How to use AST PRO’s fulfillment dashboard for faster processing

You ship 80 orders a day, and every one of them means clicking into an order, scanning what is inside, copying a tracking number, updating the status, and clicking back out. Multiply that by a few hundred a week and your “quick” fulfillment routine has quietly turned into a part-time job. The worst part is the context-switching: open order, close order, open the next one, lose your place.

Working order by order does not scale. Batch processing from one screen does.

The AST PRO fulfillment dashboard, part of our WooCommerce shipment tracking plugin, pulls every order that still needs shipping into one screen, so you can see what is waiting, what is in each order, where it is going, and add tracking without ever leaving the page. Fewer clicks, less hunting, faster processing.

This guide walks you through how the dashboard is laid out and how to use each part of it to move orders out the door faster.

How the fulfillment dashboard is organised

1. Open the dashboard
   Go to WooCommerce → Shipment Tracking → Fulfillment. It opens straight to the Unfulfilled Orders view so you land on the work that actually needs doing.
2. Switch between Unfulfilled and Recently Fulfilled tabs
   The dashboard has two tabs. Unfulfilled Orders shows everything still waiting to ship. Recently Fulfilled is your record of what has already gone out, with the tracking number attached, so you can confirm a shipment without digging through the main orders list.
3. Read each row at a glance
   Every order is one row showing the order date, order number, status, item count, customer, shipping method, and destination. You get the full picture of an order without opening it, which is the whole point of working from a dashboard instead of the orders list.
4. Check the items count before you pack
   The Items column shows a shipped-versus-total count (for example, 1/3). That tells you instantly whether an order is fully packed, partially shipped, or still untouched, which matters when you split orders across boxes.

Working orders faster

1. Preview an order without opening it
   Click Preview on any row to open a slide-out panel with the order details. You can confirm what is inside, who it is for, and where it is going without loading the full order edit screen and losing your place in the list.
2. Add tracking from the row actions
   Each row carries its own action buttons for adding a tracking number and updating the order. Add the tracking number and AST PRO updates the status and triggers the customer’s branded tracking email. The order then moves over to the Recently Fulfilled tab.
3. Search instead of scroll
   Each tab has its own search box. If a customer emails about a specific order, search for it on the dashboard rather than paging through the full WooCommerce orders list.
4. Print a packing list for selected orders
   Tick the orders you want to pack, or use the select-all checkbox to grab the whole page, then click Print Packing List. You get a clean pick list covering every selected order, so your warehouse can pull stock for a batch in one pass instead of printing orders one at a time. Hold Shift while clicking to select a range quickly.
5. Show only the columns you care about
   Use the column toggle to hide any columns you do not need, like shipping method if every order ships the same way. Your layout is remembered in that browser, so the dashboard stays tuned to how you actually work.

Control which orders show up

By default the Unfulfilled Orders tab lists orders in the Processing status, since those are the ones ready to pack and ship. If your store uses custom statuses, you can change which statuses appear in the dashboard from AST PRO’s general settings, so the view matches your real fulfillment pipeline rather than a generic default.

Dashboard view vs the standard orders list

Standard orders list	Fulfillment dashboard
Open each order to see contents	Item count visible per row
Tracking added inside the order screen	Tracking added from the row
No batch pick list	Print packing list for selected orders
Mixed with every order status	Filtered to orders ready to ship
Fixed columns	Show or hide columns per browser

Frequently asked questions about the AST PRO fulfillment dashboard

What is a fulfillment dashboard in WooCommerce?
It is a single screen that lists every order still waiting to ship, with each order’s contents, destination, and status visible in one row. Instead of opening orders one at a time in the standard WooCommerce list, you add tracking, print packing lists, and process orders in a batch from one view. Core WooCommerce has no equivalent; it comes from a plugin like AST PRO.

How do I process WooCommerce orders faster?
Work from a dashboard filtered to unfulfilled orders rather than the full orders list. Preview order contents without opening each order, add tracking from the row, print a batch packing list for selected orders, and let the plugin update the status and send the customer’s tracking email automatically. The saved clicks add up quickly at volume.

Can I print a packing list for multiple orders at once?
Yes. Select the orders you want (or use select-all, or Shift-click a range), then print a combined packing list. Your warehouse pulls stock for the whole batch in one pass instead of printing and picking orders one at a time, which is the main time-saver for high-volume stores.

Which orders appear in the fulfillment dashboard?
By default, orders in the Processing status, since those are ready to pack. If your store uses custom order statuses, you can change which statuses appear from AST PRO’s general settings, so the dashboard matches your actual fulfillment pipeline rather than showing a generic default.

Does adding tracking from the dashboard notify the customer?
Yes. When you add a tracking number from a dashboard row, AST PRO updates the order status and triggers the customer’s branded shipment notification with the tracking link, then moves the order to the Recently Fulfilled tab. You do not need to open the order or send anything manually.

Conclusion

The fulfillment dashboard takes the repetitive part of shipping, opening orders, reading them, adding tracking, and collapses it into a single screen built for batch processing. The more orders you ship, the more those saved clicks add up. Set the statuses you want to see, tune your columns once, and your daily fulfillment routine gets noticeably shorter.