Delivery Manager for WooCommerce

Description

Delivery Manager for WooCommerce is a complete delivery management solution for WooCommerce that helps you efficiently manage and track order deliveries. Perfect for restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, and any business offering local delivery services.

This plugin simplifies your delivery workflow by enabling you to assign delivery personnel to orders, track delivery status with visual timelines, and keep customers informed throughout the entire delivery process.

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🚀 Key Features for Delivery Management:

For Store Administrators:
* Delivery Person Role – Dedicated user role with specific capabilities for delivery staff
* Smart Order Assignment – Assign delivery personnel to orders with AJAX-powered search
* Delivery Status Tracking – Track “Out for Delivery” and “Delivered” status for each order
* Delivery Details Metabox – Comprehensive metabox in order edit screen for delivery management
* Automatic Order Notes – System adds notes when delivery person is assigned or status changes
* Settings Panel – Configure auto-completion and delivery workflow options
* HPOS Compatible – Full support for WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage
* Block Editor Support – Compatible with WooCommerce Cart and Checkout Blocks

For Delivery Personnel:
* Dedicated My Account Section – “Deliveries” menu item with personalized delivery dashboard
* Delivery Queue – View all assigned deliveries in an organized, sortable table
* Complete Order Details – Access customer name, address, phone, email, and order items
* Status Management – Mark orders as “Out for Delivery” or “Delivered” from frontend
* Visual Timeline – See delivery progress with icon-based timeline display
* Mobile-Optimized – Fully responsive interface for managing deliveries on the go

For Customers:
* Delivery Information Display – Dedicated section on order details and thank you pages
* Visual Timeline – Track delivery progress from order placement to delivery
* Delivery Person Details – Know who is assigned to deliver your order
* Real-Time Status Updates – See current status: Processing, Out for Delivery, or Delivered
* Expected Delivery Date – Automatic calculation of estimated delivery timeframe
* Complete Transparency – Full visibility into your delivery journey

🎯 Perfect For:

• Restaurants & Food Delivery Services – Manage food orders and coordinate delivery drivers
• Grocery Stores & Supermarkets – Organize grocery delivery operations efficiently
• Pharmacies & Medical Suppliers – Handle prescription and medical supply deliveries
• Flower Shops & Gift Stores – Coordinate local delivery of flowers and gifts
• Local E-commerce Stores – Add professional delivery management to any WooCommerce store

💼 How It Works?

1. Create Delivery Personnel – Add new users with the “Delivery Person” role
2. Assign to Orders – Use the Delivery Details metabox to search and assign delivery staff
3. Delivery Staff Logs In – Personnel access their assigned deliveries via My Account
4. Update Status – Mark orders “Out for Delivery” when departing, “Delivered” when complete
5. Customers Stay Informed – Order pages show delivery progress and status updates

🔧 Advanced Features:

Seamless WooCommerce Integration:
* Native WooCommerce order management integration
* HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatibility declared
* Works with all standard WooCommerce order statuses
* Custom meta data stored without conflicts
* Compatible with WooCommerce Blocks

Secure Role Management:
* Custom “Delivery Person” role with specific capabilities
* Role-based access control for secure operations
* Delivery personnel only see their assigned orders
* Administrators maintain complete control
* Proper capability checks throughout

Visual Timeline System:
* Icon-based delivery progress display
* Automatic tracking of key timestamps
* Order placed, delivery assigned, out for delivery, delivered
* Expected delivery date calculation
* Clean, user-friendly interface

Developer Friendly:
* Well-documented code following WordPress standards
* Multiple action hooks for customization
* Filter hooks for modifying functionality
* Template override support
* AJAX-powered interfaces
* Clean separation of admin and frontend code

Configurable Settings:
* Auto-complete delivery on order completion
* Auto-complete order when marked delivered
* Extensible settings panel with action hooks
* Per-site configuration options

📱 Mobile Responsive Design:

All interfaces—admin metaboxes, delivery dashboards, and customer views—are fully responsive and work seamlessly on smartphones and tablets. Delivery personnel can easily manage their assignments on the go.

🔒 Security & Performance:

• Built following WordPress and WooCommerce security standards
• Nonce verification on all form submissions
• Capability checks before any actions
• Sanitized and validated user inputs
• Escaped outputs to prevent XSS
• Optimized database queries
• Minimal performance impact on your store

Privacy Policy

Delivery Manager for WooCommerce respects your privacy and does not collect or transmit any data outside your WordPress installation.

