Profit Warden

Profit Warden is a connector plugin that sends WooCommerce order data to a separate analysis service. It calculates the real profit and margin for each order by considering product purchase costs, shipping costs, packaging, and payment gateway fees. ⚠️ Important: External Service Required This plugin requires the external Profit Warden Python service to be running and accessible via a configurable API URL. Without this backend service, the plugin cannot function. You are responsible for setting up and hosting this service independently. Features:

• Calculates real profit and margin for each WooCommerce order
• Accounts for purchase costs, shipping, packaging, and payment gateway fees
• Displays profit analysis directly on the WooCommerce order detail page
• Supports simple and variable products with individual purchase cost fields
• Sends periodic profit/loss reports via email using WP-Cron
• Alerts for orders sold at a loss
• Configurable API URL and cost parameters via Settings -> Profit Warden

External Services This plugin relies on external services to calculate order profitability and provide marketing integrations. By default, it communicates with the BeraTemplate API (https://api.beratemplate.com/calculate-profit).

• What it does: Calculates order margins, correlates UTM tracking data, and handles synchronization with Meta/Google Ads.
• What data is sent: When enabled via the "Data Sync Consent" opt-in, it transmits WooCommerce order details (totals, shipping costs, items), customer billing email/name, and UTM marketing parameters triggered on order status changes or periodic reporting.
• Terms of Service: https://beratemplate.com/terms-of-service.html
• Privacy Policy: https://beratemplate.com/privacy-policy.html

(Note: The API URL can be changed in the plugin settings to point to your own self-hosted backend service if desired).

3.1.7

• FEATURE: Added SVN AutoGen tools for release management.
• FIX: General code updates and readiness for publishing.

3.1.5

• COMPLIANCE: Removed trial limitations and paid plan triggers to ensure free tier compliance.
• COMPLIANCE: Enforced explicit opt-in data sync consent before any remote API health checks.
• COMPLIANCE: Ensured text domain is set to profit-warden for full I18N compatibility.

3.1.4

• FEATURE: Added Ads Integration Dashboard for Meta and Google Ads.
• FIX: Verified UTM tracking logic across checkouts.

3.1.2

• FIX: Resolved cookies mismatch in UTM tracking.
• FIX: Backward compatibility for legacy tracking cookies.

3.1.1

• FEATURE: Added Onboarding Setup Wizard for easy configuration.
• COMPLIANCE: Implemented explicit Opt-in Consent for data transmission to comply with WordPress.org guidelines.
• SECURITY: Added nonces and permission checks to all admin actions.
• FIX: Renamed assets for better unique prefixing.

2.2-beta

• FIX: Corrected plugin version format in the header.
• FIX: Aligned text domain for internationalization.
• FEATURE: Added periodic reporting via WP-Cron.