Setting up Shipping Options in OpenCart Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha 1 Minutes, 9 Seconds to Read Before you can actually begin selling products online using your OpenCart shopping cart you’ll need to configure your shipping options. Shipping options allow you to decide which methods of shipping the website visitor can choose during the checkout process. How to Set up Shipping Options Login to OpenCart Dashboard Go to Extensions > Shipping Select your shipping method you wish to set up and click “Edit” in the right column For this tutorial we’ll show you how to set up the “Flat Rate” option. Fill out the fields with the information you want Cost: This is the cost of the flat rate shipping Tax Class: This is how to apply taxes based on the type of product Geo zone: This can be assigned to specific zones where flat rate shipping is available. Status: This is where you can enable this specific shipping option Sort Order: This is the order in which this shipping option will display Click “Save” once you are finished filling in the fields.You can repeat these steps for each shipping option you want to enable. You can have as many or as few options as you’d like. If you need further assistance please feel free to ask a question on our support center website. InMotion Hosting provides hosting solutions for OpenCart! Go to OpenCart Hosting Accounts with InMotion Hosting for more information. Share this Article 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. More Articles by Carrie Related Articles Editing the Information Pages in the Footer of OpenCart My OpenCart 3 Contact Form Won’t Send Emails Resetting your OpenCart Admin Password with the Forgot Password link Using Free Cloudflare for SSL on OpenCart 1.5 Adding your store logo to your OpenCart 1.5 website Changing your Admin Password in OpenCart 1.5 Restoring a Database Backup in OpenCart 1.5 Sending Emails to Customers through OpenCart 1.5 How to Enable SSL Connection in OpenCart 1.5 Creating a 404 error page for OpenCart
