Description

Workparcel turns WordPress into a full shipment management and parcel tracking system — for a courier business, a freight forwarder, a fulfillment team, or any WooCommerce store that ships physical products.

Create shipments, generate tracking numbers automatically, log every status change as a tracking event, and give your customers a live, branded tracking page — right on your own site, with your own domain and your own logo. No third-party tracking service, no external subscription, no iframe.

Why Workparcel

Built for shipping and logistics businesses — manage every shipment from a professional, purpose-built dashboard instead of spreadsheets.
Branded, not generic — your company name, logo, and accent color appear on the admin dashboard, the public tracking page, and shipment emails.
Works with WooCommerce — link any WooCommerce order to a shipment and its tracking status shows automatically on the customer’s order page and order emails. High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) compatible.
Real tracking history — every status change (Pending, Processing, Picked Up, In Transit, At Facility, Out for Delivery, Delivered, Failed Delivery, Cancelled) is logged with a location, a note, and a timestamp, and shown to customers as a visual progress stepper.
Automatic email notifications — shipment-created and status-update emails can go out to the sender, the receiver, and the site admin, using a clean HTML template with your branding. Emails only send when a working SMTP sender is detected, so you never get silent failures from unreliable default mail delivery.
Extensible for developers — filter and action hooks (workparcel_statuses, workparcel_shipment_created, workparcel_shipment_updated, workparcel_status_changed, workparcel_tracking_event_added) let you connect Workparcel to other plugins and custom workflows.
Fast and self-contained — its own database tables, its own capabilities, no bloat, no page builder dependency, and admin assets that only load on Workparcel screens.

Core Features

Shipment management dashboard with live stats and recent shipments
Automatic, prefixable tracking number generation
Custom shipment statuses with a visual progress stepper on the tracking page
Full tracking history/timeline per shipment
Public tracking page via the [workparcel_tracking] shortcode — plain, full-width, and theme-agnostic so it matches any WordPress theme instead of fighting it
Search and status filtering in the admin shipment list
Company branding: logo, name, address, phone, email, and a custom accent color
WooCommerce order tracking integration (HPOS compatible)
HTML email notifications for shipment creation and status updates (sender, receiver, admin)
Role-based capabilities for viewing, creating, editing, and deleting shipments
Translation-ready strings
Developer hooks and filters for third-party integrations
Printable/PDF-ready shipment invoice with a barcode-style header, shipper/receiver details, package info, and tracking history
Optional shipment photo and Proof of Delivery (signature + photo) uploads, shown on the invoice and in emails when set
Optional, shortcode-based Scan page: create shipments, update status, or assign a driver/customer by scanning with any USB/Bluetooth barcode scanner — no wp-admin login required
Customers registry: register drivers and receivers, each with an auto-generated Scan ID
REST API (toggleable) for shipments, customers, and a public read-only tracking lookup

Who is Workparcel for?

Courier and delivery businesses that want their own branded tracking page instead of a third-party tracking widget
WooCommerce stores that want order tracking without a heavyweight shipping suite
Freight, cargo, and logistics companies that need an internal shipment dashboard
Agencies building a shipping/tracking site for a client

Screenshots

Dashboard — shipment totals, status breakdown, and recent shipments at a glance.

Shipments — a searchable, filterable list with color-coded status badges. — Dashboard — shipment totals, status breakdown, and recent shipments at a glance.

Installation

In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin and upload the Workparcel .zip file (or upload the workparcel folder to /wp-content/plugins/ via FTP).
Activate Workparcel from the Plugins screen.
Open Workparcel in the WordPress admin menu to see your dashboard.
Go to Workparcel Settings and fill in your company name, logo, and accent color.
Create a page, add the [workparcel_tracking] shortcode to it, then set that page under Workparcel Settings General Tracking page.
Create your first shipment under Workparcel Add Shipment.

