WooCommerce Shipping

Save time and money with WooCommerce Shipping. This dedicated shipping plugin allows you to print discounted shipping labels and compare live label rates with just a few clicks. There is no need to spend time setting up individual carrier accounts as everything is done directly from your WooCommerce dashboard. With WooCommerce Shipping, 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 start shipping, simply install this free plugin, create a WooCommerce account, and start saving time and money on your packages. Print USPS, UPS, and DHL shipping labels and get heavily discounted rates Ship domestically and internationally right from your WooCommerce dashboard. Print USPS, UPS, and DHL labels to save up to 77% instantly. All shipments are 100% carbon-neutral. More carriers are coming soon. Compare live shipping label rates Compare live rates across carriers to make sure you get the best price without guesswork or complex math. Split shipments Send orders in multiple shipments as products become ready. Optimized tracking Our built-in Shipment Tracking feature makes it easier for you and your customers to manage tracking numbers by automatically adding tracking IDs to “Order Complete” emails. Address verification at checkout Say goodbye to undeliverable packages and the hassle of managing incorrect addresses by enabling address verification at checkout. Including your customers in the shipping process will reduce failed deliveries, costly returns, and guesswork. Supported store countries and currencies WooCommerce Shipping currently only supports stores shipping from the following countries and using the following currencies. Please note you can still ship internationally, this is only applicable to your store's location. Store countries

• United States (US)
• American Samoa (AS)
• Puerto Rico (PR)
• United States Virgin Islands (VI)
• Guam (GU)
• Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands (UM)
• Federated States of Micronesia (FM)
• Marshall Islands (MH) Store currencies
• United States Dollar (USD)

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

1. Install and activate WooCommerce if you haven't already done so
2. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-shipping directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
4. 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

2.3.16 - 2026-09-03

• Fix - Restore the "Apply suggested address" button on the block checkout for WooCommerce 11.0.1 and newer.
• Fix - Prevent a fatal error caused by loading the wrong internal file on some servers.
• Tweak - Check the status of an in-progress label purchase every 3 seconds instead of every 10, so the purchase resolves and the print options appear sooner.
• Tweak - Limit the "Connect your store" WooCommerce Shipping banner to WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping, the order detail page and the Plugins page, so it no longer appears on unrelated screens.

2.3.15 - 2026-08-24

• Tweak - WordPress 7.1 Compatibility.

2.3.14 - 2026-08-17

• Tweak - Force-bundle the @wordpress/ui package in webpack so the build stays correct even if the package stops opting out of script externalization.

2.3.13 - 2026-08-10

• Fix - Include the selected package's weight in the first shipping rate request, so quoted rates no longer increase after editing customs or getting rates again.
• Tweak - Upgrade WooCommerce Components and Data packages to remove the vulnerable DOMPurify 2.5.8 dependency.

2.3.12 - 2026-07-27

• Tweak - WooCommerce 11.0 Compatibility.

2.3.11 - 2026-07-16

• Fix - Stop prompting to "Connect your store" when the site is already connected to WordPress.com but the WooCommerce Shipping terms have not been accepted yet; show a terms-acceptance screen instead.
• Tweak - Update the @wordpress/ui package to 0.16.1 to stay compatible with upcoming Gutenberg and WordPress 7.1 changes.
• Tweak - Hide the customs product details fields and show an explanatory notice when the content type is Documents, since document mailings don't include a customs item declaration.

2.3.10 - 2026-06-30

• Fix - Improve spacing around the FedEx recipient phone number notice on the label purchase screen.
• Fix - Prevent classic checkout address validation warnings from causing repeated update_order_review failure loops, and keep them visible when the billing address is used for shipping.

2.3.9 - 2026-06-22

• Fix - Keep classic checkout address validation notice styling when moving notices near address fields.
• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.9 Compatibility.

2.3.8 - 2026-06-17

• Tweak - Refresh the purchased shipping label panel layout and actions.
• Fix - Keep today selectable in the ship date picker across timezones.

2.3.7 - 2026-06-09

• Fix - Keep the label purchase error notice visible after a failed purchase instead of clearing it during the automatic rate refresh.
• Fix - Default the ship date to today each time the label purchase flow opens instead of carrying over a remembered date.
• Tweak - Move checkout address validation notices closer to the shipping address fields.

2.3.6 - 2026-06-08

• Fix - Require recipient phone numbers before purchasing FedEx labels.
• Tweak - Simplify the SCAN Forms history empty-state message.

