How to Hide Shipping Methods Using Advanced Product Weight Rules

Product weight often decides which shipping methods are suitable and cost-effective.

This is especially important for bulky items or bulk orders.

Using Advanced Product Weight Rules, you can hide or show shipping methods based on the weight of specific products.

This helps you offer accurate and practical shipping options automatically.

How it works

When a customer adds products to the cart, the plugin checks:

• The product name or variation
• The product weight
• The weight range you have defined

If the product weight matches your rule, the selected shipping method is hidden or shown based on your configuration.

Steps to configure Advanced Product Weight Rules

Step 1: Create or edit a hide shipping rule

1. Go to WooCommerce > Hide Shipping Method > Manage Rules
2. Click Add New Rule or edit an existing one

Step 2: Enable Advanced Rules

• In the rule settings, choose Advanced Rules
• Click + Add Rule to add a product-weight condition

Step 3: Add product weight conditions

For each rule:

• Select the Product or Variable Product
• Set the Minimum Weight
• Set the Maximum Weight

You can add multiple product-weight rules if needed.

Step 4: Choose the rule match option

• Select Any One Rule Match if the rule should apply when any weight condition matches
• Select All Rules Match if all conditions must match

Step 5: Select shipping methods to hide

• Check Hide all shipping methods
• Keep only the shipping method you want to offer active

Step 6: Save and enable the rule

• Review the settings
• Make sure the rule Status is enabled
• Click Save

The rule will now work automatically at the cart and checkout.

Example scenario

A clothing store offers a special fast delivery method for bulk buyers.

The store wants:

• Fast delivery for a hoodie with a zipper when the weight is 1–2 kg
• Fast delivery for the album when the weight is 2–5 kg

The store owner:

• Adds two product-weight advanced rules
• Selects Any One Rule Match, so the rule applies if either condition matches
• Hides all other shipping methods except the special fast delivery option

As a result, eligible customers see only the correct shipping method based on product weight.

Why use product weight advanced rules

• Prevent unsuitable shipping options for heavy or bulky products
• Offer special shipping methods for bulk or weight-specific orders
• Improve delivery accuracy and cost control
• Reduce manual shipping management

Conclusion

Advanced Product Weight Rules give you precise control over shipping visibility based on product weight.

By using these rules, you ensure customers see only the shipping methods that truly fit their order, creating a smoother and more reliable checkout experience.

FAQs

1. What are the product weight advanced rules in hide shipping?

Product weight advanced rules allow you to hide or show shipping methods based on the weight of specific products in the cart.

2. Can I apply weight rules to multiple products?

Yes. You can add multiple product weight rules and define different weight ranges for each product.

3. Does this work with variable products?

Yes. You can apply product weight rules to both simple products and variable products.

4. What happens if multiple weight rules are added?

You can control how they work using All Rules Match or Any One Rule Match, depending on your business logic.

5. Will this affect shipping costs or only visibility?

These rules only control which shipping methods are shown or hidden. They do not change shipping costs.