Key Challenges
- Authentication with GlobalX’s secure API system.
- Dynamic input handling from WooCommerce (Name & Address from each order).
- Conditional logic depending on API search results:
- One match found → Fetch & deliver document.
- Multiple matches → Notify admin and client with a summary.
- No results → Notify admin for manual follow-up.
- Secure PDF handling, including temporary file hosting.
- Updating WooCommerce order statuses and attaching search results.
Our Solution: Custom WooCommerce Plugin for Land Title Search
WebAcer Software designed and built a tailored WordPress plugin to automate the entire land title order lifecycle. Here’s how the plugin functions:
Core Functionalities
- Authenticate with GlobalX Australia API
- Utilizes secure token-based authentication.
- Extract Order Details Automatically
- Pulls customer’s Name and Address directly from new WooCommerce orders.
- Conduct a Real-Time Search
- Sends a search request via API to GlobalX.
- Intelligent Response Handling
- If a single match is found:
- Automatically downloads the PDF document.
- Temporarily stores it on the server.
- Updates order status to “Completed”.
- Attaches the document to the order.
- If multiple matches are found:
- Generates a human-readable PDF summarizing the possibilities.
- Emails this summary to both the site admin and the order customer.
- If no results are found:
- Sends a failure notification to the admin for manual follow-up.
- If a single match is found:
- File Security and Cleanup
- All files are automatically removed after a defined duration.
- Access to files is restricted via secure URLs.
Results
- 98% reduction in manual order processing time.
- Seamless delivery of land title documents to customers.
- Improved client satisfaction through rapid and consistent service.
- Full compliance with API usage policies and WordPress security standards.
- System is fully automated and requires no day-to-day intervention.
Technology Stack
- WordPress (WooCommerce)
- PHP (Custom Plugin Development)
- RESTful API Integration (GlobalX)
- PDF generation libraries
- WordPress Cron for scheduled cleanup tasks
- WP Filesystem for secure document handling
