<h2>Control which Paid WooCommerce Orders are Automatically Completed</h2>
<p>WooCommerce automatically completes orders for virtual-downloadable products after successful payment, but it won’t autocomplete other orders, as you may need to take actions between when the order is processed and completed. If you sell shippable products, you probably need to ship them before completing the order. If you sell virtual products like services, you probably have to do something between when the order is paid and completed.</p>
<p>However, this isn’t the case for all stores, and you may not need to take any action between when an order is paid for and completed. For example, you may want to auto-complete virtual orders, or even those with products that aren’t virtual or downloadable. Likewise, you may not want any orders to automatically complete at all.</p>
<p>In this case, you can use the <strong>WooCommerce Order Status Control extension</strong> to get greater control over when paid orders are automatically completed.</p>
<figure id="attachment_164230" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-164230" style="width: 773px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/woocommerce-order-status-control-setting.png"><img class="size-large wp-image-164230" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/woocommerce-order-status-control-setting.png?w=773" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Control: settings" width="773" height="481" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-164230" class="wp-caption-text">Auto-Complete settings</figcaption></figure>
<p>Want to completely prevent orders from automatically completing? You can use this plugin to block virtual + downloadable orders from going right to “completed”.</p>
<p>Need to automatically complete more orders than WooCommerce does by default? You can do that, too. Normally, orders with successful payment are updated from ‘pending’ to ‘processing’. Once the order is processed, you have to manually complete it. If your shop takes a large number of orders that don’t require action while the order is processing, updating the order status to complete for each of those orders is a time commitment that you can instead streamline.</p>
<p>WooCommerce Order Status Control can automatically mark paid orders as ‘complete’ instead of ‘processing’, completing skipping the ‘processing’ status. All it takes is 1 minute to setup and you never have to worry about changing order statuses for paid orders again.</p>
<figure id="attachment_153157" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-153157" style="width: 291px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/woocommerce-order-status-control-auto-complete.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-153157" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/woocommerce-order-status-control-auto-complete.png" alt="WooCommerce Order Status Control Auto-Completed" width="291" height="270" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-153157" class="wp-caption-text">Order Status Auto-Completed</figcaption></figure>
<p>You can automatically complete paid orders that only contain virtual items, or you can opt to automatically complete all paid orders in your shop, regardless of what type of product the order contains.</p>
<h3>How to Get Started</h3>
<ol>
<li>Purchase and download the extension 🙂</li>
<li>Upload and install into your WooCommerce store</li>
<li>Go to WooCommerce > Settings > General, and scroll down to <strong>Order Status Control</strong></li>
<li>Choose from <strong>All Orders</strong> to change the order status to “completed” after successful payment for <em>all orders</em>, <strong>Virtual Orders</strong> to change the order status only for orders that contain all virtual products, or <strong>None</strong> to stop auto-completion all together.</li>
<li>That’s it! Sit back and enjoy automated order statuses!</li>
</ol>
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Order Status Control

<p>Use this extension to automatically change the order status to “completed” after successful payment.</p>

<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>

Order Status Control vs Auto-Close Old Pending Orders