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GoUp Shipping Method by Product

Control WooCommerce shipping methods according to the products or exact variations in each shipping package.

Plugin slug: goup-shipping-method-by-product · Version: 1.0.5 · Author: GoUpWP · https://goupwp.com/plugins/shipping-method-by-product

What it does

Hides or restricts WooCommerce shipping methods depending on specific products (or variations) in the cart. Typical uses: a product that can only be collected, oversized items that exclude the letterbox service, a product with its own courier. Rules can target a specific shipping instance or every instance of a type.

Works with the classic cart/checkout, the Cart and Checkout Blocks (rates are filtered server-side) and HPOS.

Installation

  1. Download the plugin ZIP from your GoUpWP account (Account → Licenses → Download).
  2. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the ZIP and click Install Now, then Activate.
  3. WooCommerce must be installed and active; the plugin shows a notice and stays idle until it is.
  4. Open WooCommerce → License: Shipping Method by Product and paste the license key from your account. Activation unlocks one-click updates and support for this site. A localhost, *.test, *.local or staging. site counts as a staging activation and does not use your production seat.

The plugin keeps working if the license expires: only updates and support pause until it is renewed.

Setup

Open WooCommerce → Shipping by Product → Rules → Add rule.

  • Products: search by name, SKU or ID; select parent products (which also match their variations) or individual variations. Match: ANY or ALL selected products must be in the package.
  • Target: Instance (specific zone methods, including the Checkout Block's pickup locations) or Type.
  • Action: Disable the selected methods, or Allow only the selected methods.
  • Priority orders evaluation; every matching rule applies.

Settings: Safety mode (Safe restores all rates if the rules would leave none, Strict shows none), debug logging and the uninstall policy. Rules can be exported/imported as JSON.

WooCommerce's shipping-rate cache is invalidated automatically whenever rules change.

Testing

The Tester tab evaluates the rules against chosen products and lists the rates that would remain. Diagnostics lists zones, instances and rule counts.

Developer hooks

  • goup_smbp_rules( array ), goup_smbp_rule_matches( bool, array $rule, array $products ), goup_smbp_matching_rules( array, array $products )
  • goup_smbp_package_products( array, array $package ), goup_smbp_product_match( bool, … ), goup_smbp_shipping_method_match( bool, array $descriptor, array $rule )
  • goup_smbp_original_rates, goup_smbp_filtered_rates, goup_smbp_safe_mode, goup_smbp_package_rates_priority( int )
  • goup_smbp_manage_capability( 'manage_woocommerce' ); action goup_smbp_shipping_cache_invalidated.

Troubleshooting

  • Rates unchanged — only shippable products count; check that the exact product or its parent is selected and that the target instance still exists in the zone. Enable Debug logging and read WooCommerce → Status → Logs.
  • License page missing under WooCommerce — fixed in 1.0.3; update the plugin.

Updates and licensing

  • Updates arrive through the normal Dashboard → Updates and Plugins screens. Every package is downloaded over a signed, time-limited link and verified against its SHA-256 checksum before WordPress installs it.
  • View details on the Plugins screen shows the changelog for the new version.
  • If the license is not active you still see that an update exists; the row explains that renewing restores one-click updates.
  • The license page shows the installed version, the environment this site was classified as (production or staging), your activation counts and the renewal date, and has a Check for updates button.
  • Deactivate on this site frees the seat so the key can be used on another site. Deleting the plugin from the Plugins screen also frees the seat automatically.
  • Nothing is sent to goupwp.com except the license key, an installation ID, the site URL and the WordPress, PHP and plugin versions used for compatibility checks.

Support and maintenance

  • Open a ticket from Account → Support on goupwp.com; include the output of the plugin's Diagnostics tab.
  • Keep WordPress, WooCommerce and the plugin updated and test changes on a staging site first.
  • The plugin declares compatibility with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and the Cart and Checkout Blocks, and is translation-ready (languages/).
  • Uninstalling removes the plugin's data only when the Delete data on uninstall option is enabled, so a reinstall keeps your configuration; license data is always removed.

Release history

1.0.5 27 September 2026 · tested with WordPress 7.1

  • Fixed stale normalized-rule and product-index caches when integrations change rules during a request.
  • Hardened imports with POST/capability/nonce enforcement, upload/error/extension/exact-size checks, JSON depth, a 500-rule ceiling, duplicate detection and all-or-nothing validation.
  • Validated imported product kinds against real WooCommerce product types and rebuilt trusted variation-parent references.
  • Protected checkout from malformed package/rule/rate hooks and prevented extensions from injecting or restoring arbitrary rate values.
  • Bounded rules, products, methods, AJAX search terms, bulk actions and privacy-safe logger context.
  • Refined every plugin-specific component to the shared GoUpWP navy/blue design system and added focused security/regression coverage.

1.0.4 26 September 2026 · tested with WordPress 7.1

  • GoUpWP admin identity: every plugin screen now opens with a GoUpWP header showing the plugin name, version, documentation, support and licence status.
  • GoUpWP styling for settings, rule tables, tabs, cards and buttons, scoped to this plugin's screens so WordPress and other plugins are untouched.
  • GoUpWP mark on the Plugins screen, Documentation and Support links in the plugin row, and GoUpWP icons on the Dashboard → Updates screen.

1.0.3 20 September 2026 · tested with WordPress 7.1

  • Updates: the installer now fetches a freshly signed download link at install time and verifies the SHA-256 checksum, so "Update now" works hours after WordPress last checked for updates.
  • Updates: update checks are cached for six hours and the Plugins screen shows a clear message (with a link to the license page) when an update exists but the license is not active.
  • License screen: named per plugin in the WooCommerce menu, shows the installed version and a "Check for updates" button, and every string is translatable.
  • Plugins screen: Settings and License links on the plugin row.
  • Uninstall: releases the license seat on goupwp.com and removes all license data, regardless of the data-retention setting.
  • Code style: all source files expanded to readable, documented PHP.
  • Fixed the GoUpWP license and update client never starting because the autoloader was registered too late.

1.0.2 20 September 2026 · tested with WordPress 7.1

  • License screen now explains activation failures (unrecognised key, wrong plugin, site limit reached, expired) and shows the environment, activation counts and end date.
  • Activate and Deactivate always contact goupwp.com immediately instead of waiting out a network backoff.

1.0.1 20 September 2026 · tested with WordPress 7.1

  • Added the GoUpWP licensing and update client.
  • Normalized plugin headers and code style.