Pre-Orders for WooCommerce

Ultimate Pre-Orders Plugin for WooCommerce.

7K+ active installs

4.5

(66 ratings)

Free on WordPress.org

View on WordPress.org Support forum

Will this break my store?

What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping Pre-Orders for WooCommerce running.

WordPress compatibility

Tested to 6.8.6 — 2 branches behind 7.0

A branch or two behind — normal for a plugin between releases.

Last updated

8 months ago

At least 6.2 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.

Requires PHP

7.4

Your host must be running at least this version.

Requires WordPress

5.0

Requires other plugins

woocommerce

These must be installed and active first.

Contributors

2

7K+ active installsWordPress.org reports installs in bands, not exact counts.

Maintenance & trust

Scored on how Pre-Orders for WooCommerce is looked after — not on how many stores run it.

73

out of 100

Mixed signalsSome ratings or support history.

Maintenance

26 / 35

Updated 244 days ago.

WordPress compatibility

14 / 20

Tested to WP 6.8.6, 2 branch(es) behind.

Support responsiveness

Not enough data

Only 1 support thread(s) — not enough to judge.

Merchant satisfaction

12 / 15

4.5/5 across 66 rating(s).

Listing transparency

7 / 10

Provides: screenshots, homepage

1 of 5 measures had too little evidence to score. They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero — otherwise a plugin would be marked down for being small rather than for being poorly kept.Measured 2026-08-01 from the WordPress.org plugin registry.

Ratings

4.5

66 ratings

5★53

4★3

3★1

2★5

1★4

Every rating WordPress.org holds for this plugin, not a sample. Written reviews live in the plugin's WordPress.org reviews forum.

An efficient system that easily translates to the specific needs of store, our plugin allows you to follow up on pre-sales in a comprehensive way.

In the last 2 years, we have now a whopping 7000+ stores using our plugin. We are very grateful for the community of users and we are always here to help.

Documentation | Support | Upgrade To Pro » | Upgrade with Club

What is a Pre-Order plugin for WooCommerce?

Our Preorders for WooCommerce plugin is an efficient system that easily translates to the specific needs of the store, our plugin allows you to follow up on pre-sales in a comprehensive way.

What can WooCommerce Pre-orders do for your store?

Allowing WooCommerce Pre-orders in your store is a great opportunity to gain new customers or engage older ones. Engaging with your customers is critical before a product release, which is why we’ve created a plugin that covers all bases. Give customers a chance to pre-order so they’ll get their new item just as it becomes available.

This plugin is the lite version of the Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Pro plugin. It is packed with several features, but Pro allows for several different types of pre-order buying scenarios.

🌟 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Free Version Features:

Customize the “Add to Cart” button text.
Set up a “pre-order” status for both simple and variable products.
Choose a date when the pre-order product will be available.
Make products available automatically as soon as the pre-order period ends.
Prevent customers from adding pre-order products when they have already-available items on their carts.
Notify users when products’ pre-order periods are over and they’ve become fully available.
Case #4 is available in this free version

🌟 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Pro Version Features 🌟

Our pro version includes all the current features in the free version but allows for some additional cases during the order process and features that may be beneficial for store owners.

Manage all pre-orders through a specialized section: Pre-Orders
Edit single product prices during the preorder period: fixed, percentage, or markup on the base price.
Email Notification for users when products’ Pre-Order periods are over, and they’ve become fully available.
Notify website admins when products’ Pre-Order periods are nearing their end, emailing them a set number of days before the date.
Apply “pre-order” status to more than one product through a WordPress Bulk action grouped by category.
Change Product Stock When Pre-order date Expired
Filter all orders that include products ordered during the “pre-order” phase.
Change existing Pre-Order Date and status using the bulk selection
Pay Later for Pre-orders
Fixed Payment Gateways for Pre-Orders
Unify Shipping Costs
Pre-Order Transition Status
Add Custom Message for Pre-order Products
Set Pre-order Date When The Order Placed
Pre-defined Email Templates
Pre-Order Badge

Case #1 – Treat the whole order as a pre-order.
If you choose this mode, the customer will be able to select a shipping date, and all products will be shipped together on that specific day.

