The default shipping methods of Magento can be found in System | Configuration | Shipping Methods. There are multiple shipping methods included by default in Magento, of which three can be used relatively quickly in a starting store:
Free Shipping: This is a zero sum shipping rate.
Flat Rate: Here all customers see the same shipping rate during checkout.
Table Rate: Here your customers will see a shipping rate that is determined by a number of factors.
Setting these up will be discussed later. Apart from these, Magento also includes integrations with UPS, USPS, FedEx, and DHL.
When you enable this shipping method, customers get an option to choose a shipping method that does not increase the price of the total order. In other words, a free shipping method. Most of the settings for this shipping method function in the same way as the input fields with the same name for the Flat Rate shipping method as discussed previously. The only specific...
