Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce

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⭐ Trusted by thousands of WooCommerce stores worldwide to manage local deliveries, drivers, routes, tracking, proof of delivery, and customer notifications.

🚚 The Complete WooCommerce Delivery Drivers Solution

Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce helps WooCommerce stores manage their full local delivery workflow from one place.

Add delivery drivers, assign WooCommerce orders, update delivery statuses, let drivers manage orders from a mobile-friendly driver panel, track deliveries in real time, optimize routes, collect proof of delivery, and keep customers updated with email, SMS, and WhatsApp notifications.

Whether you run a restaurant, grocery store, pharmacy, florist, local courier service, furniture store, or any business that delivers locally, this plugin gives you the tools to manage WooCommerce delivery drivers more professionally.

Built to help WooCommerce stores scale their delivery operations, the plugin includes a modern admin and driver experience, advanced route management, delivery reports, driver applications, driver reviews and ratings, interactive maps, and automatic nearest-driver assignment.

✅ Why Store Owners Choose This Plugin

• Manage WooCommerce delivery drivers from your WordPress admin
• Assign drivers to orders manually or in bulk
• Give drivers a mobile-friendly panel to manage deliveries
• Track delivery progress with custom WooCommerce order statuses
• Plan and optimize delivery routes
• Send automated email, SMS, and WhatsApp notifications
• Show customers driver details, ETA, and live tracking
• Collect proof of delivery with signature and photos
• Manage driver applications and driver reviews
• View delivery reports, commissions, failed deliveries, and sales by city
• Support local delivery, courier, restaurant delivery, grocery delivery, and marketplace delivery workflows

🏪 Perfect For Local Delivery Businesses

This WooCommerce delivery drivers plugin is ideal for:

Restaurants · Grocery stores · Pharmacies · Florists · Bakeries · Alcohol delivery · Pet stores · Furniture stores · Electronics stores · Health food stores · Laundry & dry cleaning · Local courier services · Cannabis dispensaries · Cleaning services · Subscription box delivery · Home & garden stores · Multi-vendor marketplaces · And more.

🆓 Free Features

Delivery Driver User Role

Add drivers to your WordPress site using the dedicated Delivery Driver role. Manage driver accounts, availability, contact details, and assigned orders.

Delivery Order Statuses

The plugin adds delivery-specific WooCommerce order statuses:

• Driver Assigned — A driver has been assigned to the order.
• Out for Delivery — The order is on the way to the customer.
• Failed Delivery Attempt — The delivery could not be completed.

Assign Drivers to WooCommerce Orders

Assign a delivery driver directly from the WooCommerce order page. Once assigned, the order status is automatically updated to Driver Assigned.

Automatic Order Notes

Driver actions and delivery updates are automatically saved in WooCommerce order notes, giving store owners a clear delivery history for each order.

Mobile-Friendly Driver Panel

Drivers get a dedicated mobile-friendly workspace designed to help them manage deliveries from any device.

The driver panel includes delivery dashboards, order management, customer and delivery information, delivery statuses, navigation tools, communication options, delivery history, driver settings, and everything drivers need to complete deliveries efficiently while on the road.

Drivers can view assigned deliveries, access detailed order information, contact customers, follow delivery routes, update delivery statuses, and manage their daily delivery workflow from a single interface.

Supported Languages

English · Spanish · French · Hebrew · Portuguese · Russian · German · Italian · Arabic

RTL is supported.

⭐ Premium Features

Upgrade to Local Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce Premium to unlock advanced delivery management tools.

🗺️ Admin Routes Management

The premium Admin Routes screen gives store owners and dispatchers a powerful map-based view of delivery operations.

• View all active driver routes on one interactive map
• View route orders with full delivery details
• Manage routes from one central dispatch screen
• Use bulk actions across selected routes and orders
• Filter routes by driver and status.
• Live map with driver GPS location
• View KPI cards for quick delivery performance insights
• Improve dispatching with a modern, redesigned workflow

📍 Real-Time Delivery Tracking

Give customers a live delivery tracking experience.

• Live map with driver GPS location
• Customer address and store address
• Estimated time of arrival
• Driver name, photo, and vehicle details
• Option for customers to call the driver
• Tracking page for customers

🤖 Auto-Assign Drivers

Automatically assign WooCommerce orders to delivery drivers.

