Once you have created a new shipping method, you need to specify its shipping costs and weight limits. If you do not specify any weight limit, the shipping method will not be visible at the online store checkout when a customer places an order.

Setting weight limits and shipping costs

The prices of shipping costs for orders are tiered according to the weight limits you set: if the total weight of the order exceeds the lower weight limit, the price of shipping costs is determined by the upper weight limit.

You can set the shipping method's weight limits and shipping costs as follows:

  1. In the admin panel, go to Settings > Shipping methods.
  2. Select a shipping method from the list (if necessary, add a new shipping method and select it).
  3. Press the Add shipping cost button below the shipping method information.

    A new entry will appear on the page to determine the shipping cost.

  4. Press both fields of the new shipping cost line in turn, where the instruction text says Click to edit.

    When the field opens for editing, you can enter a numeric value.

  5. Enter the weight limit in kilograms in the first field and the shipping costs in the second. After entering the numeric value, press the OK button.

    The weight limit you entered will be saved with 3 decimal places (i.e., grams) and the price with 2 decimal places.

You can add other weight limits to tier the shipping costs differently. If you want the shipping cost to be the same regardless of the weight of the order, just set one weight limit.

Set the upper weight limit high enough. If the total weight of the order exceeds the maximum weight limit you set, the shipping method will not be visible at the online store checkout.

In addition to the tiered upper limits, you can set a minimum weight limit in the shipping method settings. If the total weight of the order is less than the minimum weight limit you set, the shipping method will not appear at the online store checkout.

Also read how the shipping methods are selected for the order.

Calculation of order shipping costs

The system calculates the shipping costs of the order by relating the shipping costs according to the weight limits of the shipping method to the total weight of the order.

The MyCashflow default theme shows the shipping costs to the customer during the shipping method selection phase.

Before the customer has selected a shipping method, the system uses the weight limits of the online store's default shipping method as the basis for calculation. The default shipping method is the first one on the list on the Settings > Shipping methods page.

If you wish, you can change the default shipping method of the online store. See instructions on how to sort shipping methods.

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