Data Stored Locally:
* Delivery person assignment (order meta: _dman_delivery_person)
* Delivery status flags (order meta: _dman_is_out_for_delivery, _dman_is_delivered)
* Timestamp data (order meta: _dman_delivery_assigned_date, _dman_out_for_delivery_date, _dman_delivered_date)
* User role assignment (wp_usermeta: dman_delivery_person role)

Data Access:
* Administrators can view and manage all delivery data
* Delivery Personnel can only view their own assigned orders
* Customers can view delivery information for their own orders only

Data Retention:
* Delivery data is tied to WooCommerce orders
* Follows your WooCommerce data retention and deletion policies
* Deleting an order removes associated delivery meta data
* Uninstalling the plugin removes custom user role

Third-Party Services:
* No data is sent to or stored on external services
* No tracking or analytics performed by the plugin
* All data remains within your WordPress database

Developer Documentation

Template Overrides

Override plugin templates by copying to your theme:

Order Delivery Details:
Copy: plugins/delivery-manager-for-woocommerce/templates/order/order-delivery-details.php
To: yourtheme/woocommerce/order/order-delivery-details.php

Deliveries List:
Copy: plugins/delivery-manager-for-woocommerce/templates/myaccount/deliveries.php
To: yourtheme/woocommerce/myaccount/deliveries.php

View Single Delivery:
Copy: plugins/delivery-manager-for-woocommerce/templates/myaccount/view-delivery.php
To: yourtheme/woocommerce/myaccount/view-delivery.php

Available Action Hooks

`php

// Admin – After delivery metabox content
do_action( ‘dman_admin_after_order_meta_box’, $order );

// Frontend – Before delivery timeline
do_action( ‘dman_before_delivery_timeline’, $order );

// My Account – Before deliveries list
do_action( ‘dman_before_account_deliveries’, $has_deliveries );

// My Account – Before each delivery column
do_action( ‘dman_my_account_deliveries_before_column_’ . $column_id, $delivery_order );

// Settings – After general settings fields
do_action( ‘dman_after_general_settings_fields’ );
`

Available Filter Hooks

`php

// Modify screen IDs
apply_filters( ‘dman_screen_ids’, $screen_ids );

// Customize deliveries table columns
apply_filters( ‘dman_account_deliveries_columns’, $columns );

// Modify deliveries query
apply_filters( ‘dman_my_account_my_deliveries_query’, $args );
`

Plugin Constants

`php

DMAN_VERSION // Plugin version number
DMAN_FILE // Main plugin file path
DMAN_PATH // Plugin directory path
DMAN_URL // Plugin directory URL
DMAN_ASSETS_PATH // Assets directory path
DMAN_ASSETS_URL // Assets directory URL
`

Helper Functions

`php

// Get plugin instance
delivery_manager_for_woocommerce();

// Check if user is delivery person
dman_is_delivery_person( $user_id );

// Get deliveries table columns
dman_get_account_deliveries_columns();

// Get delivery view URL
dman_get_delivery_view_url( $delivery_order );

// Get delivery steps for timeline
dman_get_delivery_steps( $order );
`

Code Examples

Add custom delivery column:
php
add_filter( 'dman_account_deliveries_columns', function( $columns ) {
$columns['custom'] = 'Custom Column';
return $columns;
});

Add custom content after metabox:
php
add_action( 'dman_admin_after_order_meta_box', function( $order ) {
echo '<p>Custom content here</p>';
});

Support & Feedback

We’re committed to providing excellent support and continuously improving Delivery Manager for WooCommerce.

Get Help:
* Visit our website: BeautifulPlugins.com
* Contact support: Support Page
* Check documentation for guides and tutorials

Report Issues:
* Found a bug? Let us know so we can fix it
* Have a feature request? We’d love to hear your ideas
* Experiencing compatibility issues? We’ll work to resolve them

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Credits

Developed By: BeautifulPlugins

Special Thanks:
* The WordPress community for inspiration and support
* WooCommerce team for their excellent e-commerce platform
* All users who provide valuable feedback and suggestions

Contributing:
Delivery Manager for WooCommerce is developed with care and attention to quality. We welcome feedback, bug reports, and feature suggestions from our community.