Canada Post WooCommerce Shipping Plugin for Rates Labels and Tracking

Description

This Canada Post Shipping Plugin for WooCommerce provides integration with Canada Post and your WooCommerce website It is able to provide live shipping rates directly to your customers in their shopping cart and at checkout Also it provides up-to-date package information from Canada Post s Parcel Tracking service This plugin is fully bilingual in English and Franc ais French and is compatible with WPML a multilingual plugin for WordPress Canada Post PDF Shipment Labels can be created on Woocommerce orders It can be used to ship with in Canada as well as Worldwide Shipment Label Creation Canada Post Shipment Labels can be created from this plugin PDF Labels can be generated on Woocommerce orders These can then be printed out and shipped on the package The tracking number is auto-added to the order in this plugin s Parcel tracking service Shipment labels can be generated for Non-Contract ie Small Business Venture one as well as Contract customers that do not need a Manifest Parcel Tracking Service Package Tracking is available when you enter the PIN Parcel Identification Number or Tracking Number into the customers order details This plugin will automatically look up the most recent and up to date event information available for your order from Canada Post when you view the order You can set an automatic email notification to be sent to your customer when the package is mailed or delivered The tracking information can be set to allow your customer to receive up to date information on their order either as an email notification and or at your customer order page Live Shipping Rates in the Shopping Cart This shipping plugin uses the product s weight and dimensions to calculate the most accurate shipping rates For the rates to work product weight is required but product dimensions are optional The shipping cost can be calculated with boxes if configured If desired there is the option to add a mark-up rate to shipping charges You are able to choose which services from Canada Post you want to offer your customer ie Regular mail Xpresspost Expedited etc There is also an option available to add additional handling time if needed The shipping charges will be calculated and displayed using current and live rates directly from Canada Post An additional feature gives you the option to set up Lettermail which gives you the ability you to set a flat rate for regular post items that are small enough to be delivered with Canada Post Lettermail within Canada or the US In addition this feature can be set for flat rate shipping for sales or promotions Multilingual Bilingual English and Franc ais French Shipping rates and information from Canada Post can be shown in English or Franc ais French This is set by your WordPress installation or WPML language selection The plugin includes a language file for French fr_FR which provides full French translation for all admin screens and labels Note Support communication and documentation is currently only in English Multiple warehouses Define as many shipment points as needed for rates lookup and shipments It uses geolocation when determining the closest shipment point to the destination postal code This selection is saved with the Woocommerce order Customer Reviews Canada Post Services Available Domestic within Canada Lettermail Canada Flat Rates Feature Regular Parcel Expedited Parcel Xpresspost Xpresspost Certified Priority Library Books To USA Lettermail USA Flat Rates Feature Expedited Parcel USA Priority Worldwide Envelope USA Priority Worldwide pak USA Priority Worldwide Parcel USA Small Packet USA Air Tracked Packet USA Xpresspost USA International Xpresspost International International Parcel Air International Parcel Surface Priority Worldwide Envelope Int l Priority Worldwide pak Int l Priority Worldwide parcel Int l Small Packet International Air Small Packet International Surface Tracked Packet International Summary of Features Live accurate shipping rates directly in Woocommerce shopping cart and checkout page Parcel Tracking Updates your order with Parcel Tracking details when a PIN Tracking number is added Canada Post Shipment Labels can be created These PDF Labels can be generated on Woocommerce orders Shipment labels work for Non-Contract ie Small Business Venture one as well as Contract customers that do not need a Manifest Multiple warehouses You can now define more than one shipping origin for rates lookup and shipments It uses geolocation when determining the closest shipment point to the destination postal code Ability to add a markup margin to shipping rates Uses Canada Post s new Web Services Not SellOnline for speed and stability Ability to use Shipment Boxes in rates calculation Lettermail service that can be set as a flat-rate for smaller items or promotions Bilingual option in English and French Translation-ready with Language files po mo Requires a Canada Post Account Venture One and API Access free You can simply sign-up online at Canada Post Developer Program Software Requirements WordPress 3 1 with WooCommerce 2 4 PHP 5 6 