Case study

SoftSquare Shipping Gateway

A WooCommerce plugin that connects online stores with TCS Pakistan, enabling shipment booking, parcel tracking, cash-on-delivery (COD), shipping label generation, and shipment management directly from WordPress.

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01 The problem
WooCommerce merchants often need to manage courier bookings separately, manually transfer customer addresses, track shipments across different systems, and update order statuses themselves.
02 The product
A WooCommerce plugin that connects online stores with TCS Pakistan, enabling shipment booking, parcel tracking, cash-on-delivery (COD), shipping label generation, and shipment management directly from WordPress.
03 The solution
Built a plugin that integrates TCS shipping into WooCommerce, supporting automated and bulk bookings, PDF shipping labels, COD shipments, tracking updates, and customer email notifications.
04 The architecture
Platform: WordPress and WooCommerce Backend: PHP Integration: REST APIs and webhooks Shipping: TCS Pakistan Automation: Scheduled shipment status checks and automatic order updates Security: Signed requests, credential masking, and activity logging Compatibility: High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)
05 My role
Developed a custom WooCommerce shipping integration with automated shipment workflows, API connectivity, tracking functionality, and order management features.
06 The result
Delivered a WooCommerce shipping integration that simplifies TCS shipment booking, tracking, and label generation while reducing manual data entry and centralizing courier operations within the WordPress dashboard.

Technology

  • WordPress
  • WooCommerce
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • REST APIs
  • Webhooks
  • WordPress Hooks
  • WooCommerce CRUD API
  • WP-Cron
  • HMAC-SHA256
  • PDF Generation
  • API Integration
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