Description
NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce lets you turn any WooCommerce product into a pre-orderable item — with a release date, automated order completion, customer emails, and flexible payment options. Start capturing revenue before your product is ready to ship.
Whether you’re launching a new product line, running a made-to-order business, or building hype around a limited release, this plugin gives your store a complete, professional pre-order system.
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Free Features
Pre-Order Any Product
Enable pre-orders on simple, variable, composite, bundle, and booking products with a single checkbox. Customers see a customizable “Pre-order now” button and an availability message.
Release Date & Countdown
Set an optional availability date and time. When the release date arrives, WP-Cron automatically completes all pre-orders for that product — no manual work needed.
Use the [npom_countdown] shortcode to embed a live countdown timer anywhere on your site.
Two Payment Models
– Upfront (pay now): Full payment collected at checkout. Order stays “Pre-ordered” until the release date.
– Upon release (pay later): No charge at checkout. On release, customers with a saved payment method are charged automatically; others receive a payment link by email.
Optional Pre-Order Fee
Add an extra charge on top of the product price (e.g., a reservation fee). It appears as a separate line item in the cart.
Six Email Notifications
All emails are configurable from WooCommerce Settings Emails:
– New Pre-Order (admin)
– Pre-Ordered Confirmation (customer)
– Pre-Order Available / Released (customer)
– Pre-Order Cancelled (customer + admin)
– Pre-Order Date Changed (customer)
My Account — Pre-Orders Tab
Customers can view and cancel their pre-orders from the standard WooCommerce My Account area.
WooCommerce Blocks Compatible
Full support for the Cart Block, Checkout Block, and Product Block Editor.
HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) Compatible
Fully declared and tested with WooCommerce’s custom order tables.
WooCommerce Subscriptions Compatible
Pre-order subscription products. No charge at checkout — the subscription starts and the first payment is collected on the release date. Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions 6.2.0+.
Translation Ready
All strings use the nextxen-pre-order-manager text domain. Compatible with WPML, Polylang, and Loco Translate.
Premium Features
Upgrade to NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce Premium for advanced tools that serious store owners need:
🔒 Deposit / Partial Payments
Collect a fixed-amount or percentage deposit at checkout. The remaining balance is automatically charged (via a new order) when the product releases. Deposit amounts appear in the order screen, emails, and CSV export.
🔒 Quantity Limit Per Product
Cap the total number of pre-orders accepted. Shows a “Only X slots remaining!” urgency notice when running low. Automatically closes pre-orders when the cap is hit — even under concurrent traffic.
🔒 Admin Dashboard Widget
Live stats on your WordPress dashboard: active pre-order count, revenue, new/completed/cancelled this month, and a list of upcoming releases in the next 30 days.
🔒 CSV Export
One-click export of all pre-order data (Order ID, Status, Customer, Product, Release Date, Payment Type, Deposit, Balance, Total, Date Created). UTF-8 BOM included for Excel compatibility.
🔒 Priority Support
Skip the queue and get direct help from the NextXen Technology team.
Supported Product Types
- Simple
- Variable
- Composite (WooCommerce Composite Products required)
- Bundle (WooCommerce Product Bundles required)
- Booking (WooCommerce Bookings required)
- Mix and Match (WooCommerce Mix and Match required)
- Subscription / Variable Subscription (WooCommerce Subscriptions 6.2.0+ required)
System Requirements
- WordPress: 6.0 or higher
- WooCommerce: 7.0 or higher
- PHP: 7.4 or higher
Source Code & Build Tools
The plugin’s compiled JavaScript assets (in the build/ directory) are generated from source using webpack and @wordpress/scripts.
The full source code — including all src/ files, package.json, and webpack.config.js — is publicly available at:
https://github.com/NextXen-Technology/nextxen-pre-order-manager-for-woocommerce
To regenerate the compiled assets:
npm installnpm run build
Screenshots
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel.
- Go to Plugins Add New Plugin.
- Search for NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce.
- Click Install Now, then Activate Plugin.
Manual Installation
- Download the plugin zip file.
- Go to Plugins Add New Plugin Upload Plugin.
- Choose the zip file and click Install Now.
- Click Activate Plugin.
After Activation
- Go to WooCommerce Settings Pre-Orders to configure global settings.
- Open any product, go to the Pre-Orders tab, and enable pre-orders.
- Set a release date, choose the payment model, and save the product.
- Your product is now available for pre-order.
Full setup guide: nextxentech.com/docs/woocommerce-pre-order-manager/
FAQ
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Does it work with the WooCommerce Cart/Checkout Blocks?
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Yes. The Cart Block, Checkout Block, and Product Block Editor are all fully supported.
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Does it work with HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)?
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Yes. The plugin is declared compatible with HPOS and works with both classic postmeta and the WooCommerce custom order tables.
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Can I collect a deposit instead of the full price upfront?
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Yes, but this is a Premium feature. You can configure a fixed-dollar or percentage-based deposit. The remaining balance is collected automatically on the release date.
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Can I limit the number of pre-orders per product?
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Yes, this is a Premium feature. Set a maximum pre-order quantity per product and the plugin handles the rest — including urgency notices and automatic closure.
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What happens if a customer doesn’t have a saved payment method on release (upon release mode)?
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The order moves to “Pending Payment” and the customer is sent a payment link email automatically.
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Can I change the release date after orders have been placed?
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Yes. Update the product’s release date and save. All customers with active pre-orders for that product automatically receive a Pre-Order Date Changed email.
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Can customers cancel their own pre-orders?
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Yes. From the My Account Pre-Orders tab they can cancel an active pre-order. Refunds must be processed manually from the order screen.
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Is this compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions?
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Yes. Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions 6.2.0 or later.
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Is it translation ready?
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Yes. All strings use the
nextxen-pre-order-managertext domain and a.potfile is included. -
Where can I find the documentation?
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Full documentation is at nextxentech.com/docs/woocommerce-pre-order-manager/
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Where can I get support?
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Free support is available via the WordPress.org plugin forum. Premium customers get priority support at nextxentech.com/support/.
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Changelog
2.0.0 — 2026-04-12
- New: Freemium model — core pre-order features are now free; advanced features require a Premium license.
- New: Premium — Deposit / Partial Payments (fixed amount or percentage; balance order created on release).
- New: Premium — Per-product Quantity Limit with low-stock urgency notice and automatic closure.
- New: Premium — Admin Dashboard Widget with live stats and upcoming releases.
- New: Premium — CSV Export (nonce-secured, UTF-8 BOM, Excel-compatible).
- New: Premium — WooCommerce Subscriptions compatibility (requires Subscriptions 6.2.0+).
- New: Freemius SDK integrated for license management, automatic updates, and upgrade flow.
- Improvement: Plugin action links updated — free installs show an “Upgrade to Premium” link.
- Improvement: Product tab upgrade notice shown to free users listing locked premium features.
- Fix: Subscriptions compat class always loaded (static helpers available) but only instantiated for premium.
- Fix: All premium classes safely skip loading when no license is present — no fatal errors.
1.0.1 — 2026-03-25
- Initial release.