Supported auto-assign methods include:

• Nearest driver — assign based on live GPS and address calculations
• Equally — distribute orders evenly between available drivers
• By delivery area — assign by zip code, city, state, or country
• Claim orders — allow drivers to claim available orders from the driver panel

📲 Driver Panel Map View

Drivers can view assigned orders and claimable orders on an interactive map directly inside the driver panel.

This helps drivers:

• See nearby orders
• Plan delivery priority
• Claim nearby deliveries
• Manage routes more efficiently

🛣️ Route Planning & Navigation

Help drivers complete deliveries faster.

• Optimize routes by distance
• Plan routes manually
• Navigate with Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps
• Support driving, walking, bicycling, and public transit modes
• Navigate to the next delivery after each completed order

✍️ Proof of Delivery

Reduce delivery disputes with digital proof of delivery.

• Customer signature capture
• Delivery photo upload
• Multiple delivery images supported
• Proof saved to the WooCommerce order
• Proof visible to customers on the order page and in emails

📬 SMS, WhatsApp & Email Notifications

Send automatic notifications to drivers, customers, vendors, and admins.

Notification options include:

• Driver assigned notifications
• Customer out-for-delivery notifications
• Delivery started notifications with ETA
• Vendor driver-assigned emails
• Admin driver-claim emails
• Admin delivery-completed emails
• Twilio SMS and WhatsApp support
• PowerfulWP SMS provider support

📊 Advanced Reports

Premium includes delivery reports to help you understand and improve your operation.

Reports include:

• Driver Commissions Report
• Sales by City Report
• Daily Delivery Trends Report
• Failed Deliveries Report
• Driver Reviews and Ratings Reports

👤 Driver Applications System

Let new drivers apply directly from your website.

• Driver application page
• Admin applications dashboard
• Approve or reject applications
• Automatically create driver accounts after approval
• Send email, SMS, and WhatsApp notifications to applicants

⭐ Driver Reviews & Ratings

Collect and analyze customer feedback for your drivers.

• Customer ratings per driver
• Customer reviews per order
• Driver review analytics
• Performance reporting
• Notifications for new or updated reviews

💰 Driver Commissions

Manage driver earnings directly inside WooCommerce.

Supported commission models include:

• Fixed commission
• Distance-based commission
• Time-based commission
• Distance + time commission
• Fixed + distance commission

Drivers can view earnings in their panel, and admins can view detailed commission reports.

📊 Full Admin Dashboard

Monitor your entire delivery operation from one central dashboard.

The dashboard includes:

• Live order pipeline with Unassigned, Driver Assigned, Out for Delivery, Delivered Today, and Failed Today metrics
• Alerts for delivery orders that do not have an assigned driver
• Today’s orders, revenue, shipping revenue, and driver commission totals
• Driver and application overview with active drivers, available drivers, claim permissions, and pending applications
• Driver performance table showing assigned, out for delivery, delivered, and failed orders per driver
• Quick access to the driver panel, QR code, and mobile app downloads
• Today’s payments breakdown by payment method
• Recent driver reviews and ratings
• One-click access to drivers, applications, routes, reports, and delivery tools

Designed to give store owners and dispatchers a real-time overview of their entire delivery operation.

🛡️ Driver Panel Branding

Customize the driver panel with your logo, colors, and custom text to match your brand.

🏪 Multivendor Marketplace Support

Premium supports popular WooCommerce marketplace plugins:

• Dokan
• WCFM
• WCMP / MultiVendorX

Drivers can view vendor pickup addresses, call vendors, and navigate to pickup locations.

🔧 Custom Fields Support

Display custom order fields from third-party plugins directly on the driver order page.

Useful for:

• Delivery slots
• Special delivery instructions
• Pickup information
• Custom checkout fields
• Order preparation notes

📝 Notes for Drivers

Add private notes to orders that only the assigned driver can see.

Perfect for:

• Gate codes
• Apartment instructions
• Special handling notes
• Pickup instructions
• Customer preferences

📱 Native Driver Mobile App Available

Need a native mobile app experience?