2.3.5 - 2026-05-25

• Add - Register an initial read-only WordPress ability for WooCommerce Shipping label reports.
• Fix - Prevent fatal DivisionByZeroError in MigrationController when no legacy WCS&T labels exist.
• Fix - Strip null-valued client fields before address normalization so company-only sender addresses no longer hit "destination.first_name" is not allowed 400 from the connect server.
• Tweak - Forward the address role (origin vs. destination) to the normalization endpoint so origin saves no longer travel the wire labeled as destinations.

2.3.4 - 2026-05-20

• Tweak - WordPress 7.0 Compatibility.
• Fix - Show the customs form for US territory shipments (regardless of address normalization) and validate item descriptions against the USPS 30-character limit before label purchase, preventing opaque rejections.

2.3.3 - 2026-05-18

• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.8 Compatibility.
• Fix - Prevent partial account-settings saves from disabling shipping label creation.

2.3.2 - 2026-05-11

• Fix - Clear fetched rates after a failed label purchase and dismiss the top purchase error notice when the merchant requests rates again.

2.3.1 - 2026-05-05

• Fix - Render multi-line rate fetch errors as separate paragraphs and surface them as a warning so available carrier rates remain visible.

2.3.0 - 2026-04-27

• New - FedEx Rate Purchasing is now available! Merchants can compare and purchase FedEx labels directly from WooCommerce Shipping.
• Fix - Automatically split mixed domestic and international labels into separate USPS SCAN Forms.
• Fix - Refresh shipping rates after a label refund so re-purchase uses a new shipment ID.

2.2.9 - 2026-04-20

• Add - Residential/commercial address toggle on the label purchase screen, used by FedEx for accurate rates and service availability.
• Tweak - Update FedEx Terms of Service checkbox copy to reference the general Terms of Service, which now covers shipping services.
• Fix - Prevent fatal TypeError when completing orders with shipping labels that have no tracking number.

2.2.8 - 2026-04-13

• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.7 Compatibility.

2.2.7 - 2026-04-09

• Add - FedEx Terms of Service acceptance checkbox before first FedEx label purchase.
• Fix - Shipment weight selector no longer switches to lbs when weight exceeds 16 oz and store unit is set to oz.
• Fix - Prevent FedEx predefined packages from leaking through the client-side cache when FedEx is not enabled for the client.

2.2.6 - 2026-03-30

• Fix - Invalidate cached shipping rates when customs item values change to prevent stale data on Commercial Invoices.

2.2.5 - 2026-03-23

• Add - Display service status notices in label purchase modal for carrier incidents.

2.2.4 - 2026-03-10

• Fix - Automatically refresh shipping rates when weight or package details change after initial fetch.
• Tweak - Add telemetry tracking for button interactions on the CIAB Shipping settings page.
• Tweak - Update payment method notices in the label purchase panel to use the new UI component design.
• Dev - Add @wordpress/ui package dependency.
• Tweak - Show what the customer paid for shipping and profit/loss per rate during label purchase.
• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.6 Compatibility.

2.2.3 - 2026-03-02

• Fix - Allow rate fetching for addresses that fail validation when manually approved by the merchant.
• Fix - Update USPS ScanForm branding to USPS® SCAN Form and add documentation link to onboarding banner.
• Tweak - Remove USPS® SCAN Form onboarding notice banner from the orders list screen.
• Tweak - Enable USPS® SCAN Form feature by default for new installations.
• Dev - Add usage tracking for the label purchase flow in the new label purchase experience.

2.2.2 - 2026-02-24

• Fix - Allow fetching rates for unverified destination addresses (e.g. international addresses).

2.2.1 - 2026-02-23

• Fix - Allow purchasing domestic shipping labels without a destination phone number.
• Fix - locutus vulnerability (CVE-2026-25521)

2.2.0 - 2026-02-11

• New – USPS ScanForm is now available. Enable or disable the feature in Shipping settings.
• Fix - UPS TOS acceptance failures on Atomic/WPCloud sites due to missing or invalid user email.

2.1.4 - 2026-02-03

• Fix - Non-US phone number validation.
• Fix - Add origin email address to the purchase label request.
• Fix - Display correct dimension units on label details after purchase.
• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.5 compatibility.

2.1.3 - 2026-01-28

• Fix - Prevent rate fetch API calls when destination address is unverified.
• Fix - Validate delivery dates against ship date for accurate display.
• Fix - Allow deselecting all carriers in the carrier filter.
• Fix - Preserve rate selection when prices fluctuate during UPS TOS acceptance flow.

2.1.2 - 2026-01-19

• Fix - Exclude labels from trashed orders in ScanForm eligible orders query.
• Fix - Box weight not added to total weight when shipment weight triggers oz display.
• Fix - Set the shipment date to UTC.

