Making test orders is a good way to test a new payment method, check your checkout flows, or assess other integrations related to orders. Test orders can also be helpful in troubleshooting. Test orders function like normal orders, so they’ll trigger order emails, appear in WooCommerce Analytics, etc.
Many payment gateways have a sandbox or testing mode that can be enabled to process test payments without incurring a charge. When this is an option we recommend using it to avoid unnecessary payment processing fees.
Handling Test Orders
↑ Back to topThere is currently no visual difference or special status for test orders. As a result, other extensions, plugins, or services that integrate with WooCommerce, may be unable to differentiate between these test orders and your real orders. Check the documentation for each extension, plugin, or integration for details of how they handle test scenarios. Depending on your needs, you may wish to disable certain extensions or integrations before making test orders.
When you’re finished making test orders, if you prefer, you can delete and remove the test orders from your site. That way these orders won’t be handled, or shipped inadvertently, nor will they appear in your store Analytics, etc.
Notes:
– To avoid unintended complications with test payments on your live site, you can perform testing exclusively on a staging site.
– You can use a plugin like Disable Emails to prevent emails being sent for testing orders – be aware that this plugin may not prevent emails being sent via an SMTP provider
Questions and support
↑ Back to topDo you still have questions and need assistance?
This documentation is about the free, core WooCommerce plugin, for which support is provided in our community forums on WordPress.org. By searching this forum, you’ll often find that your question has been asked and answered before.
If you haven’t created a WordPress.org account to use the forums, here’s how.
- If you’re looking to extend the core functionality shown here, we recommend reviewing available extensions in the WooCommerce Marketplace.
- Need ongoing advanced support or a customization built for WooCommerce? Hire a Woo Agency Partner.
- Are you a developer building your own WooCommerce integration or extension? Check our Developer Resources.
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