WooCommerce Shipping & Tax

Description

Attention: Shipping features have moved to a new dedicated plugin. Download WooCommerce Shipping.

WooCommerce Shipping & Tax makes basic eCommerce features like shipping more reliable by taking the burden off of your site’s infrastructure.

With WooCommerce Shipping & Tax, critical services are hosted on Automattic’s best-in-class infrastructure, rather than relying on your store’s hosting. That means your store will be more stable and faster.
To use the features, simply install this plugin and activate the ones you want directly in your dashboard. As we add more services, you’ll see more features available directly in WooCommerce – making setup simpler.

NOTE: This extension was previously referred to as WooCommerce Services.

Print USPS and DHL shipping labels and save up to 90%

Ship domestically and internationally right from your WooCommerce dashboard. Print USPS and DHL labels and instantly save up to 90%.

Collect accurate taxes at checkout

We’ve got taxes for you – no need to enter tax rates manually.

Screenshots

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/plugin-name directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
3. Install and activate WooCommerce if you haven’t already done so
4. Install, activate and connect to your WordPress.com account if you haven’t already done so
5. Want to buy shipping labels? First, add your credit card to https://wordpress.com/me/purchases/billing and then print labels for orders right from the Edit Order page
6. Enable automated taxes from WooCommerce > Settings > Tax (make sure “enable taxes” is checked in General settings first)

FAQ

Why is a WordPress.com account connection required?

We connect to your WordPress.com account to authenticate your site and user account so we can securely charge the payment method on file for any labels purchased.

What services are included?

• USPS and DHL label purchase/printing
• Automated tax calculation
• PayPal Checkout payment authorization

Can I buy and print shipping labels for US domestic and international packages?

Yes! You can buy and print USPS shipping labels for domestic destinations and USPS and DHL shipping labels for international destinations. Shipments need to originate from the U.S.

This works with WooCommerce, right?

Yep! WooCommerce version 3.0 or newer, please.

Are there Terms of Service and data usage policies?

Absolutely! You can read our Terms of Service here and our data policy here.

Where can I see the source code for this plugin?

The source code is freely available in GitHub.

Reviews

Useless without Paypal integration

drgonzo3000 June 11, 2024 2 replies

Plugin only allows you to pay for labels using the credit card on your wordpress account. Completely useless if business transactions are all done using a different merchant processor like Paypal. Zero thought was put into this and uninstalled it once I found this issue.

add_sift_js_tracker

jseutens March 29, 2024 2 replies

Do not try to add things from 3party to your stuff , I do not need to have AI track me and what I do on my site. That site is on my blocklist now (cdn.sift.com) on the server side , host file for any *.sift.com to 127.0.0.10

Not working, requires Jetpack bloatware

jsding January 25, 2024 1 reply

This plugin stopped working starting December 2023. It would still charge my card for the shipping labels but I would get an error before the label popped up to be printed. I couldn’t access the labels afterwards either. After WEEKS of trying to get help with support, they ended up saying it was an issue with my hosting service not having enough bandwidth. I’ve had the same hosting service for years with no issues. My thought is that they’ve continued to make the Jetpack plugin (which is required to make this plugin work) bigger and bigger, taking up more and more bandwidth to the point where you either have to increase your own hosting services or deal with it not working. Not worth it. Honestly would suggest new users go directly to Shopify instead of trying to deal with this nonsense.

Not Working

kryptonitecreative January 15, 2024 2 replies

There is no way to print a label, it keeps asking for a credit card, which it never registers….Updated – it turned out the wordpress.com account I had signed in with was different than the one trying to connect to pay and print the label. The plugin has been working great since support helped me figure out what the problem was.Also, you can pair this with “USPS Simple Shipping for Woocommerce” to calculate your shipping at the cart.

Jetpack is no longer required! ??

thewebtailors November 10, 2023 2 replies

Thank you so much removing the dependency on Jetpack! Much appreciated!

Don’t bother

Brankica October 27, 2023 2 replies

requires a horrible plugin which is unnecesary for anything but this yet it blats your site. shipping options themselves are just so basic it’s useless

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

2.8.2 – 2024-09-23

• Fix – Keep live rates enabled for eligible stores when WCS&T is active alongside WooCommerce Shipping.
• Tweak – Hide shipping migration banner for all stores not eligible to buy shipping labels.
• Tweak – Try WooCommerce Shipping modal copy.

