WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping

Explore the comprehensive guide for integrating WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping with Advanced Shipment Tracking (AST) PRO. This integration is designed to automate your fulfillment workflow by streamlining the addition of tracking information and updating order statuses efficiently.

Overview of WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping Integration

The WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping plugin allows you to directly print Canada Post shipping labels from your WooCommerce dashboard. It integrates with your store and Canada Post to streamline the label creation process.

The Problem Addressed

When generating a shipping label via WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping:

• Order Notes Update: The plugin records the Shipping Carrier, Tracking Number, and a link in the WooCommerce order notes API as part of the label creation process.
• Manual Status Update Requirement: Users typically need to manually update the order status to ‘Completed’ (Shipped) after label creation.
• Manual Tracking Entry: The fulfillment process necessitates manually transferring the tracking number from the order notes to the Shipment Tracking Panel, a tedious task with a higher volume of orders.

WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping Tracking Integration Solution

The WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping Tracking Integration simplifies the order fulfillment process by:

• Automating Tracking Retrieval: Automatically fetching tracking information from the WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping and updating it in AST’s shipment tracking order meta.
• Streamlining Fulfillment Workflow: Eliminating the need for manual copy-pasting of tracking numbers and reducing the potential for errors.

Enabling WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping Tracking Integration

To activate the WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping integration:

1. Navigate: In your WordPress admin, go to WooCommerce > Shipment Tracking > Integrations.
2. Locate and Enable: Find the WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping integration and enable it.
3. AutoComplete Option: Opt to enable the ‘AutoComplete shipped orders’ option. With this, AST will automatically update the order status to ‘Shipped’. For manual control, keep this option disabled.

Post-Integration Workflow

After enabling the integration, whenever you create a shipping label using WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping for an order, the shipment tracking data, including the tracking number and carrier, will be automatically updated in AST’s shipment tracking order meta.

Handling Carrier Name Discrepancies

• Name Mismatch Issue: There might be variations in the names used for shipping carriers between WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping and AST’s shipping carriers list.
• Solution: Employ the ‘Map Shipping Carriers’ option to reconcile the names received from WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping with the standardized names in AST, ensuring the inclusion of a tracking link in the shipping confirmation email.

Best Practices and Notes

• Carrier List Sync: Regularly update your carrier list in AST for precise mapping and tracking.
• Integration Checks: Routinely ensure the integration’s functionality, particularly after plugin updates.
• Customer Awareness: Clearly communicate the availability of tracking features and encourage customers to use them for improved service satisfaction.

By following to this guide and enabling the WooCommerce Canada Post Shipping integration with AST PRO, you can significantly optimize your order fulfillment process, ensuring that tracking information is accurately and efficiently applied and communicated.