Title: Direct Freight Express Shipping for WooCommerce Author: Repon Hossain Published: October 6, 2024 Last modified: December 5, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/direct-freight-express-shipping/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =3163518) ![](https://ps.w.org/direct-freight-express-shipping/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev =3163518) # Direct Freight Express Shipping for WooCommerce By [Repon Hossain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/reponwp/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping.1.0.4.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/direct-freight-express-shipping/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/direct-freight-express-shipping/#reviews) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/direct-freight-express-shipping/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/) ## Description **Direct Freight Express for WooCommerce** enables you to easily add live shipping rates from Direct Freight Express directly to your WooCommerce checkout. Perfect for Australian eCommerce stores, this plugin uses Direct Freight Express’s API to retrieve real-time shipping costs based on cart contents, destination, and more, providing a seamless shipping experience for your customers. **Consider using the [Live Shipping Rates Australia](https://wordpress.org/plugins/live-shipping-rates-australia/) plugin for your store. It supports leading shipping providers like Aramex, Australia Post, Sendle, AramexConnect, and Direct Freight Express, while also seamlessly accommodating your store’s currency.** ### Calculation of shipping cost **Custom fuel levy charge** ([Pro](https://codiepress.com/plugins/direct-freight-express-for-woocommerce-plugin/?utm_campaign=direct+freight+express+shipping&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=get+pro)): Add a fuel levy charge as a fixed amount or percentage of **Total Freight Charged**( returned rate from Direct Freight Express website). If you want to keep the default return rate of DFE website, leave this option blank. **Insurance Fee** ([Pro](https://codiepress.com/plugins/direct-freight-express-for-woocommerce-plugin/?utm_campaign=direct+freight+express+shipping&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=get+pro)): Allows you to add an insurance fee. You can add the insurance fee as a fixed amount or percentage of **Total Freight Charged** (returned rate from Direct Freight Express website). **Markup** ([Pro](https://codiepress.com/plugins/direct-freight-express-for-woocommerce-plugin/?utm_campaign=direct+freight+express+shipping&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=get+pro)): Add markup as a fixed amount or percentage of **Total Freight Charged** to allow you to cover any other costs associated with shipping. ### Key Features * **Real-Time Shipping Rates:** Display accurate, live shipping rates from Direct Freight Express based on product weight, dimensions, and delivery location. * **Customizable Shipping Method:** Easily configure settings to fit your store’s needs, including adjusting rate markup, shipping classes, and more. * **Australia-Focused Shipping Solution:** Ideal for Australian WooCommerce stores, offering seamless integration with Direct Freight Express services. * **Automatic Cost Calculation:** Simplifies the shipping experience by automatically retrieving rates for customers at checkout. ### Benefits * **Increased Customer Satisfaction:** Offering accurate shipping rates improves customer confidence and reduces abandoned carts. * **Operational Efficiency:** Automate shipping cost calculations, saving time and minimizing errors. * **Transparency at Checkout:** Provides clear, reliable shipping options based on up-to-date rates. ### How It Works **Direct Freight Express for WooCommerce** fetches real-time shipping costs from the Direct Freight Express API. When a customer adds products to their cart, the plugin calculates the shipping costs based on the items, total weight, and destination, ensuring accurate delivery pricing before checkout. ### Would you like to manage your shipping methods based on specific conditions? With the [Conditional Shipping and Payments for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/conditional-shipping-and-payments-for-woocommerce/) plugin, you can easily control your shipping methods based on various conditions. Whether it’s cart content, product categories, customer roles, shipping locations, or even specific dates, this plugin gives you the flexibility to customize your shipping options to suit your business needs. ### Would you like to manage your shipping methods based on specific conditions? With the [Conditional Shipping and Payments for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/conditional-shipping-and-payments-for-woocommerce/) plugin, you can effortlessly manage your payment methods based on various conditions. You can hide or display payment options based on cart subtotal, product categories, customer roles, shipping or billing addresses, and more, giving you complete control over your checkout process. **Third-Party Policy:** The Direct Freight Express Shipping plugin uses the API service https://www.directfreight.com.au to get live rates. So “Direct Freight Express Shipping” needs to send product and customer information for getting live rates. Please check their [privacy policy](https://www.directfreight.com.au/Privacy.aspx) and [terms of use](https://www.directfreight.com.au/TermConditionsWeb.aspx). ### Privacy Policy Direct Freight Express Shipping for WooCommerce uses [Appsero](https://appsero.com) SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements. Appsero SDK **does not gather any data by default.** The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data **when a user allows it via the admin notice**. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users. Integrating Appsero SDK **DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY** start gathering data, **without confirmation from users in any case.** Learn more about how [Appsero collects and uses this data](https://appsero.com/privacy-policy/). ### Support For any issues or questions, please reach out through the support forum. ## Screenshots * [[ * [[ * [[ ## FAQ ### How do I get my Direct Freight API credentials? You can request your API credentials by contacting Direct Freight customer support or by logging into your Direct Freight account. ### What happens if the API request fails? In the event of an API failure, the Direct Freight Express Shipping rate will not show on frontend. ### Does the plugin support other currencies without AUD? No, this plugin currently only supports AUD. If you need to support other currencies, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e8566cfb291c6c35176c83aac7c8c6b742f21bf382a7e4d154406ec0106a42be? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Simple Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-simple-plugin-127/)󠁿 [olstadesigns](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olstadesigns/) October 26, 2024 Easy to use and accurate shipping rates for Direct Freight. Finally a stand alone plugin. Thank you [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Direct Freight Express Shipping for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Repon Hossain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/reponwp/) * [ Codiepress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/codiepress/) [Translate “Direct Freight Express Shipping for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/direct-freight-express-shipping) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/direct-freight-express-shipping/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/direct-freight-express-shipping/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/direct-freight-express-shipping/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/direct-freight-express-shipping/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.4 * Added helper function for calculating weight and dimension correctly #### 1.0.3 * Added error report * Improved User Interface * Assure compliance with WordPress 6.7.1 * Assure compliance with WooCommerce 9.4.2 #### 1.0.2 * Optimized Code * Assure compliance with WordPress 6.7 * Assure compliance with WooCommerce 9.4.1 #### 1.0.1 * Fix a minor issue * Optimized Code #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.4** * Last updated **6 months ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 6.2.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4.3 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/direct-freight-express-shipping/) * Tags * [shipping](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shipping/)[shipping rates](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shipping-rates/) [woocommerce](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)[woocommerce shipping](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce-shipping/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/direct-freight-express-shipping/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/direct-freight-express-shipping/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Repon Hossain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/reponwp/) * [ Codiepress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/codiepress/) ## Support Got something to say? 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