Title: Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce Author: brightvesseldev Published: February 18, 2022 Last modified: February 17, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/assets/banner-772x250. png?rev=2805890) ![](https://ps.w.org/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/assets/icon-256x256. gif?rev=3056274) # Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce By [brightvesseldev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brightvesseldev/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/) ## Description **Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce** plugin allows you to create, delete and edit order statuses to better control the flow of your orders. #### What is a Custom Order Statuses for WooCommerce? Not all order pipelines are created equal. **Customer Order Status Manager for WooCommerce** allows you to create, delete and edit order statuses to better control the flow of your orders. #### Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce Features: * Create unlimited order statuses * Customize the status label. * Customize the status icon or text color. * Create default statuses for payment methods. * Enable email notifications for customers or administrators. * Adds a status column to the order list page. * Set order status for Default and Third-party Payment methods. * Automatic custom status transtitions (by time intervals) – **(PREMIUM)[https:// brightplugins.com/product/custom-order-status-manager-for-woocommerce/?utm_source =freemium&utm_medium=wp_site&utm_campaign=upgrade_pro]** * Display in Woo Reports – **(PREMIUM)[https://brightplugins.com/product/custom- order-status-manager-for-woocommerce/?utm_source=freemium&utm_medium=wp_site& utm_campaign=upgrade_pro]** * Increase or decrease the stock level – **(PREMIUM)[https://brightplugins.com/ product/custom-order-status-manager-for-woocommerce/?utm_source=freemium&utm_medium =wp_site&utm_campaign=upgrade_pro]** #### How to create Custom Order Status? After activating the plugin, follow these steps to create new Custom Order Status: * Navigate to WooCommerce > Order Status menu * Now click “Add New” button and add order title name * Enter a slug (Must need to be unique ) * Press “Publish” button * All Set! #### How to activate the Email template for the created Custom Order Status? * Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Email Tab * Select the Email Template name of your Custom Order Status * Click on the “Enable/Disable” checkbox * Hit the “Save Changes” button and you are done! ### See what a few WooCommerce store owners are saying about Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce: > “Such a great simple but powerful plugin to extend WC functionality”. > – mdf092 > “Really useful tool, good support, very pleased with it.”. > – jwfrag > “ Custom Order Status Manager works flawlessly for me and is compatible with all > my other plugins. 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I have added it to my arsenal of tools for present and future ecommerce clients. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9424c7bf6df178768c2e2784a327b2561a6047822ae652112c1e74f6bd1c96ce? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-41467/)󠁿 [ilier](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ilier/) May 5, 2026 It is better than I expected, stable, and comes with features that improve what I wanted to do ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4256a2e8d7b11e3c68f8c60ba2978dc866f8374c12ebdee5774a5f7cd247cd8b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super plugin. très pratique et stable.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-plugin-tres-pratique-et-stable/)󠁿 [luccio333](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luccio333/) April 27, 2026 très pratique et stable. [ Read all 115 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ brightvesseldev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brightvesseldev/) * [ Kleinmann ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kleinmannbrightvessel/) “Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce” has been translated into 6 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0 – 17 Feb 25 * Fixed: Duplicate “New Order” admin emails occurring with certain payment methods. * Fixed: Plugin breaks admin-ajax (400 / settings not saved) in specific cases. * Fixed: Custom status email – hooks to first status only. * Fixed: Load JS/CSS locally instead of jsDelivr. * Support for WooCommerce 10.5.x * Support for WordPress 6.9.1 #### 1.3.1 – 2 Dec 25 * Support for WooCommerce 10.3.x #### 1.3 – 20 Oct 25 * Fixed: Payment methods were not saving from the plugin’s settings page. #### 1.2.1 – 11 Aug 25 * Fixed: Security layer added using ‘try-catch’ for payment methods incompatible with the free version #### 1.2 – 8 Aug 25 * Fixed: Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. * Fixed: Hide the ‘Complete’ action for orders that have already been completed– Orders List Page #### 1.1.5 – 4 Dec 24 * Fixed: remove dashboard notice #### 1.1.4 – Date 28 Nov 24 * Fixed: `default_body_text` php error * Update: Plugin Framework * Support for WooCommerce 9.4.x #### 1.1.3.2 – Date 24 Dec 23 * Fixed: Fatal error on new order admin page * Fixed: php 8.2 deprecated errors #### 1.1.3.1 – Date 23 Dec 23 * Fixed: The admin notice cannot be closed for some sites due to a third-party plugin conflict. #### 1.1.3 – Date 6 Nov 23 Fixed: revert to the previous version code for admin email issue [1.1.2] #### 1.1.2 – Date 5 Nov 23 * Fixed: New Order admin email notification not working for custom order status #### 1.1.1 – Date 24 Oct 23 * Fixed: Automatically change order status in some cases * Fixed: Prevent Font Awesome CSS loading for all pages except “My Account” * Fixed: When performing bulk actions, email notifications are not sent. * Tweak: Revert back the complete action button for the custom order status column * Support for WooCommerce 8.2.x #### 1.1 – Date 8 Aug 23 * Fixed: Dokan icons Not showing on the orders page in vendor dashboard * Fixed: Product stock levels are not changing for custom order status * Tweak: If the custom status paid option is enabled, display payment details in the order metadata. * Support for WooCommerce 7.9 #### 1.0 – Date 9 May 23 * Fixed: Email template file for specific status not working (child theme) * Tweak: Code refactor * Support for WooCommerce 7.6 #### 0.12 – Date 21 Feb 23 * Added: Order editable option for custom order status * Added: Display CPT metadata in the order status column * Added: COT/HPOS compatibility * Tweak: Update email template hook * Support for WooCommerce 7.4 #### 0.11 – Date 11 Jan 23 * Fix email recipients * Fix: Changed plugin load for more compatibility with method payment plugins * Added support to override default email template * Added option to grant access to downloadable products * Update: Option to use icon only on action buttons and show status name * Update: codestar Framework * Experimental: WPML compatibility * Support for WooCommerce 7.x #### 0.10 – Date 12 Sep 22 * Update: Add option for change background color of custom status * Update: Multiple recipients option for email when custom order status changes * Update: Change order status from preorder * Fix: “Additional content” is not showing on the email * Support for WooCommerce 6.8 #### 0.9 – Date 12 Aug 22 * Update: Add “Order status settings” link into plugin meta * Fix: WooCommerce inactive notice showing for multisite enable dashboard * Fix: stripe payment gateway is not showing on the plugin option page * Support for WooCommerce 6.8 #### 0.8 – Date 26 Jul 22 * Bug fix #### 0.7 – Date 14 Jun 22 * Bug fix * Support for WooCommerce 6.7 #### 0.6 – Date 22 Jun 22 * Bug fix * thrid party stripe plugin not showing on the checkout page * Support for WooCommerce 6.6.1 #### 0.5 – Date 10 Jun 22 * Bug fix * Support for WooCommerce 6.5.1 * Support for WordPress 6.x #### 0.4 – Date 11 Mar 22 * Update: Update plugin structure for payment gatways conflicts #### 0.3 – Date 11 Mar 22 * Fix: Fatal error #### 0.2 – Released on 18 Feb 22 * Fix: order not showing if status slug have capital letter #### 0.1 * first release – 17 Feb 22 ## Meta * Version **2.0** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **30,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), [Slovak](https://sk.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/), and [Ukrainian](https://uk.wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce) * Tags * [custom order status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-order-status/) [custom status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-status/)[order status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/order-status/) [statuses](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/statuses/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 106 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 7 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ brightvesseldev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brightvesseldev/) * [ Kleinmann ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kleinmannbrightvessel/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-custom-order-status-for-woocommerce/)