Free Shipping Bar: Amount Left for Free Shipping for WooCommerce Plugin

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Free shipping is a powerful incentive for customers to complete a purchase, everybody love to get something for “Free”. That’s why with our plugin you can increase your eCommerce sales with just a few tweaks into how your store looks and how to convert visitors into buyers.

Our plugin lets you display the amount left for free shipping in WooCommerce, it works as a reminder for your customers for of how much is left for them to get there free shipping, and it’s an incentive too as encourages them to add more products into their carts to get the free shipping.

A simple plugin like that adds some psychological tricks which can increase the average cart value in your store and thus increase your profitability.

Your customers will know in real time the amount left in their cart for free shipping, you can customize the shipping criteria to fit your strategic goals, and you can customize the message so you can try different CTAs and see what works best for your customers.

In a nutshell, this is what the plugin can do:

1. Show messages on different locations telling customers how much is remaining to get Free Shipping.

2. Customize options on when the messages appear (below specific threshold) or if specific shipping methods are disabled.

3. Show amount left for free shipping messages using widgets & shortcode, meaning you can -literally- show it in any location on your store.

4. Manually select the minimum amount to be eligible for free shipping, overwriting the amount set by WooCommerce standard free shipping (or any other non-standard method you use for free shipping)

Let’s get into more details and see what features the plugin offers.

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🚀 Main Features: FREE Version

🚀 Amount left for Free shipping Messages

Show your customers the amount left they need to add to cart in order to get free shipping, control text using variables like amount spent, amount remaining, total amount to get free shipping.

For example, if you set the free shipping at $100, and customer has $70 in cart, you can show the 3 values for them (or any part of it):
You have $70 in your cart, spend $30 more to get free shipping at $100

🚀 Show messages anywhere on your store

You can show messages anywhere on your store, the plugin allows (by default) showing the “Amount Left for Free shipping” messages on cart, but also you can show it anywhere using our shortcode, or from widgets available in your theme.

Tailor this to your store and show it in products pages, categories, homepage, or anywhere you think it might makes your customers encouraged to spend more to get your offer.

🚀 Manual and Automatic Minimum Order Amount Setting

Keep your systems consistent and well synchronized by setting the minimum order amount automatically from the free shipping method or set it manually by yourself for further control and flexibility.

🚀 Localized Pricing Based in Shipping Zone and Currency

The flexibility our plugin provides will allow you to implement localized pricing and policies, and targeted marketing. Impowering you to appeal to wider audiences by providing full flexibility for your campaigns.

🚀 Full Customization for the Free Shipping Message

You don’t have to show the same message as every other store using this plugin, you can write your own customized message if the user reaches the free shipping threshold.

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🏆 Pro Version

Our Pro features further expands the Capabilities of our plugin so you can have full control on when and where to show the progress bar, here are the features:

🏆Greater Flexibility for Showing the Amount Left Message through the Website

You’ll be able to display the amount left text in: site-wide store notice, “add to cart” notice, Mini cart, Checkout Page. That would encourage more users to add more products into their carts to get their products shipped for free.

🏆 Real-time User Update for Free Shipping

Your users will be notified in real-time on the amount left for free shipping using the latest technology of AJAX.

🏆 Full Control Of Free Shipping By Category or User Role

If for a specific user role or category you want to hide the amount left text our pro plugin allow for that providing full flexibility on which categories or user roles to show the amount left text.

🏆 Full Compatibility with AJAX and Other WooCommerce Plugins

Allowing for more functionality for your WooCommerce store by being compatible with the WooCommerce Currency Switcher plugin.

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Follow these simplified steps to get your plugin up and running:

From the WordPress Admin Panel:
1. Navigate to “Plugins” > “Add New”.
2. Use the search bar and find the plugin using the exact name.
3. Click “Install Now” for the desired plugin.
4. Once the installation is finished, and click “Activate”.

Manual Installation Using FTP:
1. Download the desired plugin from WordPress.org.
2. Using your preferred FTP client, upload the entire plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation.
3. Go to “Plugins” > “Installed Plugins” in your dashboard and click “Activate”.

