smartwebminds

<h4>Overview</h4>
<p>This plugin optimizes shipping by automatically calculating the most efficient way to pack products into boxes, pallets, or containers based on dimensions and weight. It integrates with the 3DBinPacking API to provide real-time packing simulations directly in your WooCommerce admin panel.</p>
<p>Perfect for stores with physical products that need to minimize shipping costs and improve warehouse efficiency.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p><strong>Automatic Packing Optimization</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Calculates optimal product arrangement in real-time</li>
<li>Supports multiple packaging types: boxes, pallets, crates, containers</li>
<li>Uses 3DBinPacking algorithms considering dimensions and weight</li>
<li>Handles product rotations for better space utilization</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Carrier & Packaging Management</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Configure unlimited carriers with custom packing rules</li>
<li>Define packaging stock with dimensions, weight limits, and costs</li>
<li>Set optimization modes: minimize bins, maximize utilization, or lowest cost</li>
<li>Active/inactive status control for carriers and packaging</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Order Packing Simulation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Visual packing results for each order</li>
<li>Shows unpacked items and reasons</li>
<li>Detects logistics changes automatically</li>
<li>Manual or automatic simulation triggers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>API Integration</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Secure 3DBinPacking API connection</li>
<li>API credential verification</li>
<li>Error logging and reporting</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Configure API credentials and carriers</li>
<li>Ensure products have dimensions filled</li>
<li>Open order and execute packing simulation</li>
<li>System calculates optimal packing</li>
<li>View results and choose best shipping option</li>
</ol>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.7 or higher (WordPress 6.8 or higher required for WooCommerce 10.4 and 10.5)</li>
<li>WooCommerce 8.0 or higher (tested up to 10.5)</li>
<li>PHP 8.0 or higher</li>
<li>3DBinPacking account with API access</li>
</ul>
<h4>Technical Information</h4>
<ul>
<li>Plugin slug: tdbinpacking</li>
<li>Plugin version: 1.0.1</li>
<li>Author: smartwebminds</li>
<li>Minimum WordPress version: 6.7</li>
<li>Minimum WooCommerce version: 8.0</li>
<li>Maximum WooCommerce version tested: 10.5</li>
<li>Minimum PHP version: 8.0</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security</h3>
<p>This plugin uses Twig 3 template engine with automatic HTML escaping and prepared statements for all database queries. All user inputs are sanitized and validated. Nonce verification is implemented for all form submissions.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the 3DBinPacking API (global-api.3dbinpacking.com)<br />
to perform packing calculations.</p>
<p>The service is used for two purposes:</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p>API access verification. Triggered manually by the administrator while<br />
saving or verifying API credentials in the plugin settings. Sent data:<br />
username, api_key, and technically empty items and bins structures used only<br />
to verify access.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Packing simulation. Triggered manually or automatically when an order is<br />
opened or edited and the packing simulation is executed. Sent data: username,<br />
api_key, product dimensions and weight in the items structure, packaging and<br />
constraint data in the bins structure, optimization parameters, and technical<br />
source metadata including WooCommerce version and plugin version.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>No customer personal data is sent to the external service.</p>
<p>Service provider: SWM Smart Web Minds Limited / 3DBinPacking<br />
Service website: https://www.3dbinpacking.com/en/<br />
Terms and Conditions: https://www.3dbinpacking.com/en/regulations<br />
Privacy Policy: https://www.3dbinpacking.com/en/privacy-policy</p>


3D Bin Packing – Shipping & Load Optimization

WooCommerce plugin for automated shipping optimization using 3D bin packing algorithms.