2.8.1 – 2024-09-09

• Tweak – Hide migration banner for merchants still using legacy functionality.

2.8.0 – 2024-09-03

• Add – A new shipping migration experience from this plugin to the newly released WooCommerce Shipping plugin.

2.7.0 – 2024-07-25

• Add – Parallel compatibility with WooCommerce Shipping plugin.

2.6.2 – 2024-07-16

• Fix – Require HS Tariff number on customs form for EU destination countries.

2.6.1 – 2024-07-02

• Tweak – WooCommerce 9.0 and WordPress 6.6 compatibility.

2.6.0 – 2024-06-04

• Add – Logger for “Live Rates” feature on the front-end.

2.5.7 – 2024-05-13

• Add – wc_connect_shipment_item_quantity_threshold and wc_connect_max_shipments_if_quantity_exceeds_threshold filter hooks to be able to cap the number of shipment splits possible for an item with very large quantity.

2.5.6 – 2024-05-06

• Tweak – WooCommerce 8.8 compatibility.

2.5.5 – 2024-04-29

• Add – Prevent upcoming Woo Shipping and Woo Tax plugins from running in parallel with this plugin unless both are active, then they will take over for this plugin.

2.5.4 – 2024-03-25

• Tweak – WordPress 6.5 compatibility.

2.5.3 – 2024-03-12

• Fix – Colorado tax nexus workaround should only apply to Colorado from addresses.

2.5.2 – 2024-03-04

• Fix – Miscalculation tax from TaxJar and decided to use nexus address.

2.5.1 – 2024-02-12

• Fix – Cannot call constructor in classes/wc-api-dev/class-wc-rest-dev-data-continents-controller.php.

2.5.0 – 2024-01-08

• Add – Ability to keep connected to WordPress.com after Jetpack is uninstalled.
• Fix – Deprecation notices for PHP 8.2.

2.4.2 – 2023-11-30

• Fix – When automated taxes are enabled, the order refund button will fail

2.4.1 – 2023-11-28

• Fix – Street address is not included when recalculating the tax in edit order page.

2.4.0 – 2023-10-31

• Add – Ability to connect to WordPress.com without the Jetpack plugin.
• Fix – NUX banner display on Edit Order pages.

2.3.7 – 2023-10-23

• Add – Load Sift when printing a label.

2.3.6 – 2023-10-10

• Fix – Occasionally block user to checkout when using WooCommerce Blocks.
• Fix – Fix notice error when shipping location(s) is disabled in WooCommerce settings.

2.3.5 – 2023-09-20

• Tweak – Move Jetpack Connection requirement to the top in FAQ.

2.3.4 – 2023-09-05

• Fix – Shipping label reports to display proper HTML.

2.3.3 – 2023-08-22

• Tweak – Update .org assets.

2.3.2 – 2023-08-09

• Add – Added QIT tools for development.

2.3.1 – 2023-07-17

• Fix – Fix notice error on the WooCommerce tax settings page.

2.3.0 – 2023-07-11

• Add – Add USPS HAZMAT support.

2.2.5 – 2023-05-23

• Update – Security update.

2.2.4 – 2023-03-14

• Fix – Incompatibility with Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer.

2.2.3 – 2023-02-14

• Fix – Link correction on Automated taxes description text.

2.2.2 – 2023-02-02

• Fix – Adjust checkout US zipcode validation to run only when exactly 5 or 10 digits are typed.

2.2.1 – 2023-01-24

• Fix – Fix warning on checkout page apper if zipcode doesn’t match selected state.

2.2.0 – 2023-01-19

• Add – Add option to let user pick whether to save the last package & service or not.

2.1.1 – 2023-01-02

• Fix – Save the selected package box and do not skip the package step.

2.1.0 – 2022-11-30

• Tweak – Catch malformed zipcode and display WC notice.

2.0.0 – 2022-11-16

• Add – High-Performance Order Storage compatibility.
• Add – Add list of tax rate backup files for merchants to click and download.
• Tweak – Transition version numbering from SemVer to WordPress versioning.

