Using New States in Shipping Zones

Overview

With the Shipping Locations Pro extension installed, shop managers and administrators can use either newly created states or pre-loaded states in their shipping zone setup without needing postcodes/zipcodes.

Usage

Newly Created State

To use a custom state/location as a shipping zone, please follow these steps:

1. Create a new state for the country you’d like to target as outlined in the Creating New States guide
2. Navigate to the WooCommerce shipping settings at WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping > Shipping Zones
3. Create a new zone and select newly created state from the Zone regions dropdown field
4. Add suitable shipping methods for that shipping zone as dictated by the business requirements
5. Click on Save

Pre-Loaded State

Shipping Location Pro provices shop owners and administrators with a full list of states/locations that can be used in shipping zone regions. To use these pre-loaded list of states, please follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the WooCommerce shipping settings at WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping > Shipping Zones
2. Create a new zone and select any of the pre-loaded states from the Zone regions dropdown field
3. Add suitable shipping methods for that shipping zone as dictated by the business requirements
4. Click on Save