Adding WooCommerce Shipping Options
When developing a WordPress plugin for WooCommerce, providing different shipping options for customers is essential for an e-commerce website. In this guide, we will walk you through how to add custom shipping options to WooCommerce using hooks and filters.
To add custom shipping options, you can create a function that hooks into the woocommerce_package_rates filter. This filter allows you to modify the shipping rates before they are displayed to the customer at checkout.
function flashify_custom_shipping_options( $rates, $package ) {
// Add a new shipping option
$rates['custom_shipping_option'] = array(
'id' => 'custom_shipping_option',
'label' => 'Custom Shipping Option',
'cost' => 10.00,
);
return $rates;
}
add_filter( 'woocommerce_package_rates', 'flashify_custom_shipping_options', 10, 2 );
In the code example above, we created a function named flashify_custom_shipping_options that adds a custom shipping option with a label and cost. This function hooks into the woocommerce_package_rates filter and modifies the shipping rates array by adding the new shipping option.
Remember to prefix all your functions with a unique identifier like flashify_ to avoid conflicts with other plugins or themes.
After adding the custom shipping option, you can now see it displayed as a shipping method during checkout. Customers will be able to select this option along with the default shipping methods provided by WooCommerce.
By using hooks and filters in WooCommerce plugin development, you can easily extend the functionality of the platform and provide a better user experience for customers.
For more information on WooCommerce shipping options, you can refer to the official WooCommerce documentation.
