Run one successful free check. Choose a recommended check, or open Customize if none appears. Review the test carts and approve the correct shipping result before running it. Follow the first-check steps →
Open Operator in the plugin. Read what will leave your store. If you agree, choose Start Operator — EUR 29 a month to open Stripe checkout.
Finish setup after payment is confirmed. Return to Operator in the plugin, choose the regular check schedule and alert email, and send one clearly labeled test alert. Stripe must confirm an active subscription before Operator starts.
Wait for the first automatic check. The top card shows whether setup is complete, when the latest result arrived, and what to do next. If a later check fails, only a successful retest of the same saved check marks it as fixed.
You can cancel through Stripe at any time. The free plugin and its local history keep working.
What if payment confirmation is delayed?
The plugin checks automatically for up to 24 hours. You can also check the status yourself or reopen the same checkout. A checkout success page does not activate Operator by itself.
Timing and limits
When automatic checks run
On a regular schedule
Choose every hour, every 3, 6, or 12 hours, or once a day. The plugin recommends once a day. The schedule runs alongside checks prompted by store changes.
After a relevant store change
The plugin schedules one check for five minutes after the last detected change. If changes continue, the scheduled time is capped at 30 minutes after the first change. This covers supported updates and changes to shipping settings or products used in your saved checks.
Why a check or alert may be late
These are scheduled times, not guaranteed completion or email-delivery times. WordPress must be able to run its scheduled jobs. Low traffic on a store that relies on visits to start those jobs, disabled jobs, connection problems, or email delivery delays can slow the result or alert.
Check the latest result time in the plugin. Operator can alert you when scheduled results stop arriving, but it cannot make a stopped store run a check. If a result is overdue, check the store’s scheduled jobs and connection; run a manual check if the store is available. Choose a frequency allowed by any rate provider your saved check contacts.
Which option fits?
Pay for Operator only if it solves a real follow-up problem
Choose Operator when
Several people can change the store
Nobody reliably repeats the checks after each change
You want an email when shipping changes or checks stop
You need to see who is following up and whether the fix passed
Stay on Local when
Shipping is simple and changes rarely
One person already runs every important check
History and downloads in WordPress are enough
You do not need alerts or online history
You can add Operator later without rebuilding your saved checks.
Your store data
Your shipping setup stays in WordPress
Operator receives the time and outcome of a check, a few cart totals, short error codes, store references that connect the result to your subscription, and a short list of changed settings. It does not receive customers, orders, payments, full addresses, or detailed shipping rules. It cannot change your shipping settings.