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How Do I Disable Shipping to a Different Address in WooCommerce?

Last updated on January 14, 2023 @ 4:08 am

If you’re using WooCommerce to sell products online, you may want to offer customers the option to ship their purchase to a different address. This can be useful if you’re selling gifts or if your customers want to ship items to multiple addresses. In this article, we’ll show you how to disable shipping to a different address in WooCommerce.

When you first install WooCommerce, it’s set up to allow customers to ship their orders to a different address. This is useful if you’re selling gifts or if your customers want to ship items to multiple addresses. However, you may want to disable this feature if you’re only selling products that are downloadable or if you’re not offering shipping at all.

  1. To disable shipping to a different address in WooCommerce, go to WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping. Then, click on the “Shipping Zones” tab and click on the “Add Shipping Zone” button.
  2. In the “Add Shipping Zone” pop-up window, give your shipping zone a name and select the specific countries that you want to ship to. Then, click on the “Add Shipping Method” button.
  3. In the “Add Shipping Method” pop-up window, select the “Flat Rate” shipping method and enter the cost of shipping.
  4. Finally, click on the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page.

That’s it! You’ve successfully disabled shipping to a different address in WooCommerce.

PRO TIP: If you are using WooCommerce to sell products online, you may want to disable shipping to a different address. This can be done in the WooCommerce settings. However, if you do this, it is important to note that your customers will not be able to choose a different shipping address at checkout. This could cause problems if your customers need to ship their order to a different address than their billing address.

Now that you know how to disable shipping to a different address in WooCommerce, you can decide whether or not this is a feature that you need for your online store. If you’re not offering shipping at all, or if all of your products are downloadable, then disabling this feature can simplify your checkout process for customers.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.