Manual download & upload from the WordPress Admin Panel:
1. Download the desired plugin in a ZIP format.
2. On your site, navigate to “Plugins” > “Add New” and click the “Upload Plugin” button.
3. Choose the downloaded plugin file and click “Install Now.”
4. After the installation is complete, click “Activate”.

Post-Activation:
Once activated, access the plugin’s settings by navigating to “WooCommerce > Settings” and look for the relevant tab.

1. 

   In order to see the plugin working on the frontend, enable the Cart section.

2. 

   It's possible to specify a custom message to the user on frontend when the free shipping is available.

3. 

   An example of the amount left text being displayed on frontend after the Cart section is enabled.

2.3.9 – 20/05/2024

• Update plugin name.

2.3.8 – 20/05/2024

• WC tested up to: 8.8.

2.3.7 – 04/04/2024

• Update – readme.txt.
• WC tested up to: 8.7.
• Tested up to: 6.5.

2.3.6 – 13/02/2024

• Fix – Remove store wide notice if message empty.

2.3.5 – 08/02/2024

• Fix – Percentage calculation.

2.3.4 – 07/02/2024

• Update readme.txt file.
• New – Progress bar – use %progress_bar% in text areas after enabling the related section.
• WC tested up to: 8.5.

2.3.3 – 06/02/2024

• Fix – Avoid possible errors: Unsupported operand types: string – float on Alg_WC_Left_To_Free_Shipping_Core.
• Fix – Fix some PHP warnings.

2.3.2 – 18/12/2023

• Update readme.txt file.
• WC tested up to: 8.4.
• Tested up to: 6.4.

2.3.1 – 26/09/2023

• Update plugin icon, banner
• WC tested up to: 8.1.

2.3.0 – 11/09/2023

• Dev – Add compatibility to POS.
• Dev – Move main class to a separate file.

2.2.10 – 31/08/2023

• Update plugin title.
• Tested up to: 6.3.
• WC tested up to: 8.0.

2.2.9 – 17/06/2023

• WC tested up to: 7.8.

2.2.8 – 01/05/2023

• Manual min amount > Extra Options > Shipping classes ( available for pro version only )
• Fix changelog

2.2.7 – 30/04/2023

• Add new extra option under Manual min amount: Manual min amount > Extra Options > Shipping classes

2.2.6 – 19/04/2023

• Fix – General – Hide shipping methods – Does not hide the other shipping methods on some AJAX requests.
• Tested up to: 6.2.
• WC tested up to: 7.6.

2.2.5 – 09/02/2023

• Fix changelog.

2.2.4 – 09/02/2023

• Dev – Advanced – Manually detect changes on updated totals from WooCommerce cart/checkout blocks with a custom js event: alg_wc_alfs_wc_cart_checkout_updated_totals.

2.2.3 – 09/01/2023

• Dev – Hide amount left – New option: By shipping method.
• Dev – Hide amount left – By shipping method – New option: Operator.
• WC tested up to: 7.3.
• Tested up to: 6.1.

2.2.2 – 26/09/2022

• Fix – Uncaught Error on Amount Left widget.

2.2.1 – 23/09/2022

• Fix – Uncaught Error is triggered on admin if the [alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping] shortcode is used on a widget or block.
• Fix gitattributes regarding git-tag.sh.
• WC tested up to: 6.9.

2.2.0 – 25/08/2022

• Dev – General – New option: If empty, set shipping country automatically based on the default shipping zone.
• WC tested up to: 6.8.

2.1.9 – 27/07/2022

• Dev – Store notice – Create padding style option.
• WC tested up to: 6.7.

2.1.8 – 31/05/2022

• Dev – Store notice – Create “font weight” option.
• WC tested up to: 6.5.
• Tested up to: 6.0.

2.1.7 – 02/05/2022

• Dev – General – Hide all shipping methods when free shipping is available.
• WC tested up to: 6.4.

