Description
Shipping Rules for WooCommerce lets you define exactly which shipping methods are available depending on what is in the customer’s cart. Instead of weight-based rules, it uses WooCommerce product shipping classes combined with capacity rules so you can model real-world constraints like “this shipping method fits up to 5 small parcels or 2 tubes, but not both at the same time.”
How it works:
- Define your shipping methods in WooCommerce (for example Standard or Express).
- Create product shipping classes (for example Small, Large, Tube) and assign them to your products.
- Create a rule here: give it a name and select which shipping methods it applies to.
- Optionally add capacity rules: define how many items of each shipping class fit into this shipment.
- Activate the rule. It applies as soon as all capacity constraints are met.
- Optionally enable free shipping from a certain cart value.
Features:
- Rules based on product shipping classes and capacity, not weight
- Multiple shipping methods per rule
- Capacity rules per shipping class (for example max. 5 Small, max. 2 Tube)
- Drag and drop to reorder rules – the first matching rule wins
- Free shipping threshold that sets all allowed shipping methods in the matching rule to no cost
- Active and inactive toggle per rule with validation
- Inactive WooCommerce shipping methods shown with a clear label
- Multilingual: English, German (DE/CH), French (FR/CH), Italian (IT/CH)
- Clean admin UI integrated into the WooCommerce menu
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Go to WooCommerce -> Shipping Rules to configure your rules.
Make sure you have at least one shipping zone with shipping methods configured in WooCommerce before creating rules.
FAQ
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Does this work with weight-based shipping?
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No. This plugin controls shipping method availability based on product shipping classes and capacity (size/type), not weight.
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What happens if no rule matches?
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If no rule matches the cart contents, WooCommerce falls back to its standard shipping method display and all enabled methods for the customer’s zone are shown.
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Can a rule have multiple shipping methods?
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Yes. You can assign multiple shipping methods to a single rule. All selected methods will be available at checkout when the rule applies.
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What are capacity rules?
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Capacity rules define how many items of a given product shipping class fit into a shipment. A rule only matches if every shipping class present in the package has a capacity rule defined, and none of the limits are exceeded.
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Is free shipping supported?
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Yes. You can define a cart value threshold. When reached, all allowed shipping methods in the matching rule are displayed at no cost.
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Changelog
3.0.0
- Multilingual support: EN, DE (DE/CH), FR (FR/CH), IT (IT/CH)
- Inactive shipping methods shown with label in method selector
- Collapsible how-it-works guide with mixed-package example
- Drag and drop reordering with dashed insertion line
- Active and inactive toggle with validation (rule name and methods required)
- New rules default to inactive
- WooCommerce submenu integration
- Requires Plugins header for WooCommerce dependency
- Free shipping threshold
- Capacity rules per shipping class