Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Pro

Pre-Orders for WooCommerce Pro lets clients order simple and variable products before they become available. Set an availability date, tailor the Add to Cart button text, and make products available automatically when the pre-order period ends. You can also set the pre-order date when an order is placed.

Choose how orders are handled

Select how a cart with pre-order and available products becomes an order:

• Keep the order together: Treat the whole order as a pre-order and ship all products together. The customer can select a shared shipping date no earlier than the latest pre-order date in the order.
• Separate by availability: Create one order for pre-order products and another for products available now.
• Separate each pre-order product: Keep available products in one order, then make a separate order for each pre-order product, with each tied to its own pre-order date.
• Allow pre-orders only: Let clients choose pre-order products or available products.

Manage pricing and release workflows

During the pre-order period, edit an individual product’s price with a fixed amount, percentage, or markup based on its base price. The Pro edition also includes Pay Later for Pre-orders, fixed payment gateways, unified shipping costs, and a pre-order transition status. An option can change product stock when the pre-order date expires.

Review orders and notify customers

Manage orders in the dedicated Pre-Orders section, or filter orders that contain products purchased during the pre-order phase. Bulk selection can change existing pre-order dates and statuses. A WordPress bulk action can apply pre-order status to multiple products grouped by category.

Notify customers when a product’s pre-order period ends and it becomes available. Administrators can receive an email a set number of days before a pre-order period ends. You can also add a custom message to pre-order products, use pre-defined email templates, and display a pre-order badge. Subscription products are not supported.