<p><strong>Automatically cancel unpaid WooCommerce orders, restore stock instantly, and prevent inventory from being blocked by abandoned checkouts</strong></p>
<section class="wc-plugin-overview">
<h2>Powerful Inventory Protection for WooCommerce Stores</h2>
<p><strong>Auto-Close Old Pending Orders</strong> is an advanced WooCommerce inventory management plugin that<br />
automatically cancels unpaid and abandoned pending orders after a configurable time period.<br />
This ensures your stock is always available for paying customers and helps maximize sales.</p>
</section>
<section class="wc-plugin-benefits">
<h2>Key Business Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Prevent Lost Sales:</strong> Automatically free blocked inventory from unpaid pending orders.</li>
<li><strong>Accurate Stock Levels:</strong> Instantly restore product stock when orders are cancelled.</li>
<li><strong>Higher Conversion Rates:</strong> Keep products available instead of locked in abandoned carts.</li>
<li><strong>Fully Automated:</strong> Runs in the background with no manual work required.</li>
<li><strong>Improved Customer Experience:</strong> Avoid “out of stock” errors caused by unpaid orders.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="wc-plugin-features">
<h2>Advanced Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Automatically cancel WooCommerce pending orders after a defined time</li>
<li>Flexible time units: minutes, hours, or days</li>
<li>Hourly automated processing using WordPress Cron</li>
<li>Manual <strong>Run Now</strong> option for instant cleanup</li>
<li>Automatic product stock restoration</li>
<li>Optional customer email notification on order cancellation</li>
<li>Admin dashboard statistics for pending and cancelled orders</li>
<li>Optimized for large WooCommerce stores</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="wc-plugin-workflow">
<h2>How It Works</h2>
<ol>
<li>Set your preferred auto-cancel time limit</li>
<li>Enable the plugin</li>
<li>The plugin checks pending orders every hour</li>
<li>Orders exceeding the time limit are automatically cancelled</li>
<li>Stock is restored immediately</li>
<li>Optional email notification is sent to the customer</li>
</ol>
</section>
<section class="wc-plugin-compatibility">
<h2>Compatibility & Safety</h2>
<ul>
<li>Compatible with all WooCommerce payment gateways</li>
<li>Works with Cash on Delivery (COD), Bank Transfer, Stripe, PayPal, and more</li>
<li>Does not affect paid, processing, or completed orders</li>
<li>Uses official WooCommerce APIs</li>
<li>Safe for live production stores</li>
<li>GDPR-friendly with no data tracking</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="wc-plugin-use-cases">
<h2>Perfect For</h2>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce stores with limited stock</li>
<li>Cash on Delivery (COD) stores</li>
<li>Bank Transfer payment stores</li>
<li>Wholesale and B2B stores</li>
<li>Flash sales and high-demand products</li>
<li>High-volume WooCommerce marketplaces</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="wc-plugin-conclusion">
<h2>Why Choose Auto-Close Old Pending Orders?</h2>
<p>If you are losing sales due to abandoned or unpaid WooCommerce orders, <strong>Auto-Close Old Pending Orders</strong> is the simplest and most effective solution. Automate order cleanup, protect your inventory, and increase store revenue effortlessly.</p>
</section>

Auto-Close Old Pending Orders

<p>Automatically cancel <strong data-start="893" data-end="927">old pending WooCommerce orders</strong>, restore stock, and prevent inventory from being locked by unpaid or abandoned orders.</p>

<p>The <strong>Clone Orders</strong> extension adds functionality for duplicating orders to streamline the process of adding similar orders quickly.</p>
<h3>Use Cases</h3>
<p>Having the power to duplicate orders lets you to build efficient processes and handle customer requests more quickly. This includes scenarios such as:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Handling exchanges for customers:</strong> Refund the returned items on the original order, clone to a new empty order, and add the exchanged item. You can then follow your usual order fulfillment process with the new order and your reporting will still be accurate.</li>
<li><strong>Manually inserting the same (or a similar) order for multiple customers:</strong> Create it once, then clone as many times as needed, just updating the customer details as required.</li>
<li><strong>Receiving repeat purchase orders from existing customers: </strong>Duplicate their last order and update as required to speed up an otherwise slow and tedious process.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_6508405" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6508405" style="width: 845px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-6508405 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/clone-button-screenshot-closeup.png" alt="Clone button in order interface" width="845" height="153" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6508405" class="wp-caption-text">Click the clone order button to create a copy.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_6503563" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6503563" style="width: 914px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-6503563 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/clone-modal-screenshot-closeup.png" alt="Clone modal with option to include line items" width="914" height="623" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6503563" class="wp-caption-text">Optionally select whether to include line items in the clone, or keep it empty.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_6496734" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6496734" style="width: 929px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-6496734 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/clone-buttons.png" alt="Order listing screen with clone action buttons" width="929" height="459" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6496734" class="wp-caption-text">Initiate a clone straight from the order listing screen.</figcaption></figure>
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<p>With the Clone Orders extension, accelerate your existing processes: handle exchanges efficiently and manually input repeat orders quickly. Streamlined processes save precious time — and help to deliver a positive customer experience.</p>

Clone Orders

<p>Make copies of existing orders to quickly insert similar orders</p>

Auto-Close Old Pending Orders vs Clone Orders