Force Shipping Address

Force shipping address controls whether WooCommerce should require shipping-address information even when the normal checkout flow would otherwise allow billing and shipping details to remain the same.

No

WooCommerce keeps its normal shipping-address behavior.

Yes

The checkout requires the shipping-address flow so the customer can provide a separate delivery address.

When to use it

• Stores that always ship to a delivery address.
• Workflows where shipping information must be collected independently from billing information.

Note: Test this setting with the store’s active shipping methods because shipping availability may depend on the customer’s address.