Pre-orders are an efficient way to excite customers, generate cash flow, and gain early sales. With pre-orders, you can also test how well your new product resonates with your target audience. With the Advanced Pre-Order and Backorder extension, you can create a smooth pre-order system in your store that also allows you to better manage your backorders.
You can put any product on pre-order and customize its availability date, discount options and payment plan i.e upfront or pay later. Communicate with your customers about pre-order status, discounts and availability dates through custom messages and badges on product images.
The extension offers extensive pre-order options that include custom email notifications, prevent mixing with regular items, automate pre-order status, separate pre-order listing page, and much more. See the details features list below,
Using the Backorders feature of this extension, you can add product availability date, customize add to cart button, limit the maximum order quantity, and restrict backorder option to specific user roles only.
<h2>Features List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Allow customers to place pre-orders on your store</li>
<li>Put any recent or upcoming product on pre-order</li>
<li>Control the following pre-order options:
<ul>
<li>Define product release date and time</li>
<li>Customize add-to-cart button</li>
<li>Accept upfront or enable pay later option</li>
<li>Customize product availability text</li>
<li>Offer pre-order at the same or discounted price</li>
<li>Allow pre-order for all or specific user roles</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Control the following backorder options:
<ul>
<li>Show custom back order message</li>
<li>Add the available date and time</li>
<li>Customize add-to-cart button title</li>
<li>Restrict by user roles</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Prevent mixing of pre-order, backorder and instock products</li>
<li>Dedicate pre-orders listing page with relevant information on pre-orders</li>
<li>Display pre-order text and badges on product and listing pages</li>
<li>Add customizable image or text badges</li>
<li>Choose from 4 different display positions</li>
<li>Customize pre-order text & desired default availability text</li>
<li>Customize error message and labels using global settings</li>
<li>Automatically enable pre-order status when a product runs out of stock</li>
<li>Automatically disable pre-orders for items when stock is added</li>
<li>Enable notifications for pre-order products for admins and customers</li>
<li>Compatible with cart and checkout blocks</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Offer any product on pre-order</h2>
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You can put any recent or upcoming product on pre-order from the product detail page. While enabling pre-order status you can customize following options,
Restrict by user roles: 
You can enable pre-order status for all customers or selected customers by their user roles.
Release date and time: 
Add the expected release date and time of the product. The pre-order status will automatically turn off after this period.
Add to cart button label: 
Customize your default add to cart button label with default “Pre Order Now” or add any other custom label of your choice.
Availability text: 
Add a custom text to inform your customers about the pre-order status and the expected product availability date and time.
Price adjustment: 
You can change pre-order product price using following adjustment types,
<ul>
<li>Same price</li>
<li>Fixed price</li>
<li>Fixed discount</li>
<li>Percentage discount</li>
</ul>
Pay later: 
By default the pre-order products are set to upfront payment. You can enable the Pay Later option to show a custom pay later payment method allowing your customers place order without making any payment. Once the product is available, your customer will get an email with instructions to make payment.
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<h3>Prevent product mixing:</h3>
With this extension, you can choose to prevent your customers from mixing different product types in one order. This feature comes in handy for merchants to easily manage their Pre-Order and Backorders. You can enable/disable each of following mixing types,
<ul>
<li>Pre-order and instock products</li>
<li>Upfront and pay-later pre-order products</li>
<li>Multiple pre-order products</li>
</ul>
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004520360" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Pre-order-and-normal-product-mixing.png" alt="" width="980" height="620" />
<h3>Add attractive pre-order badges:</h3>
You can showcase badges on the listing and product pages to highlight products that are available for pre-order. The badges can be text-based, image-based, or both image and text-based. Additionally, you can customize the labels and availability text for both back and pre-orders to make them more appealing.
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004520356" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Pre-Order-Product-with-badge.png" alt="" width="980" height="521" />
<h3>Automate pre order for out of stock items:</h3>
Enable out-of-stock products to automatically attain pre-order status and revert to standard products when restocked. This feature comes in handy when merchants are selling unique products, and every stock brings some additional value, forcing customers to pre-order before it’s sold out. When the stock is added, the product’s pre-order status can automatically be removed.
