Shipping Suite

Description

With the Shipping Suite for Magento 2, you can easily manage and customise shipping table rates, rules, and restrictions to take your shipping strategy under control and make both your margins and your customers happy.

Our Magento 2 Shipping Suite includes the following self-contained extensions by Aitoc:

• Shipping Table Rates and Methods for Magento 2
• Shipping Rules for Magento 2
• Shipping Restrictions for Magento 2
• Shipping Cost Calculator for Magento 2

Find out how to install the Shipping Suite for Magento 2 via Composer.

Compatibility

Shipping Suite module is compatible with the following Magento platforms:

Installation

Installing module using zip file

• Unzip and paste the extension file into your root Magento folder.
• Connect to your server by SSH.
• Go to your Magento root folder.
• To install the extension, perform this command:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Composer installation

If you haven't installed any Aitoc module before, in that case first you will need to add your Aitoc composer repository. Please go through the document to see how you can add composer repository.

To install the module, you will need to run following commands:

composer require aitoc/shipping-rules-suite
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f

• To switch the extension on/off, perform these commands:

php bin/magento module:enable Aitoc_ShippingRules
php bin/magento module:disable Aitoc_ShippingRules

• To update the module, use below command:

composer update aitoc/shipping-rules-suite

Configuration

Shipping Rules

Manage delivery criteria in accordance with your claims.

General Settings

Be sure you’re at Admin Panel, for general settings go to STORES → CONFIGURATION → AITOC EXTENSIONS → SHIPPING RULES → GENERAL SETTINGS.

Choose 'Yes' to enable Aitoc Shipping Rules on. If 'No' - shipping rules won't work despite the extension itself being enabled.

Shipping Calculator

Calculate shipping prices before checkout right on the product page to improve the shopping experience.

General Settings

Please go to STORES → CONFIGURATION → AITOC EXTENSIONS → SHIPPING CALCULATOR → GENERAL SETTINGS.

Choose 'Yes' to enable Aitoc Shipping Cost Calculator on. 'No' - to disable the extension.

Calculator Settings

Here you can configure calculator’s storefront properties and set calculator fields display.

View more about the Calculator Settings in our guide.

Calculator Display and Conditions

Here you can configure the place for shipping calculator block on the product page for special products or product categories and/or disable the display for particular products/categories if needed.

Shipping Rates

Create an unlimited number of flexible shipping methods with their shipping rates and provide your customers with a wide range of shipping options.

Calculation Settings

Please go to STORES → CONFIGURATION → AITOC EXTENSIONS → SHIPPING RATES → CALCULATION SETTINGS.

Read how to set up the calculation in our guide.

After completing all the settings, don't forget to .

Shipping Rules

Shipping Rules are set up in SALES → SHIPPING RULES.

Here you can see all the rules.

Also on this handy grid you can find:

• ID (of the rules)
• Status
• Priority
• Name
• Shipping Methods
• Rule Action
• Base Amount
• Store Views
• Customer Groups
• Action

In the Action column, you can Edit shipping rules.

Moreover, you can tick the rules in the Actions dropdown menu and Delete the rules or Change status to Active/Inactive.

Click to create a new rule.

Add Shipping Rule / Restriction

General

The Magento 2 Shipping Rules extension has a limitless list of various rules in accordance with particular conditions, different countries, specific products, etc.

The Magento 2 Shipping Restrictions allows you to use various parameters (such as a cart, product, customer attributes, payment methods, shipping locations and many more) as a base for shipping methods restrictions.

Shipping and Area Settings

Here you can select shipping carriers and available shipping methods. Also allow to apply a Shipping Rule in selected store areas (Backend & Frontend, Frontend, Backend).

Rule Actions

In this section the following fields are mandatory: Action Type, Apply Type, Calculation and Amount.

There are 4 types of action:

• Restrict - hides the shipping method depending on the conditions set.
• Re-calculate — changes the original shipping rate to another value, applied for the whole cart.
• Surcharge — adds the resulting value to the current shipping rate.
• Discount — deducts the resulting value from the current shipping rate.

Click on the Action Type drop-down list and choose one.

If you choose the 'Restrict' type of action, you can enable the 'Show Restriction Message?' function. Then you're able to write the Restriction Message that will be displayed instead of a blocked shipping method.

In all other cases, click on the Apply Type drop-down list and select Fixed or Percentage fee.

