<h2>Require Order Approval for Made-to-Order Products</h2>
<p>The <strong>Advanced Order Approval for WooCommerce</strong> extension adds order-approval functionality to your WooCommerce store. With the extension, you can create rules regarding and restricting order approval. Prevent customers from placing orders and making payments upfront or have an easy means to refund payments if you cannot fill their orders.</p>
<p>For custom orders, allow customers to <strong>pay upfront and wait</strong> for your approval, or <strong>wait and pay later</strong> after your approval.</p>
<h2>Features</h2>
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<li>Wait and pay conditions</li>
<li>Pay and wait conditions</li>
<li>Option to restrict specific payment methods to Wait and Pay payment mode</li>
<li>Option to set an expiration date for making the payments of approved orders</li>
<li>Option to send payment reminder emails for unpaid approved orders</li>
<li>Paid orders will refund automatically if you do not approve the orders</li>
<li>Includes a separate table to view and manage the orders that require approvals</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Benefits</strong></h2>
<h4><strong>Reduce unnecessary refunds</strong></h4>
<p>If you restrict upfront payments, you can decide when to bill and can avoid making refunds.</p>
<h4><strong>Convenience for Customers</strong></h4>
<p>Your customers can purchase made-to-order products directly from your store.</p>
<h2><strong>How does it work?</strong></h2>
<h4><strong>Pay and Wait order approval</strong></h4>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>A user adds products to their cart.</li>
<li>On the Cart and Checkout pages, a notice will be displayed informing the user that the order needs manual approval before it can be processed.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Once the user completes the purchase, they can view the status of the order approval from the My Account page.</li>
</ul>
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<li>The Site Admin can review the orders pending approval in the Advanced Order Approval section.</li>
</ul>
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<h4><strong>Admin post table</strong></h4>
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<li>Once the order is approved, the order will be processed. If the order is rejected, the user will be notified.</li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Wait and Pay order approval</strong></h4>
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<li>A User adds products to their cart.</li>
<li>On the Cart and Checkout pages, a notice will be displayed to inform the user that the order needs manual approval before it can be processed.</li>
</ul>
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<figure id="attachment_18734006587995" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734006587995" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734006587995 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wait-and-Pay_Checkout-notice.png" alt="" width="980" height="1168" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734006587995" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Approval needed on the Checkout page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Once the user completes the purchase, they can view the status of the Order Approval on their My Account page.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734006588004" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734006588004" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734006588004 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wait-and-Pay_Order-Details.png" alt="" width="980" height="582" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734006588004" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>User Waiting for Approval</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>The Site Admin reviews orders pending approval in the Advanced Order Approval section.</li>
<li>Once orders are approved, the user can make the payment for their order from their My Account page.</li>
</ul>
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<li>Upon successful payment, the order will be processed. If the Order is rejected, the user will be notified.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Extensive Features List</h2>
<h3>Order Approval System</h3>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Route qualifying orders through a <strong>manual approval process</strong> before fulfillment.</li>
<li>Compatible with both <strong>classic checkout</strong> and <strong>WooCommerce Checkout Blocks</strong>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Approval Payment Modes</h3>
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<li><strong>Pay and Wait</strong>: Customers <strong>pay upfront</strong> and orders await approval.</li>
<li><strong>Wait and Pay</strong>: Customers place orders <strong>without payment</strong> and receive a <strong>payment link</strong> after approval. Unpaid approvals <strong>expire</strong> after a configurable period.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Approval Statuses</h3>
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<li>Track approvals through <strong>New, On-hold, Approved, Rejected,</strong> and <strong>Expired</strong> statuses.</li>
<li>Trigger automated actions and <strong>email notifications</strong> as statuses change.</li>
<li>Allow administrators to manually update <strong>approval statuses</strong>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Rule-Based Approval Criteria</h3>
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<li>Create multiple <strong>approval rules</strong> with independent settings and payment modes.</li>
<li>Combine criteria using <strong>AND/OR</strong> logic for advanced workflows.</li>
<li>Configure rules based on:
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<li><strong>Order totals</strong> and <strong>cart subtotals</strong></li>
<li><strong>Product quantities</strong></li>
<li>Included or excluded <strong>products</strong> and <strong>categories</strong></li>
<li>Specific <strong>users</strong> and <strong>user roles</strong></li>
<li><strong>Shipping methods</strong></li>
<li><strong>Date ranges</strong> and <strong>weekdays</strong></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Rule Configuration</h3>
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<li>Assign a <strong>payment mode</strong> and eligible payment gateways to each rule.</li>
<li><strong>Activate, deactivate,</strong> and <strong>bulk manage</strong> approval rules.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Cart & Checkout Controls</h3>
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<li>Display customizable <strong>approval notices</strong> when approval is required.</li>
<li><strong>Allow checkout only through selected payment gateways</strong>.</li>
<li>Automatically remove <strong>non-qualifying products</strong> from the cart.</li>
<li>Support <strong>dynamic placeholders</strong> to display removed product names in error messages.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Payment Deadlines & Expiry</h3>
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<li>Set <strong>payment deadlines</strong> for approved Wait and Pay orders.</li>
<li>Automatically calculate and track <strong>expiry dates</strong>.</li>
<li>Mark approvals as <strong>Expired</strong> when payment is not completed on time.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Payment Reminders</h3>
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<li>Send automated <strong>payment reminder emails</strong> before payment deadlines.</li>
<li>Configure <strong>custom reminder schedules</strong>.</li>
<li>Allow administrators to manually <strong>resend reminders</strong>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Approval Management</h3>
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<li>Manage approvals from a dedicated <strong>admin screen</strong>.</li>
<li>View and <strong>edit approval details, customer information, order items,</strong> and <strong>payment data</strong>.</li>
<li>Link directly to related <strong>WooCommerce orders</strong> and customer approvals.</li>
<li>Display <strong>approval statuses</strong> within the WooCommerce Orders list.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Customizable Messages</h3>
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<li>Configure customer-facing <strong>notices</strong> and <strong>error messages</strong>.</li>
<li>Personalize <strong>approval-related checkout messages</strong>.</li>
<li>Support <strong>dynamic placeholders</strong> for product information.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Wait and Pay Gateway</h3>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Include a dedicated <strong>Wait and Pay payment gateway</strong>.</li>
<li>Customize the gateway’s <strong>title</strong> and <strong>description</strong>.</li>
<li>Display the gateway only when applicable <strong>approval rules</strong> are matched.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Custom Styling</h3>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Apply <strong>Custom CSS</strong> to modify frontend and admin appearances without editing plugin files.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Download the <strong>Advanced Order Approval</strong> extension to streamline the order-approval process for made-to-order products.</p>
<h3><strong>Requirements</strong></h3>
<p>Minimum PHP version: 5.6</p>

