How to Display "Free Shipping" First at Checkout Without Entering Shipping Address?

Topic summary

Main issue: Show “Free Shipping” as the first/default option at checkout and have it visible before a customer enters their shipping address. The merchant is not on Shopify Plus.

Current behavior: Shipping options (including free shipping) only appear after the shipping address is entered.

Feedback provided: One response indicates this is not possible on non-Plus Shopify and would contradict the platform’s built-in shipping functionality. No settings or workarounds were offered to force-display or reorder methods prior to address collection.

Outcome/status: No solution identified for non-Plus stores. The request appears unsupported without checkout customization capabilities. The discussion remains unresolved with no alternative approach proposed.

Summarized with AI on December 17. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi everyone,

I would like to have the “Free Shipping” option show up first on the checkout page, even before the customer enters their shipping address. Currently, it only appears after the address is provided, but I want it to be visible right away for all customers.

Is there a way to set this as the default shipping option, or any workaround to display it first?

I don’t have Shopify Plus, so any suggestions for non-Plus users would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your help!

Hi @NABIL26 ,
I believe this is not possible with non-Plus Shopify, it also contradicts the shipping functionality.