As for the Calculation drop-down list, you have the following choice:

1. Base Shipping Rate

2. Percentage type — the fee is calculated depending on the percent from the Cart Subtotal

3. Fixed type — the original fee is replaced with the new value

4. Per Product

5. Percentage type — the fee is calculated depending on the percent from each Item Price

6. Fixed type — the fee is calculated using the following algorithm: the base rule amount multiplied on the summary of the available QTY in quote

7. For Each Unit of Weight

8. Percentage type — the fee is calculated depending on the cost percent of a single unit of the total items weight in the cart

9. Fixed type — the fee is calculated using the following algorithm: the base rule amount multiplied on the total items weight in quote

Product Conditions

Apply the rule only to cart items matching the following conditions (leave blank for all items).

In the Product Conditions tab we specify the price/quantity/weight that is needed for the rule to be applied.

You can Apply the Rule to:

• All orders. The rule will be triggered ignoring the backorder items in the cart.
• Backorders. The rule will be activated when there are only backorder items in the cart.
• Non backorders. The rule will be activated when there are no backorder items in the cart.

If you selected No option, the rule will not be applied for products with free shipping.

Conditions

Apply the rule only if the following conditions are met (leave blank for all products).

Click on the plus sign to see the dropdown list and choose a condition to add.

Apply the rule depending on Cart Price Rules (It will override the condition above).

By clicking on 'Save' button you can:

Shipping Carriers

Magento has less than a dozen predefined carriers. With the help of our extension, you can create an unlimited number of carriers and methods. The carrier contains shipping methods with different shipping rates.

Shipping Carriers are set up in SALES → SHIPPING METHODS & RATES → SHIPPING CARRIERS.

Here all carriers are displayed.

Also on this handy grid you can find:

• ID
• Title
• Is Active
• Sort Order
• Websites
• Customer Groups
• Countries
• Specific Counties
• Show if not Applicable
• Error Message
• Action

You can tick the carrier in the Actions dropdown menu and Enable/Disable it.

Click to create a new carrier.

Add Shipping Carrier

General

Conditions

The next step is to set up Conditions.

1. Websites. Select All Websites and/or the Main Website . The carrier will be applied only on the selected website.
2. Customer Groups. Apply the carrier to the customers of the selected group or multiple groups.

Associated Shipping Methods

Here you can find associated methods and their parameters.

Store Titles

In this section, you're able to internationalize the name of the carrier. For example:

By clicking on 'Save' button you can:

Shipping Methods

Shipping Methods Grid

Shipping Methods are set up in SALES → SHIPPING METHODS & RATES → SHIPPING METHODS.

Here all methods are displayed.

Also on this handy grid you can find:

• ID
• Title
• Carrier
• Is Active
• Use Without Rates
• Base Price
• Min/Max Price Threshold
• Rate Mediation
• Is Free Shipping
• Delivery Message
• Countries
• Regions
• Websites
• Customer Groups
• Action

You can tick the method in the Actions dropdown menu and Enable/Disable it.

Click to create a new method.

Add Shipping Method

General

Field	Specification
Carrier	Choose the carrier from the dropdown menu.
Is Active	Set the method as active or inactive.
Title	Specify the name of the shipping method, which will be shown to customers in the list of available shipping methods (both on the checkout and in the cart). To provide customers with more complete information, specify the {day} variable. This variable will draw the information from the Delivery Message column of the table, provided on the Methods tab.
Delivery Message	Add the number of days the delivery will take. The information from this column will be inserted in the {day} variable used in the Title field. It will look like this:
Use Even if no Rates	Choose YES/NO here.
Rates Mediation	Use MAX Priority Rate/MIN Price Rate/MAX Price Rate/Sum All Rates.
Allow Free Shipping Rules	Choose YES/NO here.
Base Price	Enter the amount.
Price Threshold	Enter the threshold (from/to).

Conditions

The next step is to set up Conditions.

1. Websites. Select All Websites and/or the Main Website. The method will be applied only on the selected website.
2. Customer Groups. Apply the method to the customers of the selected group or multiple groups.
3. Countries/Regions. Apply the method to the specific Country(-ies) or State/Region(-s).

Associated Shipping Rates

Here you can find associated rates and their parameters.

Store Titles

In this section, you're able to internationalize the name of the method. For example:

By clicking on 'Save' button you can:

Shipping Rates

Rates Grid

Rates are set up in SALES → SHIPPING METHODS & RATES → RATES.

