Description
Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping for WooCommerce adds a shipping method to your shipping zones. Set a checkout label, two to five quantity tiers, prices, and tax status separately for each method.
The quantity table shows the item range covered by each tier. Minimum quantities must be increasing whole numbers; prices must be zero or greater. Zero means free shipping.
Only physical products in the current shipping package count. Three units of one product count as three items. Virtual products do not count. If another extension splits an order into packages, each package receives its own shipping charge. The highest qualifying minimum determines one price for the whole package, not a price per item.
Example:
* 1-2 physical items: 10
* 3-5 physical items: 8
* 6 or more physical items: 0 (free)
Prices use your store currency and are entered excluding tax. WooCommerce applies shipping taxes when the method is taxable.
This plugin does not provide carrier quotes, label printing, weight rules, product-specific rules, or an external service. It does not collect analytics or send data to external services. Settings are retained on deactivation and deletion to protect existing configurations.
Developed by Sherpa Digital. Not affiliated with Sherpa delivery services or WooCommerce.
Plugin website: https://sherpadigital.com.au/tiered-shipping-for-woocommerce/
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Installation
- Install and activate WooCommerce.
- Upload this ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, then activate it.
- Open WooCommerce > Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping for the setup guide, then click Configure shipping zones.
- Edit a zone and add the Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping method.
- Set the checkout label, tier count, minimum quantities, prices, and tax status. Save.
- Test quantities below, at, and above every threshold using an address in that zone.
FAQ
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Where is the settings page?
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Open WooCommerce > Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping for the overview and setup guide. To edit prices, edit the Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping method inside a shipping zone. Version 1.1 replaces the old global Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping tab with a tier count inside each method.
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Are existing settings preserved?
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Yes. The method ID and legacy threshold/cost keys are retained. Existing methods inherit the old global tier count when first loaded. Each method can then use a different count. Reducing the count retains inactive tier values.
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Does upgrading change shipping prices?
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Configured prices are retained, but quantity counting changes. Version 1.0 counted the entire cart, including virtual products. Version 1.1 counts physical units in each package. Mixed carts and split shipments may therefore use different tiers. Review and test on staging before updating a live store.
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What about old thresholds that are out of order?
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Calculation uses the highest qualifying minimum quantity. If two legacy tiers share a minimum, the earlier tier wins. Edit the method and save increasing minimums to remove ambiguity. Invalid legacy prices are not offered as a shipping rate.
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Does this replace other shipping methods?
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No. Other enabled methods remain available. Disable them in the zone if you only want Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping offered.
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Does it work with checkout blocks?
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Rates use WooCommerce’s server-side shipping method API. Test both your chosen checkout and any package-splitting extensions before release; no live checkout compatibility certification is claimed.
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Is customer information stored?
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The plugin stores shipping configuration only. It does not add customer data storage or external requests.
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Contributors & Developers
“Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.5
- Use the full Sherpa Digital brand and matching translation domain.
- Move setup and upgrade guidance to the plugin overview instead of dashboard notices.
- Limit the WooCommerce dependency warning to the Plugins screen.
1.1.4
- Add the remaining validation-message translator comment.
- Correct the Tested up to header to the major WordPress version.
1.1.3
- Add translator comments for currency and tier-number placeholders.
- Add the missing Tested up to readme header.
1.1.2
- Rename the plugin to Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping for WooCommerce.
- Update admin branding and setup instructions while preserving existing settings.
1.1.1
- Add a WooCommerce > Sherpa Digital Tiered Shipping overview with setup steps, examples and troubleshooting.
- Add an activation notice linking to the setup guide.
- Point the Plugins screen Settings link to the overview.
1.1.0
- Count physical units per shipping package; exclude virtual products.
- Select the highest qualifying minimum quantity.
- Configure two to five tiers separately for each shipping method.
- Add a quantity table with live range previews and setup guidance.
- Validate costs and thresholds before saving settings.
- Preserve legacy method identifiers, prices, thresholds and tier counts.
- Refresh the shipping cache after saving.
- Standardize translation domain, plugin packaging and documentation.
- Add WooCommerce dependency header and plugin website link.
1.0.0
- Initial quantity-based shipping method.