PrestaShop 9.1 Beta and multi-carrier management

Discover PrestaShop 9.1 Beta launched on January 12, 2026, and dive into the heart of one of its three major new features: multi-carrier management, a structural revolution that radically transforms how PrestaShop handles orders requiring multiple shipping methods.

Understand the historical problem encountered on PrestaShop: the traditional "one order = one payment = one carrier" architecture no longer meets the needs of modern e-commerce where a single order often requires multiple packages or shipments. Analyze a concrete example where a customer simultaneously orders a sofa requiring a freight carrier and a lamp shippable in standard parcel, generating numerous frictions: checkout tunnel displaying only one carrier, automatic order duplication in the background, confusion with multiple orders bearing the same reference, and confusing emails and invoices for the customer.

Explore the revolutionary solution: the shift from "Carrier" concept to "Shipment" concept. PrestaShop operates a fundamental paradigm shift by redefining order management around shipments rather than carriers, with the introduction of two new database tables: shipment and shipment_product.

Discover the advantages of this new architecture: explicit structure allowing an order to clearly have multiple shipments with different carriers, granular control with each shipment having its own status opening the way to "partially shipped" or "partially delivered" features, preparation for the future with B2B capabilities like shipping to multiple addresses and multi-warehouse management, and secure adoption avoiding compatibility breaks by introducing new tables rather than modifying existing ones.

Master feature activation: access your PrestaShop 9.1 Beta back-office, go to Advanced Settings then Experimental Features, and activate Enhanced Shipping to stop confusing order duplication and benefit from true multi-shipment capabilities.

Learn shipment implementation with full control from the order page: manual splitting of a preparation into multiple shipments, merging shipments into one if necessary, and improved multi-carrier display ensuring checkout clarity with correct display of all shipping options, consistent data on confirmation pages, invoices, delivery slips and emails, and end of automatic order duplication.

Follow the project status and roadmap: this feature is published under a feature flag for progressive adoption. The first five development batches are completed with database tables creation, duplication stop, shipments addition to back-office, merge/split logic implementation, and multi-carrier information display. The last batch planned for Q1 2026 will include back-office improvements, emails and documents updates, and edge cases management.

A technical and strategic presentation to understand how PrestaShop builds with its community a fundamental change that modernizes complex order management for 2026 and beyond.