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5 Best WooCommerce Shipment Tracking plugins

5 Best WooCommerce Shipment Tracking plugins

“Where is my order?” is one of the most common support tickets any store gets. A shipment tracking plugin answers that question before the customer has to ask, pulling carrier data into WooCommerce and surfacing it on the order confirmation email and account page automatically.

WooCommerce Shipment Tracking plugins
WooCommerce Shipment Tracking plugins

The plugins

1. YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking

YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking
YITH WooCommerce Order & Shipment Tracking

Add, edit, or bulk-import tracking numbers, carrier names, and tracking URLs per order. Tracking info shows up automatically in order emails and on the customer’s My Account page, which cuts down on “where’s my order” support tickets without any extra work per order once it’s set up. $69.99/year, includes a year of updates and support, 30-day money-back guarantee.

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2. AfterShip Tracking

AfterShip Tracking
AfterShip Tracking

AfterShip is a dedicated tracking platform rather than a WooCommerce-only plugin, which shows in the feature set: a branded tracking page, rule-based shipping alerts, multi-language tracking pages, and post-purchase product recommendations shown right on the tracking page. Worth it if you want tracking to double as a marketing surface, not just a status lookup. Starts at $9/month.

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3. CWILL (formerly ParcelPanel)

Parcel Panel
Parcel Panel

ParcelPanel has rebranded as CWILL, if you’ve seen the old name elsewhere, this is the same plugin. It includes an order-lookup widget, a shipping progress bar, product recommendation upsells on the tracking page, and custom shipment statuses. 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org.

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4. Shipment Tracking (by Woo)

Shipment Tracking
Shipment Tracking

The official extension from Woo itself, straightforward tracking info in order emails and the account page, nothing beyond that. If you want the safest, most “just works with core WooCommerce” option and don’t need the marketing extras of AfterShip or CWILL, this is it. 50,000+ active installs, still updated (currently tested against WooCommerce 10.9). Pricing is shown regionally on their site now rather than a flat USD number, so check current pricing before buying.

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5. WooCommerce Shipment Tracking Pro (PluginHive)

WooCommerce Shipment Tracking Pro
WooCommerce Shipment Tracking Pro

The most carrier-heavy option here, 80+ carriers including UPS, USPS, FedEx, and DHL Express, plus SMS tracking alerts (not just email), bulk import via CSV/FTP/SFTP, and a dedicated tracking API for real-time delivery status. Makes sense if you’re shipping through more than a couple of carriers and need one system to reconcile all of them. $89/year, single site.

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Picking one

Woo’s own Shipment Tracking extension is the lowest-risk default if all you need is tracking numbers on the order page and in emails. YITH is a comparable alternative at a similar price point. Reach for AfterShip or CWILL if you want the tracking page itself to double as a marketing/upsell surface, and PluginHive’s Pro plugin if you’re juggling a lot of different carriers and need broader coverage than the others offer.

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Mar 13, 2024
Shashank Dubey
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