2.1.6 – 24/03/2022

• Improve readme.
• Add screenshot.
• WC tested up to: 6.3.

2.1.5 – 08/02/2022

• Fix – Store notice – Fix possible conflict between “Hide”, “Animate” and “Ajax” options.
• Fix – Allow default WooCommerce notice to be updated via ajax.
• Fix – Change alg-wc-alfs-data parameter to data-alg-wc-alfs on ajax.
• Dev – Cart – Custom style – Create option to customize text color and font size style.
• Dev – Checkout – Custom style – Create option to customize text color and font size style.
• Dev – Store notice – Add font size option.
• Dev – Create alg_wc_get_left_to_free_shipping_args filter.
• Dev – Create advanced section.
• Tested up to: 5.9.

2.1.4 – 20/01/2022

• WC tested up to: 6.1.

2.1.3 – 18/11/2021

• Fix – Remove log from alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping_ajax().

2.1.2 – 18/11/2021

• Fix – Manual min amount – Compatibility – Extra currency amount is being converted.

2.1.1 – 10/11/2021

• Fix – “General > Hide > By cart amount” does not allow empty values.
• Fix – Unsupported operand types: string – float on ‘class-alg-wc-alfs-core.php:529’.
• Fix – Manual min amount – Empty and zero give different results.
• Dev – Manual min amount – Add special values, as zero and -1, for the minimum amounts with different possibilities.
• WC tested up to: 5.9.

2.1.0 – 29/09/2021

• Dev – General – Calculation – Add option to exclude shipping from cart total calculation.
• General – Calculation – Change option from “Include discounts” to “Exclude discounts”.

2.0.9 – 28/09/2021

• Dev – General – Calculation – Add “Cart total” method.
• WC tested up to: 5.7.

2.0.8 – 23/09/2021

• Rename and move “Minimum cart amount” option to “General > Hide the amount left text > By cart amount”.

2.0.7 – 08/09/2021

• Dev – Manual min amount – Add “Shipping methods” extra option.
• Dev – Add alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping_manual_min_amount_available_types filter.
• Dev – Remove alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping_manual_min_amount_extra filter.
• Dev – Improve is_plugin_active function.
• Dev – Refactor Alg_WC_Left_To_Free_Shipping_Core::get_manual_min_amount() function.
• Dev – Improve readme.
• WC tested up to: 5.6.
• Tested up to: 5.8.

2.0.6 – 23/06/2021

• Fix – Pro version link.
• Dev – Add github deploy setup.

2.0.5 – 15/06/2021

• Fix – Free and pro plugins can’t be active at the same time.
• Dev – General – Create “Hide by user roles” option.
• Dev – Add composer.
• Dev – Add promoting notice package.
• WC tested up to: 5.4.

2.0.4 – 13/05/2021

• Dev – General – Ajax Options – Add “Force update” option trying to fix issues with caching.
• Dev – Store notice – Site-wide notice – Add “Placement hook” option.
• Dev – Store notice – Site-wide notice – Add “Animate” option.
• WC tested up to: 5.3.

2.0.3 – 10/05/2021

• Fix – Widget – Fix possible PHP warning “Undefined array key content”.
• WC tested up to: 5.2.

2.0.2 – 29/03/2021

• Dev – General – Add “Ignore virtual products in cart” option.
• Dev – Add alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping_cart_total filter.

2.0.1 – 22/03/2021

• Dev – Create wpml-config.xml file with some admin text options from the plugin for a better compatibility with Polylang and WPML.
• Tested up to: 5.7.

