Shipclock Pre-Orders lets you sell WooCommerce products before they are available – new releases, limited editions, made-to-order items or the next batch of a bestseller.
You enable pre-orders per product, set an optional release date, and Shipclock handles the rest: the product shows a pre-order button, message and countdown; customers can order pre-orders together with in-stock products; and on the release date the orders are released automatically and customers are notified.
Free features
- Pre-orders on any simple or variable product, on as many products as you like.
- Mixed carts: pre-orders and in-stock items in the same order. Prefer stricter rules? Allow only pre-orders together, or one pre-order per order. The customer's cart is never emptied when a pre-order is added.
- Release date and time with automatic release, or release manually whenever you are ready.
- Live countdown on the product page, plus
[shipclock_countdown] and [shipclock_release_date] shortcodes.
- "Pre-order" badge and release message in the shop, custom button text ("Pre-order now") and "Place pre-order" at checkout.
- Works with the Cart & Checkout Blocks and the classic checkout. HPOS compatible.
- Pre-order dashboard: units on pre-order, customers and money collected per product. Release now, change the date, email all customers of a product or cancel – in one click.
- Change the release date and notify every customer automatically.
- Pre-ordered order status, a pre-order column in the orders list and a pre-order box on each order.
- My Account → Pre-orders for customers, with release dates and (optional) cancellation.
- Emails: pre-order confirmed, available, release date changed, cancelled, custom message, and admin notifications – all editable in WooCommerce → Settings → Emails.
- Clean stock handling: stock goes negative to show units owed, no "out of stock" or "backorder" email spam for pre-orders, and pre-order products stay visible even with "Hide out of stock items".
[shipclock_products] shortcode and ?pokit_filter=only / ?pokit_filter=exclude shop filters.
- Staging mode to switch off automatic releases on test copies of your shop.
Shipclock Pro
For shops that need more flexibility,
Shipclock Pro adds:
- Deposits and pay-on-release, with automatic balance payment links that work with every payment gateway
- Customer choice: pay in full, pay a deposit or pay on release
- Per-variation pre-orders, each with its own date and limit
- Release automatically when stock arrives, first come first served (partial shipments too)
- Pre-order limits, max per order and "Only 3 left" scarcity text
- Early-bird discounts or pre-order surcharges
- Cancellation requests with approval, and automatic refunds
- Balance reminders, auto-cancel of unpaid balances, auto pre-order when a product sells out, CSV export
Pro is a one-time payment of €29.99 – no subscription.
Shipclock is developed by
vdelafuente.com.