Description
Ournest Dropshipping (ODS) is a WooCommerce extension by OurNest that connects your online store with AliExpress and helps simplify product sourcing and order fulfillment.
This plugin is an independent product from OurNest. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by AliExpress or WooCommerce.
Instead of switching between multiple tools, you can manage product discovery, product importing, SKU mapping, and AliExpress order fulfillment from your WordPress administration area.
Features
- Search and browse AliExpress products by keyword and category
- Find products using image search
- Import AliExpress products into WooCommerce
- Apply pricing rules when importing products
- Map AliExpress SKUs to WooCommerce product variations
- Place AliExpress purchase orders from WooCommerce orders
- View shipment and tracking information
- Manage the dropshipping workflow from WordPress admin
How It Works
- Connect your AliExpress account under ODS DropShip Settings.
- Search for products using keywords, categories, or image search.
- Import selected products into your WooCommerce store.
- Configure pricing and map product variations when needed.
- Process WooCommerce orders and place corresponding orders with AliExpress.
- Track shipment information through the order workflow.
External services
This plugin relies on third-party services. Connecting AliExpress in Settings is the opt-in for AliExpress account features. Opening Find Product, Product Center, or My Orders may also send requests to the OurNest API so those screens can load product and order data.
OurNest API
ODS uses the OurNest backend at https://api.anest.top as a required service. The plugin cannot talk to AliExpress directly; the API handles AliExpress authorization, product search, import data, SKU mapping support, and order fulfillment.
Data that may be sent to OurNest, and when:
- Site origin URL and WordPress administrator email, when requesting an AliExpress authorization URL
- API key (JWT) on authenticated requests after you connect AliExpress
- Search keywords, category IDs, image-search input, currency, language, and destination country, when you browse or search products (including hot-product browsing before AliExpress is connected)
- AliExpress product IDs, titles, images, SKUs, and related listing data, when you view, import, or map products
- WooCommerce product and variation identifiers needed to keep supplier mappings
- Order line items, quantities, and shipping name, address, and phone, when you place an AliExpress purchase order from My Orders
- Tracking and shipment fields returned while you refresh order status
OurNest website: https://anest.top
ODS product site: https://anest.top/ods/
OurNest Privacy Policy: https://anest.top/ods/privacy/
OurNest Terms of Service: https://anest.top/ods/terms/
AliExpress
After you authorize an AliExpress account, OurNest exchanges OAuth tokens with AliExpress and uses that account to search products, import listing data, place purchase orders, and retrieve shipment information on your behalf.
AliExpress website: https://www.aliexpress.com
AliExpress Terms of Use: https://terms.alicdn.com/legal-agreement/terms/suit_bu1_aliexpress/suit_bu1_aliexpress202204182115_66077.html
AliExpress Privacy Policy: https://terms.alicdn.com/legal-agreement/terms/suit_bu1_aliexpress/suit_bu1_aliexpress201909171350_82407.html
The WordPress.org version does not include affiliate tracking, advertising beacons, or third-party advertising scripts.
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Installation
- Install and activate WooCommerce 8.0 or later.
- Upload the plugin ZIP through Plugins Add New Upload Plugin, or install it from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
- Activate Ournest Dropshipping for WooCommerce.
- Go to ODS DropShip Settings and connect your AliExpress account.
- Open ODS DropShip Find Product to search for and import products.
- Map product variations and configure pricing rules as needed.
- Use ODS DropShip My Orders to process and fulfill orders.
FAQ
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Does this plugin require WooCommerce?
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Yes. It is a WooCommerce extension and requires WooCommerce 8.0 or later.
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Do I need an AliExpress account?
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Yes. An AliExpress account is required to authorize the plugin and to use AliExpress product search and order fulfillment.
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Does this plugin place AliExpress orders automatically?
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No. It provides a fulfillment workflow so you can place corresponding AliExpress purchase orders from WooCommerce orders. Orders are placed only when you start fulfillment from the WordPress admin area.
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Can I import AliExpress products into WooCommerce?
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Yes. You can search for AliExpress products and import selected products into your WooCommerce store.
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Can I map AliExpress SKUs to WooCommerce variations?
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Yes. The plugin provides SKU and variation mapping to associate WooCommerce variations with the corresponding AliExpress SKUs.
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Does this plugin have a paid plan?
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The WordPress plugin is available free of charge. Optional custom development and related services may be available through the OurNest website.
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What external services does this plugin use?
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It uses the OurNest API at https://api.anest.top, which communicates with AliExpress. See the External services section above for what data is sent, when it is sent, and links to the privacy policy, terms of service, and AliExpress terms.
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Does this plugin use affiliate links?
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The WordPress.org version does not use affiliate tracking or silently modify product links for affiliate purposes.
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How do I disconnect AliExpress?
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Go to Ournest DropShip Settings and reconnect or stop using the connected account. Disconnecting stops authenticated AliExpress requests from this site.
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Contributors & Developers
“Ournest Dropshipping for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.9
- Renamed plugin code prefixes for WordPress.org uniqueness (ournest-dropship / ournest_dropship).
- Renamed the main plugin bootstrap file to ournest-dropship.php.
- Shipping address edit always uses First name and Last name fields.
- Improved address-rule validation for split name fields (no contact-person space check).
- Preload and show shipping address validation when opening an order.
- Resolve WooCommerce state codes to full province names (for example AC Acre).
- Prefer per-field shipping over billing so country is not incorrectly defaulted to US.
- Show refunded line quantities and amounts; place orders using remaining quantity.
- Added a place-order task queue panel for multi-order fulfillment progress.
- Fixed product import after a previously imported product was deleted.
- Clear place-order item errors after a successful place.
- Avoid reloading AliExpress detail and freight options after saving a shipping override.
- Escaped fixed HTML class attributes for Plugin Check / PHPCS cleanliness.
1.0.8
- Renamed for WordPress.org: Ournest Dropshipping for WooCommerce.
- Enqueued shared admin JavaScript instead of inline script tags.
- Sanitized settings and JSON POST payloads before storage.
- Excluded bundled translation binaries from the WordPress.org package.
1.0.7
- Added supplier preview when pasting an AliExpress product URL.
- Added product link copying from the Find Product detail panel.
- Removed the automatic customer phone number filling setting.
- Improved pagination handling for product search results.
- Added full-order rollback when order placement fails.
- Removed legacy compatibility code.