Vendor Shipping Rates - Activate
This feature is currently in private beta. Reach out to support if you would like to test this feature.
Expected Outcome
This article guides you on how to allow your vendors to set-up custom shipping rates at Shopify checkout.
Requirements: Your store must be on any of the following Shopify plan:
The Basic Shopify plan but paid for annually - Reach out to support to activate this once you have paid annually
The Advanced Shopify plan or higher
A development store
Must only use the shipping rates on PuppetVendors to set-up shipping rates
Please make sure that you meet the requirements above before continuing.
Activate Shipping Rates by going to Settings -> Shipping Rates and click on the activate button. Once activated, you can start setting controlling whether your vendors will have the ability to set-up shipping rates. Complete all steps to activate this capability.
Tell Shopify to use PuppetVendors as a shipping rate provider.
- Go to Settings
- Shipping & delivery
- Click on Manage
- Create zone
Enter a zone name
Select countries your vendor ship to
- Once the zone is created, Add rate to the zone that you just created.
Make sure your settings matches with the image below when adding a rate.
Set a default or fall-back shipping rate. In the event that the vendor rates set-up within the app does not show for any reason, this rate will be shown in it's place preventing any potential checkout issues. Define a custom backup rates by order value option is recommended for the fall-back rate.
Guide on how to de-activate vendor shipping rates
Expected Outcome
This article guides you on how to allow your vendors to set-up custom shipping rates at Shopify checkout.
Requirements: Your store must be on any of the following Shopify plan:
The Basic Shopify plan but paid for annually - Reach out to support to activate this once you have paid annually
The Advanced Shopify plan or higher
A development store
Must only use the shipping rates on PuppetVendors to set-up shipping rates
Please make sure that you meet the requirements above before continuing.
Activate Shipping Rates by going to Settings -> Shipping Rates and click on the activate button. Once activated, you can start setting controlling whether your vendors will have the ability to set-up shipping rates. Complete all steps to activate this capability.
Tell Shopify to use PuppetVendors as a shipping rate provider.
- Go to Settings
- Shipping & delivery
- Click on Manage
- Create zone
Enter a zone name
Select countries your vendor ship to
- Once the zone is created, Add rate to the zone that you just created.
Make sure your settings matches with the image below when adding a rate.
Set a default or fall-back shipping rate. In the event that the vendor rates set-up within the app does not show for any reason, this rate will be shown in it's place preventing any potential checkout issues. Define a custom backup rates by order value option is recommended for the fall-back rate.
Guide on how to de-activate vendor shipping rates
Updated on: 05/04/2023
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