Ship Today & Delivery Dates for WooCommerce

FAQ

I installed the plugin but see no message.

After activation the widget shows on product pages, below the add to cart button. To show it elsewhere, use WooCommerce → Settings → Delivery dates → “Automatic display” for the product page, cart or checkout, or add the [stdd_notice] shortcode.

Does it work with the block-based checkout?

Yes, with WooCommerce 10.1 or newer. In both checkouts the customer picks a date from tiles. In the block-based checkout the tiles are the “Ship date” block: the plugin adds it once below the shipping options of the checkout page, and you can move it, remove it or add it again (search for “Ship date”) in the checkout page editor like other checkout blocks. The date is validated on the server and saved to the order like in the classic checkout. The selected date is also shown as a row in the order summary (the “Ship date summary row” block, added once below the shipping row; it follows the “Row with the date in the order summary” setting). Without the block (or with older WooCommerce versions) the block-based checkout shows no date choice and orders are placed without a ship date. The notice widget [stdd_notice] works independently of the checkout type.

The block checkout does not show the ship date tiles.

Check WooCommerce → Settings → Delivery dates → Checkout: it tells you whether the “Ship date” block is on the checkout page. If the checkout is part of a block theme template (Site Editor) or you removed the block, add the “Ship date” block inside the checkout form in the editor. The block is shown only when the cart needs shipping and local pickup is not selected.

Can I change the texts on the date tiles and in the checkout messages?

Yes, in WooCommerce → Settings → Delivery dates → Checkout → “Texts”: the large text and the second line of the tiles (with tokens such as {delivery_short}, {ship_short}, {ship_when}, {cutoff_when}; an empty second line hides it), the labels of the ship and delivery date rows in emails, and the four checkout messages ({field}, {slot}, {next_slot}). Empty fields use the default, translated texts.

Can shipping methods have different cutoff times?

Yes. In WooCommerce → Settings → Delivery dates → “Shipping methods” every method of your WooCommerce shipping zones (including methods from other plugins, e.g. parcel lockers) can get its own shipping days, cutoff times and delivery days, e.g. parcel lockers until 15:00 and courier until 13:00. Both checkouts then show the dates of the selected method and recalculate them when the customer changes the method. Methods without own times use the main table. For the notice widget use [stdd_notice method="flat_rate:3"].

The checkout module is enabled, but I don’t see the date field.

With the default position “shortcode only” you have to place [stdd_checkout] inside the checkout form. Without it the field is not shown and orders are placed without a ship date. You can also choose an automatic position in the settings.

Where can I get help?

Bugs and questions about features: GitHub Issues (https://github.com/msiemieniukmorawski/ship-today-delivery-dates/issues), free, with no guaranteed response time. Configuration for your store, matching your theme, carrier integrations and custom changes are paid: https://ms-m.pl

Does it work with page caching?

Yes. The widget does not use AJAX: the schedule for the next 42 days is embedded in the page, so a cached page keeps showing the correct countdown and switches to the next slot after the cutoff. If LiteSpeed Cache is active (or you hook into stdd_purge_cache), the cache is also purged at each cutoff time and after saving the settings, so the text rendered on the server is fresh too.

Where do the public holidays come from?

From the OpenHolidays API, for the country and language set in the settings (default: PL), for the current and the next year. They are downloaded right after activation, about every 4 months, after you change the country, language or region, and when you click “Fetch holidays now”. If the service is unreachable or returns no data, the holidays already saved are kept and the download is retried later. You can ignore single holidays (shipping possible on that day) and add your own excluded dates.

What about regional holidays?

By default only nationwide holidays are used. To include the holidays of one region, enter its ISO 3166-2 code in the “Region” field (e.g. DE-BY for Bavaria). Holidays of parent regions are included too. Holidays that last several days are saved as separate days.

Who can change the settings?

Users with the manage_woocommerce capability (Administrator and Shop Manager).

How can I test the widget at a different time?

Turn on test mode in the advanced settings. Under the preview of upcoming dates there is a link that opens the shop with ?stdd_now= and a security token for your account. Change stdd_now in the address (e.g. 2026-12-20T19:59); the widget and the checkout validation then use that time. The link works for about a day.

What happens to my data when I delete the plugin?

Deleting the plugin removes its settings, the holiday table and its scheduled events. Ship and delivery dates stored in orders stay in the orders.