Order Approval for Woocommerce

WooCommerce Order Approval plugin allows shop owners to approve or reject orders before payment is processed, giving complete control over the WooCommerce sales flow. With this order approval system, customers can place an order without completing payment. The store owner or admin can manually review each order and decide whether to approve or reject it before payment. Sales process flow for new customer

1. The customer places an order, and no payment is processed initially.
2. The shop owner or admin reviews and approves or rejects the order manually.
3. The customer receives an email notification:
4. If the order is approved, the email includes a secure payment link to complete the payment.
5. If the order is rejected, a cancellation email is sent to the customer.
6. This plugin is ideal for Cash on Delivery (COD) orders, high-value purchases, custom orders, and stores that require manual order verification before payment.

Features Order Approval Plugin – Free Version

• Allows the shop owner to approve or reject all WooCommerce orders placed by customers after installation and activation.
• Enables manual order approval before payment is processed, giving full control over the order workflow.
• Automatically sends email notifications to customers whenever an order is approved or rejected.
• When an order is approved, the customer receives an order approval email with a secure payment link to complete the purchase.
• Supports all enabled WooCommerce payment gateways without additional configuration.
• No complex settings required – simple, lightweight, and beginner-friendly.
• Includes a blocked checkout feature to prevent payment until the order is approved.
• Comes with an Order Edit feature, allowing store owners to modify order details easily before approval, ensuring better order management and control.

Order Approval Plugin – Pro

• Includes all features available in the Free version.
• Allows order approval for specific products, giving product-level control.
• Enables category-wise order approval for better order management.
• Supports tag-wise order approval, ideal for custom workflows.
• Allows order approval based on category and tag combinations for advanced control.
• Provides a blocked checkout feature, ensuring payment is restricted until approval.
• Translation-ready, supporting multilingual WooCommerce stores.
• Adds Approve / Reject buttons directly inside the admin email, enabling faster order actions. Order Approval Pro Docs Demo Support

https://youtu.be/g0RJMNQz0bA?utm_source=wp&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=order-approval-free How It Works

1. The customer places a WooCommerce order without completing payment, and the checkout payment is blocked until approval.
2. The order status remains pending approval until it is reviewed by the store owner or admin.
3. The store admin reviews the order from the WooCommerce Orders dashboard.
4. The admin manually approves or rejects the order using the built-in order approval controls.
5. The customer receives an automatic email notification based on the order status:
6. Approved– The customer receives an order approval email with a secure WooCommerce payment link to complete the payment.
7. Rejected– The customer receives an order cancellation email notification confirming the order rejection.

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We need your support! Hope you liked this plugin. We are happy to hear how our plugin is helping you and your business. Sharing your feedback along with a 5-star rating on WordPress is very much appreciated. Your reviews that motivates us to come up with new features and frequent updates. 2.1.15 - 19 JAN 2026

1. Improvement: Compatible with WordPress 6.9
2. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 10.4

2.1.14 - 10 OCT 2025

1. New: Plugin page added with a review link
2. New: Sidebar includes links to Pro features and the Docs section for easy navigation
3. Fixed: Deprecated dynamic property warning for $instructions in payment gateway class
4. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 10.2

2.1.13 - 10 JULY 2025

1. Improvement: Compatible with WordPress 6.8
2. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 9.9

2.1.12 - 03 DEC 2024

1. Add: Introduced the Order Edit feature, allowing you to modify order details seamlessly. This update ensures better control over your orders
2. Fix: Resolved several minor bugs to enhance stability

2.1.11 - 15 NOV 2024

1. Improvement: Compatible with WordPress 6.7
2. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 9.4

2.1.10 - 09 OCT 2024

1. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 9.3

2.1.9 - 17 JUL 2024

1. Improvement: Compatible with WordPress 6.6
2. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 9.1

2.1.8 - 08 JUL 2024

1. Improvement: HPOS compatibility added
2. Fix : Review notice removed

2.1.7 - 08 JUL 2024

1. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 9.0

2.1.6 - 08 MAY 2024

1. Improvement: Compatible with Wordpress 6.5
2. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 8.8

2.1.5 - 23 FEB 2024

1. Fix: The issue of displaying all payment methods in blocked checkout while changing the shipping method has been corrected.
2. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 8.6

2.1.4 - 02 FEB 2024

1. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 8.5

2.1.3 - 18 JAN 2024

1. Improvement: Removed premium version feature.

2.1.2 - 17 JAN 2024

1. Improvement: Code changes.

2.1.1 - 14 JAN 2024

1. Fix: Duplicating instructions in thankyou page email template is fixed.

2.1.0 - 16 DEC 2023

1. Improvement: Blocked checkout feature is enabled.
2. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 8.4

2.0.18 - 26 OCT 2023

1. Improvement: Compatible with Wordpress 6.4

2.0.17 - 13 OCT 2023

1. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 8.2
2. Improvement: Admin notices added for plugin reviews in wordpress repository.

2.0.16 - 10 OCT 2023

1. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce 8.1
2. Improvement: Tested upto wordpress 6.3
3. Change: File name changed.
4. Improvement: Language translation template updated.

2.0.15 - 11 MAY 2023

1. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce V7.7
2. Features: addon plugins settings displayed in admin settings.

2.0.14 - 20 APR 2023

1. Improvement: Compatible with WooCommerce V7.6
2. Improvement: Bulk edit option added for admin.
3. Feature: stock management added.
4. Improvement: Language translation template updated.

2.0.13 - 22 MAR 2023

1. Improvement: Tested upto WooCommerce v7.5
2. Improvement: Tested upto wordpress v6.2

2.0.12 - 11 FEB 2023

1. Improvement: Tested upto WooCommerce v7.3

2.0.11 - 26 OCT 2022

1. Improvement: Tested upto wordpress v6.1
2. Improvement: Tested upto Wo-oCommerce v7.0

2.0.10 - 22 JUL 2022

1. Improvement: Tested upto WC v6.7
2. Improvement: Tested upto wp v6.0

2.0.9 - 10 FEB 2022

1. Feature: helpful links in plugins page below plugin title and description.
2. Feature: helpful sidebar links in plugin settings.
3. Improvement: Tested upto WC v6.1.1
4. Improvement: Tested upto wp v5.9

2.0.8 - 15 JAN 2022

1. Fix: Payment method removed from new order email.
2. Improvement: Tested upto WC v6.1.0

2.0.7 - 15 DEC 2021

1. Added: Added plugin deactivation survey.

2.0.6 - 03 DEC 2021

1. Tested: Tested upto Wordpress 5.8

2.0.5 - 24 JUN 2021

1. Added: Added helpfull links in settings page.
2. Added: Added new translation strings.updated POT file.
3. New feature: Order Approve and Reject Buttons in Order Edit Screen

2.0.4 - 05 JAN 2021

1. Tested: Tested upto wc 4.8 and wp 5.6
2. Tweak: Payment link is added to email template for easy translation and customisation.
3. Tweak: Added setting page and support links.

2.0.3 - 30 OCT 2020

1. Fix: Custom email template overriding issues.

2.0.1 - 22 SEP 2020

1. Feature: added emails templates to customise all emails.
2. Fix: fixed translation issues.

2.0.0 - 08 JUL 2020

1. Improvement: Optimised and improved code base. Moving OOP to enhance features and maintainability.
2. Style: Moving versioning style to https://semver.org/
3. Added: Added option page for customising email subject and heading.

1.9.1 – 04 JUL 2020

1. Payment: payment link only on approved email.

1.9.0 - 10 JUN 2020

1. Added: Added customer notification for new order.

1.0 - 09 MAY 2020

1. initial pro version release.