Six Easy Steps to Start Selling Online with OXID eShop

Define Payment and Shipping Options

Once you have your products defined, you also need to set up payment and shipping methods. Look under eShop Admin > Shop Settings > Payment Methods, and you’ll find a list of predefined payment methods.

You can select any of these and remove the Active flag to disallow it. To set up a new payment method, select the New Payment Method option at the bottom of the page to display an input form. Add a new payment method by specifying a name, as well as indicating if and by how much prices should be marked up when using this method.

It’s also possible to specify for what purchase amounts this payment method is applicable—for example, you might wish to allow wire transfer as a payment method only for amounts in excess of 250 currency units—as well as also define the sort order and default payment method.

You must also specify the user groups and countries this payment method is applicable to. This can be done by selecting them in the Assign User Groups and Countries tab. In case your country is unlisted, visit eShop Admin > Master Settings > Countries to configure it.

Next, you need to configure the rules used to calculate shipping costs by visiting the administration page under eShop Admin > Shop Settings > Shipping Cost Rules. To set up a new shipping cost rule, select the Create New Shipping Cost Rule option at the bottom of the page to display an input form. Add a new rule by specifying a descriptive name and the condition that activates this rule—for example, weight over 2 kilograms—and the shipping amount for this condition. You can also specify whether this cost rule applies per shopping cart or per product.

Shipping cost rules can also be assigned to a particular category, product, or user group. So, for example, you could have a lower shipping fee on items in the Infants category, or a lower shipping fee for frequent shoppers. These special rules can be set in the Products and Users tabs of the Shipping Cost Rules form.

Once you’re done defining your shipping rules, the final step is to attach these rules to shipping methods. Visit the administration page under eShop Admin > Shop Settings > Shipping Methods, and set up your shipping methods by selecting the Create New Shipping Method option at the bottom of the page to display an input form.

Note that, in order for the shipping method to be available to users, it must be assigned at least one shipping cost rule, at least one country, and at least one payment method.

OXID’s implementation of shipping and payment methods is rule-based, and requires a thorough reading of the manual to be fully understood. Given that it’s fairly powerful and flexible to configure, be prepared to spend a few hours to make it work just the way you want. Fortunately, there are quite a few examples in the OXID manual to help you on your way - take a look at Shipping cost basics and Payment method basics for more information.