{"id":190849,"date":"2025-10-27T11:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flexibleshipping.com\/?p=190849"},"modified":"2025-10-27T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:38:10","slug":"how-to-combine-free-and-paid-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/octolize.com\/es\/blog\/how-to-combine-free-and-paid-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Combine Free and Paid Shipping in WooCommerce?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Running a shop and willing to offer free shipping for some products and the paid one for others? Wondering how to combine them when they are both in the cart? Check our guide and learn how to configure properly the shipping cost.<\/strong>
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Putting together these two groups of products might turn out to be essential in many scenarios. No matter what kind of products you are selling. According to the latest research, the shipping cost is still considered one of the most important factors when it comes to user experience. The right way to combine the free and paid shipping classes is certainly something our support team, is often dealing with. That’s why we decided to bring it closer and provide you with the ready solution below.<\/p>\n

Combining free and paid shipping with Flexible Shipping PRO<\/h2>\n

The configuration of the scenario where the free and paid shipping are combined should be done similarly to assigning the free shipping to the specific products<\/a> I described in the previous article. It requires using the shipping classes as well, and this time I will also use the…<\/p>\n\n

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First, choose WooCommerce \u2192 Settings \u2192 Shipping \u2192 Shipping Classes \u2192 Add Shipping Class<\/strong> from the sidebar and create two new shipping classes. Let’s call them Free shipping<\/strong> and Paid shipping<\/strong> for the purpose of this guide:<\/p>\n

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Creating new shipping classes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you need a quick reminder on how they work, please check our guide: How to use the shipping classes? \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n

After that, assign them properly to the products you want to be shipped for free and for which the customer should be charged for shipping. At the product edit screen, scroll down to the Product Data<\/strong> section. In the Shipping<\/strong> tab, choose from the dropdown list the right Shipping class<\/strong> using one of the two you’ve previously created (Free shipping<\/strong> or Paid shipping<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

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Assigning the shipping class to the product<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Repeat this step for all the products you want the free and paid shipping combined calculation rules to be applied. If you’ve already set the correct shipping classes for all the products, proceed to the next step.<\/p>\n

Remember to save the changes you’ve made every time with Update<\/span> button.<\/p>\n

Flexible Shipping PRO rules configuration<\/h2>\n

Now, when the shipping classes are already created and assigned to the products, let’s move to defining the shipping cost rules. Start with creating a new shipping method handled by Flexible Shipping:<\/p>\n

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Shipping method handled by Flexible Shipping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hit the Edit<\/strong> link, which will appear after moving the mouse over the shipping method’s title, and go to the shipping method configuration screen. Make sure the Rules calculation<\/strong> is set to Sum<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Rules calculation: Sum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fill the rest of the required fields above. Next, scroll down to the Shipping Cost Calculation Rules<\/strong> table. Add the following rule for the products with the Free <\/strong>shipping class:<\/p>\n