repetito

<p>Repetito is a WooCommerce plugin that enables customers to choose reusable, returnable packaging for their orders, helping reduce waste from online shopping.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Reusable Packaging Option</strong> – Add a checkbox at checkout for customers to opt-in for reusable packaging</li>
<li><strong>Smart Package Selection</strong> – Automatically calculates if products fit into available Repetito packages</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Configuration</strong> – Configure fees, weight limits, and available countries</li>
<li><strong>API Integration</strong> – Seamlessly integrates with Repetito’s API to process orders</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Controls</strong> – Optional data anonymization feature for enhanced customer privacy</li>
<li><strong>Product Exclusions</strong> – Exclude specific products using the “norepetito” tag</li>
<li><strong>Tax Support</strong> – Configurable tax rates for packaging fees</li>
<li><strong>Multi-language Ready</strong> – Translation ready with .pot file included</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Configure your Repetito API key and settings</li>
<li>Set pricing, weight limits, and select available package sizes</li>
<li>Customers will see the reusable packaging option at checkout</li>
<li>Orders with reusable packaging are automatically sent to Repetito’s API</li>
</ol>
<h4>Available Package Sizes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Soft S (35 x 25 x 10 cm)</li>
<li>Soft M (50 x 35 x 16 cm)</li>
<li>Soft L (60 x 35 x 22 cm)</li>
<li>Box S (21 x 11 x 9 cm)</li>
<li>Box M (28 x 21 x 11 cm)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce 3.0 or higher</li>
<li>Repetito API key (obtain from https://www.repetito.sk)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & Data Handling</h4>
<p>This plugin sends order data to Repetito’s API (https://api.repetito.sk/orders) when a customer selects reusable packaging.</p>
<p><strong>Data Anonymization Option:</strong><br />
The plugin includes a configurable anonymization feature in the settings. Store owners can choose to partially anonymize customer data before transmission.</p>
<p><strong>Always Sent (Regardless of Anonymization):</strong><br />
* Order number (required for tracking)<br />
* Customer email address (required for service communication)<br />
* Order completion date (for service scheduling)</p>
<p><strong>With Anonymization Disabled (Default):</strong><br />
* Customer phone number (if provided, for delivery coordination)<br />
* Full billing address (street, town, postal code, country)<br />
* Full shipping address (street, town, postal code, country)</p>
<p><strong>With Anonymization Enabled:</strong><br />
* Phone number: Partially anonymized – only last 2 characters visible (e.g., +421900123456 <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> ************56)<br />
* Street: Partially anonymized – only last 2 characters visible (e.g., Main Street 123 <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> *************23)<br />
* Town: Partially anonymized – only last 2 characters visible (e.g., Bratislava <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> ********va)<br />
* Postal code: Partially anonymized – only last 2 characters visible (e.g., 81101 <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> ***01)<br />
* Country: Partially anonymized – only last 2 characters visible (e.g., SK <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> *K)</p>
<p>No product details, payment information, or tracking data is collected by this plugin.</p>
<h3>Additional Info</h3>
<p>For more information about Repetito’s reusable packaging service, visit <a href="https://www.repetito.sk" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.repetito.sk</a></p>
<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please contact us through the plugin support forum.</p>
<h4>Source Code & Build Tools</h4>
<p>The full source code, including unminified JavaScript and SCSS source files, is available at:<br />
<a href="https://gitlab.com/repetito/repetito-wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">https://gitlab.com/repetito/repetito-wordpress-plugin</a></p>
<p>The compiled JavaScript in <code>assets/website/dist/</code> is built from the source files in <code>assets/website/shortcodes/</code> using Webpack. To build from source:</p>
<ol>
<li>Install dependencies: <code>npm install</code></li>
<li>Development build with watch: <code>npm run dev</code></li>
<li>Production build: <code>npm run build</code></li>
</ol>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the Repetito API (<a href="https://api.repetito.sk" rel="nofollow ugc">https://api.repetito.sk</a>) to process reusable packaging orders.</p>
<h4>When data is sent</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Order reporting</strong> (<code>POST /orders</code>): When a WooCommerce order containing a Repetito packaging fee is marked as completed, the plugin sends order details (order number, email, phone, addresses, completion date) to the Repetito API. Address and phone data can be optionally anonymized via the plugin settings.</li>
<li><strong>Integration status</strong> (<code>POST /integration/status</code>): When enabled in settings, the plugin sends environment metadata (WordPress version, WooCommerce version, plugin version, last error) to help with troubleshooting and support.</li>
</ul>
<p>Data is only sent after the store owner has configured their Repetito API key in the plugin settings.</p>
<h4>Service links</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service website: <a href="https://repetito.sk" rel="nofollow ugc">https://repetito.sk</a></li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://repetito.sk/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://repetito.sk/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://repetito.sk/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://repetito.sk/privacy</a></li>
</ul>


Repetito Reusable Packaging

Add sustainable reusable packaging options to your WooCommerce checkout with Repetito.

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