Title: Centous Shipping Protection
Author: Centous Solutions
Published: <strong>June 29, 2026</strong>
Last modified: June 29, 2026

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# Centous Shipping Protection

 By [Centous Solutions](https://profiles.wordpress.org/centous/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/centous-shipping-protection.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/centous-shipping-protection/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/centous-shipping-protection/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/centous-shipping-protection/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/centous-shipping-protection/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/centous-shipping-protection/)

## Description

Centous Shipping Protection allows WooCommerce store owners to offer optional shipping
protection during Cart and Checkout. Customers can protect their orders against 
loss, theft, damage, or delayed delivery and submit claims directly from their My
Account dashboard.

The plugin includes a complete claim management system for store admins, flexible
insurance plans, refund workflows, analytics, and customizable widget settings.

### Key Features

 * Offer optional shipping protection during cart and checkout
 * Fixed and percentage based insurance plans (single plan mode)
 * Customer claim request system
 * Customer claim tracking from My Account
 * Admin claim management dashboard
 * Claim approval, rejection, and refund workflows
 * Protected WooCommerce order management
 * Supporting attachment uploads for claims
 * Analytics dashboard for protected orders and claims
 * Enable or disable protection widgets on Cart and Checkout
 * Customizable widget title, description, layout, icon, colors, and spacing
 * Widget shortcode for manual placement on cart and checkout pages
 * SMTP and server email delivery for claim notifications
 * Responsive and WooCommerce-friendly design
 * Compatible with classic and block-based Cart and Checkout

### Centous Shipping Protection Pro

Upgrade to [Centous Shipping Protection Pro](https://checkout.freemius.com/plugin/32697/plan/53657/)
to unlock advanced features:

 * Cart value based insurance plans with multiple pricing rules
 * Set different fixed or percentage fees by cart total range
 * Add, edit, and manage cart value rules from the Plans page
 * Customizable email templates for claim notifications
 * Edit subject lines and body content for admin and customer emails
 * Enable or disable individual claim email templates
 * Dynamic placeholders for customer, claim, and order details
 * Email preview before sending
 * Advanced analytics reports
 * Priority premium support
 * Future premium features included
 * 1 year of updates

### Getting Started

#### Configure Insurance Plans

 1. Go to Shipping Protect  Plans
 2. Select your insurance plan type:
 3.  * Fixed
     * Percentage
 4. Configure plan mode:
 5.  * Single Plan
 6. Save your insurance plan

#### Configure Widget Settings

 1. Go to Shipping Protect  Widget Settings
 2. Enable shipping protection on Cart and/or Checkout
 3. Customize:
 4.  * Switcher layout (toggle or checkbox)
     * Insurance icon
     * Spacing, typography, colors, and border style
 5. Save settings

#### Manage Orders

 1. Go to Shipping Protect  Manage Orders
 2. View all protected WooCommerce orders
 3. Track claim and fulfillment statuses

#### Manage Claims

 1. Go to Shipping Protect  Manage Claims
 2. Review submitted customer claims
 3. Reject, or refund claims
 4. View uploaded customer proof attachments

### Plugin Menu Structure

 * Dashboard
 * Plans
 * General Settings
 * Widget Settings
 * Manage Orders
 * Manage Claims
 * Email Templates (Pro upgrade preview)

### Insurance Plan Types

#### Fixed Plan

Charge a fixed insurance amount per order.

Example:
 Order Protection = $5

#### Percentage Plan

Charge insurance based on order subtotal percentage.

Example:
 2% of cart subtotal

#### Cart Value Based Plan (Pro)

Charge different protection fees depending on cart total ranges. Available in Centous
Shipping Protection Pro.

Example:
 $2.99 for carts under $50, $4.99 for carts between $50 and $150, and $
7.99 for carts over $150.

### Claim Workflow

 1. Customer places an order with shipping protection enabled
 2. Customer submits a claim request from My Account
 3. Admin reviews claim details and attachments
 4. Admin approves or rejects the claim
 5. Refund is processed for approved claims

### Supported WooCommerce

 * WooCommerce latest version supported
 * High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) compatible
 * Cart and Checkout Blocks compatible

### Data Handling & Privacy

This plugin does not collect personal data independently.

Customer claim information is stored locally in your WordPress database and used
only for claim management purposes.

### Third-Party Libraries

 * ApexCharts (https://apexcharts.com) — MIT License — used for the analytics dashboard.

### Support

For support, please contact us at [Centous Support](https://centousplugins.com/contact-us/).

Documentation: [Centous Shipping Protection Documentation](https://docs.centousplugins.com/centous-shipping-protection/)

### Author

[centous.com](https://www.centous.com/)

## Screenshots

[⌊Insurance dashboard⌉⌊Insurance dashboard⌉[

Insurance dashboard

[⌊Plan configuration⌉⌊Plan configuration⌉[

Plan configuration

[⌊Widget settings⌉⌊Widget settings⌉[

Widget settings

[⌊Manage orders page⌉⌊Manage orders page⌉[

Manage orders page

[⌊Claim management page⌉⌊Claim management page⌉[

Claim management page

[[

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ OR install the plugin via Plugins
    Add New  Upload Plugin
 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
 3. Ensure WooCommerce is installed and activated
 4. Go to Shipping Protect from the WordPress admin menu

## FAQ

### Is WooCommerce required?

Yes. WooCommerce must be installed and activated to use this plugin.

### Can customers submit claims?

Yes. Customers can submit shipping protection claims directly from their My Account
page.

### What types of insurance plans are supported?

The free plugin supports:
 * Fixed amount plans (single plan mode) * Percentage 
based plans (single plan mode)

Centous Shipping Protection Pro adds cart value based plans with multiple pricing
rules.

### Can administrators manage claims?

Yes. Administrators can review, approve, reject, and refund claims from the claim
management dashboard.

### Can I customize the shipping protection widget?

Yes. You can customize the widget title and description from General Settings, and
control layout, icon, colors, and spacing from Widget Settings.

### Can customers upload proof attachments?

Yes. Customers can upload screenshots and supporting images while submitting claim
requests.

### What is included in Centous Shipping Protection Pro?

Pro unlocks cart value based insurance plans, customizable email templates, advanced
analytics reports, priority premium support, future premium features, and 1 year
of updates. See the Pro section above for the full feature list.

### Where can I purchase Centous Shipping Protection Pro?

Visit [Centous Shipping Protection Pro](https://checkout.freemius.com/plugin/32697/plan/53657/)
to upgrade.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Centous Shipping Protection” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Centous Solutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/centous/)

[Translate “Centous Shipping Protection” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/centous-shipping-protection)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/centous-shipping-protection/),
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [checkout](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/checkout/)[Insurance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/insurance/)
   [refunds](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/refunds/)[shipping](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shipping/)
   [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
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## Contributors

 *   [ Centous Solutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/centous/)

## Support

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