Delivery time

Polish law requires the store to inform about delivery time before placing an order. Polski for WooCommerce lets you set delivery time globally, per product and per variant.

Legal requirements

The seller must inform the consumer about the delivery deadline no later than the moment the consumer expresses the will to be bound by the contract (i.e. before clicking the order button). This information should be:

clear and understandable
given in business days or calendar days
visible on the product page

Lack of delivery time information may result in penalties from UOKiK and constitutes a violation of consumer rights.

The polski_delivery_time taxonomy

The plugin registers a dedicated taxonomy polski_delivery_time that allows creating predefined delivery times and assigning them to products.

Managing delivery terms

Go to Products > Delivery Time to manage available terms.

Example terms:

Name	Slug	Description
1-2 business days	1-2-business-days	Products in stock
3-5 business days	3-5-business-days	Products ordered from supplier
7-14 business days	7-14-business-days	Made-to-order products
Within 24 hours	within-24-hours	Digital products / express
Available immediately	available-immediately	Immediate fulfillment

Delivery terms work like a WordPress taxonomy - you can create, edit and delete them in the admin panel.

Configuration

Global settings

Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Polski > Prices and configure the “Delivery Time” section.

Setting	Description
Enable delivery time	Activates display on the product page
Default delivery time	Fallback value for products without an assigned term
Show on listing	Displays delivery time on category pages
Show in cart	Displays delivery time in the cart
Label	Text before the delivery time (default: “Delivery time:”)

Default fallback

The default delivery time (fallback) is displayed when a product does not have an individual term assigned. This allows quick deployment without editing each product separately.

Display hierarchy:

Variant delivery time (if set)
Parent product delivery time (if set)
Default delivery time from global settings (fallback)

If none of the above is set, delivery time information will not be displayed.

Assigning to a product

In the product editor, in the “Shipping” tab, you will find a Delivery Time field. Select an existing term from the list or create a new one.

Assigning to a variant

For variable products, each variant can have its own delivery time. Expand the variant section and set an individual term. Variants without a set term inherit the value from the parent product.

Shortcode

Use the shortcode [polski_delivery_time] to display delivery time anywhere.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`product_id`	int	current	Product ID
`label`	string	`"Delivery time: "`	Label before the value
`show_label`	bool	`true`	Whether to display the label
`wrapper`	string	`span`	Wrapping HTML element
`fallback`	string	`""`	Text when no delivery time is set

Usage examples

Basic usage:

[polski_delivery_time]

Result: Delivery time: 1-2 business days

Without label:

[polski_delivery_time show_label="false"]

Result: 1-2 business days

With custom label and fallback:

[polski_delivery_time label="Shipping: " fallback="Ask about availability"]

For a specific product:

[polski_delivery_time product_id="456"]

In a PHP template:

echo do_shortcode('[polski_delivery_time product_id="' . $product->get_id() . '"]');

Programmatic delivery time management

Assigning a term to a product

wp_set_object_terms($product_id, '1-2-business-days', 'polski_delivery_time');

Getting a product’s term

$terms = wp_get_object_terms($product_id, 'polski_delivery_time');
if (!empty($terms) && !is_wp_error($terms)) {
    $delivery_time = $terms[0]->name;
}

Creating a new term

wp_insert_term(
    '2-3 business days',
    'polski_delivery_time',
    [
        'slug'        => '2-3-business-days',
        'description' => 'Standard fulfillment time',
    ]
);

CSV import

To import delivery time via CSV, use the column:

CSV column	Description	Value
`polski_delivery_time`	Delivery term name	`1-2 business days`

If a term with the given name does not exist, it will be automatically created during import.

Example:

"Dell XPS 15 Laptop",5499.00,"3-5 business days"
"Logitech MX Mouse",299.00,"1-2 business days"

Dynamic delivery time

For products with long fulfillment times, you can programmatically modify the displayed delivery time based on stock levels or order date.

add_filter('polski/delivery_time/display', function (string $delivery_time, WC_Product $product): string {
    if ($product->get_stock_quantity() > 0) {
        return '1-2 business days';
    }

    return '7-14 business days';
}, 10, 2);

CSS styling

.polski-delivery-time {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 0.5em;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    color: #2e7d32;
}

.polski-delivery-time__label {
    font-weight: 600;
}

.polski-delivery-time__value {
    color: #333;
}

Common issues

Delivery time does not display

Check that the module is enabled in settings
Make sure the product has an assigned term or a default fallback is set
Verify that the theme supports the woocommerce_single_product_summary hook

Variant delivery time does not change after selection

Make sure the plugin JavaScript is loaded. Check the browser console for JS errors. The plugin updates variant delivery time via AJAX when options change.

Report an issue

This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Consult a lawyer before implementation. Polski for WooCommerce is open source software (GPLv2) provided without warranty.