FAQ

How do customers track a shipment?: Create a page containing the [workparcel_tracking] shortcode and set it as your Tracking Page in Settings. Give the customer their tracking number — they enter it on that page to see live status and history.
Does Workparcel require an external tracking service or subscription?: No. Everything — shipments, statuses, and tracking history — is stored in your own WordPress database. There’s no external API and no recurring cost.
Does this work with WooCommerce?: Yes. Workparcel is High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) compatible. Open any WooCommerce order and use the “Workparcel Tracking” box to link it to a shipment by tracking number — the shipment’s status then appears automatically on the customer’s order view and order emails.
Will Workparcel send emails automatically?: Yes, if you want it to. Under Settings Notifications you can choose to email the sender, the receiver, and/or the admin whenever a shipment is created or its status changes. To avoid emails silently failing, Workparcel only sends them when it detects a working SMTP sender (a plugin like WP Mail SMTP, FluentSMTP, Easy WP SMTP, or Post SMTP, or a defined SMTP_HOST). If no SMTP sender is detected, notifications are skipped rather than sent through an unreliable default mail transport.
Can I change the colors to match my brand?: Yes. Settings Appearance includes a color picker that sets the accent color used across the admin dashboard, the public tracking page, and email notifications.
Can I delete all shipment data when uninstalling?: Yes. Enable “Delete data on uninstall” under Settings Advanced before you uninstall the plugin.
Is Workparcel translation-ready?: Yes, all strings are wrapped for translation using the workparcel text domain.
Can I print or download a shipment invoice?: Yes. Open any shipment and click “View Invoice” for a clean, printable invoice with the tracking number, shipper/receiver details, package info, and tracking history. Use your browser’s Print Save as PDF to download it.
Can I attach a photo or a delivery signature to a shipment?: Yes, both are optional. On the Add/Edit Shipment screen you can attach a shipment/package photo and, once delivered, a Proof of Delivery signature and photo — all pulled from your WordPress Media Library. When set, they appear on the invoice and in the shipment emails.
Does Workparcel support barcode scanners?: Yes. Under Settings Scan & API, enable the Scan page and place the [workparcel_scan] shortcode on any WordPress page — no wp-admin login needed. A logged-in staff member with shipment permissions can use it directly; anyone else (a driver or customer) signs in with their own Scan ID first. Connect any USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner (they work like a keyboard) and scan a label to instantly create a shipment, update its status, or assign it to a driver or customer.
What is a Scan ID?: An automatically generated, 11-character ID given to each driver or customer you register under Workparcel Customers. It’s how they sign in to the public Scan page without needing a WordPress account, and it’s also how you assign a shipment to them — scan the shipment, then scan their Scan ID.
Does Workparcel have a REST API?: Yes, under Settings Scan & API. It’s on by default and covers shipments (list, create, update, delete, status changes), customers, and a public read-only tracking lookup. Authenticated endpoints require a WordPress user with the matching Workparcel capability — use an Application Password from your user profile for external access.

Reviews

cunnelly August 28, 2026

its easy to use, user friendly

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Changelog

1.1.0

Moved the barcode Scan tool out of wp-admin entirely: it’s now the [workparcel_scan] shortcode, off by default (enable it under Settings Scan & API), so it can be placed on any WordPress page and used without a wp-admin login.
Added Workparcel Customers: a registry of drivers and receivers. Each gets an automatically generated, unique 11-character Scan ID (unambiguous character set — no 0/O or 1/I/L mix-ups).
The Scan page is protected: a logged-in staff member with shipment permissions can use it directly; anyone else must sign in with a registered, active Scan ID first. Every scan action is re-verified server-side — nothing is trusted from the page alone.
Assigning a shipment to a driver/customer is now done through the Customers registry instead of free text — pick them from a dropdown on Add/Edit Shipment, or scan their Scan ID directly on the Scan page.
Added a REST API under workparcel/v1 (toggleable in Settings Scan & API, on by default): shipments (list/get/create/update/delete/status), customers, and a public read-only tracking lookup. Authenticated endpoints use standard WordPress capability checks — pair with an Application Password for external access.
Added a workparcel_customer_created action hook.
Database schema updated (new customer_id column on shipments, new customers table — no data loss), applied automatically via the existing safe upgrade routine.

1.0.8

Added a printable shipment invoice (“View Invoice” on any shipment): tracking number with a barcode-style header, shipper/receiver details, package info, container/driver info, Proof of Delivery, and full shipment history — styled to be cleaner and more modern than typical cargo-invoice templates, and works with your browser’s Print Save as PDF.
Redesigned the shipment-created and status-update emails to match the new invoice look: barcode header, shipper/receiver blocks, container/driver info, Proof of Delivery images, and recent activity — still HTML-table based so it renders correctly across email clients.
Added optional shipment photo and Proof of Delivery (signature + photo) fields on Add/Edit Shipment, using the WordPress Media Library. All optional — nothing is required to keep using the plugin as before.
Added Container No. and Assigned To (driver/customer) fields to shipments.
Added Workparcel Scan: a barcode-scanner-friendly tool with three modes — Create Shipment (scan a new label to create it instantly), Update Status (scan, then confirm a new status), and Assign Driver/Customer (scan, then assign) — works with any USB/Bluetooth barcode scanner, which behaves like a keyboard.
Added a workparcel_shipment_assigned action hook, fired when a shipment is assigned to a driver/customer.
Refactored status-changing logic into a shared Shipment::update_status() method used by both the manual “Add Tracking Event” form and the new Scan tool, so behavior (including notification emails) stays consistent everywhere a status change happens.
Generalized the company-logo image picker into a reusable component now also used for the new shipment photo and signature fields.
Database schema updated (new columns only — no data loss) with a safe upgrade routine that runs automatically on your next admin page load after updating.

