Local Pickup — Hide shipping address when local pickup is selected

In this article, you will learn about the Local Pickup feature for Fluid Checkout PRO.

When the Local Pickup option is enabled, customers who are within the defined local pickup zone can select this shipping method during the checkout process. They can pick up their order in a specific location configured as the main shop address in the WooCommerce settings.

Adding local pickup shipping method in WooCommerce #

To use the local pickup feature first you will need to add it as a shipping method in WooCommerce. Follow the following steps to set it up on WooCommerce settings.

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Navigate to WooCommerce and click on “Settings.”.
3. In the Settings menu, select the “Shipping” tab.
4. Under the Shipping Zones section, click on the zone where you want to offer local pickup.
5. If you don’t have a zone set up for local pickup, you can create a new one by clicking “Add shipping zone.”.
6. Once you’re in the zone settings, click on the “Add shipping method” button.
7. From the list of available shipping methods, choose “Local Pickup” and click on “Add shipping method.”.
   

8. The Local Pickup method will now be added to your shipping zone. You can add a cost for local pickup and set it up to apply taxes by hovering over it and clicking on “edit”.
9. Provide a Title for the Local Pickup method. This will be displayed to customers during the checkout process.
10. Save the changes.

Removing shipping information when Local Pickup is selected #

You can use Fluid Checkout PRO to remove the shipping information step when a customer selects local pickup as a shipping method. Follow the following steps to set it up on Fluid Checkout settings.

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Go to WP Admin > WooCommerce > Settings > Fluid Checkout.
3. Scroll down to PRO Features.
4. Under Local Pickup tick the box “Removes shipping address section when a Local Pickup shipping method is selected”.
5. Save the changes.

Testing local pickup feature in our demo site #

1. Access our Demo Site
2. Add any physical item to your cart.
3. When the side cart appears click on “Checkout”.
4. Use any email address and click on “Proceed to billing”.
5. Under “Shipping Method” select “Local pickup”.
6. You will see now that the shipping address will disappear and the pickup address is shown.

Troubleshooting #

• Troubleshooting – Local pickup prevents customer from proving a shipping address, blocking other shipping methods