibility with Auto shipping plugin
[Enhacement] Now master setting moved from listing page to Settings -> General settings
[Enhacement] New design implementation
[Enhacement] Quick fix related to the Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
[Fixed] Minor bugs
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce HPOS/COT
[Update] Compatible with WordPress 6.2.x
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 7.9.x

4.1.2 – 21-12-2022

[Enhancement] Security Release.
[Fixed] Minor fixes related to the duplicate shipping method
[Fixed] Minor fixes related to the fatal error on switching to the other language.
[Fixed] Compatible with PHP 8
[Update] Compatible with WordPress 6.1.x
[Update] Compatible with WooCommerce 7.2.x

4.1.1 – 27-07-2022

Fixed – Use of deprecated jQuery code causes undefined behavior
Fixed – Minor bugs
Enhancement – Security enhancement
Update – Compatible with WordPress 6.0.x
Update – Compatible with WooCommerce 6.7.x

4.1.0 – 11-05-2022

Enhancement – Update UI changes
Enhancement – Minor bug fixes
New – add search on listing in admin
Fixed – bundle product quantity issue
Fixed – pagination storing issue
Fixed – either free or pro plugin will activate
Update – Compatible with WordPress 5.9.x
Update – Compatible with WooCommerce 6.5.x

4.0.4 – 05-04-2022

Fixed – Fixed issue related to the blank screen once editing pages or posts.
Update – Compatible with WordPress 5.9.x
Update – Compatible with WooCommerce 6.4.x

4.0.3 – 04-03-2022

Security enhancement
Fixed – Pagination not store
Update – Compatible with WordPress 5.9.1
Update – Compatible with WooCommerce 6.2.1

4.0.2 – 22-02-2022

Enhancement – Minor cart packages related changes
Fixed – Pagination conflict with ordering of shipping method list
Fixed – Multisite activation issue
Update – Compatible with WordPress 5.9
Update – Compatible with WooCommerce 6.2.0

4.0.1 – 30-12-2021

Fixed – Minor bug fixed related to hiding header review notices

4.0.0 – 28-12-2021

New – Added pagination for shipping method list
Enhancement – Allow customer to select shipping provider from Germanized plugin settings.
Fixed – import/export feature not working with shipping class
Fixed – free shipping cart notice not working with zone rule
Update – Compatible with WordPress 5.8.x
Update – Compatible with WooCommerce 6.0.x

3.9.7 – 09-11-2021

New – Introduce a new type in the tooltip as the subtitle to the shipping method
Enhancement – Allow customer to select WooCommerce zone in rules along with plugin zone
Enhancement – Minor design change in the settings page
Fixed – Minor bug fixed
Compatible with WOOCS – WooCommerce Currency Switcher
Compatible with CheckoutWC By Objectiv
Compatible with WordPress 5.8.x
Compatible with WooCommerce 5.7.x

3.9.6 – 22-09-2021

New – Allow customer to force select a shipping method during checkout
Fixed – Minor bug fixed related to bundle product
Compatible with WordPress 5.8.x
Compatible with WooCommerce 5.7.x

3.9.5 – 06-05-2021

Compatible with WordPress 5.7.x
Compatible with Woocommece 5.2.x

3.9.4 – 05-03-2021

Minor bug fixing

3.9.3 – 02-03-2021

New – Allow free shipping rules based on minimum order amount
New – Allow free shipping rules based on coupon order amount
New – Allow Advance shipping rules cost on total cart weight
New – Allow Advance shipping rules cost on total cart subtotal
Compatible with Woocommece 5.0.0

3.9.2 – 22-01-2021

New – State based shipping rules
New – Postcode based shipping rules
New – Zone based shipping rules
New – Import/Export Shipping Methods
New – Import/Export Shipping Zones
New – Option to show shipping method only for logged in users
New – Option to set default shipping method selected
Mior bug fixed
Compatible with Woocommece 4.9.1
Compatible with WordPress 5.6

3.9 – 05-01-2021

Compatible with WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce
Compatible with Product Bundles for WooCommerce
Compatible with Multi Currency for WooCommerce
Compatible with WooCommerce Currency Switcher

3.8.1 – 16-12-2020

New – Integrate Trial Version
Minor bug fixing ( Link Changes )

