Automatic Package Creation for Bundle Products in Shipit Delivery Checkout
Does your online store sell product bundles? Shipit Delivery Checkout's Bundle support automatically creates a separate package for each product included in the bundle, with the correct dimensions and weight, without any manual estimation.
1. Create the required metafields in Shopify
Go to Shopify: Settings → Metafields and metaobjects → Products → Add definition.
Create four new metafields:
Depth
Height
Width
Weight
Select Decimal as the type for each one, so that decimal values (e.g. weights like 13.6 kg) are also possible.
Shopify automatically generates namespace/key pairs for these (e.g. custom.depth, custom.height, custom.width, custom.weight).
2. Fill in the product dimensions
Go to each product in Shopify that belongs to the bundle.
On the product page, scroll down to the "Product metafields" section and enter that product's actual dimensions in centimeters (Depth, Height, Width) and weight in kilograms (Weight).
Save the product. Repeat this separately for each product included in the bundle.
3. Connect to Shipit Delivery Checkout
Open the Shipit Delivery Checkout app in Shopify, and go to Settings → Automation.
Find the "Parcel Weight Settings" section, and make sure the "Suggest parcel dimensions and weights" checkbox is checked.
Click the blue link below it, "Advanced: Shopify bundle metafields" this opens eight fields for bundle metafields.
Enter the word custom (namespace) in each field, along with the corresponding key, written in lowercase:
Length metafield namespace: custom — Length metafield key: depth
Width metafield namespace: custom — Width metafield key: width
Height metafield namespace: custom — Height metafield key: height
Weight metafield namespace: custom — Weight metafield key: weight
All eight fields must be filled in before bundle parcels are automatically imported. Save the settings.
4. Create a bundle product with the Shopify Bundles app
Install the free Shopify Bundles app (apps.shopify.com/shopify-bundles), if it isn't already in use.
Create a bundle product as follows:
Open the Bundles app in Shopify and click "Create bundle"
Give the bundle a name (e.g. "Winter Gear Set")
Click "Add products" and select the component products for which you filled in the metafields in step 2. A bundle can contain up to 30 different products
Set the quantity for each product (e.g. 1 pc per product), unless the bundle includes more than one of the same product
Click "Save and continue"
Shopify must specifically recognize the products as components of the bundle, so that Shipit's automation can process them correctly. This recognition only happens when the products have been combined into a bundle product created through the Bundles app itself.
5. Order processing and parcel booking
When a customer buys a bundle product from your store, Shopify automatically recognizes the order as a bundle order. The order shows one line with the bundle's name, and beneath it, the component products included in the bundle are listed separately.
Open the order in Shopify and start processing it as usual. The system automatically recognizes the bundle and displays one pre-filled parcel for each product included in the bundle, each with its own dimensions and weight, pulled directly from the products' metafields. You can still edit the dimensions, weight, or number of parcels before booking.
When you process the order, a separate shipping label is created for each parcel, for example, a bundle of three products produces three separate shipping labels for the same order.