That day will be limited to the latest pre-order date available, for instance, if the order has 3 different products marked as pre-order ones:

Product A will be available on the 1st of September
Product B will be available on the 3rd of September
Product C will be available on the 1st of October

Then, the minimum shipping date will be the 1st of October (i.e: the minimum date when all products will be available).

Case #2 – Generate two separate orders, one for pre-orders and one for in-stock products.
If you choose this mode, the customer will get two different orders generated, one for pre-order products and one for in-stock ones. For instance, if your order looks like this:

Product A is in-stock
Product B will be available on the 1st of September
Product C is in-stock

Then you will get an order which will be processed now, with products A and C, and then another order which will be shipped on the 1st of September.

Case #3 – Generate separate orders for each pre-order product.
If you choose this mode, then the customer will get one order for all in-stock products, and then one order for each pre-order product which will be shipped on each specific pre-order date.

Case #4 – Allow only pre-orders.
Use this mode if you want to only allow your customers to either choose pre-order products or available ones.

Documentation | Support | Upgrade To Pro » | Upgrade with Club

CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO DEMO ON HOW THIS WORKS:

If you have any issues at all with the free version of our plugin, please use the support tab section, so we can help you resolve them. We are continuing to improve and would love your feedback.

If you have any issues at all with the pro version of our plugin, we cannot support them here due to forum policies but can support them here on our website.

See what a few WooCommerce store owners are saying about Pre-orders for WooCommerce:

“Easy to install and configure, works as expected”.
– Vangelis Demeslis

“The plugin works perfectly for what I need. I definitely recommend it. Thank you”. – garymurphycode

“Niloy did an excellent job helping us fix a few issues we found with the plugin. He responded quickly!”. -tcibene

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I want the customer to be able to select a preorder date, how can customers select a shipping date?

Customers can select a preorder date on the checkout page.

Is there a way to release the preorders before the original due date that we set?

The free version of our plugin does not allow this feature. To modify the existing preorder date, you will need to purchase the premium version

Is detailed documentation available?

Yes, you can find the documents by this link.

Does the Preorder plugin work with subscription products?

Preorder plugin is not compatible with subscription products at this moment.

Is the customer’s credit card charged when the order is placed, or when the product becomes available?

the customer is charged when the order/preorder is placed.

Is it possible to manually translate your pre-order plugin via Poedit (.po/.mo files)?

Yes, this is possible.

To set up a “preorder” status for both simple and variable products, do you need the pro version?

No, you can set up a “preorder” status for simple and variable products in the free version as well.

Is the extension compatible with my theme?

This plugin works on the backend, so it will not affect your theme in most cases.

Do you plan on adding to the plugin?

We do take feature requests here.

Plugin details

Version2.3

Last updated2025-11-30 1:47am GMT

Added2020-04-10

Requires WordPress5.0

Tested up to6.8.6

Requires PHP7.4

Tags on WordPress.org

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pre-orders

preorder

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Pre-Orders for WooCommerce

Ultimate Pre-Orders Plugin for WooCommerce.

7K+ active installs

4.5

(66 ratings)

Free on WordPress.org

View on WordPress.org Support forum

Will this break my store?

What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping Pre-Orders for WooCommerce running.

WordPress compatibility

Tested to 6.8.6 — 2 branches behind 7.0

A branch or two behind — normal for a plugin between releases.

Last updated

8 months ago

At least 6.2 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.

Requires PHP

7.4

Your host must be running at least this version.

Requires WordPress

5.0

Requires other plugins

woocommerce

These must be installed and active first.

Contributors

2

7K+ active installsWordPress.org reports installs in bands, not exact counts.

