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Shipping Classes [Ultimate Plan]

If you have the Ultimate Plan, you can use a more advanced method of shipping organisation, callsed Shipping Classes.

Shipping Classes can be used to group products of similar type and used by some shipping methods, such as Flat Rate Shipping, to provide different rates to different classes of product.

For example, with shipping classes and Flat Rate Shipping, it’s possible to create different flat rate costs for different product types, like bulky items and small items.

Shipping classes are used to group products – they are not used directly to offer shipping rates to customers. To set up shipping rates, configure Shipping Zones, and then add your shipping class costs to a shipping method, like Flat Rate.

 

How to Add Shipping Classes:

  • You must have the Ultimate Plan to use Shipping Classes, Provided You Do:
  • Go to: My Settings > My Business – Online Store > Shipping Tab
  • Select Shipping Classes. This page lists existing classes.
  • Select “Add Shipping Class” beneath the table. A new row appears.
  • Enter a Shipping Class Name and description.
  • Save Shipping Classes.

Edit and Delete Shipping Classes:

To edit or remove a Shipping Class:

  • Hover over Shipping Class Name. Options appear.
  • Select Edit to revise the name, or description. Or Remove to delete the shipping class.

How to Assign Shipping Classes to Products:

To apply these rates to a specific class of products (e.g., bulky or heavy items), you need to assign them:

  • Go to: Online Store > My Products.
  • Select the Product, and Edit.
  • Go to Product Data panel, and click Shipping
  • Select the Shipping Class from the dropdown.

Similarly you can bulk-edit a group of products to assign them a Shipping Class, but going to Online Store > My Products, ticking the boxes of the products you want to bulk change, then set the Shipping Class you want for the group of products

Update to Save.

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