Zen Cart Shipping Modules

The UPS Shipping Module for Zen Cart is one of the most popular shipping modules.  A big reason is the obvious popularity of UPS as a shipping company.  UPS offers several different shipping methods and offers discounts to most companies. The UPS Shipping module works by polling the UPS website with the order details from

The USPS Shipping Module for Zen Cart is one of the more popular and versatile of the available shipping modules. It's popular because the USPS offers many economical ways to ship with options from over night to media mail.  It's written by the Zen Developers so compatibility and updates are very consistent. Within the

If you own a brick and  mortar store to go along with your Zen Cart, the Store Pickup Shipping Module is very beneficial.  As the name implies, it allows a customer to place an order online but come to your store to pick it up. There are a few key advantages to this. They include:

For some Zen Carts, the Per Item shipping module makes the most sense.  A unit is simply a single item making it very simple. The Per Item shipping module is another one of those keep it simple (KISS) modules.  It is not right for all stores but if it fits your needs, is very simple. 

For some Zen Carts, a Per Unit shipping module makes the most sense.  In Zen Cart language, a 'unit' is a unit of weight.  In the US, that is most often a pound but depends on the settings you use for your store. It could be kilogram if you're from the other side of the

One of the first things you need to configure in your new Zen Cart is a shipping module. There are several built-in modules including the Flat Rate Shipping Module. The Flat Rate Shipping module for Zen Cart is one of the most simple and straight forward.  This module allows you to set a flat rate,