How Address Validation and Google Auto-Complete is Used for Precise Shipping?

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Address validation

Address validation, also known as address verification compares the entered address with an authoritative database (such as USPS, EasyPost etc…) to the following address. If the given address is already registered in the database, then this address is marked as valid and if it is not present then it is invalid.

So address validation is simple. First, those countries with an organized mail system keep the record of those who signed up to-date.

At this point, it is also important doesn’t mean that it will validate. Now, these are the reasons why address may not validate even if you are sure that the address is real.

Unregistered places

The address needs to be signed up for mail.

Post-Office Boxes

In some rural areas, they run PO box system. In this case, the physical address won’t receive any mail from the postal service and thus it is not valid. There is an exception to both places, the location will be valid, as will the PO box address.

Outside service area

There is a rare chance that the location that you are trying to validate may be in an area which is not under the postal service. In this case, your address will not match with ones in the database. Thus the address is not validated. This may happen in case of some remote areas.

Human error

There is a chance for human error double check the address you have entered and make sure that you have entered the correct address.

Address auto-complete

As we discussed in the introduction part, address auto fill rest of it.

In many cases, these address auto-complete can supply the details.

Policies

There are few policies that you have to follow while using the Places Library in the Google Maps JavaScript API.

• You can use Place Autocomplete even without a map. But, if you are using one it should be Google map.
• If you are using predictions from Place Auto-complete, ‘powered by Google’ logo should be used.

How Google address validation and auto-complete helps?

Let us consider a scenario. Mark, has a WooCommerce sto wrong addresses.

So the main advantages are:

• Eliminate the errors while entering addresses: No more errors while entering the address. Get only the correct addresses entered into the database.
• No more delayed deliveries: Losses by delayed package deliveries due tores.
• Don’t pay unnecessary fines: Make it easier and less complex for your custor and get the address validated before the order is placed.

Address Validation & Google Address AutoComplete Plugin for WooCommerce

Address Validation & Google Address Auto the incorrect address.

The plugin helps you in validating and verifying the address of your custocomplete API.

Main Features

• Address autocomplete API.
• Automatic address validation using EasyPost Address Verification API.
• Automatic address validation using UPS Address Validation API.
• Option tomatic address validation.
• Cusdow for user prompted manual address validation.
• Getting started

Before you get started, you need to get the following API keys:

• Get EasyPost API key

Once the plugin is installed and activated, click on the settings options. The plugin has two core functionalities. The first one is the Google address auto-complete feature and then the address validation feature.

Google auto-complete

The Google auto increase the usage of the Google Places API Key, see here.

Address validation

The next setting is tomer service.

To use Easy Post service you need to use UPS, you should sign up for a UPS account and enter your username and password and the respective license key.

What else?

With the next settings, you can choose to edit the address this way.

Let’s say if the user makes an error while entering the address and proceeds with the checkout. The order will be placed only when the address is validated audow showing the original address and the validated address will appear in which the users can choose the correct possible address. Once the desired address is confirmed, the order will be placed.

The plugin also provides a CSS of the confirmation wintomers shopping experience easier and satisfied.

To know more about the plugin, refer the product page here.

About the plugin

Concluding comments

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