Editing Shipping Options
Shipping prices change? Decided to sell internationally? Notice an error you need correcting? This article goes over the steps necessary to make changes to your Squarespace Shipping settings.
Options for manually adding shipping rates.
**I do not go over the process for automatic shipping calculations, Carrier Calculations, in this article. This is specifically to manually add options.
From your Squarespace dashboard navigate to your site > click on Settings.
From there look under the Selling category and find Shipping. The shipping page will open allowing you to edit your different options.
Click the Add Shipping Option. With the basic plan you can add your rates based on a Flat Rate or Depending on the weight of the item.
Adding a Flat Rate
Once you have clicked on Add Shipping Option > choose Flat Rate and you’ll get another window asking for the Formula and Shipping Zones.
From here, fill in the Option Name(for instance, if you are adding USPS Ground Rates you could name it this same name).
Next list your Per Order Fee.
List your Fee Per Item (Additional fee for each physical item in the order).
Head one tab over to the Shipping Zones tab and select the Country or Rest of the World to fit your needs.
When you have selected the appropriate option click SAVE. Your new shipping option is now enabled.
Depending On Weight
Once you have clicked on Add Shipping Option > choose Weight Range Rate and you’ll get another window asking for the Formula and Shipping Zones.
From here, fill in the Option Name(for instance, if you are adding USPS Ground Rates you could name it this same name).
Next list your Weight/Cost options. For example, I want to charge $5 for every 3lbs and below that I ship. I would enter the Weight Range as 0.00 to 3.00 and I would list the Cost as $5.00.
For every weight range you need a different price option for, you would continue building the list the same.
Once you have completed adding your weight/cost options, head one tab over to the Shipping Zones tab and select the Country or Rest of the World to fit your needs.
When you have selected the appropriate options click SAVE. Your new shipping option is now enabled.
Editing a Shipping Option
Editing an already built shipping option is super easy. Once you are at the Shipping page, simply select the Option that you wish to change > edit the details > hit Save.
Some Things to Note
Every shipping option you build is visible if the customer has met the standards you set for that option. For instance if you have one rate set for the US and another for Canada, if the customer selects Canada as his address all the Canadian shipping rate will display.
The cheapest option will be automatically selected for the customer, so be sure your shipping options are kept up to date.
Carrier Calculated
If you have a Commerce, Advanced or Premium billing plan you don’t need to manually set your rate for major carriers. These include FedEx, UPS and USPS. Instead you can use the Carrier Calculated option to automatically calculate shipping feed. This uses weight, dimensions and addresses to determine accurate shipping prices.
This option is a headache saver!
Keep in mind using this however, that each of your products will need the weight, height and length so they can be calculated.