The App for Delivery Drivers add-on turns the driver panel into a native Android and iOS app with:

• Push notifications
• Background GPS tracking
• Faster mobile experience
• Better on-the-road reliability
• Native app experience for drivers

Free vs Premium

Free Version

• Delivery driver management
• Driver assignments
• Delivery order statuses
• Mobile-friendly driver panel
• Driver order management
• Delivery workflow management
• Multi-language and RTL support

Premium Version

Everything in Free, plus:

• Advanced admin dashboard
• Route management and optimization
• Real-time delivery tracking
• Smart driver assignment
• Driver applications
• Driver reviews and ratings
• Reporting and analytics
• Proof of delivery
• SMS and WhatsApp notifications
• Driver commissions
• Marketplace integrations
• Custom fields support
• Driver panel customization
• Advanced delivery management tools

👉 Upgrade to Premium: https://powerfulwp.com/local-delivery-drivers-for-woocommerce-premium/

🔌 Supported Add-Ons & Plugins

Extend your WooCommerce delivery workflow with official PowerfulWP add-ons:

• App for Delivery Drivers
• Delivery Drivers Manager
• Delivery Drivers for Vendors
• Pickup Locations for Delivery Drivers
• Scheduling Deliveries for Delivery Drivers
• Payments for Delivery Drivers
• Pickup & Delivery from Customer Locations for WooCommerce
• Autocomplete Address and Location Picker for WooCommerce
• Distance Rate Shipping for WooCommerce
• Order Picking for WooCommerce
• Order Delivery Scheduler for WooCommerce

CREDIT

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1. Back up your website and database before installation.
2. Download the plugin from the WordPress repository or from powerfulwp.com.
3. Upload the plugin to the wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install it from Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard.
4. Activate the plugin.
5. After activation, the Delivery Driver menu will appear in your WordPress admin.

Important: Set Your WooCommerce Store Address

Before using the plugin, make sure your WooCommerce store address is configured correctly.

1. Go to WooCommerce > Settings.
2. Confirm that your store address fields are filled in correctly.
3. Save your changes.

This helps the plugin calculate routes, locations, and delivery information correctly.

1. 

   Driver panel welcome screen with custom branding.

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   Driver panel login screen with a link for new drivers to apply.

3. 

   Premium - Driver application form on the front end.

4. 

   Driver panel dashboard with availability, tracking, rating, earnings, and order counts (light and dark mode).

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   Driver panel settings: availability, tracking, transportation mode, navigation app, and vehicle details.

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   Assigned orders — list view with route planning.

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   Premium - Assigned orders — map view.

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   Premium - Route preview with turn-by-turn directions before going out for delivery.

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   Premium - Claim Orders — list view.

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    Premium - Claim Orders — map view.

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    Driver order page with shipping address, pickup address, customer contact, call, WhatsApp, and navigation.

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    Driver order page with billing address, order products, totals, and driver details.

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    Driver order page map with delivery info, status, and payment details.

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    Premium - Turn-by-turn navigation directions on the driver order page.

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    Premium - Out for Delivery screen with route optimization and the order list.

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    Premium - Optimized delivery route with stops, distances, and travel times.

17. 

    Delivered orders with totals and order history.

18. 

    Failed delivery orders list.

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    Premium - Proof of delivery — customer signature capture.

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    Premium - Proof of delivery — delivery photo upload.

21. 

    Premium - Proof of delivery — delivery note for the customer.

22. 

    Driver information page with delivery guidelines and safety information.

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    Premium - Driver payment history and commissions.

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    Premium - Driver rating and customer reviews.

25. 

    Premium - Customer live delivery tracking page.

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    Premium - Customer delivery rating and feedback form.

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    Premium - Admin Dashboard with a real-time overview of the delivery operation, order pipeline, earnings, driver overview, and quick access to drivers, applications, routes, and reports.

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    Premium - Admin Routes page with all driver routes on an interactive map, KPI cards, order filters, and bulk actions.

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    Drivers list with availability, claim orders, delivery areas, and account status.

30. 

    Premium - Driver Applications tab with new, reviewed, approved, and rejected applications.

31. 

    Premium - Application form builder for the front-end driver application page.

