{"id":766,"date":"2026-04-26T15:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/?p=766"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:00:13","slug":"skip-weekends-and-holidays-in-woocommerce-delivery-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/skip-weekends-and-holidays-in-woocommerce-delivery-date\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Skip Weekends and Holidays in WooCommerce Delivery Date Calculations\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Want to make sure your WooCommerce delivery estimates automatically skip weekends and public holidays \u2014 without reconfiguring anything every year?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manual workarounds are fragile. Miss a holiday and your store promises a delivery date your warehouse&nbsp;can&#8217;t&nbsp;hit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In this tutorial,<\/em>&nbsp;<em>I&#8217;ll&nbsp;show you how to configure&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;to exclude weekends and recurring holidays automatically.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All you need is the free&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;plugin and about 3 minutes.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/quickshipd.zip\" style=\"background-color:#16a34a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get QuickShipD Now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What You&#8217;ll Need&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QuickShipD&nbsp;plugin<\/strong>&nbsp;(free)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WordPress 6.0 or higher&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WooCommerce installed and active&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A list of your holidays or non-delivery dates (optional but recommended)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Install&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to Plugins \u00bb Add&nbsp;New<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;WordPress. Search for &#8220;QuickShipD&#8221;, install, and activate. Then navigate to WooCommerce \u00bb&nbsp;QuickShipD.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Exclude Weekends from Delivery Calculations&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the Delivery tab, scroll to the Schedule section<\/strong>.&nbsp;You&#8217;ll&nbsp;see a toggle labeled Exclude&nbsp;weekends, turn this on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/exclude-weekends-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"exclude weekends\" class=\"wp-image-767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/exclude-weekends-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/exclude-weekends-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/exclude-weekends-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/exclude-weekends.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With this enabled,&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;will automatically skip Saturday and Sunday when calculating delivery dates. A 3-day delivery window starting on a Friday will show Monday through Wednesday \u2014 not Saturday and Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Block Specific Non-Delivery Days&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;deliver on certain weekdays<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 for example, if your warehouse is closed on Mondays \u2014 use the&nbsp;Non-delivery&nbsp;days toggles. You can individually enable Sunday through Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/non-delivery.jpg\" alt=\"non delivery dates\n\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/non-delivery.jpg 896w, https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/non-delivery-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/non-delivery-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is separate from the weekend toggle, giving you full control over which days count as delivery days in the calculation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Add Holidays (Including Recurring Yearly Dates)&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the Holidays field<\/strong>, enter your non-delivery dates one per line.&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;supports two date formats:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YYYY\/MM\/DD<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 for a specific one-time date (e.g., 2026\/12\/25 for Christmas 2026)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>xxxx\/MM\/DD<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 for a recurring yearly date (e.g.,&nbsp;xxxx\/12\/25 skips December 25th every year, automatically)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/holidays-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/holidays-1.png 890w, https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/holidays-1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/holidays-1-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The recurring format is the real time-saver. Set it once and forget it \u2014 you never need to update your holidays year after year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click Save Settings when done.&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;will&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;start skipping those dates in all delivery calculations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions: Excluding Weekends and Holidays in WooCommerce&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Does excluding weekends affect the countdown timer too?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. The order cutoff time and delivery date calculation are both aware of your schedule settings. If a customer orders just before your cutoff on a Friday, the delivery date correctly skips the weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can I exclude specific weekdays but not the whole weekend?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. The&nbsp;Non-delivery&nbsp;days section lets you toggle individual days of the week. You can exclude Monday only, or any combination of days, without touching the weekend toggle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What format do I use for holidays?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use YYYY\/MM\/DD for a specific date, or&nbsp;xxxx\/MM\/DD for an annually recurring date. Enter one date per line in the Holidays field.&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;will skip those dates every time it calculates a delivery window.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How many holidays can I add?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s&nbsp;no hard limit on the number of holiday dates. For most stores, a list of 10 to 20 dates covers national holidays and business closures for the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WRAPPING UP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you know how to make your WooCommerce delivery estimates automatically skip weekends, non-delivery days, and public holidays. The setup takes about 3 minutes \u2014 and with recurring date support, you set your holidays once and never touch them again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>QuickShipD&nbsp;makes it easy to keep your delivery promises&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;all year round.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/quickshipd.zip\" style=\"background-color:#16a34a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get QuickShipD Now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If this guide&nbsp;helped, please follow us for more WooCommerce tutorials. 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Miss a holiday and your store promises a delivery date your warehouse&nbsp;can&#8217;t&nbsp;hit.&nbsp; In this tutorial,&nbsp;I&#8217;ll&nbsp;show you how to configure&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;to exclude weekends and recurring holidays automatically.&nbsp; All you need is the free&nbsp;QuickShipD&nbsp;plugin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":840,"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions\/840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quickshipd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}