Lead Time for WooCommerce

Tell shoppers when it ships. Keep that promise.

Show readiness, dispatch, pickup and delivery promises based on your real working days, cutoffs and shipping, from the product page to the order email. Start with one storewide message, then add rules where products need a different answer.

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From $29/year for unlimited websites.

A product page showing “Ready to ship in 3–5 business days”

01
Stop repeating timing answers
Show a useful promise where customers compare, choose and review products.
02
Exceptions without editing everything
Keep a sensible default and override products and variations.
03
Explain how a promise was chosen
See the matched rule, calendar, cutoff and fallback before publishing.
04
Kept after checkout
The promise shown at purchase is saved with the order.

How it works

See Lead Time in action.

Watch a merchant create a default promise, add an exception, test the result, and check how the message appears across the buying journey.

Features

Delivery promises that follow your calendar, not a guess.

Lead Time counts your working days and cutoffs, shows the result wherever shoppers decide, and saves it with the order.

Artbees Lead Time $29 / year · unlimited sites or $99 one-time

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01Rules

One default, then exceptions where needed

A storewide promise, with rules only where they apply.

Product, category, stock, shipping method or country
Product and variation overrides
Priority, conflict warnings and a preview

A default promise and its exceptions, in priority order

02Calendar

Your working days, closures and cutoffs

Promises count only the days you actually ship.

Working days, timezone and same-day cutoff
One-off or yearly closures and seasonal hours
A calendar test before you publish

Working days, closures and the daily cutoff

03Promises

Say exactly what you mean

Ready to ship, available from, ready for pickup or estimated arrival.

As a message, days, a range or a date
Estimated or guaranteed wording
Preparation time plus a delivery window

04Appearance

Shown everywhere shoppers decide

Product pages, shop cards, cart, checkout and shipping methods.

Classic and block cart and checkout
Updates as shoppers change options
Four presets and optional icons

The promise on a product page, a shop card and checkout

05Insights

Measure how accurate your promises are

Promised timing against actual dispatch, month by month.

On-time and late orders, month by month
Promised vs actual days for typical and slower orders
Buffer suggestions that wait for your approval

Promise accuracy insights with example data — Example data

Also included

Test before you publish
Run a product, quantity, order time and destination through the engine and see how the date was calculated.
Saved with the order
Thank-you page, My Account, order emails and the admin order show the promise from checkout.
Mixed carts handled
Ship-together wording by default, or per-item timing when readiness differs.
Elementor and shortcode
Place the promise with a widget or [artbees_lead_time].
WPML and delivery slots
Translatable messages, and a minimum date for Iconic Delivery Slots.
Support snapshot
Share a health check with support, with personal data removed.

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Common use cases

Clear timing promises across your catalog.

Use one clear promise for ordinary products, then add the context needed for made-to-order, backorder, pickup or delivery-based stores.

Made to order and custom products

Ready in 3–5 business days
Preparation time plus a delivery window
Product-specific production exceptions
Variation-level timing

Stock, launches and backorders

Available from a future date
Different in-stock and backorder messages
Seasonal closures and blackout dates
Next-batch or replenishment timing

Pickup and delivery decisions

Ready-for-pickup promises
Shipping-method estimates
Country-aware arrival ranges
Consistent timing in cart and checkout

Compatibility

Works with the store you already have.

Lead Time works across classic and block-based buying experiences and fits the tools around your checkout.

WooCommerceClassic and block cart and checkout, HPOS
ElementorA Lead Time widget with icon controls
WPMLTranslatable promise messages
Iconic Delivery SlotsSets the minimum delivery date

Shortcode [artbees_lead_time] and multisite network activation included.

A product page promise, connected to WooCommerce, Elementor and WPML

Comparison

Compare lead-time workflows.

Simple timing messages, context-aware estimates, explainable rules, and visibility across the buying journey.

Feature	Artbees Lead Time	Barn2	WooCommerce Estimated Delivery
Storewide and targeted timing messages	Included	Included	Included
Order-relative calculation	Included	Not included	Included
Explain why a result applies	Included	Not included	Not included
Product, cart, checkout and post-purchase visibility	Included	Included	Included
Working calendars and cutoffs	Included	Not included	Included
Mixed-cart timing clarity	Included	Included	Not included
Price and site scope	$29/yearUnlimited sites	From $59/year1 site	$49/yearSite scope not stated

Based on each provider’s public product pages. Features and prices may change; check each provider for current details.

Pricing

Clear pricing for clearer customer promises.

Choose the license term that fits your store or agency workflow. Both plans cover unlimited websites.

Yearly

$29 / year

Billed once a year

Unlimited websites
Every feature while active
Updates and support while active

Buy yearly

Lifetime

Popular

$99 one-time

One-time payment

Unlimited websites
Lifetime product updates
12 months of direct support

Buy lifetime

15-day money-back guarantee

FAQ

Common questions.

Can different products or variations have different timing?

Yes. Set a storewide default, then add rules, or product and variation overrides, where needed.

Can it account for weekends, holidays and cutoffs?

Yes. Set working days and a same-day cutoff, then add closures (one-off or yearly) for holidays, plus partial days and seasonal hours.

Where can the promise appear?

Product pages, shop and category cards, quick view, cart, checkout and shipping methods, then the thank-you page, My Account, order emails and the admin order. Each placement can be turned on or off.

Does it work with the block-based Cart and Checkout?

Yes. Promises show in both the classic and block cart and checkout.

What happens if I change a rule after someone orders?

Nothing changes on that order. The promise shown at checkout is saved with it.

What do I need to run it?

WordPress 6.8+, WooCommerce 9.8+ and PHP 8.1 or newer.

What happens if my yearly license expires?

Lead Time needs an active license to run. If a yearly license expires, promises stop showing until you renew. A lifetime license avoids this.

Is there a Free edition, and what do the plans include?

There is no Free edition. Both plans cover unlimited websites. Lifetime includes lifetime updates and 12 months of direct support, and both come with a 15-day money-back guarantee.

Built by Artbees

Built for WooCommerce stores that need a clearer promise.

Artbees Lead Time is part of the Artbees WooCommerce plugin family, with a focus on practical workflows, understandable settings and dependable customer communication.