WooCommerce Order Approval

Description

WooCommerce Order Approval adds a manual approval step between checkout and order processing in your WooCommerce store, keeping every purchase in a pending state until the administrator reviews and releases or rejects the transaction. It is designed for those who sell on demand, custom products, B2B wholesale, or items that require registration, stock, or credit validation before charging the customer.

Key Features of WooCommerce Order Approval

• Automatic pending status
  Each new order goes into the approval queue before moving on to payment or processing.
• Manual approval or rejection
  The WooCommerce dashboard gets dedicated buttons to release or decline each order individually.
• Email notifications
  Customer and administrator receive automatic messages on every order status change.
• Post-approval payment
  The gateway charge happens only after the order has been validated by the store owner.
• Custom rejection message
  Allows you to inform the customer of the reason for the rejection directly in the notification email.

Benefits of WooCommerce Order Approval

• Total control over sales
  Avoids unwanted, fraudulent, or unfeasible orders before payment is processed.
• On-demand stock validation
  Ensures only orders that can actually be fulfilled move forward to production or shipping.
• Fewer chargebacks and cancellations
  Filters problems at the source and reduces the support burden from problematic orders.
• Clear communication with the buyer
  Keeps the customer informed at every stage of the order approval flow.

Who Is WooCommerce Order Approval For?

• Those who sell custom products such as t-shirts, mugs, invitations, or made-to-order items.
• B2B and wholesale operations that need to validate buyer registration before invoicing.
• Those working with pre-sales, made-to-order production, or items with limited and variable stock.
• Service, rental, and reservation stores that require availability confirmation before charging.

How to Download WooCommerce Order Approval

WooCommerce Order Approval is available for download here at Ultrapack. After obtaining the .zip file, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in the WordPress dashboard, select the file, and activate it. With WooCommerce already installed, the approval option will appear in the WooCommerce orders menu.

Ideal for WooCommerce stores that cannot accept orders automatically, WooCommerce Order Approval inserts a layer of human moderation between the cart and the checkout. This extra step protects against improper charges, invalid stock reservations, and production flows started without confirmation, giving the store owner the final word on every sale completed on the site.

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