Here all rates are displayed.

Also on this handy grid you can find:

• ID
• Method
• Priority
• Countries
• Regions
• Delivery Message
• Zip From/Zip To
• Items Price
• Cart Weight From/Cart Weight To
• Cart Qty From/Cart Qty To
• Price/Price (Weight)/Price (Item)/Price (%Item)/Price (%Base)
• Action

Click to create a new rate.

Add Shipping Rate

General

Field	Specification
Shipping Method	Select the method from the dropdown menu.
Priority	Set the priority for the rate. It's used in the rates mediation and in the delivery message replacement. The lower number has a greater priority.
Delivery Message	Specify the information in the shipping method name. The value from the rate replacing the value from the method. It will look like this:

Rate Rules

Conditions

The next step is to choose Conditions and specify them for each particular shipping rate application.

1. Countries/Regions. Apply the rate to the specific Country(-ies) or State/Region(-s).
2. Zip Codes (From/To). Enter Numeric (from/to) or String (AB_5%). Set a range of postcodes or a particular postcode to which the shipping rate will be applied. To specify a single specific postcode, fill Zip From and Zip To with the same value. The shipping rate will be applied to all the postcodes within the specified postcode range.
3. Cart Items Total Price (From/To). Define the price range of products to which the shipping rate should be applied.
4. Cart Weight (From/To). Specify the weight diapason to which the shipping rate will be available.
5. Cart Item Qty (From/To). Determine the diapason of products quantity to which the shipping rate will be applied.

Store Delivery Messages

In this section, you're able to internationalise the delivery message.

By clicking on 'Save' button you can:

Shipping Zones

Go to SALES → SHIPPING ZONES.

The module allows you to organise delivery destinations by area and apply the criteria immediately to the whole area at once. Include or exclude from the area different countries, states, regions, cities, zip codes, etc. For example, you can simply set up delivery to remote areas, creating a proper shipping zone that includes these destinations.

Create and easily manage all shipping zones on a handy grid, where you can see the ID, Status, Priority, Name, Action and Store Views of each zone.

Moreover, to perform mass actions, tick the rules and choose the necessary variant from the Actions dropdown menu. Delete, or Change Status in one click.

Shipping Zone Settings

Hit to create a new zone.

Then open the General tab. Here is an example how we create a New Shipping Zone.

Choose 'Yes' to enable the Shipping Zone on.

• Shipping Zone Name(mandatory field) - specify the title of the zone. It will be displayed on the grid and in the rules conditions.

• Description - define additional information about the zone. For example: the cases of usage, regions included, etc. The description will be displayed on the grid as well.

• Stores(mandatory field) - select store or multiple stores at the same time.

Shipping Zone Conditions

This step is about specifying the particular regions.

Click on the plus sign to see the dropdown list and choose a condition to add. Besides, the Conditions combination is available here.

By clicking on 'Save' button you can:

Examples

Shipping Rules

Shipping Restrictions

Shipping Methods & Rates

Here we will show you how it will look both on the Backend and on the Frontend pages.

Elementary Example

At the first example, the 'Cool Carrier' contains 'Next Day Delivery' shipping method. The Backend part of settings will look like this:

This method doesn't take advantage of rates functionality, therefore, the Rates Mediation setting is not used in this particular case. For this reason, the Use Even if no Rates setting is enabled.

In Conditions of the method several Regions are selected (District of Columbia, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Vermont ).

Also, the Base Price is indicated in the amount of $30.

Let's have a look on the Frontend page (view in the Cart):

Complicated Example: with Rates

In this case, the 'Cool Carrier' contains 'Air Flight — {delivery_message} business day(s)' shipping method with some Associated Shipping Rates. The Backend part of settings will look like this:

Sum ALL Rates is used in the Rates Mediation setting in this example. For this reason, the Use Even if no Rates setting is disabled.

Also, conditions of the rate we chose Canada in the Countries field.

This is how the mentioned settings will be displayed on the grid:

Finally, it will be counted as $50 comes from Base Amount + $40 from Canada rate + $11 (10+1) per unit of weight (item's weight here is 1 lbs) = $101.00

Let's have a look on the Frontend page (view in the Cart):

Shipping Calculator

The extension allows you to highlight the cheapest shipping method.

You can collapse the shipping calculator form if needed.

Also, you can change the location after the rates calculating.

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING AITOC EXTENSIONS!