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004520365" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/out-of-stock-on-pre-order.png" alt="" width="980" height="791" />
<h3>Dedicated pre-orders listing:</h3>
The extension also keeps an additional record of all pre-order products on a dedicated pre-order listing page. You can view the basic details about the pre-order, which includes the orderid, customer details, payment status, order status, availability date and time, and more.
With separate detailed pre-order information, you can better manage your pre-orders and ensure timely delivery.
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734004520364" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Pre-Orders-List.png" alt="" width="980" height="392" />
<h3>Email notification for admin and customer:</h3>
The extension offers the following email notification for customer and store admin to keep them informed about their pre-order product status. You can customize email template and content just like your standard WooCommerce email.
<ul>
<li>Out-of-stock product moves to pre-order (Admin)</li>
<li>Pre-order end date is near (Admin)</li>
<li>Pre-order end date has passed (Admin)</li>
<li>Product is now available (Customer)</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Improve backorder management</h2>
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With this extension, you can also improve your backorder management using the following options,
Restrict by user roles: 
Allow backorder for select customers based on their user roles.
Stock availability date & time: 
Add expected stock available date and time.
Custom message and add-to-cart button: 
Show a custom message and change the add-to-cart button label to inform customers about backorder and stock availability status.
Maximum quantity: 
Add a maximum quantity limit to fix a number of orders you can accept when product is on backorder.
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Advanced Pre Order and Backorder

Build excitement and boost revenue by offering products on pre-order before they are available. Efficiently manage pre-orders and backorders, offer discounts, set up pay-later or upfront payment for pre-orders, email notifications, and more.

<h2>Allow Customers to Place orders on Whatsapp</h2>
Improve store sales by allowing customers to place orders through WhatsApp. The WooCommerce WhatsApp order plugin also lets you display a “Share on WhatsApp” button on multiple pages.
Let customers place orders on WhatsApp from shop, product, and cart pages. The checkout form will appear in a popup when the customer clicks the “Order on WhatsApp” button whether he is on the shop, product, or cart page. Fill out the checkout form and proceed to place an order on WhatsApp. Customers can also place orders through WhatsApp from the checkout page by clicking the “Order on WhatsApp” checkbox.
The WooCommerce WhatsApp order button can be added to specific or all products or categories. The plugin works with both simple and variable products. You can also add personalized text and customize the color and shape of the buttons.
By enabling smooth ordering over WhatsApp, the “Order on WhatsApp for WooCommerce” plugin improves user experience and expedites customer communication. It makes transactions faster, increases consumer trust through tailored interactions, and opens up new sales channels by leveraging WhatsApp messaging’s massive user base.
<h3>Features List</h3>
<ul>
<li>Let customers place order on WhatsApp</li>
<li>Allow customers to share your products on WhatsApp</li>
<li>Displays checkout form in a popup on the shop and product page</li>
<li>Option to enable WhatsApp order button only for logged-in customers</li>
<li>Option to create orders on the admin side when placed through WhatsApp</li>
<li>Choose the default status for orders from the admin side</li>
<li>Display the WhatsApp order and share buttons on the shop, product, and cart page</li>
<li>Add the order on WhatsApp button for specific products or categories</li>
<li>Customize order on WhatsApp and share button</li>
<li>Prefilled messages for WhatsApp orders</li>
<li>Supports variable products</li>
<li>Enable the WhatsApp option on the checkout page</li>
<li>Customers will receive a notification upon order confirmation</li>
<li>Send notification to customers when the order status is changed</li>
<li>Option to hide the ” Add to cart button” on the product & shop page</li>
<li>Option to hide WhatsApp button on desktop</li>
<li>Email notifications for WhatsApp order</li>
<li>Send customizable messages on WhatsApp using multiple placeholders. (NEW)</li>
</ul>
<div class="woo-sc-box normal">This Plugin is fully compatible with HPOS(High-Performance Order Storage) and Multisite.</div>
<h3>Let Customers Place Orders on WhatsApp from Multiple Pages</h3>
Make it easy for customers to place orders with the WooCommerce WhatsApp order plugin. Display the “Order on WhatsApp” and “Share Product” buttons on multiple pages of your website. You can add the buttons on the shop, product, and category pages. A checkout form popup will appear on these pages to proceed to place an order on WhatsApp. Customers can also select “Order on WhatsApp” on the checkout page. 
