<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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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<figure id="attachment_18734006587981" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734006587981" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734006587981 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pay-and-Wait_Checkout-notice.png" alt="" width="980" height="1274" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734006587981" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Approval is needed notice 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 from the My Account page.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734006588012" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734006588012" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734006588012 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Pay-and-Wait_Orders-details_Timeline.png" alt="" width="980" height="592" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734006588012" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>User Waiting for Approval</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>The Site Admin can review the orders pending approval in the Advanced Order Approval section.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h4><strong>Admin post table</strong></h4>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<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 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>
<figure id="attachment_18734006588008" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734006588008" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734006588008 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wait-and-Pay_Order-details_after-admin-approval.png" alt="" width="980" height="705" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734006588008" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Order Approved – payment must be made</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<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>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<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>

Advanced Order Approval

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

<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Create new order statuses and add icons or action buttons</li>
<li>Display order status descriptions to customers on the “View Order” page to explain order status</li>
<li>Edit WooCommerce core statuses to set a “next status” for new action buttons</li>
<li>Use “Next Statuses” to create a seamless fulfillment workflow and add order action buttons</li>
<li>Add bulk actions for new statuses in the orders list</li>
<li>Drag and drop order statuses to re-order the way they’re shown in your admin</li>
<li>Use status icons instead of text badges in the “Orders” list <strong><sup>NEW</sup></strong></li>
<li>Include orders with custom statuses in shop reports</li>
<li>Mark order statuses as “Paid” to include download links, purchase notes, or other features when customers view these orders</li>
<li>Mark order statuses as “requires payment” to show “Pay” and “Cancel” links to customers <strong><sup>NEW</sup></strong></li>
<li>Add new order emails, which can be triggered based on status changes</li>
<li>Edit new email content via new templates</li>
<li>Import existing custom statuses from custom code or other plugins</li>
<li>Safely delete custom statuses without losing orders</li>
</ul>
<hr />
<h2>Custom WooCommerce Order Statuses Completely Integrated into your Workflow</h2>
<p>The <strong>WooCommerce Order Status Manager</strong> allows you to create, edit, and delete custom order statuses and integrate them seamlessly into your WooCommerce order management flow. You can also edit core order statuses and trigger new order emails based on status changes.</p>
<p>Custom order statuses will be used in your orders list, and can even be integrated into the <strong>order actions</strong> or <strong>bulk actions</strong> for a completely seamless fulfillment workflow.</p>
<figure id="attachment_826581" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-826581" style="width: 950px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager-orders.png"><img class="size-large wp-image-826581" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager-orders.png?w=950" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Manager: Statuses in action" width="950" height="367" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-826581" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Statuses in action</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>New <strong>order emails</strong> can also be triggered as an order status change notifier. You can trigger emails based on changes between custom statuses or core statuses so that customers and/or shop admins are always informed of order updates and changes.</p>
<figure id="attachment_156193" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-156193" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/woocommerce-order-status-manager-email-list1.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-156193" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/woocommerce-order-status-manager-email-list1.png" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Manager email list" width="550" height="254" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-156193" class="wp-caption-text"><em>View Emails</em></figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_159148" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-159148" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-159148" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager.png?w=550" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Manager import statuses" width="550" height="470" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-159148" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Import Statuses</em></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Add New Order Statuses</h3>
<p>You can add a new order status and select an icon to display in the orders list (which replaces the text badge for a status name). Action buttons can also be added if this will be used as “next status” by another status in your order flow. You can also add next statuses to determine which actions buttons should be displayed for this status.</p>
<figure id="attachment_826572" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-826572" style="width: 950px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager-new-status.png"><img class="size-large wp-image-826572" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager-new-status.png?w=950" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Manager: Create a Status" width="950" height="594" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-826572" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Create a Status</em></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Edit Core Statuses</h3>
<p>You can edit a core WooCommerce order status to add “next statuses”. For example, you can add a custom status as a <em>next status</em> for “processing” orders, which will display your custom status action button for any processing order.</p>
<p>This makes order management simple, fast, and easy to use, as custom statuses are completely integrated into the orders workflow.</p>
<h3>Add New Order Emails</h3>
<p>New order emails can be added based on order status changes, including changes with custom order statuses. When these emails are added, they can be edited and enabled in your WooCommerce email lists, or the template can be overridden in your theme for greater control over the content.</p>
<figure id="attachment_155858" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-155858" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/woocommerce-order-status-manager-new-email.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-155858" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/woocommerce-order-status-manager-new-email.png" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Manager new email" width="550" height="257" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-155858" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Create an email</em></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Display Status Information to Customers</h3>
<p>Customers can be frustrated by order management when they don’t know where their orders are. While your statuses are meant to help in your fulfillment workflow, displaying a status like “Manufactured” or “Assembling” doesn’t tell customers anything.</p>
<p>You can now set a description for any status (including core statuses!) that will be shown to customers when they mouse over the order status.</p>
<figure id="attachment_159153" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-159153" style="width: 550px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager-recent-orders.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-159153" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woocommerce-order-status-manager-recent-orders.png?w=550" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Manager Orders List" width="550" height="380" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-159153" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Customer View</em></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Complete Order Status Management</h3>
<p>Rather than adding one-off statuses that don’t integrate with the rest of your emails, statuses, or fulfillment process, you can now completely embed custom statuses into your order management scheme. Use custom icons, action buttons, and new emails to tailor orders to your store and helpt to automate your order management.</p>
<h3>How to Get Started</h3>
<ol>
<li>Purchase and download the extension 🙂</li>
<li>Upload and install it into your WooCommerce store.</li>
<li>Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Order Statuses, and set up new statuses or email triggers.</li>
<li>Edit your email content if needed.</li>
<li>That’s it! Sit back and enjoy custom WooCommerce order statuses and automatic emails!</li>
</ol>
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Order Status Manager

<p>Create, edit, and delete completely custom order statuses and integrate them seamlessly into your order management flow.</p>

Advanced Order Approval vs Order Status Manager