Parcelflare

Parcelflare Pro · Order Sync for Click & Drop

Get Royal Mail tracking back into WooCommerce automatically

After you despatch in Click & Drop, Parcelflare Pro copies the tracking number onto the WooCommerce order. You can also send the customer a Royal Mail tracking link, or mark the order Completed. The free Parcelflare plugin still sends orders to Click & Drop. Labels stay in Click & Drop, as usual.

£49 a year Coming soon £4.99 a month Coming soon

Tax included. One production store per licence. A paid add-on to the free plugin, sold here rather than on WordPress.org. The free plugin has no limits, and you do not need Pro to print labels. Checkout is not open yet (Lemon Squeezy approval is still pending). Email parcelflare.help@outlook.com if you would like to be told when you can buy.

Parcelflare sync log showing tracking numbers saved onto WooCommerce orders, alongside the free plugin’s retry and filter tools.

What Pro does

Three things, all optional once the licence is active.

1

Writes the tracking number onto the order

Pro checks Click & Drop for orders you have already sent from WooCommerce. When a tracking number appears after despatch, it is saved on the WooCommerce order. You will see it in the Click & Drop box on the order screen, and in the sync log.

2

Sends the customer a tracking link

On by default, and easy to turn off. This is a WooCommerce customer order note, with the tracking number and a link to Royal Mail’s public tracking page. It is a despatch notice with a link to track the parcel, not a live delivery-status feed inside WooCommerce.

3

Can mark the order Completed

Off by default. If you switch it on, orders that are Processing or On hold are marked Completed once the tracking number is saved. If you already use the WooCommerce Shipment Tracking extension, Pro also adds the number there. That extension is not bundled with Pro.

Pro looks at orders from the last 30 days that have been sent to Click & Drop and do not yet have a tracking number. It checks on a schedule you choose: every 15, 30, 60 or 120 minutes (30 minutes is the default).

What it looks like

Sync log with rows reading Tracking number saved to order.
The sync log records when a tracking number is written back. Filters, search, retry and CSV export are part of the free plugin. Source: screenshots/02-sync-log.png.
A WooCommerce order for a fictional customer, with a Click and Drop box showing tracking number TT123456789GB, and a customer note containing a Royal Mail tracking link.
The tracking number is saved on the WooCommerce order, and the customer gets a note with a Royal Mail tracking link. Source: screenshots/04-order-tracking.png.

What Pro does not do

  • It does not print labels inside WooCommerce. You still buy postage and print labels in Click & Drop.
  • It does not calculate Royal Mail rates at checkout. Use a separate rates plugin if you need live prices in the cart.
  • It does not show live delivery scans in WooCommerce, send branded tracking emails, print bulk labels, or split parcels. Those are not built.

If Royal Mail’s own WooCommerce channel in Click & Drop already works reliably for you, including tracking, you may not need Parcelflare at all.

Free plugin and Pro

The free plugin is Parcelflare 0.1.3 on WordPress.org. It is a complete order sync: no caps, no licence key, and no nag to buy Pro.

Feature Free Parcelflare Parcelflare Pro
Send WooCommerce orders to Click & Drop Yes The free plugin still does this
Automatic retries, sync log, CSV export, health check, shipping-method mapping, manual and bulk send Yes, with no order cap Same — these are not Pro features
Write the Click & Drop tracking number back onto the WooCommerce order No Yes
Optional customer note with a Royal Mail tracking link No Yes
Add the number to WooCommerce Shipment Tracking, if that extension is installed No Yes
Optionally mark the order Completed on despatch No Yes, off by default
Free Parcelflare settings screen, with the Click and Drop API key, automatic sync, and which order statuses are sent.
The free plugin’s settings. Source: wporg/parcelflare/assets/screenshot-1.png.
Parcelflare Pro licence tab showing an active licence, tracking write-back switched on, and the option to mark an order Completed left off.
The Pro tab once a licence is active. Tracking write-back is on; marking the order Completed stays off until you choose it. Source: screenshots/03-pro-licence.png.

Requirements

  • A WordPress site with WooCommerce (WordPress 6.4 or later, PHP 7.4 or later).
  • The free Parcelflare plugin, installed and connected to Click & Drop with your own API key.
  • A Royal Mail Click & Drop account. You pay Royal Mail for postage as usual.
  • A Parcelflare Pro licence for one production store.

Pro is tested with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and with classic order storage.