1.0.7

SEO and WordPress.org directory overhaul: rewritten description, features, and FAQ; added a Screenshots section with real interface previews; refreshed plugin icon and banner assets.
Added a Company Profile section in Settings (logo, email, phone, address, website) used across the admin dashboard, the public tracking page, and email notifications.
Added an Appearance tab in Settings with a color picker — pick your own accent color and it’s applied consistently across the admin UI, the public tracking page, and shipment emails.
Added HTML email notifications for shipment creation and status changes, sent to the sender, the receiver, and/or the admin (each independently toggleable in Settings Notifications), using a branded “invoice style” template with shipment, sender, recipient, and fee details.
Emails are only sent when a working SMTP sender is detected (a known SMTP plugin, a defined SMTP_HOST, or a configured mail transport) — otherwise notifications are silently skipped instead of relying on unreliable default mail delivery.
Company logo can now be selected from the WordPress Media Library and appears in the admin header, the public tracking page, and email notifications.

1.0.6

Public tracking page: removed the boxed/card container styling. The search form and results now render as plain, full-width content with a simple divider line, so it blends into any WordPress theme instead of fighting its design.
Public tracking page now fills 100% of its containing column instead of capping its own width, so it always reads as “full length” regardless of theme.
Admin: added a consistent, explicit style ruleset for all Workparcel form fields (text, email, number, date, datetime-local, textarea, select) — uniform padding, borders, border-radius, and focus states across every screen.
Fixed several admin inputs that were missing an explicit type=”text” attribute, which had been silently skipping some of the form-field styling.
Added WooCommerce compatibility: declares High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) compatibility, adds a “Workparcel Tracking” meta box on the WooCommerce order edit screen to link an order to a shipment by tracking number, and automatically displays tracking status on the customer-facing order view and order emails when linked.
Added developer hooks for third-party/plugin integrations: workparcel_statuses filter, and workparcel_shipment_created, workparcel_shipment_updated, workparcel_status_changed, and workparcel_tracking_event_added actions.

1.0.5

Fixed the public tracking page “squeezing”/zoom issue on mobile: the tracking number input had no explicit font size, which triggers an automatic page zoom on focus in mobile Safari/Chrome when a field’s text is under 16px.
Fixed the public tracking page layout to be fully fluid and defensively boxed (box-sizing, explicit widths, wrapping form row) so it can no longer be squeezed or overflowed by a theme’s surrounding layout.
Added a visual shipment progress stepper to the public tracking result (Pending Processing Picked Up In Transit At Facility Out for Delivery Delivered), with a distinct alert state for Failed Delivery/Cancelled shipments.
Added a “Copy” button next to the tracking number for one-tap copying.
Added Parcel Type, Weight, and Quantity to the public tracking result (previously only shown in admin).
Added your Company Name as a small branded label above the tracking form (from Settings General).
Color-coded public status badges to match the admin Shipments list.
Public tracking page now uses a responsive auto-fit details grid instead of a fixed breakpoint, so it reflows cleanly at any screen width.

1.0.4

Fixed a critical fatal error on the Dashboard, Shipments, Add/Edit Shipment, and Settings screens caused by an unqualified class reference in the admin templates (PHP namespace resolution bug introduced in the 1.0.2 UI update).
Fixed the admin menu icon: the crash on Dashboard made the menu item appear broken/unresponsive; this is resolved now that the page loads correctly.
Fixed the Settings page branded header rendering outside the page container, which was breaking the layout of the settings form.
Rebuilt the Settings tabs using a pure CSS technique so they work reliably even if a browser fails to load/cache the admin JavaScript.
General verification pass on Add/Edit Shipment: confirmed the Add Shipment button, all form fields, and all status dropdowns render and submit correctly.

1.0.2

Redesigned Workparcel admin interface.
Added Workparcel admin branding.
Added custom Workparcel admin menu icon.
Improved dashboard interface.
Improved shipment management interface.
Improved shipment forms.
Improved tracking event presentation.
Improved responsive admin experience.
Added/updated WordPress.org branding assets.
Improved accessibility and general UI consistency.
Fixed invalid nested-form markup on the Add/Edit Shipment screen.
Updated internal plugin version.

1.0.0

Initial MVP release.

Description

Why Workparcel

Core Features

Who is Workparcel for?

Screenshots

Installation

FAQ

How do customers track a shipment?

Does Workparcel require an external tracking service or subscription?

Does this work with WooCommerce?

Will Workparcel send emails automatically?

Can I change the colors to match my brand?

Can I delete all shipment data when uninstalling?

Is Workparcel translation-ready?

Can I print or download a shipment invoice?

Can I attach a photo or a delivery signature to a shipment?

Does Workparcel support barcode scanners?

What is a Scan ID?

Does Workparcel have a REST API?