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734004073917 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screenshot-from-2024-08-13-15-56-44.png" alt="" width="1117" height="668" />
<h3>Get All Checkout Details on WhatsApp</h3>
When a customer places an order on WhatsApp, all checkout form details are automatically passed in the WhatsApp message. This includes the user’s personal information, product details, and shipping information.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734004073803 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chat.png" alt="" width="877" height="765" />
<h3>Enable “Share on WhatsApp” Button</h3>
The order on WhatsApp for WooCommerce plugin allows you to display a “Share on WhatsApp” button on the shop, product, and cart pages. This way customers can easily share products with their family and friends via WhatsApp.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002786959 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2023-10-30_11-49-56.png" alt="Enable “Share on WhatsApp” Button" width="971" height="515" />
<h3>Send A “Pay Now” Link on WhatsApp</h3>
Make payment easy for the customers by sending a “Pay Now” link on their WhatsApp numbers with the WooCommerce order on WhatsApp plugin. In case the payment is pending, you can share a payment link on WhatsApp to make it easy for customers to pay.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734004073806 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Payknow.png" alt="" width="877" height="717" />
<h3>Add Multiple WhatsApp Numbers for Different Stores</h3>
Easily cater to more customers by adding multiple WhatsApp order numbers for each store. You can add more than one WhatsApp contact number by clicking the “Add Another” button. You can set the name, contact number, and status for each WhatsApp contact number. You can also set the label for the WhatsApp contact number input.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734004073808 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screenshot-from-2024-08-13-11-32-38.png" alt="" width="839" height="366" />
<h3>Select “Order on WhatsApp” as Payment Method</h3>
The WooCommerce WhatsApp order plugin allows customers to select “Order on WhatsApp” as a payment method. Upon selecting, the user will be redirected to WhatsApp with a “”Pay Now” link. Using this link the customer can complete the order by selecting the desired payment method.
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<h4>Works With Both Simple & Variable Products</h4>
The WooCommerce Order on WhatsApp plugin works well with both simple and variable products. Making it easy for you to sell variable products.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002786960 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2023-10-30_11-50-45.png" alt="Works With Both Simple & Variable Products" width="802" height="599" />
<h3>Restrict “Order on WhatsApp” Button for Specific Products or Categories</h3>
Display the “Order on WhatsApp” button on all pages or restrict them to specific products or categories. Click on the “Apply on All Products” checkbox to display the button on all products. You can also select specific products or categories from the dropdown menu.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002769638 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2023-10-26_11-29-36.png" alt="Restrict “Order on WhatsApp” Button for Specific Products or Categories" width="899" height="280" />
<h3>Customize “Order on WhatsApp” Button</h3>
The WooCommerce WhatsApp order plugin provides you the flexibility to fully customize the “Order on WhatsApp” button. You can add customize teh following:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Order on WhatsApp button text</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Padding and border radius of the WhatsApp order button</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">The background color and text color of the button</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">WhatsApp button border width on the shop, product, and cart page</li>
</ul>
You can also select the placement of the “Order on WhatsApp” button. Choose to display the button before or after the cart.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002786962 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2023-10-30_11-51-34.png" alt="Customize “Order on WhatsApp” Button" width="687" height="536" />
<h3>Customize Share Button</h3>
The WooCommerce WhatsApp plugin offers you full control over the customization of the share button. You can configure the following options.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Share button text</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Share button padding and border-radius</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Set the color of the share button background, button text, and border</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">The border width of the share button</li>
</ul>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002786963 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2023-10-30_11-52-08.png" alt="Customize Share Button" width="663" height="556" />
<h4>Create Orders in WooCommerce When Placed on WhatsApp</h4>
