Default shipping methods
In the main dashboard, you are able to configure the settings for Saver, Regular and Express shipping method settings.
Click the button to the left of the shipping method to activate or deactivate a shipping method.
By clicking the "Edit" button to the right of the shipping methods, configuration of settings for each shipping can be done.
Advanced shipping method settings
This is the popup once the "Edit" button for a shipping method is selected.
Customization and configuration of settings can be done to the following:
- Custom name
- Custom descriptions
- Rate modifications
- Free shipping threshold
Custom Name:
This is the name that will be displayed to the customers at checkout.
Customization to make the shipping method easier to understand or anything original can be added.
The changes made to the Custom name can be seen from the preview to the right of the pop-out to make it easier to imagine what it would look like at checkout.
Custom Descriptions:
This is also the description of the selected shipping method that will be displayed at checkout.
Add a custom description or even estimate times for when the package may arrive (this will differ depending on where the customer lives.) or even display additional information about customs.
In order to stop a custom description display, simply click the remove button at the upper right corner.
Rate Modifications
The modifications that can be made to each shipping method is the following:
- None
- Fixed
- Relative
They will each function as following:
"None" - No rate modifications will happen. easyRates will display what Japan Post calculated at checkout.
"Fixed" - The store can choose a fixed rate for that certain shipping method. This is a fixed rate and cannot change depending on the Japan Post calculations.
"Relative" - Any % that is set by a store or any additional fees set by the store will be added on to the rates that are calculated by Japan Post.
Additionally, if the "Include insurance in quote" option is activated, the insurance fee calculated by Japan Post will be added to the shipping method fees.
Free shipping threshold:
Stores are able to set a minimum amount spent per order and set Shipping fees above the minimum conditions to be free.
If the free shipping threshold is set to ¥0, all orders will be free of shipping, so please be careful.
when ¥0 is entered in the free shipping threshold, the preview will display free as well.
To remove Free shipping threshold settings, simply click the "Remove".