Take control of your shipping costs — the simple way.
WooCommerce’s built-in shipping methods don’t support weight limits, leaving stores vulnerable to costly mistakes when heavy items trigger free or flat-rate shipping. Simple Weight Based Shipping fixes that with a lightweight, plug-and-play solution designed for real-world merchants.
Key Features
<ul>
<li>Add weight limits to existing WooCommerce shipping methods (Flat Rate, Free Shipping, Local Pickup)</li>
<li>Set minimum and maximum weight thresholds per shipping instance</li>
<li>Auto-hide methods when the cart weight doesn’t meet your rules</li>
<li>Optional max size limit based on the longest item side</li>
<li>No new shipping methods — extends what you already use</li>
<li>Set default weights and dimensions for products with missing data</li>
</ul>
Cost & Profit Protection
<ul>
<li>Prevent shipping losses by hiding costly options for heavy orders</li>
<li>Stop free shipping abuse on oversized items</li>
<li>No more manual review — orders automatically follow your rules</li>
</ul>
Better Customer Experience
<ul>
<li>Show accurate shipping options upfront</li>
<li>Eliminate surprise shipping fees at checkout</li>
</ul>
Operational Efficiency
<ul>
<li>Works seamlessly with your existing setup — no disruption</li>
<li>Configure per shipping zone and method for total flexibility</li>
</ul>
Risk Mitigation
<ul>
<li>Prevent misuse of shipping methods</li>
<li>Avoid carrier penalties for oversized or overweight packages</li>
</ul>
Easy Setup
<ul>
<li>Guided visual setup with screenshots and tutorials</li>
<li>Low maintenance — set once and forget</li>
<li>Simple, clean interface — no enterprise bloat</li>
</ul>
Why It’s Different
Most shipping plugins are bloated or overly complex. Simple Weight Based Shipping focuses on one thing and does it exceptionally well: giving merchants precise weight control with zero friction.
Built for small to medium WooCommerce stores that need practical, cost-effective protection from shipping losses. Not enterprise overhead.
Lightweight. Affordable. Effective.
Deliver enterprise-grade control without enterprise complexity or cost.
<img class="size-large wp-image-18734005859668" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-17-at-09.40.27.jpg?w=980" alt="" width="980" height="472" />

Simple Weight Based Shipping

Simple Weight Based Shipping lets WooCommerce stores show or hide shipping methods based on total cart weight and a single max item size, with sensible defaults, controls, and solid compatibility.

Conditional shipping and payments for WooCommerce gives you full control over which shipping and payment options appear at checkout. Create rules based on products, cart details, customer location, and user roles to ensure customers only see relevant options.
Whether you want to hide specific shipping methods for certain products, restrict payment gateways based on cart value, or control options by country or user role, this plugin helps optimize checkout experience based on rules.
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Show or hide shipping methods for specific products, categories, or shipping classes.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Restrict shipping options based on cart subtotal, order weight, or item count.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Limit shipping and payment methods by country, state, city, or postal code.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Restrict shipping and payment options for specific customers or user roles.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Control payment methods based on coupons, day of the week, IP address, sale status, or backorders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Hide third-party shipping carriers and payment gateways to show only applicable options.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Create multiple rules with AND/OR logic.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Conditional Shipping Methods</h3>
Easily create rules to show or hide shipping methods based on cart details, products, customer information, or shipping carriers. Conditional shipping for WooCommerce allows customers to see relevant shipping options at checkout.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Products, categories, or shipping classes</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Cart subtotal, order weight, or item count</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Customer country, state, city, or ZIP code</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">User roles (e.g., subscribers, wholesale customers)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Selected or third-party shipping methods (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.)</li>
</ul>
<h3><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006235072" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Conditional-Shipping-Methods-Shipping-rule-editor.png?w=888" alt="Conditional Shipping Methods Shipping-rule-editor" width="888" height="766" /></h3>
<h3>Conditional Payment Methods</h3>
Use Conditional Payment Methods for WooCommerce to control which payment gateways appear at checkout based on cart contents, customer details, or other conditions, ensuring a smooth and error-free payment experience.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Products or categories in the cart</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Cart subtotal, order weight, or item count</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Applied coupons</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Billing or shipping location (country, state, city, ZIP code)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">User roles (e.g., subscribers, wholesale customers)</li>
</ul>
<h3><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734006235073" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Conditional-Payment-Methods-Rule-editor.png?w=886" alt="Conditional Payment Methods Rule-editor" width="886" height="790" /></h3>
<h3>Flexible Rule Management</h3>
Create multiple independent rules for WooCommerce conditional shipping and payments. Use AND / OR logic to combine conditions and handle complex checkout scenarios without conflicts. Each rule runs separately, giving you full flexibility and control.
<img class="alignnone wp-image-18734006235077 size-large" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Flexible-Rule-Management-Shipping-Methods.png?w=980" alt="Flexible Rule Management - Shipping Methods" width="980" height="225" />
<h3>Support for Third-Party Methods</h3>
Easily manage the visibility of third-party shipping and payment options. Use the same rules-based logic to show or hide these methods based on products, cart details, customer location, or user roles, ensuring a clean and relevant checkout experience.

Extendons Conditional Shipping and Payment Methods

Control shipping and payment methods at checkout using rules based on products, cart totals, user roles, location, and order conditions.

Simple Weight Based Shipping vs Extendons Conditional Shipping and Payment Methods