The default shipping methods of Magento can be found in System | Configuration | Shipping Methods. There are multiple shipping methods included by default in Magento, of which three can be used relatively quickly in a starting store:
Setting these up will be discussed later. Apart from these, Magento also includes integrations with UPS, USPS, FedEx, and DHL.
When you enable this shipping method, customers get an option to choose a shipping method that does not increase the price of the total order. In other words, a free shipping method. Most of the settings for this shipping method function in the same way as the input fields with the same name for the Flat Rate shipping method as discussed previously. The only specific input field is Minimum order amount. The number you set here is from the order subtotal, which your free shipping method will show to customers. For instance, if you want to offer free shipping for all orders of 50 and above, set this value to 50, as shown in the following screenshot:
The free shipping method displays the following when it's applicable:
This shipping method is straightforward, both in presentation and configuration. Click on the Flat Rate configuration section in System | Configuration | Shipping Methods in the Magento admin. Here a number of settings shown:
The Flat Rate shipping method configuration looks like the following screenshot:
As an example, we've chosen a title of Flat Rate, "Bubble-wrapped parcel" as the method name, a Flat Rate of $5 and a fixed handling fee of $1, which results in the following presentation during checkout. It does not display as a choice with radio buttons because there is only one shipping method available, which Magento autoselects, as seen in the following screenshot:
It's also possible to set additional costs for handling the shipment. Using this shipping method you can save a table with shipping costs in the Magento admin, where the shipping costs are determined by one of the following combinations:
It's also possible to set additional costs for handling the shipment. This is the most elaborate configuration of Magento's default shipping methods. Let's see how to do it!