Stop Arguing with Other Live Shipping Rate Plugins

I recently found this plugin. It has zero reviews (until now), and only two support threads where the developer has been prompt to respond and provide solutions. After testing it for a few weeks on one live site, I have now installed it on a second site. Although I believe that ShipStation, considering what they charge API users, should include a plugin for WooCommerce, live shipping rate solutions are limited.

Similar to one of the users who posted a support ticket, I was struggling to find a way to escape the disaster plugins from 1TeamSoftware. They had been the only third-party developer who offered ShipStation solutions with the features my sites required. I have been arguing with 1Team developers for many months over numerous issues, and they don’t care. They take the subscription funds and blame issues on anything except their own products, then demand paid support. Although this is a review of IQComputing’s plugin, I have to advise those using or considering the 1TeamSoftware solutions. ICQ’s plugin is cleaner, without any bloat on the admin UI pages. It connects to ShipStation API v2 by default. ICQ’s plugin is functional and has not exhibited any compatibility issues with other plugins. The Admin UI page loads instantly (with no bloat). All the problems I experienced with the 1Team plugins have vanished. Here are some examples:

• Fast and easy setup. Follow the steps. SAVE the page after entering and verifying the ShipStation v2 API key
• Processing times at checkout is now faster for our customers
• Admin UI loading times are instantaneous. Integrates with existing Woo settings instead of creating multiple additional settings pages.
• No Bloat. No links to a half dozen other products taking up 33% or more of each settings page
• Easier to configure
• Ability to add a percentage to shipping rates (see feature request below)
  

There is room for future improvements, but for now, I’m happy to have a Live Shipping Rate plugin for ShipStation that works! Here are a few suggestions:

• Option to set a specific amount added to individual shipping rates ‘or’ percentage increase
• Add ‘Ship From’ feature for specific products (or brand, or category, etc.). For example, some items may drop ship from a warehouse or manufacturer. This is a built-in feature within ShipStation, but not in the live rates configuration.
• Improvements in packaging options

IQComputing, Thank You!