{"id":221733,"date":"2019-04-15T21:41:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T19:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flexibleshipping.com\/?p=221733"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:32:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:32:25","slug":"woocommerce-free-shipping-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/octolize.com\/es\/blog\/woocommerce-free-shipping-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"WooCommerce Free Shipping Tutorial in 8 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this WooCommerce free shipping tutorial, we will show you why free shipping is a great tool to increase your sales in a smart way. In the particular context of WooCommerce, it is a creative marketing idea. Generally speaking, it makes customers add more items to their carts and feel satisfied with it. Free shipping with conditions has been proven to be an extremely effective sales incentive, and it adds a major boost to your average cart value.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free shipping is a psychological tool<\/h2>\n

For example, the power of the word “free”. Although everybody knows well that nothing is really free, the word itself seems to be magical. Of course, there are also other reasons behind the importance of free shipping. Granted that, rationalizing our shopping habits and having an excuse for online purchases, the illusion of a choice between a shipping fee or free shipping after reaching a certain threshold can be equally weighty. Finally, it helps to avoid the number one culprit behind abandoning shopping carts – hidden fees.<\/p>\n

Some statistics about free shipping<\/h2>\n

Consequently, according to some statistics<\/a>, over 60% of the e-commerce companies use the free shipping option. It influences consumer behavior on a psychological and irrational basis. Similarly, a survey from 2004<\/a> found that shipping and handling costs triggered 52% of the abandonment of online shopping carts. Therefore, in this WooCommerce Free Shipping TutForial, we will show you how to set up and configure the free shipping option.<\/p>\n

WooCommerce free shipping tutorial in 8 steps<\/h2>\n

In order to enable the option of a free shipping method, it must be added to a previously configured Shipping Zone. Moreover, you can add it to any number of WooCommerce Shipping Zones<\/a> – it is up to you. To illustrate how to do this:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to: WooCommerce \u2192 Settings \u2192 Shipping.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Secondly, select a Shipping Zone, then click the + icon<\/strong> to Add Shipping Method<\/strong>. A modal window should pop out.\"shipping<\/li>\n
  3. Next choose Free Shipping<\/strong> from the available options and click Add shipping method<\/strong>.\"Add<\/li>\n
  4. Click Free Shipping<\/strong> in the row you would like to edit.
    \n\"configuring<\/li>\n
  5. It will lead you to a different screen. Here, you can define the free shipping method<\/strong> for that specific zone.
    \n\"requirements\"<\/li>\n
  6. Enter a title<\/strong> that is displayed to customers during checkout. For example, “Free Shipping”.<\/li>\n
  7. Below, press the Select Free Shipping Requires\u2026<\/strong> dropdown.\n