{"id":1105,"date":"2012-01-05T16:49:37","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T16:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/01\/05\/setting-up-shipping-options-in-opencart\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:48:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:48:33","slug":"setting-up-shipping-options-in-opencart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/setting-up-shipping-options-in-opencart\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up Shipping Options in OpenCart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before you can actually begin selling products online using your OpenCart shopping cart you\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n

How to Set up Shipping Options<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Login to OpenCart Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Go to Extensions > Shipping<\/strong><\/li>\n

    \"opencart_shipping_1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n
  3. Select your shipping method you wish to set up and click \u201cEdit<\/strong>\u201d in the right column<\/li>\n
  4. For this tutorial we\u2019ll show you how to set up the \u201cFlat Rate<\/strong>\u201d option. Fill out the fields with the information you want<\/li>\n

    \"opencart_shipping_2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

  5. Click \u201cSave<\/strong>\u201d 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\u2019d like.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you need further assistance please feel free to ask a question on our support center website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    InMotion Hosting provides hosting solutions for OpenCart! \u00a0Go to OpenCart Hosting Accounts with InMotion Hosting<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Before you can actually begin selling products online using your OpenCart shopping cart you\u2019ll 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. 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