Until a while ago, the need for shipping calculators wasn’t felt greatly. However, in recent times they have gained popularity among WooCommerce store owners. In this article, we will discuss all you need to know about a WooCommerce Shipping Calculator with shipping carrier integration.
Shipping calculators are often customer-friendly and have encouraged business owners to provide a specified multi-carrier shipping calculator platform on the business website to allow the customers to compare the rates from leading shipping carriers like USPS, UPS, etc. They also aid in printing shipping labels with just a few clicks!
A shipping calculator is important as it aids customers to ship the items to the store by comparing and choosing from the available shipping services and rates calculated on the distance, weight, volume and other dimensional needs of the packages. Here is an overview which will help in understanding the basics of a shipping calculator and everything else you need to know!
How can a shipping calculator be added to the website?
ELEX WooCommerce Shipping Calculator, Purchase Shipping Label & Tracking for Customers is the solution for all the shipping-related woes! This unique solution allows the configuration of the dedicated shipping calculator platform for the end-customers to select/create packages, calculate the shipping cost on the zip codes and addresses provided by the shipper and the receiver.
It also allows the generation of labels without getting into the backend dashboard. Aids in tracking links and deliver the label along with tracking details to the sender and receiver through email, thereby keeping them updated.
How can the services be integrated with the shipping carriers for customers?
The integration of shipping carrier APIs with the ELEX Shipping Calculator plugin is quite easy. WooCommerce store owners can select the required services of every carrier to make the chosen services available for the customers. This allows the customers to receive a carefully curated list of all the available shipping services of the configured shipping carriers along with their rates, and estimated delivery time. They can select the most convenient service, which best aligns with their needs and requirements, print labels, and receive the tracking information effortlessly.
This plugin is quite popular for its multitasking abilities. It can manage different tasks with quite ease. Be it ‘choosing packages for the items’ to ‘generating the tracking link’. It is trusted to be one of the best service providers to experience quality shipping processes in both domestic and international domains. It’s perfect packaging, efficient label generations and tracking only add onto its versatility.
The plugin supports the shipping carriers FedEx, UPS, USPS, Canada Post, etc., using EasyPost API services and is open to integrating more services based on request.
How does the ELEX Shipping Calculator Plugin work?
- Install the Plugin: ELEX EasyPost (FedEx, UPS, Canada Post & USPS) Shipping & Label Printing Plugin for WooCommerce
- Enter EasyPost Account details. You can easily register with EasyPost.
- Explore and allow real time rates along with shopping labels and insurance.
- The customer is able to take a look at the UPS Post shipping rates, calculated using the items in the cart before placing an order.
- Print Label and Pay Postage information using the information within the WooCommerce order page.
- Customize the shipping calculator using varied options.
If you want in depth knowledge of all the available features and step-by-step setup guide you can refer to this article: How to set up ELEX WooCommerce Shipping Calculator, Purchase Shipping Label & Tracking for Customers?
What are the features of adding a shipping calculator?
Still not convinced as to why you should use a WooCommerce Shipping Calculator with shipping Carrier Integration? Here are a few reasons which should (hopefully) convince you.
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Calculate Shipping Rates in Just Two Clicks
Easy calculation of shipping rates with estimated time of delivery is available for all shipping services. All of this is calculated on the zip codes, address and the country/countries in which the shipper and receiver are based along with the dimensional specifications of the selected packages.
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Choose a Shipping Service
Customers have the choice to pick the shipping service which best aligns with their needs from the available shipping carriers. They can compare the rates and estimated dates of delivery. The plugin is compatible with almost all the leading shipping carriers like FedEx, UPS, USPS and so on.
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Select a Packaging Option
Packaging options can be selected from a list of predefined packaging options, which can be best used for the parcel/item, based on the weight and dimensions of the container before going ahead with the shipping process.
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Create Custom Packages
Customers are also free to create custom packages based on the weight and dimensions of the parcel, in case no predefined options align with their requirements.
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Generate Multiple Packages Together
Multiple products can be generated together. Enter the weight and dimensional details in a CSV file which should be uploaded to generate multiple packages together at the same time.
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Get Shipping Label and Tracking Link
Customers can checkout with the shipping service and handling fee (optional) to create the shipping label and the tracking link of the order placed by them.
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Set Shipping Carriers & Services
The shipping carriers and services are displayed on the Shipping calculator platform. Customers can choose their required service from this list. A fixed percentage or price can be adjusted to be added with the respective cost of shipping.
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Provide a Dedicated Page for Shipping Calculator
A new webpage must be created for the shipping calculator on the WooCommerce Shipping Calculator. Selected users can be granted access to the store, and a link should be added to this page on the Checkout page, which would allow owners to edit label details before creating them.
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Assign Access to User Roles
Selected users and guests can be provided with the availability of the shipping calculator and granted access to it from the admin panel.
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Trigger Custom Email with Label and Tracking Details
Label generation has been simplified using the EasyPost auto-generate and email label add-on. This aids in automatically creating shipments, generating labels along with sending email notifications with the shipping labels created for customers and owners. This plays a huge role in saving time on manually-generated labels.
You now have an in-depth knowledge of all you need to know about a WooCommerce Shipping Calculator with shipping carrier integration. Just go ahead and set up this WooCommerce calculator for your WooCommerce store. If you still have questions you can leave a comment below or contact our support team.
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