2.0.0 – 15/02/2021

• Fix – General – Ajax prevents content wrapping.
• Dev – Cart and Checkout – Add “Wrap method” option.
• Dev – Cart and Checkout – Add “Wrap template” option.
• Dev – General – Add “Clear notices” option.
• Dev – General – Create “Cart total method” option.
• Dev – Manual min amount – Compatibility – Add compatibility option with “WooCommerce Currency Switcher” plugin made by WooCommerce author realmag777.
• Dev – Add alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping_manual_min_amount filter.
• Dev – Add alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping_manual_min_amount_extra filter.
• WC tested up to: 5.0

1.9.6 – 13/01/2021

• Dev – Store notice – Create “Default WooCommerce notice” option.
• Dev – Store notice – Default WooCommerce notice – Create “Notice type” option.
• Dev – Store notice – Default WooCommerce notice – Create “Display by function” option.
• Dev – Advanced – Add “Check cart free shipping” option.
• Dev – General – Add “Hide by category” option
• Dev – General – Hide by category – Add “check children” option
• Dev – Add alg_wc_get_left_to_free_shipping_validation filter.
• Tested up to: 5.6
• WC tested up to: 4.9

1.9.5 – 08/12/2020

• Fix – Replace get_left_to_free_shipping call using an array as parameter.

1.9.4 – 07/12/2020

• Dev – General – Add “Minimum cart amount” option allowing to only display the amount left for free shipping if there is a minimum cart amount.
• Dev – General – Add min_cart_amount param to alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping shortcode.
• WC tested up to: 4.7

1.9.3 – 16/11/2020

• Fix – Widget – Allow the Widget to save some html including <progress> tag.
• Add FAQ regarding HTML table row tags for table positions.
• Improve position descriptions at Cart and Checkout sections using (in table) at the end.
• Improve content description at Cart and Checkout sections regarding HTML table row tags for table positions.

1.9.2 – 05/11/2020

• Fix – PHP Notice: Undefined index: min_free_shipping_amount in class-alg-wc-alfs-pro.php.
• Dev – Manual Min Amount – Settings section title updated.
• Dev – General – Ajax Options – Add “Added to cart event without AJAX” option fixing the Store notice not getting displayed on single product pages.

1.9.1 – 04/11/2020

• Dev – AJAX – Events – Renamed to “Additional events” and it now defaults to an empty string. I.e. default events are now always included.
• Dev – [alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping] – Third param in shortcode_atts() function now matches the shortcode name (was alg_get_left_to_free_shipping).
• Plugin author updated.
• WC tested up to: 4.6.

1.9.0 – 10/10/2020

• Dev – Manual Min Amount – “Currencies” options added.
• Dev – Manual Min Amount – “Shipping zones” options added.
• Dev – Manual Min Amount – “Enable section” option added (defaults to yes).
• Dev – “Manual Min Amount” settings section added (i.e. options moved from “General > Advanced: Manual Min Amount”).

1.8.0 – 28/09/2020

• Dev – Code refactoring.
• WC tested up to: 4.5.

1.7.1 – 28/08/2020

• Fix – Functions – alg_wc_alfs_get_min_free_shipping_amount() – Checking if shipping method is_available() – “Free delivery” fixed and outputted.
• Fix – AJAX – Pass min amount – Option removed (i.e. defaults to no) (this caused issues with free shipping coupons).
• Fix – Store notice – <p> tag replaced with <span> (this allows to use <p> tags inside the content).

1.7.0 – 25/08/2020

• Fix – Store notice + empty “free delivery” issue fixed.
• Dev – Functions – alg_wc_alfs_get_min_free_shipping_amount() – Checking if shipping method is_available() now (if it is – will hide the left to free shipping content).
• Dev – AJAX – Events – wc_cart_emptied event added to the default value.
• Dev – General – “Message on empty cart” options added.
• Dev – General – Message on free shipping reached – Now replacing placeholders.
• Dev – Advanced – Check for virtual cart – Returning false on empty cart now.
• Dev – Store notice – “Position” option added. Available values: “Bottom” (default) and “Top”.
• Dev – Store notice – z-index increased to 99999 (was 9999).
• Dev – JS files minified.
• Dev – Admin settings restyled.
• Dev – Code refactoring.
• Tested up to: 5.5.
• WC tested up to: 4.4.