required Woocommerce recommends PHP 7 2 PHP cURL or fsockopen enabled with outgoing Firewall configured if required Uses standard WordPress wp_remote_request Canada Post Account with API Access free PHP SimpleXML enabled by default in most PHP setups Updates Version 1 7 19 PHP 8 2 PHP 8 3 Support Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 18 Order edit page for Woocommerce HPOS support Version 1 7 17 Woocommerce HPOS support Version 1 7 16 Support for Woocommerce HPOS High performance order storage and order edit page changes Version 1 7 15 Woocommerce version support Lettermail calculation increased rounding decimal places Version 1 7 14 Update for Tracked package Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 13 Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 12 WordPress version support Product price feature Version 1 7 11 WordPress version support Shipment labels Product price matches order item price on customs form Version 1 7 10 Woocommerce and WordPress version support PHP 8 support Shipment labels default method selection Version 1 7 9 Updated Tracking email notifications Version 1 7 8 Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 7 Tracking email notification template Tracking display and heading customization Code improvements Version 1 7 6 3D Box packing updated Class rules to exclude Lettermail Flat rates Shipment label form selects the order shipping method by default Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 5 Canada Post tracking url updated Shipment labels to USA include commercial invoice if available Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 4 Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 3 Code improvements Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 2 Audited code for escaping all translated text and dynamic content JavaScript updated Localization updated Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 1 Code improvements Woocommerce version support Version 1 7 0 Shipment data storage Package tracking data storage Groundwork to support more shipment features International shipment labels Shipping address province state not required for certain destinations Customs Currency conversion option on shipment Code improvements Woocommerce version support Version 1 6 12 Lettermail Flat Rate can use Shipping Class in Rate Rules Code improvements Woocommerce version support Version 1 6 11 Product weight or dimension default alternative failsafe failover data Code improvements Woocommerce version support Version 1 6 10 Minor improvements Woocommerce version support Version 1 6 9 Lettermail flat rates layout improvement Option for flat rate subtotal to include or exclude tax Version 1 6 8 Product variations issue fix Woocommerce version support Version 1 6 7 Margin adjustment feature for each service Box definition layout improvements Woocommerce version support Version 1 6 6 Layout improvements Woocommerce version support Code improvements Version 1 6 5 Added options for Tracking information Now you can select the location of the tracking information as well as the display the tracking number Code improvements Version 1 6 4 Code refactoring and small improvements Version 1 6 3 Rates for Countries that do not require a postal code Code improvements Version 1 6 2 French language translation update thanks to Patrick Pelletier Shipment form with Customs description filters out special characters Version 1 6 1 Improved compatibility with Woocommerce 3 x for creating shipment labels Version 1 6 0 Added feature for Automatic updates Refactoring and code improvements Version 1 5 19 Added more details to Rates lookup logging Updated Woocommerce 3 x new methods Version 1 5 18 Woocommerce 3 x support Fixed Optimized box selection Version 1 5 17 Fixed packing issue related to dimensions Optimized box selection Code improvements Version 1 5 16 Refactored Box packing and added Volumetric Box packing algorithm Added feature Exchange Rate to make it more straightforward than using Margin for rates Code improvements more data and improved layout for Rates lookup logging Version 1 5 15 Fix for shipment labels when order is created in admin Version 1 5 14 Optimized box packing better box selection and box packing fixes Added feature Limit Sending Address Warehouses on Products When using Multiple Sender Addresses Version 1 5 13 Added feature for multiple Class Rules Version 1 5 12 Code improvements fixes Version 1 5 11 Added feature to provide HS codes on products Code improvements fixes Version 1 5 10 Added feature to provide Shipment templates default values Custom Service names Added feature to change the service name to a custom names New feature to customize the Delivered By label Code improvements fixes Version 1 5 9 Updated documentation Version 1 5 8 Support for Shipping Zones in Woocommerce 2 6 Please add Canada Post to the Shipping zones For example click on the Rest of the World shipping zone and click Add Shipping Method and select Canada Post It is important to do this or the shipping rates will not display in the cart This is a required step from Woocommerce 2 6 Canada Post Shipments Code