WhatsApp order WooCommerce plugin enables you to create orders in WooCommerce when a customer places an order on WhatsApp. You can also set the default order status for WhatsApp orders. Select the order status from the dropdown menu, these include
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Pending Payment</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Processing</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">On Hold</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Completed</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Canceled</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Refunded</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Failed</li>
</ul>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-8400448 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Option-to-Create-Oder-in-WooCommerce.png" alt="Create Orders in WooCommerce When Placed on WhatsApp" width="858" height="301" />
<h4>Customers will Receive Notification Upon Order Confirmation</h4>
Make the order placement process transparent by sending notifications to customers when an order is confirmed. The WooCommerce WhatsApp order plugin allows store owners to send order confirmation messages on WhatsApp with details including order number and status.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734003507560 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1qwer.png" alt="Customers will Receive Notification Upon Order Confirmation" width="1352" height="281" />
<h4>Send Notification to Customers When Order Status is Changed</h4>
Keep customers informed on every step of the process by sending notifications for any change in order status. Customers will receive a WhatsApp notification when the order status is changed. For example, suppose the status of an order changes from on-hold to processing or processing to shipped, and so on. In that case, the customer receives notification of order statuses on every change.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734003507566 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2024-04-05_12-06-48.png" alt="Send Notification to Customers When Order Status is Changed" width="1337" height="419" />
<h4>Enable for Logged-In Users Only</h4>
With the WooCommerce order WhatsApp plugin, you can enable the “Order on WhatsApp” button only for logged-in customers. This helps you to manage orders more easily.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002651711 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2023-10-02_09-28-45.png" alt="Enable for Logged-In Users Only" width="757" height="202" />
<h4>Hide/Show Buttons</h4>
The WhatsApp order WooCommerce plugin gives you the ability to hide and show specific buttons on certain pages. You can configure the following settings from the backend:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Show the WhatsApp order button on the shop, product, or cart page.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Hide the “Add to Cart” button on the shop, product, or cart page.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Allow “Order on WhatsApp” on the checkout page.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Hide the “Order on WhatsApp” button for desktop users.</li>
</ul>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734002769647 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/H1.png" alt="Hide/Show Buttons" width="1013" height="890" />
<h2>Customizable Message Templates</h2>
Configure personalized order messages to send on WhatsApp. Store admins can use multiple placeholders, like {order_id}, {order_number}, {order_total}, {order_currency}, and more, to create personalized message templates for more control and flexibility.
<img src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Message-Template-Settings.png?strip=all&w=704" alt="Message Template Settings" />
<h2>Compatibility</h2>
Our plugins are designed to be highly versatile and also compatible with the most commonly used themes, browsers, builders, and mobile views. We understand the importance of flexibility and integration when it comes to enhancing your website’s functionality. Our plugins can effortlessly integrate with the following:
<h3>Themes Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Store Front</li>
<li>Avada</li>
<li>Flatsome</li>
<li>Porto</li>
<li>Woodmart</li>
<li>WooCommerce default theme</li>
<li>Divi</li>
</ul>
<h3>Builders</h3>
<ul>
<li>Elementor</li>
<li>Bakery</li>
<li>Divi</li>
</ul>
<h3>Also Compatible with</h3>
<ul>
<li>Multi-Site</li>
<li>Mobile Layouts</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Get Started</h3>
<ol>
<li>Purchase <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/order-on-whatsapp-for-woocommerce/">Order on WhatsApp for WooCommerce</a> from WooCommerce.com.</li>
<li>Download and install the extension.</li>
<li>Activate the extension.</li>
<li>Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Order on WhatsApp to enable and configure the settings.</li>
<li><a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/order-on-whatsapp-for-woocommerce/">Read the full installation guide</a>.</li>
</ol>

Order on WhatsApp

Allow customers to Place orders on WhatsApp by adding the “Order on WhatsApp” button on different pages of your eCommerce store and increase conversions!

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