Finding Orders by Delivery Date

As your order volume grows, you'll want to pull up all orders scheduled for a specific delivery date — particularly at the start of each day to plan your dispatch.

Viewing Delivery Dates in the Orders List

The delivery date and timeslot are stored as order meta on each order. To see them:

1. Go to WooCommerce > Orders.
2. Open an individual order — the delivery date and timeslot appear in the order details panel.

By default, the orders list view doesn't show a delivery date column. However, there are a few ways to work around this:

Option 1: Use a Free Order Management Plugin

Plugins like WooCommerce Admin (built into WooCommerce) or third-party order table plugins allow you to add custom columns to the orders list. You can add the delivery date meta field as a column, making it visible at a glance across all orders.

Option 2: Export Orders

Use a WooCommerce order export plugin (or the built-in WooCommerce export under WooCommerce > Orders > Export) to export orders with all meta fields. The delivery date and timeslot will be included as columns, and you can then sort or filter by date in a spreadsheet.

Option 3: Use WooCommerce Order Notes or Tags

For smaller operations, some store owners add a manual note or tag to orders after reviewing the delivery date. This isn't automated, but it's a lightweight way to flag today's deliveries.

HPOS Compatibility

The plugin is fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS), which uses custom order tables instead of post meta. Delivery date and timeslot data is stored correctly under HPOS and accessible in the same way via the order details view.