About this plugin
Really Simple Free Shipping for WooCommerce is a powerful plugin that extends WooCommerce’s default free shipping functionality. It allows you to:
- ✅ Selected Products Free Shipping – Enable free shipping for specific products or product selections
- ✅ Progress Indicators – Display visual progress bars and text to customers showing how close they are to qualifying for free shipping
- ✅ Flexible Calculations – Use multiple calculation methods for cart totals (subtotal, total, contents, with/without discounts and taxes)
- ✅ Free Shipping with or Without Minimum Cart Value – Apply free shipping with or without minimum cart value requirements
- ✅ Performance Optimized – Caching and optimized database queries
- ✅ Shipping Counters – Real-time progress updates as cart changes
- ✅ Easy to Use – Simple admin interface with clear configuration options
System Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 or higher
- PHP 8.0 or higher
- WooCommerce 7.0 or higher
Basic Configuration
Step 1: Select Products for Free Shipping
- Go to JetixWP > Free Shipping
- You’ll be on the Selected Products tab
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Under the “Products” field, select the products that should qualify for free shipping
- You can search for products by name
- Multiple products can be selected
- Use Ctrl/Cmd + Click to select/deselect individual products
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Choose a method:
- Selected Products with Minimum Cart Value: Requires BOTH a selected product in cart AND minimum cart value met
- Selected Products without Minimum Cart Value: Requires ONLY a selected product in cart
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Click Save Changes
Step 2: Create a Shipping Zone (if needed)
- Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping > Shipping zones
- Click Add Shipping Zone or edit an existing zone
- Configure the zone (region/country)
- Under “Shipping Methods”, click Add Shipping Method
- Select “Free Shipping – Selected Products” from the dropdown
- Enter a Method Title (e.g., “Free Shipping – Selected Items”)
- Optionally set a minimum order amount
- Save the zone
Step 3: Enable Progress Display (Optional)
To show customers a progress bar or progress text indicating how close they are to free shipping:
Progress Bar
- Go to JetixWP > Free Shipping
- Click the Progress Bar tab
- Check Enable Progress Bar
- Optionally check Show Globally to display on all pages (recommended)
- Customize colors and messages as desired
- Click Save Changes
- Add the shortcode [rs_free_shipping_progress_bar] to your shop page, cart page, or sidebar
Progress Text
- Go to JetixWP > Free Shipping
- Click the Progress Text tab
- Check Enable Progress Text
- Customize the messages using available placeholders:
- {goal_counter} – Amount needed to reach free shipping
- {goal_total} – Total required for free shipping
- {current_cart_total} – Current cart total
- Click Save Changes
- Add the shortcode [rs_free_shipping_progress_text] to your site