32. 

    Premium - Driver settings: driver panel theme, navigation app, permissions, proof of delivery, ready notes, auto-assign, claim orders, and commissions.

33. 

    General settings: driver panel page, Google API keys, delivery statuses, and store coordinates.

34. 

    Premium - Branding settings to customize the driver panel logo, colors, title, and subtitle.

35. 

    Premium - SMS notification settings for drivers, customers, and admins.

36. 

    Premium - WhatsApp notification settings via Twilio.

37. 

    Premium - Real-time tracking and driver review settings.

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    Diagnostics page with a plugin health check.

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    Premium - Driver Commissions report.

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    Premium - Sales by City report.

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    Premium - Daily Delivery Trends report.

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    Premium - Failed Deliveries report.

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    Premium - Driver Reviews and Ratings report.

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    Premium - Driver Performance report.

3.0.0

• Tweak: Completely redesigned admin and driver panels with a modern UI and improved user experience.
• New: Premium – Completely redesigned Admin Routes screen with advanced route management tools, map view of all driver routes, view orders on map, bulk actions, improved filters, KPI cards, and enhanced map-based workflow.
• New: Premium – Driver applications system with dedicated management page, automatic driver account creation, and email, SMS, and WhatsApp notifications.
• New: Premium – Driver reviews and ratings reports with advanced analytics and notifications.
• New: Premium – Map view in the assigned orders and claim orders screens inside the driver panel for easier delivery management.
• New: Premium – Auto-assign nearest driver using live GPS tracking and address-based calculations.
• New: Premium – Sales by City report, Daily Delivery Trends report, and Failed Deliveries report.
• Tweak: General UI, UX, performance, responsiveness, and compatibility improvements across the plugin.
• Fix: Various dashboard, routes, styling, and compatibility fixes.

2.0.0

• New: SMS provider – PowerfulWP.
• Updated: Freemius SDK.

1.9.9

• Tweak: Proof of Delivery now supports multiple image uploads.
• Tweak: Admins can now add multiple cities to a driver’s delivery areas for auto-assign and claiming.
• Tweak: Added support for WCFM branch pickup address.
• Tweak: New commission calculation option: fixed price + distance.
• Tweak: Improved commission notes.
• Tweak: Updated Freemius SDK.
• Fix: Auto-assignment now remembers if a driver previously unassigned themselves from an order and prevents re-assigning it automatically.
• Fix: Issue with local pickup shipping method.
• Fix: WCFM pickup coordinates.
• Fix: address_2 now included in the one-line shipping address format.
• Fix: Order details removed from the driver assignment email.
• Dev: Improved security.
• Dev: Improved claim orders count function.
• Dev: Added Tagify script integration.
• Dev: Improved page template priority.

1.9.6

• Tweak: Introduced support for Twilio WhatsApp templates.
• Dev: Added functionality to disable tracking automatically via X-Tracking-Enabled HTTP header.
• Fix: Driver assignment emails now sent only when the store operator manually assigns the driver.
• Tweak: Enhanced handling of order claims and unclaims.
• Dev: Added new filter lddfw_skip_order_item.

1.9.5

• Fix: Resolved an error related to order types.
• Fix: Updated the order number tagging mechanism.
• Tweak: Upgraded Freemius SDK to version 2.8.1.
• Tweak: Added shipping phone and WhatsApp contact options on the driver panel order page.
• Tweak: Updated jQuery UI for enhanced compatibility.
• Dev: Added delivery_date column to the lddfw_orders table.
• Dev: Implemented lddfw_update_db_check for database version control.
• Dev: Introduced new filters: lddfw_driver_order_page_info, lddfw_claim_orders_filter, lddfw_driver_orders_date_time_filter, lddfw_delivery_driver_metabox, lddfw_assigned_delivery_driver_to_order.

1.9.3

• Tweak: WooCommerce HPOS feature support.

1.9.1

• Fix: Premium – User account security fix.
• Tweak: Premium – New SMS and WhatsApp notifications.
• Tweak: Portuguese (Brazil) language added.

1.9.0

• Fix: Bug on order refund.
• Fix: Twilio API.
• Fix: Improved route queries.

