Set shipping rates to specific days during the week or to a specific time of day

Using our template language, we can customize when to show a shipping rate in numerous ways. One is to only show the rate on a particular day of the week or even at a specific time of day. 

Sometimes it may be necessary to create a limit to when a shipping rate should be available to customers in checkout. This can be created in Webshipper using conditions on the shipping rate.

To use this feature, enable "Advanced" expressions for a shipping rate.

Here you need to use the WEL variables:

and hour_of_day (from 0 to 24)

and day_of_week (1 to 7, starting with Monday)

Example:

price = 499 and price <=>= 0 and 
weight <=>
and day_of_week in 5 and hour_of_day in 12-24
and day_of_week in 1-5 and hour_of_day in 12-24</=></=>

In the example above the rate will only be shown when:

• the checkout price exceeds 499
• in zip codes 1000-4999 (learn more about zip codes here)
• on Fridays between 12 noon and midnight

See the examples below: 

Define by days

Only on weekends:

 

Only on weekdays Monday to Friday

 

Define by day and time

From midnight to noon Friday

 

From noon to midnight Friday