Can the order of shipping options be rearranged now?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A merchant is seeking a solution to reorder shipping options at checkout, which currently display by cost (lowest to highest). This creates problems when free options like curbside pickup appear first, leading customers to select them unintentionally.

Long-standing issue:

  • Multiple threads dating back to 2013 have requested this feature
  • Shopify’s default sorting by price cannot be manually changed

Available solutions:

  • Third-party apps can enable custom reordering of shipping methods
  • The “BeSure Checkout Rules” app was specifically recommended, which:
    • Uses Shopify’s Functions API (no impact on store speed)
    • Allows reordering based on various criteria (order total, address, product/customer tags, delivery type, price, or fixed ranking)
    • Works for non-Plus stores
    • Takes only a few minutes to set up

The issue remains unresolved natively within Shopify, but app-based workarounds are available.

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I have found multiple threads from as far back as 2013 requesting a change to the order of the shipping options. Right now, shipping options are arranged in order of shipping cost. If you have a free shipping option (eg. curbside pickup) it always appears first and can’t be re-ordered. This often means that customers choose this option unknowingly and is a huge hassle.

Does anyone know if this issue has been resolved? Thanks.

Some of the other threads on this topic include:

(2017) https://community.shopify.com/c/payments-shipping-and/default-shipping-change/m-p/381174
(2014) https://community.shopify.com/c/payments-shipping-and/changing-the-order-of-options-in-the-shipping-charge-list/m-p/151466

(2019) https://community.shopify.com/post/543720

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Possible with app if you are looking find on app’s store.

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You can easily use BeSure Checkout Rules app to add a rule to reorder shipping methods based on order total, address, product tags, customer tags etc.

This app uses the latest Shopify functions api, which means no impact to your store speed at all. You can setup the app in a few minutes, very easy to do so. Works even for non plus stores.

You can Reorder shipping methods in a fixed ranking or by delivery type or by price. You can even create a rule to first sort by, for example, delivery price and then sort again by shipping rate name.