In this guide, we'll walk you through the process of showcasing only the free shipping option when it's available in your WooCommerce store. This ensures a simplified and seamless checkout experience for your customers.
Step : Access Your WordPress Dashboard
Hides everything but free_shipping
if it’s available and is compatible with Shipping Zones.
/**
* Hide shipping rates when free shipping is available.
* Updated to support WooCommerce 2.6 Shipping Zones.
*
* @param array $rates Array of rates found for the package.
* @return array
*/
function my_hide_shipping_when_free_is_available( $rates ) {
$free = array();
foreach ( $rates as $rate_id => $rate ) {
if ( 'free_shipping' === $rate->method_id ) {
$free[ $rate_id ] = $rate;
break;
}
}
return ! empty( $free ) ? $free : $rates;
}
add_filter( 'woocommerce_package_rates', 'my_hide_shipping_when_free_is_available', 100 );
Hides everything but free_shipping
and local_pickup
if it’s available and is compatible with Shipping Zones.
/**
* Hide shipping rates when free shipping is available, but keep "Local pickup"
* Updated to support WooCommerce 2.6 Shipping Zones
*/
function hide_shipping_when_free_is_available( $rates, $package ) {
$new_rates = array();
foreach ( $rates as $rate_id => $rate ) {
// Only modify rates if free_shipping is present.
if ( 'free_shipping' === $rate->method_id ) {
$new_rates[ $rate_id ] = $rate;
break;
}
}
if ( ! empty( $new_rates ) ) {
//Save local pickup if it's present.
foreach ( $rates as $rate_id => $rate ) {
if ('local_pickup' === $rate->method_id ) {
$new_rates[ $rate_id ] = $rate;
break;
}
}
return $new_rates;
}
return $rates;
}
add_filter( 'woocommerce_package_rates', 'hide_shipping_when_free_is_available', 10, 2 );
Show only free shipping in all states except the exclusion list. Hide free shipping if the customer is in one of the states listed:
/**
* Hide ALL shipping options when free shipping is available and customer is NOT in certain states
*
* Change $excluded_states = array( 'AK','HI','GU','PR' ); to include all the states that DO NOT have free shipping
*/
add_filter( 'woocommerce_package_rates', 'hide_all_shipping_when_free_is_available' , 10, 2 );
/**
* Hide ALL Shipping option when free shipping is available
*
* @param array $available_methods
*/
function hide_all_shipping_when_free_is_available( $rates, $package ) {
$excluded_states = array( 'AK','HI','GU','PR' );
if( isset( $rates['free_shipping'] ) AND !in_array( WC()->customer->shipping_state, $excluded_states ) ) :
// Get Free Shipping array into a new array
$freeshipping = array();
$freeshipping = $rates['free_shipping'];
// Empty the $available_methods array
unset( $rates );
// Add Free Shipping back into $avaialble_methods
$rates = array();
$rates[] = $freeshipping;
endif;
if( isset( $rates['free_shipping'] ) AND in_array( WC()->customer->shipping_state, $excluded_states ) ) {
// remove free shipping option
unset( $rates['free_shipping'] );
}
return $rates;
}