2.1.1 - 2026-01-12

• Fix - Wrong package weight used when purchasing UPS rates with non-signature options.

2.1.0 - 2026-01-12

• Add - USPS ScanForm Feature.
• Add - Setting to enable "Return package to sender" by default for international shipments.
• Fix - Critical error when opening older orders with corrupted shipment data.
• Fix - Fatal error due to removed AccessiblePrivateMethods trait in WooCommerce 10.5.
• Fix - Design QA issues in the Buy Shipping Label flow including title case formatting, dimension units, items summary, and address tooltip.

2.0.2 - 2025-12-10

• Fix - node-forge vulnerability (CVE-2025-12816)
• Fix - Success banner after WPCOM connection not dismissing on WooCommerce Orders page.
• Fix - Fix display of debug logs in the plugin status page.
• Tweak - WordPress 6.9 and WooCommerce 10.4 compatibility.

2.0.1 - 2025-11-17

• Add - Ability for merchants to save and use unverified addresses when validation fails.

2.0.0 - 2025-11-11

• Add - New Return Label feature. You can now buy return labels for domestic shipments.

1.8.11 - 2025-10-20

• Fix - Fix SchedulePickup and RefundShipment components rendering issues in purchase notice.

1.8.10 - 2025-10-14

• Fix - Styling glitch in address suggestion modal.
• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.3 Compatibility.

1.8.9 - 2025-09-29

• Tweak - Add packaging slip support for fulfillments without a shipping label.
• Fix - Show correct refund status in Analytics → Shipping Labels and fix PHP warnings.

1.8.8 - 2025-09-10

• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.2 Compatibility.
• Fix - Packaging slip creation for orders with multiple shipments.
• Fix - Broken rendering of shipment sub items in split shipment view for items with variations.
• Fix - Shipment item quantity changing in view after extra label is purchased.

1.8.7 - 2025-09-02

• Add - Notice to show warnings generated while address verification

1.8.6 - 2025-08-27

• Fix - Retrieval and rendering of created shipments on multi-shipment orders

1.8.5 - 2025-08-26

• Fix - Added data models to ensure consistent formatting of shipment data.
• Fix - Simplify the saved shipment object on order meta data.

1.8.4 - 2025-08-12

• Fix - Stop calling update strategies on every page.

1.8.3 - 2025-08-04

• Fix - Printing on Android based browser doesn't work.
• Fix - Remove deprecated load_plugin_textdomain() call to fix WordPress.org plugin check.
• Fix - Address normalization invalidation after update outside of the shipping modal.

1.8.2 - 2025-07-29

• Fix - Prevent erroneous shipment creation from labels with purchase errors.

1.8.1 - 2025-07-22

• Fix - Prevent shipping labels from getting stuck in purchase state by adding retry limits and improving error handling.
• Add - Introduce new feature banners system controllable via the connect server.

1.8.0 - 2025-07-09

• Add - Implement promotions service.

1.7.5 - 2025-07-07

• Tweak - WooCommerce 10.0 Compatibility.
• Fix - PHP error warning in the plugin settings page.

1.7.4 - 2025-06-23

• Fix - Resolved the issue of duplicate shipments by ensuring refunded labels are ignored during shipment generation.

1.7.3 - 2025-06-11

• Fix - Fixed a UI-only issue causing purchased labels to display under incorrect shipments while the data remained accurate.

1.7.2 - 2025-06-10

• Tweak - WooCommerce 9.9 Compatibility.
• Fix - Prevent account from being unintentionally disabled via API when settings are updated
• Fix - Create shipping label modal style issues.

1.7.1 - 2025-05-22

• Fix - Address validation assets not loading.

1.7.0 - 2025-05-15

• Add - Introduce UPS Ground Saver shipping service with dedicated Terms of Service acceptance flow.

1.6.7 - 2025-05-05

• Fix - A failed purchase prevents updating destination address.
• Fix - Rates response for shipment_id = 0 is now correctly being returned as an object instead of an array.

1.6.6 - 2025-04-22

• Add - Display "Tracking is not available" note in the rate for untrackable services.

1.6.5 - 2025-04-14

• Tweak - Update the link for UPS Terms of Service.

1.6.4 - 2025-04-07

• Tweak - WooCommerce 9.8 Compatibility.

1.6.3 - 2025-04-01

• Fix - Labels created in the mobile apps are not visible in the web view.

1.6.2 - 2025-03-17

• Fix - Notice PHP error "Undefined index" on the settings page after fresh install.

1.6.1 - 2025-03-06

• Tweak - Force browser to download assets of the new release.