3.8 – 14-12-2020

Compatible with Woocommece 4.8.0
Compatible with WordPress 5.6

3.7.4

Compatible with WooCommerce 4.7.1
Compatible with WordPress 5.5.3

3.7.3 – 20-11-2020

Maintenance release

3.7.2 – 07-08-2020

Maintenance release

3.7.1 – 08-07-2020

Fixed: Additional Payment gateway showing

3.7.0 – 08-07-2020

Compatible with WooCommerce 4.2.2
Compatible with WordPress 5.4.2

3.6.5 – 14-04-2020

Compatible with WooCommerce 4.0.x
Compatible with WordPress 5.4.x

3.6.4 – 24-03-2020

Minor bug fixing

3.6.3 – 03-12-2019

Compatible with WooCommerce 3.8.x

3.6.2 – 27-11-2019

Fix – Deactivate plugin automatically when deactivate WooCommerce in free plugin
Fix – Cart Contain Product allow variable products.

3.6.1 – 19-11-2019

New – Added freemius code
Fix – Long Product name cut down in shipping method
Fix – Shipping method order has been changed after edit shipping
Compatible with WooCommerce 3.8.x
Compatible with WordPress 5.3.x

3.3 – 08.10.2019

Fix – Dynamic shipping id

3.2 – 08.08.2019

New – Add shipping method rule for specific tag.
New – Add shipping method rule for specific user.
New – Add shipping method rule for specific cart quantity.

3.1.8 – 28.05.2019

Compatible with WordPress Version 5.2.x and WooCommerce version 3.6.x

3.1.7 – 02.04.2019

Shipping method only saved method disply issue fixed.

3.1.6 – 01.04.2019

Shipping method order issue has been fixed.

3.1.5 – 26.03.2019

Minor Bug Fixing.

3.1.4 – 19.02.2019

Minor Bug Fixing.

3.1.3 – 28.05.2018

Bug Fix.

3.1.2 – 31.01.2018

Added Newslater Form.

3.1.1 – 13.12.2017

PHP Version issue resolved.

3.1 – 03.10.2017

Very lightweight as compare to old version.
Loading time is very less as compare to previous one.
User-friendly New UI.
Create Dynamic Rules & check conditions as per your requirements only.
New Feature: Cart Subtotal (Before Discount).

3.0.1 – 04.09.2017

News Later changes For subscriber.

3.0 – 26.07.2017

FIX: String Translate issue.

2.9 – 17.07.2017

Bug Fix.
Css and js issue resolve.

2.8 – 12.06.2017

Bug Fix.
FIX:Method edit/update issue resolve.

2.7 – 08.06.2017

Bug Fix.
Check compatibility with WordPress 4.8

2.6 – 12.04.2017

Normal Bug Fix.
Check compatibility with WooCommerce 3.0.x

2.5 – 29.02.2017

Normal Bug Fix.

2.4 – 19.01.2017

Fix normal issue.

2.3 – 19.01.2017

Compatible with WordPress and WooCommerce
Fix normal issue

2.2 – 28.12.2016

Compatible with WordPress Version 4.7
Compatible with WooCommerce Version 2.6.11
Fix jQuery Issue

2.1 – 13.10.2016

New – Admin interface added.

2.0 -23.09.2016

New – Add product base , category base and country base shipping method.

1.3 – 27.08.2016

Check Woocommerce and WordPress Compatibility

1.2.2 – 06.7.2016

New – Check compatibility with 2.6+
New – Subscription form added

1.2.1 – 07.6.16

New – Shipping class based option added

1.2 – 16.5.16

Fixes – Fixes minor php notice issue
Fixes – Allowed to enter special character in ‘Flat Rate Name’
New – Welcome screen added

1.1.3 – 23.4.2016

New – Spanish language added

1.1.2 – 31.3.2016

New – Added validation in Extra Flat Rate and Language Localization.

1.1 – 23.1.2016

New – Added ‘Shipping Display Mode’ functionality to ‘Extra Flat Rate’ settings page. This functionality is removed in WooCommerce 2.5 version from ‘Shipping’ settings tab.

1.0.2 – 30.11.2015

Tweak – Drop table on deactivation removed.

1.0.1 – 02.11.2015

Tweak – Class file added for admin settings page output.
Tweak – Class file added for admin settings page output.