📣 Make sure you have WooCommerce installed and enabled before beginning.

Download the WooCommerce Estimated Delivery Dates plugin from my account, install and activate. Here’s what it should look like once activated.

Screenshot showing the new plugin activation in the admin on the plugins page.

Now it’s time to Activate the License.


With the license activated, to get started using this plugin first go to WooCommerce settings and access the Shipping tab. Go to Shipping zones and select a shipping zone.

Screenshot showing the WooCommerce shipping zones settings.

Choose a shipping method to begin adding custom data for calculating the estimated delivery date for that shipping method.

Screenshot showing the available shipping methods for a shipping zone.

The settings for calculating an estimated delivery date for a shipping method are included in the shipping method settings modal.

Screenshot showing the shipping method settings modal with the additional estimated delivery date settings.
Ship/Delivery Days

Choose which days of the week are available for shipping/delivery.

Screenshot showing the Ship Days and Delivery Days settings.
Transit Days

The range of days the item will spend in transit. If there is no range, set the lower and upper values to the same number.

Screenshot showing the Transit Days settings.
Cutoff Time

The cutoff time for an order to be considered eligible for shipping that day.

Screenshot showing the Cutoff Time setting.
Calculation Type

Choose if the transit time should be calculated with All Days or Business days only.

Screenshot showing the Calculation Type setting.
Shipping/Delivery Blackout Dates

The dates that are not available for shipping/delivery.

Screenshot showing the shipping and delivery blackout dates settings.

For shipping and delivery blackout dates that are not specific to a shipping method, global blackout dates can be set in the “Estimated Delivery Blackout Dates” section.

Screenshot showing the Estimated Delivery Blackout Dates settings page.

Enter any shipping and delivery blackout dates and click “Save changes”.

Screenshot showing the estimated delivery blackout dates settings page with dates entered.

After adding custom data for calculating an estimated delivery date, the estimated delivery date will be displayed at various places in the checkout process.

Cart
Screenshot showing the estimated delivery dates for each shipping method on the cart page.
Checkout
Screenshot showing the estimated delivery dates for each shipping method on the checkout page.
Order Details
Screenshot showing the estimated delivery dates on order details page.
Order Emails
Screenshot showing the estimated delivery dates for the order in order email.

That’s it! You now have full control over the calculation of estimated delivery dates for your WooCommerce orders. If you have any questions about using this plugin, feel free to contact us.