NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce

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.

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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:

  1. npm install
  2. npm run build

Screenshots

  • Pre-Orders Product Tab — Enable pre-orders, set a release date, choose payment timing, and add an optional fee — all from the standard WooCommerce product editor.
  • Product Page (front-end) — Customizable availability message and “Pre-order now” button replace the standard add-to-cart experience.

Installation

Automatic Installation

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin panel.
  2. Go to Plugins Add New Plugin.
  3. Search for NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce.
  4. Click Install Now, then Activate Plugin.

Manual Installation

  1. Download the plugin zip file.
  2. Go to Plugins Add New Plugin Upload Plugin.
  3. Choose the zip file and click Install Now.
  4. Click Activate Plugin.

After Activation

  1. Go to WooCommerce Settings Pre-Orders to configure global settings.
  2. Open any product, go to the Pre-Orders tab, and enable pre-orders.
  3. Set a release date, choose the payment model, and save the product.
  4. Your product is now available for pre-order.

Full setup guide: nextxentech.com/docs/woocommerce-pre-order-manager/

FAQ

Does it work with the WooCommerce Cart/Checkout Blocks?

Yes. The Cart Block, Checkout Block, and Product Block Editor are all fully supported.

Does it work with HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)?

Yes. The plugin is declared compatible with HPOS and works with both classic postmeta and the WooCommerce custom order tables.

Can I collect a deposit instead of the full price upfront?

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.

Can I limit the number of pre-orders per product?

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.

What happens if a customer doesn’t have a saved payment method on release (upon release mode)?

The order moves to “Pending Payment” and the customer is sent a payment link email automatically.

Can I change the release date after orders have been placed?

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.

Can customers cancel their own pre-orders?

Yes. From the My Account Pre-Orders tab they can cancel an active pre-order. Refunds must be processed manually from the order screen.

Is this compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions?

Yes. Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions 6.2.0 or later.

Is it translation ready?

Yes. All strings use the nextxen-pre-order-manager text domain and a .pot file is included.

Where can I find the documentation?

Full documentation is at nextxentech.com/docs/woocommerce-pre-order-manager/

Where can I get support?

Free support is available via the WordPress.org plugin forum. Premium customers get priority support at nextxentech.com/support/.

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Contributors & Developers

“NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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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.