WooCommerce + EDI
Automate WooCommerce supplier orders with EDI
Send WooCommerce orders in the EDI format each supplier requires. Dropday handles the exchange and brings order confirmations and tracking back to your store. Keep your supplier orders organised, with control over what gets sent.
WooCommerce order
Paid order #1052
Dropday
Supplier or 3PL
Receives its EDI order
Confirmation & tracking
Sent back as EDI files
WooCommerce order
Shipment and tracking added
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How WooCommerce EDI automation works
Connect your store once. Dropday routes each order to the right partner and keeps the exchange connected to your WooCommerce order.
1
Send orders from WooCommerce
Choose the order status that sends orders to Dropday. Your routing rules determine which supplier or fulfilment partner receives each product.
2
Create the supplier's EDI order
Dropday converts the order into your partner's required format, including the supplier product codes you choose to share.
3
Bring updates back to your store
Order confirmations and shipping updates return through Dropday. Shipment details and tracking are added to the WooCommerce order.
Message standard
EDIFACT ORDERS, X12 850 or partner layout
Transport
File delivery over SFTP, FTPS or FTP
Use the product codes your suppliers recognise
Your suppliers may use different product codes from those in your store. The Dropday plugin for WooCommerce lets you include selected product fields, such as supplier article numbers, with each order.
Dropday maps those details to the supplier's required EDI format. Explore orders via EDI to see how the exchange works across different partners.
Supplier codes from your products
Confirmations and tracking back
No EDI plugin or scripts to maintain
Where WooCommerce EDI automation helps
Suppliers that require EDI
Work with wholesalers and distributors that expect structured EDI orders rather than emails or spreadsheets.
Fulfilment through a 3PL
Send orders to your fulfilment partner and bring shipment details back to WooCommerce, where your store can notify the customer.
Several suppliers in one order
Split an order between partners. Each receives only the products it needs to fulfil, in its required format.
Approval before sending
Review a partner's orders before releasing them. Check the details and download the generated order file in Dropday.
Connect WooCommerce in minutes
Connect your store with the existing Dropday plugin for WooCommerce. Follow the installation guide to get started.
1
Install the plugin
Add the existing Dropday plugin to your WordPress site.
2
Connect WooCommerce
Link your store to your Dropday account.
3
Add your suppliers
Set up routing rules and the EDI format each partner requires.
Put WooCommerce supplier orders on autopilot
Connect your store, automate EDI orders and keep confirmations and tracking in one connected flow.
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More ways to automate your WooCommerce store
Explore other ways to connect your suppliers and keep your store up to date.
Orders via Email
Each supplier receives its order lines by email.
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Orders via API
Send orders into your supplier's system through an API call.
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Orders via FTP/SFTP
Deliver orders as files on your supplier's server, in the layout it reads.
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Product Import & Updates
Bring your supplier's products into your store and keep them up to date.
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Inventory Sync
Keep the stock in your store in line with your supplier's stock.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I connect WooCommerce to a supplier that requires EDI?
Yes. The supplier's EDI format is set up from a sample of the file it expects and checked with you before your first live order. After that, its WooCommerce orders are sent automatically.
Do I need a WooCommerce EDI plugin or a developer?
No. The Dropday plugin connects your store, and the EDI formats are managed in Dropday. There is no EDI code to run in WordPress.
Can I use EDI for direct-to-customer and 3PL orders?
Use EDI for supplier orders shipped directly to your customers, and for orders your fulfilment partner ships from its warehouse. Dropday sends the order details in the format each partner requires.
Do order confirmations and tracking come back?
Dropday receives your partner's order confirmations and shipping updates and adds the relevant details to WooCommerce. Sending a file confirms transmission; your partner's response shows how it handled the order.
Can supplier article numbers go in the EDI order?
Yes. List the product field that holds the supplier's code in the plugin settings. Dropday then includes it in that supplier's EDI order.