Maintenance & trust

Scored on how Pre-Orders for WooCommerce is looked after — not on how many stores run it.

73

out of 100

Mixed signalsSome ratings or support history.

Maintenance

26 / 35

Updated 244 days ago.

WordPress compatibility

14 / 20

Tested to WP 6.8.6, 2 branch(es) behind.

Support responsiveness

Not enough data

Only 1 support thread(s) — not enough to judge.

Merchant satisfaction

12 / 15

4.5/5 across 66 rating(s).

Listing transparency

7 / 10

Provides: screenshots, homepage

Ratings

4.5

66 ratings

5★53

4★3

3★1

2★5

1★4

Every rating WordPress.org holds for this plugin, not a sample. Written reviews live in the plugin's WordPress.org reviews forum.

An efficient system that easily translates to the specific needs of store, our plugin allows you to follow up on pre-sales in a comprehensive way.

In the last 2 years, we have now a whopping 7000+ stores using our plugin. We are very grateful for the community of users and we are always here to help.

Documentation | Support | Upgrade To Pro » | Upgrade with Club

What is a Pre-Order plugin for WooCommerce?

Our Preorders for WooCommerce plugin is an efficient system that easily translates to the specific needs of the store, our plugin allows you to follow up on pre-sales in a comprehensive way.

What can WooCommerce Pre-orders do for your store?

This plugin is the lite version of the Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Pro plugin. It is packed with several features, but Pro allows for several different types of pre-order buying scenarios.

🌟 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Free Version Features:

Customize the “Add to Cart” button text.
Set up a “pre-order” status for both simple and variable products.
Choose a date when the pre-order product will be available.
Make products available automatically as soon as the pre-order period ends.
Prevent customers from adding pre-order products when they have already-available items on their carts.
Notify users when products’ pre-order periods are over and they’ve become fully available.
Case #4 is available in this free version

🌟 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Pro Version Features 🌟

Our pro version includes all the current features in the free version but allows for some additional cases during the order process and features that may be beneficial for store owners.

Manage all pre-orders through a specialized section: Pre-Orders
Edit single product prices during the preorder period: fixed, percentage, or markup on the base price.
Email Notification for users when products’ Pre-Order periods are over, and they’ve become fully available.
Notify website admins when products’ Pre-Order periods are nearing their end, emailing them a set number of days before the date.
Apply “pre-order” status to more than one product through a WordPress Bulk action grouped by category.
Change Product Stock When Pre-order date Expired
Filter all orders that include products ordered during the “pre-order” phase.
Change existing Pre-Order Date and status using the bulk selection
Pay Later for Pre-orders
Fixed Payment Gateways for Pre-Orders
Unify Shipping Costs
Pre-Order Transition Status
Add Custom Message for Pre-order Products
Set Pre-order Date When The Order Placed
Pre-defined Email Templates
Pre-Order Badge

Case #1 – Treat the whole order as a pre-order.
If you choose this mode, the customer will be able to select a shipping date, and all products will be shipped together on that specific day.

That day will be limited to the latest pre-order date available, for instance, if the order has 3 different products marked as pre-order ones:

Product A will be available on the 1st of September
Product B will be available on the 3rd of September
Product C will be available on the 1st of October

Then, the minimum shipping date will be the 1st of October (i.e: the minimum date when all products will be available).

Product A is in-stock
Product B will be available on the 1st of September
Product C is in-stock

Then you will get an order which will be processed now, with products A and C, and then another order which will be shipped on the 1st of September.

Case #4 – Allow only pre-orders.
Use this mode if you want to only allow your customers to either choose pre-order products or available ones.

Documentation | Support | Upgrade To Pro » | Upgrade with Club

CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO DEMO ON HOW THIS WORKS:

If you have any issues at all with the free version of our plugin, please use the support tab section, so we can help you resolve them. We are continuing to improve and would love your feedback.

If you have any issues at all with the pro version of our plugin, we cannot support them here due to forum policies but can support them here on our website.