1.26.3 – 2022-08-03

• Tweak – Always let the user to pick the package box.
• Add – Add filter to override TaxJar result.
• Fix – Uncatch error when installing/connecting the Jetpack.

1.26.2 – 2022-07-04

• Fix – Change the wp-calypso commit to fix NPM Error when run npm run prepare.
• Fix – E2E Tests: npm ci, update puppeteer to v2
• Fix – JS Tests: npm ci
• Tweak – Replace colors npm package with chalk

1.26.1 – 2022-06-21

• Add – Display warning if non-roman character is entered in address fields.
• Fix – “Division by Zero” fatal error on PHP 8.

1.26.0 – 2022-05-27

• Add – Tool to clear cached Tax server responses from the transients.
• Tweak – Enable shipping tax by default if is Florida interstate shipping.

1.25.28 – 2022-05-12

• Fix – Notice: Undefined index: ‘from_country’ when validating TaxJar request.

1.25.27 – 2022-05-03

• Fix – Cart with non-taxable product still calculate the tax.
• Tweak – Validate the TaxJar request before calling the api and cache 404 and 400 TaxJar response error for 5 minutes.

1.25.26 – 2022-04-19

• Fix – Display error on cart block and checkout block from WC Blocks plugin.
• Fix – TaxJar does not calculate Quebec Sales Tax when shipping from Canadian address.

1.25.25 – 2022-03-29

• Fix – TaxJar does not get the tax if the cart has non-taxable on the first item.
• Tweak – Use regex to check on WC Rest API route for WooCommerce Blocks compatibility.

1.25.24 – 2022-03-17

• Fix – Empty document is opened when Firefox is set to open PDF file using another program.
• Fix – Label purchase modal sections getting cut off.

1.25.23 – 2022-02-10

• Tweak – Make “Name” field optional if “Company” field is not empty.
• Fix – Added “Delete California tax rates” tool.
• Fix – Extract WC_Connect_TaxJar_Integration::backup_existing_tax_rates() for re-usability.

1.25.22 – 2022-02-02

• Fix – TaxJar does not get the tax if the cart has non-taxable item.
• Tweak – Bump WP tested version to 5.9 and WC tested version to 6.1.

1.25.21 – 2022-01-26

• Fix – Use ‘native’ pdf support feature for Firefox version 94 or later.
• Fix – Only call WC Subscriptions API when “access_token_secret” value is saved in database.
• Fix – Add name field to fields sent for EasyPost API address verification.
• Fix – Display company name under origin and destination address when create shipping label.
• Fix – Don’t override general “Enable Tax” setting with WC Services Automated Taxes setting.

1.25.20 – 2021-11-15

• Fix – Hide “Shipping Label” and “Shipment Tracking” metabox when the label setting is disabled.
• Fix – Wrap TaxJar API zipcodes with wc_normalize_postcode() before inserting into the database.
• Fix – Update shipping label to only show non-refunded order line items.
• Fix – Added 3 digits currency code on shipping label price for non USD.

1.25.19 – 2021-10-14

• Add – Notice about tax nexus in settings.
• Fix – Country drop down list no longer showing currency name.

1.25.18 – 2021-08-16

• Add – Added “Automated Taxes” health item on status page.
• Fix – Show error when missing required destination phone for international shipments.
• Fix – Prevent PHP notice when a label’s commercial_invoice_url value is null.
• Fix – Prevent fatal error when viewing draft order.
• Tweak – Bump WP tested version to 5.8.
• Tweak – Bump WC Tested version to 5.5.

1.25.17 – 2021-07-13

• Tweak – Replace Calypso FormCheckbox with CheckboxControl.

1.25.16 – 2021-07-09

• Tweak – Replace components with @wordpress/components.

1.25.15 – 2021-06-30

• Fix – Ensure shipping label metabox is displayed to users with the correct capabilities.
• Add – Added wcship_user_can_manage_labels filter to check permissions to print shipping labels.
• Add – Added wcship_manage_labels capability to check permissions to print shipping labels.

1.25.14 – 2021-06-15

• Fix – Issue with printing blank label in Safari.
• Fix – DHL Express labels – require customs form when shipping to Puerto Rico.
• Fix – Update DHL Express pickup link.