1.6.0 - 2025-03-04

• Add - New "Print packing slip" option on purchased labels.
• Add - Add a new "wcshipping_fulfillment_summary" filter to allow third party to modify the fulfillment metabox message.
• Add - Display a "Non-refundable" note in the rate for non-refundable services.
• Add - Functionality to specify shipping date of the label.
• Fix - Sanitize order line item name and variation on shipping label creation form.
• Fix - Selecting a label size on the "Print label" button would update the default label size.
• Tweak - Remove the paper size selector next to the "Purchase Shipment" button, add a new size selector to the "Print label" button.
• Tweak - ITN format improvements.
• Tweak - Update the package deletion API endpoint to support predefined packages deletion.
• Dev - Update JS dependencies.

1.5.0 - 2025-02-12

• Add - Addtional UPS label options.
• Tweak - WooCommerce 9.7 Compatibility.
• Fix - Prevent race condition when fetching rates.

1.4.1 - 2025-02-06

• Tweak - Improve overall frontend performance.
• Tweak - Improve address API documentation.
• Add - New tax identifier for custom forms (PVA) that can be found on the WooCommerce Shipping settings page.

1.4.0 - 2025-01-22

• Add - Added possibility to purchase additional shipping labels, after all items in an order has been included in a shipped parcel.
• Add - Emoji validation on customs description.
• Fix - Address validation triggering for guest users before required address fields are filled.
• Fix - Address validation unnecessarily strict for US addresses.

1.3.4 - 2025-01-17

• Fix - Fatal error on settings page for new installs.

1.3.3 - 2025-01-15

• Add - New API endpoint to check if the order is eligible for shipping label creation.
• Fix - Fix CORS warnings on Safari browser when address validation is enabled.
• Fix - Don't register address validation script if it is disabled.
• Fix - Change the product description tooltip link in the customs form to better explain the purpose of the information.
• Fix - Call to undefined function wc_st_add_tracking_number.

1.3.2 - 2025-01-07

• Fix - Removing starred carrier packages would also remove the predefined packages of other carriers.
• Fix - Refrain from automatically fetching rates if totalWeight is 0.
• Fix - Shipment data type safeguards.
• Fix - Dynamic property creation notices on PHP 8.2+.
• Fix - An error in the label purchase API endpoint when no shipment info is provided.
• Fix - An error in the label purchase API endpoint when the client does not provide list of supported features.
• Tweak - PHP 8.4 compatibility.
• Tweak - Improve the total weight input behaviour and error reporting.
• Tweak - Consolidate the origin address API endpoints and documentation.

1.3.1 - 2024-12-13

• Fix - Fix issue preventing the address validation from being applied on the checkout page.
• Tweak - Persist the label purchase modal open state on page refresh.

1.3.0 - 2024-12-10

• Add - UPS shipping label support, providing access to discounted rates directly in the WooCommerce dashboard (no individual UPS account required).
• Add - Two new tax identifiers for customs form (IOSS & VOEC) that can be found on the WooCommerce Shipping settings page.
• Fix - Fix issue where migrated paper size was making payment method change fail.
• Fix - Fix package and rates pre-selection for multiple shipments.
• Fix - Fix issue with fatal errors in some environments when using the Shipment Tracking extension.

1.2.3 - 2024-11-18

• Add - Only wp.com account owner can manage payment methods.
• Add - Emoji validation on shipping address.
• Add - Label reporting under WooCommerce -> Analytics.
• Add - GET method for /package API endpoint.
• Fix - Issue where legacy labels were not being migrated if the order had WC Shipping labels.
• Fix - “Rate not found: First” error by ensuring the package type is correctly set at the time of label purchase.

1.2.2 - 2024-11-05

• Add - Option to automatically print a label once the label is successfully purchased.
• Add - Option to allow users to change the unit of the total shipment weight.
• Tweak - WordPress 6.7 Compatibility.
• Tweak - Add caveat to USPS Media Mail rate to indicate what may be shipped via this service.
• Tweak - Move USPS Media Mail to the bottom of the rates list.
• Tweak - Move last purchased rate that is pre-selected to the top of the rates list.
• Fix - Added missing separator for zip code in the checkout address verification.
• Fix - Issue with legacy API endpoint for custom packages to ensure correct data output.
• Fix - Issue where switching between package tabs would not reset the selected rate.

1.2.1 - 2024-10-17

• Fix - Issue with excessive rendering of the shipping label success view.

1.2.0 - 2024-10-16

• Add - Option to allow shipping address validation at checkout.
• Fix - A failed payment would hinder future purchases.
• Tweak - Do not cache new shipping API endpoints.
• Tweak - Improve asset file versioning.

