How to setup shipping methods
There are three types of shipping methods with Packrooster Shipping:
- Shopify shipping rates (created in Shopify)
- Shipping rates and pickup Points (activated in Packrooster Shipping)
- Custom shipping methods (created in Packrooster Shipping)
The first one is available for everyone, and you can connect Shopify shipping rates to the carrier services that you want to use. The other two requires a third-party carrier calculated shipping feature in your Shopify store. This feature is included in the Advanced Shopify and Shopify Plus plans, and can be activated to "Shopify Grow" plan for a monthly fee. If you are on the Shopify Grow plan and you switch from monthly to yearly billing, you can ask to get the third-party calculated shipping rates feature added for free from Shopify customer support. Third-party carrier calculated shipping is not available for Shopify Basic plan.
1. Shopify shipping rates — Connect Shopify shipping rates to shipping carrier services
Once you have configured the carriers that you use in Packrooster Shipping's settings (here's a guide for that), you can connect the shipping rates that you have in your Shopify store to the carrier services from Packrooster Shipping:
Settings —> Connect shipping methods
Click on the first field, and it should have a list of your shipping methods. Choose a shipping method, and then select the carrier to which you'd like to connect that shipping method, and then choose the service of that carrier. Do the same step for each shipping method that you want to connect. Once this is done, Packrooster Shipping understands the shipping method by its' name (remember - if you rename your Shopify shipping method, you need to connect it again) and creates a label for you using the service that you have connected it to.
2. Create shipping rates or activate pickup points in Packrooster Shipping
Shipping rates and pickup points can be created in Packrooster Shipping. This requires third party carrier calculated shipping rates feature in your Shopify store.
Open Packrooster Shipping —> Settings —> Shipping methods —> "+ New shipping method" or "+ Add pickup points"
From there, you can select the desired carrier and shipping method, give the shipping rate a price and configure its visibility at the checkout.
Pickup Points are displayed in Shopify Checkout using the details of the order. If there are available Pickup Points close to the customers' shipping address, the Pickup Points are displayed.
3. Custom shipping methods
If you need advanced shipping methods for your Shopify Store, this is the solution. You can limit the display of these shipping methods by a lot more than the Shopify's weight and price based rates (note: you will need Shopify carrier service for this).
You can use any of the details in the order, like shipping address zip code, products within the order, product types, product tags, shipping zone. You can also use extra services of some carriers, like "dangerous goods" or "fragile" etc.
To create Custom shipping methods, head to Packrooster Shipping:
Settings —> Shipping methods —> + New shipping method
Select Custom / Custom as a carrier and shipping service
You can freely name your Custom shipping methods and give them a description that is visible in Shopify checkout. You can also configure a custom shipping code for a custom rate.