How to install Pro

  1. Install and connect the free plugin, if you have not already: in WordPress go to Plugins → Add New, search for Parcelflare, install and activate it. In Click & Drop go to Settings → Integrations, add a Click & Drop API integration and copy the key. In WordPress go to WooCommerce → Parcelflare, paste the key, press Test connection, then enable sync.
  2. Buy Parcelflare Pro below. You will get a licence key and the plugin ZIP from your receipt (and from your Lemon Squeezy customer account).
  3. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the ZIP and activate Parcelflare Pro.
  4. Go to WooCommerce → Parcelflare → Pro, paste your licence key and press Save.
  5. Leave “Fetch tracking numbers from Click & Drop and add them to orders” ticked. Turn the customer note and “mark Completed” options on or off to suit your shop. Choose how often Pro should check for tracking.
  6. Send orders to Click & Drop and despatch them there as you do now. When a tracking number appears, Pro writes it back to the order.

For now, new versions of Pro are installed the same way: download the latest ZIP and upload it in WordPress. Automatic updates are not included yet.

Pricing

£4.99 a month or £49 a year, tax included. One production store per licence. There is no free trial.

Monthly
£4.99 a month

Tax included. Renews monthly until you cancel.

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Checkout will be hosted by Lemon Squeezy. Card details will be entered on their page, not on this one. Buying is not open yet: Lemon Squeezy approval is still pending. Email parcelflare.help@outlook.com if you would like to be told when checkout is ready.

Renewal, cancellation and refunds

Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each month or year, at the same price, until you cancel.

You can cancel at any time from your Lemon Squeezy customer account, or by emailing parcelflare.help@outlook.com. Cancelling stops future renewals. Pro keeps working until the end of the period you have already paid for. After that, Pro stops checking for new tracking numbers. Tracking already saved on orders is kept, and the free plugin continues to send orders to Click & Drop as usual.

No refunds, but cancel anytime. Once your licence key is issued there are no refunds, except where the law requires one. Lemon Squeezy is the merchant of record for payments, and their buyer terms also apply.

Under UK consumer law, you usually have 14 days to cancel a distance purchase. For digital content such as this plugin, that right is lost only if you expressly agree at checkout to immediate supply and acknowledge that you will lose the 14-day cancellation right. That acknowledgement has to be collected at Lemon Squeezy checkout before this exception can apply.

If Lemon Squeezy or our licence check cannot be reached, Pro keeps working for a 7-day grace period so a short outage does not switch tracking off.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need the free plugin as well?

Yes. Pro is an add-on. It will not run unless the free Parcelflare plugin and WooCommerce are active.

Will this print my labels?

No. You still create labels and buy postage in Click & Drop. The free plugin gets the order there. Pro brings the tracking number back afterwards.

Does this show Royal Mail rates in my cart?

No. That is a different job. Use a rates plugin alongside Parcelflare if you need live checkout prices.

Is Parcelflare an official Royal Mail product?

No. It is an independent plugin that uses the Click & Drop API with your own key. See the trademark note at the bottom of this page.

Royal Mail’s built-in WooCommerce channel already works for me. Do I need this?

Not necessarily. If that channel is stable and already writes tracking back the way you want, you can keep using it.

How many shops can I use one licence on?

One production store per licence. If you move house to a new domain, email parcelflare.help@outlook.com and we will help you move the licence.

Can I get a refund?

No refunds, but cancel anytime. Once your licence key is issued there are no refunds, except where the law requires one. Cancelling stops future renewals, and Pro keeps working until the end of the period you have already paid for. See the terms of sale for the UK 14-day cancellation rule on digital content.

What happens if I cancel or the licence runs out?

Cancelling stops future renewals. Pro keeps working until the end of the period you have already paid for. After that it stops looking up new tracking numbers. Existing tracking on orders stays put, and the free sync keeps running.

How do I get updates?

Manually, for now. Download the new ZIP from your Lemon Squeezy receipt or customer account, then upload it in WordPress (Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin). WordPress should offer to replace the version you already have.

Where do I get help?

For the free plugin, use the WordPress.org support forum. For a Pro licence, billing, or a paid-feature question, email parcelflare.help@outlook.com. There is no promised reply time.

Support and privacy

Support for licence and billing questions: parcelflare.help@outlook.com.

Payment, invoices and tax receipts are handled by Lemon Squeezy, who is the merchant of record. Parcelflare Pro does not collect card details.

Your Click & Drop API key stays on your WordPress site and is used only to talk to the Click & Drop API. Order and address data is not sent to the licence service. When you activate a licence, Pro sends the licence key and this site address (as the activation name) to Lemon Squeezy (api.lemonsqueezy.com) over HTTPS. Customer order and address details are not sent.

See the privacy notice and terms of sale.