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How to Add Estimated Delivery Dates to WooCommerce Product Pages

Why Show Estimated Delivery Dates?

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Customers love transparency. Displaying estimated delivery dates:

Improves trust and buying confidence
Reduces cart abandonment
Decreases support inquiries about shipping times

Let’s explore how to add this info dynamically to product pages without using a plugin.

Step 1: Decide Your Delivery Logic

We’ll assume a standard logic: “Delivery in 3–7 business days from today”. You can adjust it later based on product type, region, or shipping method.

Step 2: Add Code to functions.php

Paste this in your theme’s functions.php or in a custom plugin:


function show_estimated_delivery_date() {
    // Delivery range in days
    $min_days = 3;
    $max_days = 7;

    // Skip weekends
    $start = strtotime("+{$min_days} weekdays");
    $end = strtotime("+{$max_days} weekdays");

    $start_date = date_i18n('F j', $start);
    $end_date = date_i18n('F j, Y', $end);

    echo '&lt;p class="estimated-delivery"&gt;
        📦 Estimated Delivery: ' . $start_date . ' – ' . $end_date . '
    &lt;/p&gt;';
}
add_action('woocommerce_single_product_summary', 'show_estimated_delivery_date', 25);

This will display the delivery estimate just after the product price on single product pages.

Step 3: Style It with CSS (Optional)


.estimated-delivery {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #2e8b57;
  background: #f0fdf4;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
}

Optional: Make It Conditional

Want to show delivery only for certain categories?


if ( has_term( 'shirts', 'product_cat' ) ) {
    // Output delivery estimate
}

Bonus: Show Different Dates Based on Shipping Zones

This requires accessing customer IP or using checkout info — best handled with a plugin or AJAX. But a simple approach is to show region-specific messages like:


if ( WC()->customer-&gt;get_shipping_country() == 'US' ) {
    echo 'Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days';
} else {
    echo 'Estimated Delivery: 7–14 days (international)';
}

Note: This only works when the customer has entered a shipping address or logged in.

Conclusion

Adding estimated delivery dates to WooCommerce product pages is a subtle but powerful conversion booster. It sets clear expectations and improves customer trust.

With a bit of PHP and CSS, you can tailor this message to your store’s shipping rules — without needing another plugin.