Set up how you ship orders and what it costs: a name and note customers see, the country, and a price based on the order total, the number of items, the weight, a flat rate or a phone call, with as many price ranges as you need.
Watch it done: a short silent video with captions · 2:08. The steps below show the same thing picture by picture.
Before you start
Log in as the site owner.
Open ADMIN › eCommerce.
Open shipping methods
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Step 1. Click the Shipping Methods tab. It lists the ways you ship orders (here none yet).
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Step 2. Click Add new Shipping Method.
Name, note and country
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Step 3. Country: the country this method ships to. Leave it empty for your default shipping.
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Step 4. Name: what customers choose at checkout, for example Ground, Next day or 2-Day Air.
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Step 5. Note: a short explanation, for example "3 to 5 business days".
Prices
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Step 6. Rate based on: Total Order Amount, Total Item Quantity, Flat Rate, Phonecall or Total Weight.
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Step 7. Rate: a range From and To, and the shipping price (Rate Value) for that range. Here: orders from 0 to 50 pay 9.95.
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Step 8. Add more adds another range.
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Step 9. Here: from 50.01 with To left empty ("and up") ships for 0, free. The red × removes a range.
Save
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Step 10. Click Save.
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Step 11. The method is in the list with Edit, Clone and Delete. Clone is handy for a similar method, for example for another country.
Check it worked
Put a product in the cart on your store page and check the shipping price at checkout.