1.25.13 – 2021-05-20

• Fix – Prevent new sites from retrying failed connections.
• Fix – Data encoding when entities are part of order meta.
• Tweak – Update WC version support in headers.
• Fix – Plugin deletion when WooCommerce core is not present.
• Tweak – Rename automatic tax names for US.
• Fix – Check Jetpack constant defined by name.
• Fix – Sometimes taxes charged on shipping when they should not.

1.25.12 – 2021-04-21

• Fix – UPS account connection form retry on invalid submission.
• Fix – Fix PHP 5.6 compatibility issue.
• Tweak – Update plugin author name.
• Fix – Removes unnecessary subscription debug error logs.

1.25.11 – 2021-04-06

• Fix – Ensure status page is displayed on new WC navigation menu.
• Add – Run phpcbf as a pre-commit rule.
• Fix – Fix PHPUnit tests. Rename test_ to test- to match our phpcs rules. Remove travis and move to github action.
• Tweak – Updated .nvmrc to use 10.16.0
• Tweak – Update the shipping label status endpoint to accept and return multiple ids.
• Tweak – Display spinner icon during service data refresh.
• Add – Adds Dockerized E2E tests with GitHub Action integration.
• Fix – Handle DHL live rates notice creation and deletion errors.

1.25.10 – 2021-03-24

• Add – Add an endpoint for shipping label creation eligibility and share code for store eligibility.
• Fix – Shipping validation notice shown when no address entered.
• Tweak – Stop retrying to fetch /services when authentication fails on connect server.

1.25.9 – 2021-03-17

• Add – WC Admin notice about DHL live rates.
• Add – Live rates section in settings page.
• Tweak – Cleanup stripe functionality.
• Tweak – Display better errors on checkout page when address fields are missing / invalid.
• Tweak – Refresh on status page does not reload page.
• Fix – UPS invoice number allows numbers and letters.
• Add – Tracks shipping services used at checkout.
• Add – Update the existing endpoint POST /connect/packages to create shipping label packages, and add an endpoint PUT /connect/packages to update shipping label packages.
• Fix – Only display shipping validation errors on the cart or checkout pages.
• Tweak – Removes deprecated Jetpack constant JETPACK_MASTER_USER
• Fix – Revert radio button dot offset in the “Create shipping label” modal.

1.25.8 – 2021-03-02

• Tweak – Add support for new Jetpack 9.5 data connection.
• Tweak – Change minimum Jetpack version support to Jetpack 7.5.

1.25.7 – 2021-02-09

• Fix – Prevent error notices on checkout page load.
• Tweak – Highlight rate call usage over limit on WooCommerce Shipping settings page.
• Fix – Connect carrier account link broken on subdirectory installs.
• Fix – Position dot in the center of radio buttons in “Create shipping label”.
• Fix – Adjust radio button dot style in “Create shipping label” in high contrast mode on Windows.

1.25.6 – 2021-01-26

• Fix – Refreshes shipping methods after registering or removing carrier accounts.
• Tweak – Changed rates response caching method from cache to transient.

1.25.5 – 2021-01-11

• Fix – Redux DevTools usage update.
• Add – Display subscriptions usage.
• Add – Subscription activation.
• Add – Uses same DHL logo for all registered DHL accounts.
• Tweak – Adds WCCom access token and site ID to connect server request headers.

1.25.4 – 2020-12-08

• Tweak – Remove Stripe connect functionality.
• Tweak – Remove unused method in shipping settings view.
• Fix – Breaking behavior on account registration page.
• Add – Allows registration of additional accounts.
• Tweak – Carrier description on dynamic carrier registration form.
• Fix – Adjust documentation links.

1.25.3 – 2020-11-24

• Add – Initial code for WooCommerce.com subscriptions API.
• Add – Dynamic carrier registration form.
• Fix – When adding “signature required” to some packages, prices were not updating.
• Add – DHL Schedule Pickup link within order notes.
• Fix – UI fix for input validation for package dimensions and weights.
• Fix – Correct validation for UPS fields in Carrier Account connect form.
• Tweak – Add message to explain automated tax requires tax-exclusive product pricing.
• Fix – Disable USPS refunds for untracked labels only.