Status Widget Restorer for WooCommerce Reviews, Downloads & Maintenance

Sometimes, after installing and configuring the WooCommerce plugin, the WooCommerce Status (a.k.a. WooCommerce Overview) widget may not appear on your Dashboard Home screen — or it may suddenly disappear without any option to re-enable it.
Status Widget Restorer for WooCommerce is a lightweight and easy-to-use plugin that solves this issue instantly. It restores the missing WooCommerce Status widget and ensures it appears correctly on your dashboard after setup.

Features:

Multiple restoration methods to ensure compatibility
Intelligent WooCommerce setup completion detection
Debug mode for troubleshooting (when WP_DEBUG is enabled)
Automatic Screen Options management
Permission-aware (respects user capabilities)
Fallback custom widget creation

What the widget shows:

Net sales this month
Orders awaiting processing
Orders on hold
Subscription signups and renewals
Subscription cancellations
Revenue metrics

Why you might need this:

Theme customizations that hide dashboard widgets
Plugin conflicts that remove the widget
WooCommerce setup issues
Screen Options accidentally hiding the widget

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Installation

Install directly from WP repository

Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
Log in to your site and navigate to Plugins Add New.
Search for the Plugin. In the search bar, type “Status Widget Restorer for WooCommerce.”
Once it appears in the search results, click Install Now.
After installation, click Activate to enable it on your site.

That’s it!
The WooCommerce Status (Overview) widget should now reappear on your Dashboard Home screen automatically.

Manual Installation

Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/status widget restorer for woocommerce/ directory
Activate Status Widget Restorer for WooCommerce through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
Go to Dashboard Home and check Screen Options to ensure “WooCommerce Status” is enabled

Frequently Asked Questions

Why isn’t the widget showing?

Complete WooCommerce Setup: Ensure the WooCommerce setup wizard is completed
Check Screen Options: Go to Dashboard Screen Options and ensure “WooCommerce Status” is checked
User Permissions: Make sure your user has manage_woocommerce or manage_options capability
Enable Debug Mode: Add define('WP_DEBUG', true); to wp-config.php to see diagnostic information

The widget still doesn’t appear after activation

Plugin Conflicts: Temporarily deactivate other plugins to test for conflicts
Theme Issues: Switch to a default WordPress theme to test
WooCommerce Admin: Ensure the WooCommerce Admin plugin is active
Re-run Setup: Try completing the WooCommerce setup wizard again

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Changelog

1.0.1

Improved compatibility with the latest version of WooCommerce
Updated to ensure full compatibility with WordPress 6.9

1.0.0

Initial release
Multiple widget restoration methods
Setup completion detection
Debug mode support
Screen options management
Proper plugin structure with includes, assets, and languages folders
WooCommerce dependency management
Unique plugin naming conventions to prevent conflicts

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