Ultimate Order Approval for WooCommerce lets you review and approve orders before they are processed. With smart rules, flexible workflows, and built-in notifications, you control which orders move forward—helping you reduce risk, prevent fraud, and manage your store more efficiently.
Installation
↑ Back to topThe simplest way to start using a product from WooCommerce.com is to use the “Add to store” functionality on the order confirmation page or the My subscriptions section in your account.
- Navigate to My subscriptions.
- Find the Add to store button next to the product you’re planning to install.
- Follow the instructions on the screen, and the product will be automatically added to your store.
Alternative options and more information at:
Managing WooCommerce.com subscriptions.
Setup and Configuration
↑ Back to topAfter activation of Ultimate Order Approval, navigate to: WooCommerce > Settings > Order Approvals to setup the plugin settings.
- Enable the “Enable Order Approvals” option to manually review orders for approval only when they match the defined rules.
- To automatically expire an approved order using the “Wait for approval & pay later” method, set the number of days in the “Require Payment Within” field.
If payment isn’t received, the order will expire automatically after the specified number of days from the approval date.
By default, this value is set to 5 days.
To set up order approval rules:
↑ Back to topGo to WooCommerce > Settings > Order Approvals > Add new rule.
To configure the payment reminder for “Wait for approval & pay later” method:
→ By default, the email from WooCommerce > Settings > Emails > Payment Reminder for Approved Order will be used if no custom templates are created for the specific reminder.
→ You can optionally create or edit a custom email reminder template to send different email content based on the reminder intervals configured here.