Order Approval for WooCommerce plugin lets store owners manually approve or reject WooCommerce orders before payment is processed.

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Order Approval for WooCommerce adds an order review step to your WooCommerce checkout flow. 
Instead of processing payment immediately, orders are placed in a pending approval stage so the store admin can Approve or Reject them first.
This helps you prevent fake/spam orders, verify customer details, confirm stock, and approve only valid orders before collecting payment.
Best for: 
* Stores selling custom-made products 
* Wholesale / B2B order verification 
* COD order verification 
* Stores that want to send a payment link only after approval 
* Businesses that need to review address, delivery, or product availability before payment
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<h3>How It Works (Order Approval Flow)</h3>
Sales process flow for new customer:
<ol>
<li>Customer places an order (no payment is processed yet)</li>
<li>Admin reviews the order and Approves or Rejects</li>
<li>Customer receives an email notification:
<ul>
<li>Approved: customer gets an email with a payment link</li>
<li>Rejected: customer receives an order cancellation email</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
This creates a clean “order approval before payment” workflow for WooCommerce.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Approve or Reject WooCommerce orders manually before payment is processed</li>
<li>Prevent payment collection until admin approval is done</li>
<li>Customer email notifications for both:
<ul>
<li>Order Approved email (includes payment link)</li>
<li>Order Rejected email (order cancelled)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Works with all WooCommerce payment gateways (supports enabled gateways)</li>
<li>Block checkout (stop orders from auto-processing when approval is required)</li>
<li>Order Edit feature – modify order details easily before approval</li>
<li>Enable/Disable plugin functionality from settings</li>
<li>Enable order approval for:
<ul>
<li>Specific products</li>
<li>Specific categories</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Simple setup with no complex settings</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why Use Order Approval for WooCommerce?</h3>
Many WooCommerce stores lose time and money due to:
<ul>
<li>Fake orders</li>
<li>Wrong address / invalid phone number</li>
<li>High-risk COD orders</li>
<li>Out-of-stock or backorder issues</li>
<li>Custom product confirmation required before payment</li>
</ul>
With this plugin, you can review every order before payment and collect payment only when you’re ready.
<h3>Works With</h3>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce (latest versions)</li>
<li>All supported WooCommerce payment gateways</li>
<li>Any theme that follows WooCommerce standards</li>
</ul>

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