# Create your first rule

ShipRule · Getting started · Updated October 10, 2026

> From install to a working rule in minutes — choose a plan, start from a template, match it to your shipping methods, save it and check it at checkout.

This guide builds a real rule — *hide express shipping on orders under $50* — and checks it in your store’s checkout. The same steps work for every rule.

## Before you start

1. **Install ShipRule** from the Shopify App Store and open it from **Apps** in your Shopify admin. You arrive on the **Dashboard**, with a **Setup guide** at the top.
2. **Choose a plan.** Open **Plans** and choose one. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial and is billed through Shopify. Until you have a plan, ShipRule doesn’t change your checkout. See [Plans, free trial and billing](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/plans-and-billing/).
3. **Check your shipping rates.** For this example, your store needs at least two shipping rates — say, *Standard* and *Express* — in **Settings → Shipping and delivery**.

The setup guide’s **Connect ShipRule to checkout** step is done for you: ShipRule adds its delivery customization automatically.

## Step 1: Start from a template

1. Open **Shipping rules** and click **Use a template**.
2. Choose **Hide express shipping on small orders**.

The rule editor opens with the rule filled in. Nothing is saved yet.

> **Tip:** To build a rule from scratch instead, click **Create rule**. See [Rule templates](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/templates/) for every template.

## Step 2: Adjust the rule

The editor has three cards:

1. **Rule** — the **Name** (only you see it) and an **On/Off** switch. New rules start on.
2. **Conditions** — here, **Cart subtotal** **is less than** **50**, in your store’s currency. Change the amount if you like.
3. **Actions** — here, **Hide delivery methods** whose name **contains** *Express*.

Under the method names, **Your methods** lists the shipping method names set up in your store. Click one to add it, or type the name exactly as buyers see it at checkout. Names aren’t case-sensitive. Remove *Express* if your rate is called something else, such as *Priority*.

> **Note:** Carrier-calculated rates, such as UPS or FedEx, appear at checkout by their service name. Type them as shown there.

## Step 3: Save

Click **Save**. ShipRule confirms *Rule saved.* and sends the rule to checkout, which takes a few seconds.

If something needs fixing, the editor shows a message next to the field — for example, when an option is part of a higher plan.

## Step 4: Test it at checkout

1. In your online store, add products worth less than $50 to the cart and go to checkout.
2. Enter a shipping address. The express rate shouldn’t be listed.
3. Go back, add more products so the subtotal is over $50, and return to checkout. The express rate appears again.

When it works, click **I’ve tested my checkout** in the setup guide.

> **Tip:** Rules only run in Shopify’s checkout, not on the cart page. If you had a checkout open before saving, reload it or start a new one.

If the rule doesn’t apply, see [Troubleshooting](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/troubleshooting/).

## What’s next

- Learn every [condition](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/conditions/) and [action](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/actions/).
- Target addresses with [location rules](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/location-rules/) or accounts with [customer rules](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/customer-rules/).
- Control what happens when several rules match in [Rule priority and conflicts](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/priority-and-conflicts/).

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Source: https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/create-your-first-rule/