1.8.9

• Add: Premium – Option to change the admin recipient email.
• Fix: Order item meta, JavaScript on the driver panel, CSS, and various bugs.

1.8.8

• Tweak: Test Your Google Keys directly from the settings page.

1.8.7

• Tweak: Premium – New setting: making signature or photo mandatory.
• Tweak: Premium – New setting: enable auto-assign drivers to suborders.
• Tweak: Premium – Disable claim orders by shipping method.
• Fix: Enable links on driver panel product description. Russian translation. Style.

1.8.6

• Tweak: Premium – Added current week and last week dates to admin reports and driver panel.
• Tweak: Premium – Added payment methods to reports.
• Tweak: Premium – New driver commission calculation options: time, and distance + time.
• Tweak: Show custom order numbers on the driver panel.
• Add: Loading indicator.

1.8.5

• Tweak: Free – New setting: set store coordinates.
• Tweak: Premium – New driver panel dark mode.
• Tweak: Premium – Direction added to the driver panel order page.
• Tweak: Premium – New settings: driver tracking interval, add minutes to ETA.
• Tweak: Premium – Delivery countdown timer on the driver panel order page.
• Tweak: Premium – New driver permissions: view customer details, billing address, WhatsApp button.
• Add: Centered maps, map language support, updated map styles.

1.8.4

• Tweak: Arabic language added.
• Tweak: Premium – Multiple pickup locations for multivendor parent orders on driver panel.
• Dev: New functions and filters for pickup type, phone, location, and geocode.

1.8.1

• Tweak: Premium – Driver tracking and customer tracking page.
• Add: Premium – Notes for drivers.
• Add: Premium – New claim orders limitation and auto-assign options.
• Add: Premium – New driver panel order page buttons: claim, unassign, out for delivery.
• Add: Premium – Auto-load new orders on the driver panel assigned page.
• Add: Russian, German, and Italian languages.

1.7.9

• Tweak: Premium – Product details on the delivery driver panel.
• Tweak: Premium – WhatsApp notifications via Twilio.

1.7.4

• Fix: Improved query performance, code quality, PHP notices, and WordPress coding standards.
• Add: Premium – New custom field section for order pickup. Route address statuses.
• Tweak: Premium – Multisite network support.
• Tweak: Premium – New email notifications: vendor on driver assignment, admin on driver claim.

1.7.0

• Add: Weight and product metadata on the driver order page.
• Tweak: Premium – Driver can change origin and destination on route.
• Tweak: Premium – New commission model: distance-based pricing.
• Tweak: Premium – New settings: driver permissions, show/hide prices, commissions on driver panel.

1.6.6

• Fix: Currency format. Payment method title.
• Add: Customer email to customer info on driver panel. Two Google API keys for application restrictions.

1.6.1

• Add: Premium – Enable driver info for customers on email and order page.
• Add: Premium – Vendor pickup address, phone, and navigation for Dokan, WCfM, WCMP.
• Add: Premium – Disable auto-assign by shipping method. Bulk update status to out for delivery.

1.5.0

• Add: Support for Brazil checkout fields plugin and Chile states plugin.
• Add: Driver settings page in the driver panel.
• Add: Premium – Start delivery button with customer notification and ETA.
• Add: Premium – Auto-assign methods: equally by order count, or by zip/city/state/country.
• Add: Premium – Driver transportation mode and navigation app settings.

1.4.0

• Add: Spanish, French, Hebrew languages. RTL support.
• Add: Driver becomes unavailable when logging out.
• Add: Premium – Admin drivers routes map.

1.3.0

• Add: Premium – Proof of Delivery: signature and photo.
• Add: Premium – Customer order page and emails: driver details and call the driver.
• Add: Premium – Driver photo, vehicle type, and license number.

1.2.0

• Add: Premium – Navigation with Waze, Apple Maps, and Google Maps.
• Add: Premium – Driver panel branding, custom fields, driver commissions.
• Add: Premium – Driver notes added to emails.

1.1.0

• Add: “Driver Assigned” order status.
• Add: Customer name on all order screens in driver panel.
• Add: Premium – Admin dashboard with driver order counts, unassigned orders, and claim overview.

1.0.0

• Initial release.