Resources
↑ Back to top- The WooCommerce Store Owners Guide
- The Developers guide to Changes in the Core WooCommerce Code
Scenario
↑ Back to top- Not all of his regular shipping providers currently cover Northern Ireland;
- The costs associated with shipping to Northern Ireland are significantly different that the rest of the United Kingdom
Requirements
↑ Back to top- Shipping Locations Pro – Used for adding the states/locations for the whole of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.
Configuration
↑ Back to topCreating a New Shipping Zone for Northern Ireland
↑ Back to top- Log in to the WordPress admin area
- Ensure that Shipping Locations Pro is installed & active
- Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping
- Select Add shipping zone
- In the Zone name field, enter “Northern Ireland”
- In the Zone regions field, select the following states:
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Londonderry
- County Fermanagh
- County Tyrone
- Select Save changes

Adding a New Shipping Method for Northern Ireland
↑ Back to top- Using the same shipping zone that was just created, select Add shipping method
- In the lightbox popup area, select Flat rate
- Once added, hover over the new shipping method and select Edit
- Change the Method title to Regular Shipping
- Add a Cost of £5
- Repeat steps #1 – #5, adding as many applicable shipping methods for Northern Ireland as you see fit.
The shipping methods listed above are for illustrative purposes only. For actual shipping rates based on the number, size and weight of the products in the cart, please use a shipping rate calculator extension like Royal Mail.
Result
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