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<p>Streamline the order-approval process for made-to-order products with the Advanced Order Approval extension for WooCommerce.</p>

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<h1>Inventory Manager for WooCommerce</h1>
<p>Our inventory manager for woocommerce allows you to easily sync your warehouse inventory with your online products. Our scanventory inventory management extension allows you to generate product labels through your WooCommerce admin section. For each label, a unique QR code is generated that allows you to scan it with our own app and edit the product directly through your mobile phone or tablet. See why our <a href="http://scanventory.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WooCommerce Inventory Management </a>extension can be the best solution for managing your warehouse inventory and avoid selling products that are not in stock.</p>
<h2>Save time and money</h2>
<p>Professional warehouse inventory software and scanners can cost thousands of dollars. Nevertheless, you can save time and money by using your own phone or tablet to scan your products, manage available stock, print custom labels, print reports, manage simple and variable products, and much more. Check out our inventory management extension for WooCommerce.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Manage both your online and warehouse inventory</h2>
<p style="text-align: center">When you sell both online and offline it is important to keep track of inventory in order to not oversell a product. This is why our inventory manager for woocommerce allows you to easily synchronize your woocommerce inventory with your actual warehouse inventory.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Use any mobile device to update your products</h2>
<p style="text-align: center">Update your products instantly with any mobile device that can scan QR codes. If you don’t have a QR code reader in your mobile device you download any QR code reading app and it will work without a hassle.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Easy to use QR codes your products</h2>
<p style="text-align: center">Generate QR codes on the fly with our inventory manager for woocommerce. Scanventory generates easy to read QR codes that once scanned it sends you directly to the product thus skipping many unnecesary steps and saving you time.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Print custom labels for your inventory bins</h2>
<p style="text-align: center">Print custom labels for your inventory bins in your warehouse. When you generate labels, our inventory management for woocommerce allows you to choose the layout. For example you can choose to print 12, 6, or 2 labels per page.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Keep track of event logs and audit trails</h2>
<p style="text-align: center">With the integrated log page, our inventory manager extension allows you to keep track of who, what, and when a product’s inventory was increased or decreased. This is important for when you have more than one staff member updating stock.</p>
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<p>Synchronize your warehouse inventory with your WooCommerce store products using your mobile device.</p>

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