Automated Shipping for EasyPost WooCommerce – Bulk Labels, Easy Returns, Zero Manual Work

5.5.0

• Shield Insurance — Customer insurance opt-in is now checked by default at checkout; insurance field and fee only appear when an EasyPost shipping method is selected (flat rate, free shipping, etc. are excluded)
• Insurance rate corrected — Fee formula updated to 1.0% of declared value (minimum $1.00) per EasyPost documentation; insurance amount passed to EasyPost API as a string as required
• Non-EasyPost label skip — Auto label generation and bulk label generation now silently skip orders that used a non-EasyPost shipping method; no error note is added to the order
• UI rebrand — All admin pages rebranded from WooCommerce purple to a professional blue palette; hero gradients, KPI accents, buttons, and interactive states updated across Dashboard, Labels, Settings, Analytics, Bulk Labels, Pickups, Rules, Automation, and Setup Wizard
• Settings highlights — Shield Insurance and Checkout Address Validation cards now display with distinct colored headers for quick visual identification
• Handling Fee removed — Handling Fee option removed from Settings
• Manage link fixed — “Manage ↗” button in Label Management now links to the EasyPost dashboard; previous per-shipment deep link returned 404

5.4.0

• Plugin renamed — Now “Automated Shipping for EasyPost WooCommerce – Bulk Labels, Easy Returns, Zero Manual Work”
• Easy Returns upgrade — Fetch live return rates from all carriers before generating; pick the right service instead of defaulting to cheapest
• Batch Print fix — Results table now shows label print links immediately after generation; duplicate results row eliminated
• Label Management alignment — Action buttons (Download, Print, Return, Manage) stay on one row per label; Box 1 now labelled consistently with Box 2, 3 for multi-package orders
• Performance — Analytics and Label Management pages batch-load orders in a single query; eliminates N+1 slowness on large datasets
• Tracking URLs — EasyPost public tracker URL (track.easypost.com) stored per label and used everywhere: emails, order panel, analytics, label management
• Analytics — Tracking URL and label URL now read from analytics DB table directly; zero per-row order meta queries
• Insurance — Block Checkout (WC 8.9+ Blocks) now supported for customer insurance opt-in alongside classic shortcode checkout
• Units — Packing summary in order panel now uses WooCommerce store dimension/weight units instead of hardcoded in/oz
• New screenshots added across all major feature pages

5.3.0

• Easy Returns upgrade — Fetch live return rates from all carriers before generating; pick the right service instead of defaulting to cheapest
• Batch Print fix — Results table now shows label print links immediately after generation; duplicate results row eliminated
• All Labels alignment — Action buttons (Download, Print, Return, Manage) no longer wrap unpredictably; consistent single-row layout per label
• Box labelling — Box 1 now labelled consistently alongside Box 2, Box 3 for multi-package orders in Label Management
• Performance — Analytics and Label Management pages now batch-load orders in one query instead of one per row (eliminates N+1 slowness on large datasets)
• Tracking URLs — EasyPost public tracker URL (track.easypost.com) now stored per label and used everywhere tracking links appear — emails, order panel, analytics, label management
• Analytics — Tracking URL and label URL now read directly from the analytics DB table, eliminating all per-row order meta queries
• Insurance — Block Checkout (WC 8.9+ Blocks) now supported for customer insurance opt-in field alongside classic shortcode checkout
• Units fix — Packing summary in order panel now uses WooCommerce store dimension and weight units instead of hardcoded in/oz
• Ship-From address now auto-fills from WooCommerce store address on first setup
• Added “Load from WooCommerce” button in Ship-From panel to instantly sync store address
• Fixed critical error when clicking “Validate Address” on Ship-From panel
• Shipping zone instance settings — 10 config options per zone: markup, free shipping threshold, max rates shown, tax status, cart restrictions, delivery estimate toggle
• Rate caching disabled by default on new installs
• Logging defaults to Off
• Fixed WordPress admin notices appearing inside hero banners

5.2.0

• Redesigned Dashboard — purple gradient hero, KPI cards with trend indicators, carrier breakdown, recent labels
• Redesigned Ship Insights (Analytics) — Chart.js line and donut charts, date presets, CSV export, period-over-period comparison
• Redesigned Batch Print (Bulk Label Printing) — tab input, progress steps, color-coded results, label download grid
• Deactivation feedback survey
• Dashboard widget — labels today/this week with spend stats
• Settings page 3-step quick-start guide auto-hides once configured
• Fixed CSS scoping across all admin pages

5.1.0

• Address validation mismatch detection — state/ZIP auto-correction warnings at checkout
• Dedicated Pickups page for batch carrier pickup scheduling
• Redesigned order meta box with multi-box label layout
• Debug log level control from Logs & Diagnostics page
• Return label fix — correct EasyPost API address swap flow

5.0.0

• Complete plugin rewrite — PHP 8.1+, HPOS compatible
• 3D bin packing algorithm (First-Fit Decreasing with rotation)
• Advanced rule engine — category, product, weight, and volume conditions
• Ship Insights shipping analytics — spend tracking and carrier breakdown
• Batch Print — bulk label generation with date-range order loading
• AutoShip — auto-label on status change, auto-complete on delivery
• Carrier pickup scheduling
• Easy Returns — return label generation
• Flat rate shipping support
• Shipment insurance