Configure Weight-Based Shipping Rates: A Complete Guide

Configure Weight-Based Shipping Rates: A Complete Guide

By Michael Turner

December 19, 2024 at 07:30 PM

Charge shipping rates based on total order weight with these simple steps:

Set Up Weight-Based Shipping:

  1. Navigate to Shipping panel
  2. Click "Add Shipping Option"
  3. Select "Depending on Weight"
  4. Enter a customer-facing name for this shipping option

Configure Weight Ranges:

  1. Set default weight and cost starting at 0.00 lbs/kg
  2. Add additional ranges using the + button
  3. Each new range starts 0.01 above the previous range
  4. Final range automatically extends to infinity

Weight-based shipping rate configuration screen

Weight-based shipping rate configuration screen

Squarespace weight-based shipping rate settings

Squarespace weight-based shipping rate settings

Shipping rates based on weight ranges

Shipping rates based on weight ranges

Add Product Weights:

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Select store page
  3. Click "All"
  4. Double-click product to edit
  5. Navigate to "Weight and dimensions"
  6. Enter Length, Width, Height, and Weight
  7. Click Apply

Shipping cost calculator form

Shipping cost calculator form

Change Measurement Standard (Optional):

  1. Access Regional Settings (7.1) or Language & Region (7.0)
  2. Find Measurement Standard
  3. Choose Imperial (pounds) or Metric (kilograms)

Note: Weights round to nearest hundredth (e.g., 10.109 becomes 10.11).

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