improvements Box margin Allow for negative values Version 1 5 7 Updated French Language file translations fr_FR and fr_CA Canada Post Shipments Added ability to select boxes to populate package dimensions Added support for inches lbs when entering weight and dimensions Version 1 5 6 Added feature to restrict method by Country Flat Rate Added Province State option for more flat rate flexibility Version 1 5 5 Canada Post Shipments Fix for including Company Name with USA and International shipment labels Flat Rate Lettermail Added Province State option for more flat rate flexibility Version 1 5 4 Fix for products without dimensions Version 1 5 3 Updated Create shipment label with some additional options and update for Address line 2 Date format for Delivery Estimate Added support for units inches lbs cm kg Code improvements fixes Version 1 5 New Feature Canada Post Shipment Labels can be created from this plugin PDF Labels can be generated on Woocommerce orders These can then be printed out and shipped on the package The tracking number for tracked services will also be auto-added to the order to update the customer New Feature Settings area has now been organized into Tabs Shipment labels work for Non-Contract ie Small Business Venture one as well as Contract customers that do not need a Manifest New Feature Multiple warehouses You can now define more than one shipping origin for rates lookup and shipments It uses geolocation when determining the closest shipment point to the destination postal code Many other code improvements have been included in this version More error checking and handling This version is a massive update to the previous versions but all settings from previous versions will be retained when upgrading Version 1 4 4 Code improvements fixes Version 1 4 3 Code improvements Version 1 4 2 Code improvements Shipping calculation works with products that have weight only no dimensions More options added to settings page Version 1 4 New advanced Box Packing Algorithm used to pack boxes for shipping rates Feature added Multiple shipping packages now supported When the maximum size weight of a box is reached the remaining products are packed into another box and the rates are calculated using these multiple shipping packages Feature added Products and Variations can be marked as Ready to Ship Pre-packaged These products will not be packed but assumed already packed and ready to ship when calculating rates with Canada Post Feature added Shipping classes can be used to limit what Canada Post services ie Xpresspost or Expedited to use for groups of products Minimum Woocommerce requirement is Woocommerce 2 1 x Tested up to latest version Feature added Order details page now has an Order Shipping Details meta box that displays detailed information about the product packaging and calculation especially with regard to multiple shipping packages Additional options added to Settings page for more control over plugin functionality This version is a big update to the previous versions but all settings from previous versions will be retained when upgrading Version 1 3 9 Code improvements in Box packing Version 1 3 8 Feature added Boxes configuration have their own weight and dollar margin to be added to shipping cost if box is used Code improvements Version 1 3 7 Feature added Shipping Margin can now have negative numbers Ex Shipping Margin can be -5 to reduce the cost by 5 Shipping Margin by can also be – 5 to reduce shipping cost by 5 Lettermail Flat Rates now have a feature to override Package Envelope weight so that the live rates and the Lettermail Flat Rates can have separate Package Envelope weights in their calculation Lettermail Flat Rates can be limited by the Cart subtotal The minimum and maximum amounts can be configured in each Lettermail Flat Rate rule In Shipping Methods the Delivered by text now has a span tag wrapped around it with a class to aid in css styling Version 1 3 6 Feature added Shipping Margin with dollar value Ex can be used as a Handling fee Shipping Margin with percent is still available as well Bugfixes and code improvements Version 1 3 5 Updated Origin Source Postal code input validation Rates logging feature panel loaded by ajax Version 1 3 4 WordPress 3 8 update Bugfixes and code improvements Version 1 3 3 Feature added to Validate API Credentials from settings page Lettermail Flat Rates maximum dimensions setting Bugfixes and code improvements Version 1 3 Shipping calculation now works with products that have weight only no dimensions Bugfixes and code improvements Rates request logging feature added Version 1 2 1 Minor update Version 1 2 Rates are are sorted by cost from lowest to highest ascending Parcel Tracking feature enabled and added to plugin Live Tracking lookup with Canada Post Version 1 1 Complete Bilingual translation completed for Plugin code and provides correct Accept-language en-CA or en-FR to Canada Post webservice to display results in chosen language Plugin is now fully English and French and supports WPML Multi-language plugin Updated Administration options Version 1 0 Supports WooCommerce 2 0 Initial Release