The Following below admin setting required to add Flat Rate method in Magento 2 Store.
Step [1] – Go STORES > Configuration, redirects Configuration section.
Step [2] – Left panel, choose SALES > Shipping Methods or Delivery Methods
Step [3] – Right panel, Expand the Flat Rate Shipping section.
The Flat Rate Shipping section having the following below fields
Enabled:: Select Yes from Select Drop Down box, to enable, by default No selected
Title:: Enter Title Name. By default, Flat Rate
Method Name:: Change Method Name, if required, by default Fixed
Type:: having three options
Type–None: This type means the shipping rate is zero, which is similar to free shipping method.
Type–Per Order: It charges a flat shipping rate for the entire order.
Type–Per Item: It charges a flat shipping rate for each item. The final shipping cost is multiplied by the number of items in the cart.
Price:: Enter shipping price, if you want to charge for Flat Rate shipping
Calculate Handling Fee:: If you want to add some additional shipping handling charges select it either Percentage or Fixed, define these two options as below.
Calculate Handling Fee–Percentage:: Define Percentage option to add some additional shipping handling charges
Calculate Handling Fee–Fixed:: Define Fixed option to add some additional shipping handling charges
Calculate Handling:: Enter additional shipping handling charges, either Percentage or Fixed values, depends on Calculate Handling Fee
Displayed Error Message:: This display if Free shipping having any error, if you want to modify content, do it as per your store need.
Ship to Applicable Countries:: Free Shipping is supported for every country
Ship to Specific Countries:: Free Shipping is only supported for selected countries.
Show Method if Not Applicable:: Select Yes if you want to show Free Shipping all time, by default No selected
Sort Order:: Set the Sort Order on the Shipping Method on the checkout page
Step [4] – Click on Save Config button & run CLI command Flush
Other Important Magento 2 Shipping / Delivery Methods
How To Enable / Disable Allow remote shopping assistanceBy Magento 2.x Admin
Step [1] – click Stores -> Settings -> Configuration. Step [2] – In the left panel, expand Customers and click on Login as Customer, redirect Right Panel
Enable Extension:: Enable/Disable the Login as Customer feature
Disable Page Cache For Admin:: If Yes, the page cache will be disabled for the admin user.
Store To Login To:: Automatic uses the default store setting for that customer. By Default Automatic Selection & another option Use Manual Selection, use it if you want the Admin user to select the store view when logging in as a customer.
Title for Login as Customer opt-in checkbox:: By default “Allow remote shopping assistance”, change as per your Business need.
Login as Customer checkbox tooltip:: By Default message as below
“This allows merchants to “see what you see” and take actions on your behalf in order to provide better assistance.”
Step [3] – Once Complete, click Save Config and Clear Cache
How To Enable / Disable Allow remote shopping assistance By Logged Customer Dashboard
By Default Enable, if Logged customer has not enabled this option, when an admin try to login to appropriate customer’s account, an error message will be displayed: “The user has not enabled the “Allow remote shopping assistance” functionality. Contact the customer to discuss this user configuration.”
If Store Owner do not want this option for their customers, they can disable the module LoginAsCustomerAssistance via CLI command line:
How Do Appear If, Store Owner doing Login as Customer appears, The following below steps are given:
By Using Customers Grid Listing
Step [1] – Go To Magento 2.x Admin Step [2] – Left Panel Click Customers -> All Customers, redirect on Right Panel Step [3] – Once redirects on customer grid clicking , need to click Edit in the Action column. Step [4] – On the top control bar, click “Login as Customer”
By Using Admin Order View Page
By Using Admin Order Invoice View Page
By Using Admin Order Shipment View Page
By Using Admin Credit Memo View Page
The following below steps need to follow
Step [1] – Go To Magento 2.x Admin Step [2] – Left Panel Click Sales -> Orders, redirect on Right Panel Step [3] – Once redirects on Right Panel In the Action column, click View. Step [4] – On the top control bar, click “Login as Customer”