Weight-based shipping is a useful feature for WooCommerce store owners to offer their customers an accurate shipping rate based on the weight of their orders. Here's how to add weight-based shipping to WooCommerce in WordPress:
- Install and activate the WooCommerce plugin.
- Go to WooCommerce > Settings from the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Click on the Shipping tab at the top of the page.
- Click on the Add Shipping Zone button to add a new shipping zone.
- Name the shipping zone and select the region(s) where you will ship to.
- Under the Shipping Methods tab, click on the Add Shipping Method button.
- Select the "Flat Rate" shipping method from the dropdown menu.
- Enter the name of the shipping method, and set the cost to "0".
- Under the "Calculation Type" section, select "Per Order" and click the Save Changes button.
- Click on the Add Shipping Method button again, and select the "Weight Based Shipping" method from the dropdown menu.
- Enter the name of the shipping method, and set the cost to "0".
- Under the "Calculation Type" section, select "Per Order".
- Under the "Add Shipping Rates" section, click on the "Add Row" button to add weight-based shipping rates.
- Enter the weight ranges and corresponding shipping costs for each rate.
- Click the Save Changes button.
That's it! Your customers will now be charged a shipping rate based on the weight of their orders.
