Shipping Discount for WooCommerce
WooCommerce Shipping Discount plugin is a coupon plugin that can add a discount for shipping methods based on conditions. With the Shipping Coupon for WooCommerce, you can offer a deal for your customers to spend more on your store to get a discount on the shipping or free shipping. The Shipping Discount for WooCommerce is an addon for the Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce plugin and we will explain how to use it to create advanced shipping discounts in WooCommerce.
What is the Shipping Discount for WooCommerce?
Shipping Discount for WooCommerce is a WooCommerce coupon plugin that can discount the value of shipping methods by a coupon. It enables your WooCommerce store to apply coupons on the shipping methods based on conditions.
You can add a percentage discount or price discount on the shipping methods amount. For example, spend at least 100$ and get a 50% discount on the shipping amount, or spend at least 200$ and get a 100% discount on the shipping amount (Free Shipping).
Why Offer Shipping Discounts Coupons for Customers in WooCommerce?
Offering a discount on shipping methods is one of the best strategies that work well. You can offer shipping coupons for your wholesale customers to make them happy because wholesale customers expect to get better prices and benefits than retail customers.
You can also offer big shipping coupons based on the order amount. How much an order price is greater will get a greater shipping discount.
While WooCommerce itself supports free shipping, but it does not give more controls. By using a shipping coupon for WooCommerce you have more control over conditions and you can check orders subtotal, roles, customers, products in the cart, categories in the cart, order history, number of items in the cart and etc.
How to Create a WooCommerce Shipping Discount?
To create a WooCommerce Shipping Discount we will use the Shipping Discount for WooCommerce plugin which is an addon for the Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce.
After installing the plugin on your site, navigate to the Woo Pricing & Discounts >> Shipping Discounts tab and add a new shipping discount rule in WooCommerce like the below image.
Now create a shipping coupon rule in WooCommerce like the below image.
The above rule adds a shipping coupon for wholesale customers in WooCommerce like the below image.
A 30% percentage shipping coupon for wholesale customers was added to the cart in WooCommerce.
Discount based on Cart Total
Shipping discounts based on cart total encourages customers to buy more from your store to get a discount on the shipping. You can use this strategy on your site to increase sales. You can offer big shipping discounts for orders with big amounts by creating multiple shipping discounts in the plugin.
navigate to the Woo Pricing & Discounts >> Shipping Discounts tab to create a shipping coupon based on cart total in WooCommerce.
The above rule will apply a 50% shipping coupon in WooCommerce when the cart total is greater or equal to 100$.
A 50% shipping coupon is applied to the cart in WooCommerce because the cart total is greater than 100$.
Discount Specific Shipping Methods
It is possible to apply a coupon for specific shipping methods in WooCommerce. Here we will create a coupon that will discount flat rate shipping in the United States.
navigate to the Woo Pricing & Discounts >> Shipping Discounts tab and create a rule like the below image.
The above rule will apply a coupon if the shipping method is flat rate shipping and the shipping zone is the United States.
A 5$ coupon is applied to a specific shipping method in a specific shipping zone.
Discount based on Shipping Address
Sometimes you would like to discount shipping methods when shipping to specific addresses.
To create a shipping discount for specific shipping addresses, navigate to the Woo Pricing & Discounts >> Shipping Discounts tab and add a rule like the below image.
In this rule, we checked shipping state, but it is possible to check shipping country, state, city, zone, and postcode.
A 7$ shipping coupon is applied to the cart based on the state in WooCommerce.
FAQ
Does WooCommerce have shipping discounts?
WooCommerce can not apply a coupon on shipping methods but you can use the WooCommerce shipping discount plugin to create easy to advanced shipping discounts in WooCommerce.
How do I set up free shipping?
To set up free shipping in WooCommerce you can use the Discount Rules and Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce plugin to create conditional free shipping methods. Also, you can use the Shipping Discount addon to apply coupons on shipping methods.
