This article describes how you can setup live shipping rates in OrderCup to be displayed at Ecwid checkout.
This feature is currently available only for US & CA origin stores utilizing UPS, FedEx & DHL services in both origins. Apart from these, in the US we have USPS & in CA we have Canada Post, Purolator services available.
OrderCup's Ecwid users now have the ability to show live rates to their customers at checkout. To be able to show live rates, you need to have your Ecwid store setup in OrderCup, and configure this feature under Settings --> Store --> Checkout Rates.
Shipping Profiles
OrderCup uses shipping profiles to return rates to Ecwid. You need to set up Shipping Profiles in OrderCup for all the various services whose rates you wish to be displayed during checkout. Along with services, you can specify several other options like the package type, dimensions, confirmation option, residential delivery, etc in the shipping profile and this will be used to get accurate rates. You can get further details about setting up Shipping Profiles in our knowledge base article on Shipping Profiles.
Checkout Rate Setup
Once you have created the desired Shipping Profiles you need to enable them for checkout rates. You can do this from Settings --> Stores --> Details --> Checkout Rates
Enable/Disable Checkout Rates
You can control the enabling and disabling of Checkout Rates on the Lightspeed cart side from OrderCup. To enable, check the Enable Rates at Checkout box. Before you click Save button, please also select the Ship Methods that you wish to be shown to the customer. Once you click Save, checkout rates are enabled for your Lightspeed store and your customers will start seeing rates at checkout for the enabled Ship Methods
Checkout Margins
You can add margins to the rates displayed to the customer. This margin will be applied to your final cost to the shipment and the customer will see the rate as your cost + specified margin. Margins can be set up separately for domestic & international shipments.
In the above screenshot you can see the user has enabled checkout rates for his store, has set up margins as 10% & 8% for domestic & international shipments respectively and has enabled Express Shipping, Standard Shipping, services.
Ecwid Admin Side Settings
Login to your Ecwid store admin and navigate to Shipping & Pickup in the left hand side vertical menu. On the right hand side you will see OrderCup app as one of the options for shipping. Click on the button on the right hand side and make sure it is enabled.
Now based on the Shipping Address of the customer, domestic or international ship methods will be displayed to him at checkout.
Sample live rates displayed during Ecwid checkout for a domestic shipping address
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. The live rates from OrderCup are displayed along with any Manual or Integrated shipping methods rates from other third party services that you have configured in your Ecwid Admin.
2. You must have product weights in your Ecwid store for Checkout rates from OrderCup to display.