Store Setup
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Shipping Methods
Shipping Cost By Order Subtotal
7 min
overview when you want to offer a shipping method based on the cart subtotal, this shipping method allows the admin to configure the shipping cost based on the order subtotal if the cart subtotal reaches some particular value then you can offer your customers a different shipping rates e g if the customer is buying $500 worth of products then you want to charge $10 as shipping cost and when the 1000$ worth of product then, you want to offer them shipping for free configuration for configuring the shipping method, go to the admin >> store configuration >> shipping method >> shipping cose by order subtotal >> actions >> edit system settings on the editing screen, you can choose to modify the shipping method name, select the availability, select the shipping type as “ shipping cost by subtotal ” and do some other changes for the configuration, you can refer the common settings docid\ xkteh61kdaempkpxftbp7 shipping settings after system settings, you need to configure the price for the shipping method hide zero shipping price to hide the zero shipping price, enable the toggle for hide zero shipping price setting and write an alternative text zone based pricing shipping zones can be enabled for this method using the enable zone based pricing setting when disabled, the system uses the pricing defined in the default zone as global pricing when enabled, the system attempts to match the customer’s shipping address with a zone and apply that zone’s specific pricing if no match is found, the default zone is used if configured if neither is available, the method will not appear at checkout shipping price setup you can configure shipping costs either as a fixed amount or as a percentage of the cart subtotal, and even define separate rules for different shipping zones this makes it easier to align shipping strategies with business logic, customer segmentation, and regional policies by default, it is set to amount ($) , where the pricing added will be applied as flat rates to subtotal ranges you can switch it to percentage (%) , where the system calculates the shipping fee as a percentage of the order subtotal for example, entering 5 will apply a 5% shipping charge on the subtotal, scaling costs dynamically with order value tracking url for the third party shipping gateway, you can add a tracking url in this field to allow customers to find their shipment status actions other than editing the details of selected shipping methods, the admin has the provision to manage the shipping type and shipping price shipping type the system has a pre configured shipping type for every shipping method, but you may wish to add more shipping types according to your business model to view, edit, or add a new shipping type, click on the shipping type option from the actions drop down click on the add button and enter the shipping type details, such as type name and approximate delivery days set shipping price for configuring the shipping price, go to action menu >> shipping price on the shipping price management screen, you need to first select the store and zone for which you want to set the shipping price this will list down all the shipping types listed and allow you to configure the prices for each range listed the admin can configure the shipping price based on the pricing type selected and for different zones