Setting up Flat Rate Shipping for Testing Purposes

When you go to test that your shopping cart functions properly you’ll want to set up a shipping option for $0.01 to minimize the total transaction cost. This can easily be accomplished by modifying the “Flat Rate” shipping option.

  1. Log into your OpenCart Dashboard
  2. Go to Extensions> Shipping
  3. opencart_shipping_1

  4. Click “Edit” on the right side column for “Flat Rate” (If you have not installed it yet, you can click “install”)
  5. Adjust the “Cost” field to 0.01 (if you have not enabled this shipping option, you can enable it here as well)
  6. Click “Save

Be sure to change the shipping price back once you are done testing the website.

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Carrie Smaha
Carrie Smaha Senior Manager Marketing Operations

Carrie Smaha is a Senior Marketing Operations leader with over 20 years of experience in digital strategy, web development, and IT project management. She specializes in go-to-market programs and SaaS solutions for WordPress and VPS Hosting, working closely with technical teams and customers to deliver high-performance, scalable platforms. At InMotion Hosting, she drives product marketing initiatives that blend strategic insight with technical depth.

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