ShipStation CS-Cart Addon

ShipStation add-on for Cs-cart

Effortless Shipping Management for your Business

ShipStation is a SaaS (Software as a Service) shipping platform that allows you to manage all your small parcel and LTL shipping needs in one place.

At the most basic level, you import your orders from an order source - usually from an online store, though there are other methods - set the carrier and shipping service for the shipment, get the postage rates, and print the labels. 

ShipStation notifies the stores and your customers of the shipments and provides tools to track shipments and manage returns. 

ShipStation also provides tools to manage your shipping work-flow, track your processes to eliminate confusion and mistakes, and use powerful automation to minimize how much manual work you have to do.

Features Supported by Our ShipStation Shipping Platform add-on:

‘Order Importing’: Easily import orders from cs-cart, including online stores and other platforms.

‘Carrier Integration’: Integrate with multiple carriers and shipping services to compare rates and choose the best option for each shipment.

‘Label Printing’: Generate shipping labels directly within the platform.

‘Notification System’: Automatically notify both stores and customers about shipments, providing tracking information.

‘Return Management’: Handle returns efficiently with tools to manage the process smoothly.

‘Work-flow Management’: Track shipping processes to minimize errors and confusion.

‘Automation Tools’: Utilize powerful automation to reduce manual work and increase efficiency.

Overall , ShipStation provides a comprehensive solution for managing all aspects of small parcel and LTL shipping in one convenient platform.

Why our ShipStation CS-Cart add-on is the ultimate choice for smooth and secure Shipping Management?

• Hassle-Free Integration: This add-on ensures a smooth and hassle-free integration process, allowing you to quickly and effortlessly connect your CS-Cart store with the ShipStation Shipping Platform.

• Easy to access: Our accessible add-on is widely favored as it is extremely user-friendly and offers fast and reliable services. Minimal technical expertise is required for effortless integration into your CS-Cart store.
• Order creation at ShipStation: Once order placed at CS-Cart and if vendor connected their ShipStation account via addon settings then Order will be pushed seamlessly to Vendor's ShipStation account as well.
• Shipment update back to CS-Cart: Once shipment is created from ShipStation, then shipment with tracking number will able to created in CS-Cart to keep all synced. It will work If provided button is clicked and webhook is subscribed as explained below in step 5 & 6.

Steps to follow for successful integration :

1. Open the Add-ons drop-down and select Manage add-ons

2. Click on gear wheel and select manual installation

3. Upload the zip file and click ‘Upload and install

4. Add on installed successfully

5. Open the General tab after editing vendor and reach to a section showing option to add Ship Station Api Keys 

Note : ‘Enable shipment generation from Shipstation ...’ button should be clicked otherwise if Shipment is created at ShipStation, then shipment will not be updated at Admin panel of CS-Cart

6. A Webhook is successfully added (Settings -> Integration Partners -> Webhooks)

7. Select a product of that vendor and Click ‘Add to Cart’

8 Select any payment method and Click on Place Order.

9. Now the order is placed at admin panel at Orders -> View orders

10. Also the same order is placed at ShipStation Awaiting Shipment and Manual Orders

Note : The order will be placed in Manual Orders under the status of the Order 

For example , it’s present in Manual Orders under Awaiting Shipment 

11. Now , Open the Order # 808 , Provide the required details like Ship From , Weight , Service and Package and ‘Create + Print Label’ Button generated for valid inputs

12. Afterward the Status of the Order will changed to Shipped

Note : The User can also take the print of Packing Slip at ShipStation where Shipment is Created

13. Choose shipping service and generated Tracking number is also updated under order placed at cs-cart admin panel automatically.

Using this add-on, you can easily generate Shipment at ShipStation and Tracking Number at admin panel where the order is placed providing valuable insights into the performance of your shipment process.

By connecting the ShipStation add-on to your CS-Cart store in just one step, you can simplify provide customers with a quickly generate discounted shipping label , print a label or batch orders for rapid multi-label creation.

By choosing CartModules, you unlock efficient shipping solutions that streamline operations , elevate customer satisfaction, drive conversions and facilitate significant business expansion. Experience the convenience of seamless shipping processes with our ShipStation processes with our ShipStation Integration add-on.