Configuring the Module

After you have successfully installed  the USPS module, click on the USPS module link to enter the module's settings page.

Three main sections need to be configured: 'Account', 'International USPS' and 'Domestic USPS'.

Account

User ID: Enter the user ID for your USPS account.

Password: Enter the password for your USPS account.

URL: Enter the URL that you will get after connecting to the above site in the URL field. This is the URL that the LiteCommerce API will connect to for getting the required shipping webservice. (For example: testing.shippingapis.com, production.shippingapis.com)

International USPS

In this section there are only two parameters: Type of Mail and Value of content. These settings will be used to calculate the shipping rates for all the packages from your store mailed by International USPS.

Type of Mail: Select from Package, Postcards or Aerogrammes, Matter for the Blind and Envelope.

Value of content: set the default value expressed in monetary units that are used in your store.

Domestic USPS

This section contains the settings which will be used to calculate the shipping rates for all the packages from your store mailed by Domestic USPS.

Container (Express Mail): Select a container that will be used for all Express Mail packages. Select None to use your own container.

Container (Priority Mail): Select a container that will be used for all Priority Mail packages. Select None to use your own container.

Package size: Select one of the options: Regular, Large or Oversize. Size is the length and girth of the package, measured in inches.

Machinable: Select Yes or No. The size, content, and weight of a package can all determine whether a Parcel Post package is machinable or nonmachinable. Based on weight, the calculator will automatically apply the nonmachinable surcharge on Parcel Post packages weighing less than 6 ounces or over 35 pounds. Required for Parcel Post only.

Length x Width x Height: Set the length, width and height of the package for Large Priority Mail pieces, measured in inches.

Girth: Set the girth for non-rectangular Large Priority Mail pieces, measured in inches.

First Class Mail Type: Select Letter, Flat or Parcel.

Find more information about USPS shipping rules at http://www.usps.com.

Click 'Apply' to approve the selected settings.

To minimize waiting time for customers, shipping rates are stored in cache and not fetched each time from the USPS server. Click 'Clear cache' to delete shipping rates from cache.