Draft Order Control
Stop WooCommerce draft orders from cluttering your store, and clean up the ones already there. HPOS-ready. No setup required.
5.0
(1 ratings)Will this break my store?
What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping Draft Order Control running.
Tested to 7.0.2
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.18 days ago
At least 4.2 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.7.4
Your host must be running at least this version.6.0
1
A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.Maintenance & trust
Scored on how Draft Order Control is looked after — not on how many stores run it.
Maintenance
35 / 35WordPress compatibility
20 / 20Support responsiveness
Not enough dataMerchant satisfaction
10 / 15Listing transparency
10 / 10Ratings
5.0
1 ratingWooCommerce quietly creates “draft” orders behind the scenes — every time a shopper opens the block checkout, every time you click “Add order” in the admin, and whenever the REST API is used. Over time these pile up in your database and clutter your orders list.
Draft Order Control fixes both problems:
- Stops new drafts — block checkout orders are created as Pending instead of draft.
- Cleans up old drafts — one click removes the draft orders already sitting in your database, or let it run automatically every day.
It works out of the box. Install, activate, done — sensible defaults are already on. Everything is one screen under Tools → Draft Order Control.
Why you want this
- A tidy orders list — no more “draft” clutter to scroll past.
- A lighter database — clear out thousands of abandoned draft orders.
- Peace of mind — orders being actively edited are never touched, and payment is never skipped.
- Nothing to learn — flip a switch, or just leave the defaults on.
What it does, in plain terms
- Block checkout: creates the order as Pending (or On hold) instead of checkout-draft.
- Bulk cleanup: finds and removes old draft, auto-draft, and failed orders — on demand or on a daily schedule.
- Safe by design: only removes orders older than an age you set, so in-progress orders stay put. Choose trash or permanent delete.
- Modern WooCommerce: fully compatible with High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and the Cart & Checkout Blocks.
- See what happened: a stats panel shows how many drafts were prevented and cleaned up, with details in the WooCommerce logs.
No. It works the moment you activate it. The settings screen is there if you want to fine-tune it.
No. Block checkout keeps working exactly as before — the order is simply created as Pending instead of draft. Only unpaid statuses are offered, so payment is never skipped.
Yes. Cleanup only removes orders older than the age you set (7 days by default), so anything a customer or admin is actively working on is left alone. You can also choose to move orders to the trash instead of deleting them permanently.
The “draft order” behavior comes from the newer block checkout, so the classic checkout has nothing to prevent. The bulk cleanup still helps by clearing out admin and REST API draft orders that build up over time.
Yes. It is tested up to WordPress 7.0 and WooCommerce 10.3, and declares compatibility with High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and Cart & Checkout Blocks.
Yes. Turn on “Automatic Cleanup” and it runs once a day using WooCommerce’s built-in scheduled actions.
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