1.6.0 – 06/08/2020

• Fix – Functions – alg_get_left_to_free_shipping() – AJAX + “free delivery” issue fixed.
• Dev – “Store notice” section added.
• Dev – AJAX – Events – updated_checkout event added to the default value.
• Dev – AJAX – “Pass min amount” option added.
• Dev – Mini Cart – Position – 5 new positions added.
• Dev – Advanced – “Check for free shipping” option added.
• Dev – Advanced – “Check for virtual cart” option added.
• Dev – Functions – alg_get_left_to_free_shipping() – Always processing shortcodes in result now (not only on “free delivery reached”).
• Dev – Admin settings split into sections: “Cart”, “Min-cart”, “Checkout”, “Add to cart” sections added.
• Dev – Code refactoring.

1.5.2 – 26/06/2020

• Dev – AJAX – Time interval based method replaced with event based; “Interval” option removed; “Events” option added (defaults to updated_cart_totals added_to_cart removed_from_cart wc_fragment_refresh).

1.5.1 – 25/06/2020

• Fix – AJAX – “You have free delivery!” text fixed.

1.5.0 – 25/06/2020

• Dev – “AJAX Options” section added.

1.4.8 – 23/06/2020

• Dev – Now checking child classes of WC_Shipping_Free_Shipping class as well.
• Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
• Tested up to: 5.4.
• WC tested up to: 4.2.

1.4.7 – 30/03/2020

• Fix – “Reset settings” admin notice fixed.
• Dev – Optional $free_delivery_text param added to the alg_wc_get_left_to_free_shipping() function.
• Dev – Optional free_delivery_text attribute added to the [alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping] shortcode.
• Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
• WC tested up to: 4.0.

1.4.6 – 06/02/2020

• Dev – Optional $min_free_shipping_amount param added to the alg_wc_get_left_to_free_shipping() function.
• Dev – Optional min_free_shipping_amount attribute added to the [alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping] shortcode.

1.4.5 – 26/01/2020

• Dev – Advanced Options – “User roles” options added.

1.4.4 – 24/01/2020

• Dev – General Options – “Include discounts” option added.
• Dev – Code refactoring.
• WC tested up to: 3.9.

1.4.3 – 25/12/2019

• Dev – “Add to Cart Notice” options added.

1.4.2 – 20/12/2019

• Dev – Advanced Options – “Manual min amount” option added.
• Dev – Comparing floats with epsilon now.

1.4.1 – 04/12/2019

• Dev – Code refactoring.

1.4.0 – 13/11/2019

• Fix – Cart total calculation fixed.
• Dev – Code refactoring.
• WC tested up to: 3.8.
• Tested up to: 5.3.

1.3.1 – 19/06/2019

• Dev – New placeholders added for “raw” amounts: %amount_left_for_free_shipping_raw%, %free_shipping_min_amount_raw% and %current_cart_total_raw%.
• Tested up to: 5.2.

1.3.0 – 30/04/2019

• Dev – Checkout – “Order review: Before shipping” and “Order review: After shipping” positions added.
• Dev – %current_cart_total% placeholder added.
• Dev – [alg_wc_left_to_free_shipping_translate] shortcode added.
• Dev – Code refactoring.
• Dev – Admin settings restyled and descriptions updated.
• Dev – “Tested up to” and “WC tested up to” updated.

1.2.0 – 07/08/2018

• Dev – WooCommerce v3.2.0 compatibility – “WC_Cart->taxes is deprecated since version 3.2” notice fixed.
• Dev – Info on Checkout – New positions added.
• Dev – POT file renamed.
• Dev – Admin settings restyled.
• Dev – Plugin settings array is saved as main class property.
• Dev – Code refactored and cleaned up.
• Dev – Plugin link updated.

1.1.0 – 14/06/2017

• Dev – Autoloading plugin’s options.
• Dev – custom_textarea instead of textarea in plugin settings.
• Dev – Settings descriptions updated.
• Dev – Plugin link updated from http://coder.fm to https://wpcodefactory.com.
• Dev – Plugin header (“Text Domain” etc.) updated.

1.0.0 – 16/02/2017

• Initial Release.