1.1.5 - 2024-10-02

• Fix - A single order being shipped within the same country and internationally could cause confusion with the customs form.
• Fix - Changing a shipment's origin or destination address was not being reflected correctly throughout the entire UI.
• Fix - Total shipment weight exceeding 1k caused the total weight field to be blank.
• Fix - Moving shipment items to another shipment can cause the app to crash under certain conditions.
• Fix - Shipping labels now hide the origin name when the origin address includes a company name.
• Dev - New wcshipping_include_email_tracking_info filter so 3rd party plugins can enable/disable tracking info in emails.

1.1.4 - 2024-09-25

• Add - Automate address verification for shipping address on the purchase screen.
• Add - Improve the purchase status header during the purchase process
• Tweak - Improve timestamp handling on plugin status page.
• Fix - Selectively migrate WooCommerce Shipping & Tax packages if WCShipping created its own new settings.
• Fix - Don't remove non-compact options prefixed with "wc_connect_" on uninstallation.
• Fix - Focusing in the custom package form doesn't deactivate the "Get rates button" button.
• Fix - Ensure custom items stay in sync with the shipment items.
• Fix - Surface payment errors to the user.
• Fix - Remember dismissal of migration banners.
• Fix - Customs form's weight to represent the total weight instead of individual line item weight.

1.1.3 - 2024-09-18

• Add - Remember last order complete checkbox state for next label purchase.
• Add - Automatically fetch rates on label purchase modal load when all conditions are met for fetching rates.
• Add - Load the settings data from DB.
• Fix - Ensure tracking numbers link to the correct carrier tracking url when using the Shipment Tracking extension.
• Fix - Customs form's value to represent the total value instead of individual line item value.
• Fix - Hide virtual products in the shipping label modal.
• Tweak - Improve error handling when purchasing shipping labels.
• Dev - Ensure all API endpoints are loaded using the correct hook.

1.1.2 - 2024-09-13

• Add - Functionality to delete saved packages and remove starred carrier packages.
• Add - Added a package weight field to the save template form.
• Tweak - Store the name of the package that was used for a shipping label as part of the shipping label metadata.
• Tweak - Support product customs data created by WooCommerce Shipping & Tax when purchasing new shipping labels.
• Tweak - Improve error handling when purchasing shipping labels.
• Fix - Improve responsive behaviour of the "Shipping Label" meta box on order edit pages.
• Fix - Hide virtual products in the shipping label modal.
• Fix - Nested items in the split shipment modal was missing dimension units.
• Fix - Hide WooCommerce Shipping & Tax migration banners if there are no previous history.
• Fix - Update the background order form when using the "Mark order as completed" option.
• Fix - Hide "Mark as complete" option on already completed orders.

1.1.1 - 2024-09-06

• Fix - Get rates button doesn't get active after correcting customs information.
• Fix - Accessing products from old labels when migrating shipments causes the process to stall.

1.1.0 - 2024-09-03

• Add - Support for migrating WooCommerce Shipping & Tax labels and settings.
• Add - Tooltip to explain disabled delete button on default origin address.
• Add - Necessary endpoints to load the plugin dynamically in WooCommerce.
• Add - Allow the WooCommerce mobile app to access API.
• Tweak - Move shipment tracking metabox to upper position.
• Fix - Browser always ask to exit the settings screen after settings has been saved.
• Fix - Force shipments with a purchased label to be locked.
• Fix - Loading plugin version in Loader class.

1.0.5 - 2024-08-21

• Add - Show error in Onboarding Connection component.
• Fix - Conflict with Jetpack connection class.
• Tweak - Change to sender checkbox text on the customs form.
• Tweak - Added new "source" parameter to the /wpcom-connection endpoint.

1.0.4 - 2024-08-13

• Add - New Connect component on the shipping settings page.
• Add - Upload sourcemaps to sentry.
• Add - Hook into WPCOM Connection dependency list to communicate we share logic with e.g. WooCommerce.
• Tweak - Make composer package versions specific.
• Tweak - Show confirmation banner after accepting Terms of Service.
• Tweak - Hide connect banners if store currency is not supported by WooCommerce Shipping.
• Tweak - Hide connect banners on the WooCommerce Shipping settings page.

1.0.3 - 2024-08-02

• Fix - Error accessing the continents API endpoint.

1.0.2 - 2024-07-30

• Tweak - WordPress 6.6 Compatibility.
• Add - Display the NUX banner on HPOS Order pages.

1.0.1 - 2024-06-24

• Tweak - Adhering to the plugin review standards.

1.0.0 - 2024-04-18

• Initial release.