Description

The Advanced Flat Rate Shipping addon adds conditional flat-rate shipping rules to WooCommerce, allowing you to create shipping methods based on country, state, ZIP code, cart weight, subtotal, item quantity, categories, and specific products. It is aimed at those who sell in multiple regions and need to charge different amounts by zone, weight range, or customer profile without relying on external carrier calculations.

Key Features of Advanced Flat Rate Shipping

  • Multiple conditional rates
    Creates shipping methods triggered by combined cart, customer, and destination filters.
  • Category and product filters
    Applies specific rules to SKUs, categories, or tags in the WooCommerce catalog.
  • Detailed geographic criteria
    Sets rates by country, state, ZIP code, or postal code range.
  • Calculation by weight, quantity, and subtotal
    Adjusts the amount charged according to total weight, number of items, or order total.
  • Conditional free shipping
    Enables free shipping based on a minimum amount, applied coupon, or set of filters.

Benefits of Advanced Flat Rate Shipping

  • Accurate charged amount
    Charges the right shipping amount per order without compromising the store’s margin.
  • Campaign flexibility
    Builds free shipping promotions segmented by region, category, or order total.
  • Reduced cart abandonment
    Presents clear shipping options that match the customer’s destination.
  • Code-free setup
    All shipping logic is set up directly in the dashboard, without editing files.

Who Is Advanced Flat Rate Shipping For?

  • Those who sell in multiple regions (states or countries) and need to charge different shipping rates by destination.
  • Those who ship products with widely varying weight, volume, or shipping profiles within the same catalog.
  • Those who want to offer free shipping conditional on category, coupon, or minimum order total at checkout.

How to Download Advanced Flat Rate Shipping

Advanced Flat Rate Shipping is available for download here at Ultrapack. After saving the .zip file, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in the WordPress dashboard, select the .zip, and activate. The new shipping rules will then appear under WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping.

Designed for those who handle their own shipping or negotiate direct rate tables with carriers, Advanced Flat Rate Shipping centralizes all of WooCommerce’s shipping logic in the dashboard, doing away with parallel spreadsheets and manual calculations for each order. The combination of geographic, cart, and product criteria covers everything from local catalogs with a single rate table to national operations with dozens of chained rules.

Frequently asked questions

Is WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping GPL-licensed?

Yes. WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping cost at Ultrapack?

WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping include updates?

Yes. The current version of WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping is 4.8.0, published at Ultrapack on Oct 1, 2026. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.

What are the requirements for the plugin WooCommerce Advanced Flat Rate Shipping?

Requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and PHP 7.4 or higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.9.