Shippings & Payments

Shippings & Payments

In the AbanteCart admin, go to Extensions. All shipping methods and payment methods work as extensions, installed and configured separately.

Where to look

  • Extensions → Shippings for delivery methods and live carrier rates.

  • Extensions → Payments for online payment gateways and manual payment options (bank transfer, cheque, cash on delivery).

Each extension is installed separately, configured on its own settings page, and can be enabled or disabled per store in a multistore setup.

Available shipping methods

  • Free Shipping. Free delivery, optionally above a minimum order total.

  • Flat Rate. Single rate applied to every order.

  • Per Item. Fixed rate multiplied by the number of items in the cart.

  • Weight-Based. Rate calculated from total order weight using configurable bands.

  • Pickup From Store. Buyer collects from your physical location at checkout. No shipping fee.

  • Local Delivery. Flat-rate option targeted at local orders, with optional restrictions by region or postcode.

  • FedEx. Live FedEx rates via the FedEx API.

  • UPS. Live UPS rates via the official UPS API. Supports test mode and the latest UPS SDK.

  • USPS. Live USPS domestic and international rates via USPS API v3 with OAuth. Supports label generation for configured USPS accounts.

  • Royal Mail. Live Royal Mail rates for stores shipping from the United Kingdom.

  • Parcelforce 48. Parcelforce 48-hour service for United Kingdom shipments.

Available payment methods

  • PayPal Commerce. PayPal Wallet, Venmo, Pay Later (Pay in 4 and Pay Monthly), and major credit and debit cards through PayPal-hosted Card Fields. One PayPal Business account covers all of them.

  • Stripe. Card payments and supported alternative methods through the Stripe SDK, with Stripe Connect support and 3-D Secure where applicable.

  • Authorize.Net. Card payments via Authorize.Net, including bill-to and ship-to data for AVS.

  • 2Checkout. Card payments and international processing via 2Checkout (Verifone).

  • CardConnect. Card payments through the CardConnect (Fiserv) gateway.

  • LiqPay. Card payments and regional methods via LiqPay, commonly used in Ukraine and parts of Eastern Europe.

  • Bank Transfer. Manual payment. The buyer wires funds to your bank account and you confirm the order once funds are received.

  • Cheque / Money Order. Manual payment. The buyer mails a cheque to your business address.

  • Cash on Delivery. The buyer pays on receipt of the goods.

More extensions

Additional shipping carriers, regional payment methods, and payment gateways are available in the AbanteCart Marketplace. Install marketplace extensions from the admin under Extensions → Extension Manager.

 

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