Title: RiskyBuyer – Customer Flags for WooCommerce Author: Dan Published: July 2, 2026 Last modified: July 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/riskybuyer/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3594430) ![](https://ps.w.org/riskybuyer/assets/icon.svg?rev=3594418) # RiskyBuyer – Customer Flags for WooCommerce By [Dan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/winter2007d/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/riskybuyer.1.0.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/riskybuyer/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/riskybuyer/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/riskybuyer/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/riskybuyer/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/riskybuyer/) ## Description RiskyBuyer lets your team keep a list of problematic customers (uncollected COD shipments, fake orders, abusive behaviour, etc.) and flags their orders right in the WooCommerce orders list. Each entry is a phone and/or a name, with a reason and an optional note. When a customer’s order matches an entry (by normalized phone OR name), the order row is highlighted with a warning badge — and you get a clear warning panel on the order edit screen, with quick links to that buyer’s other orders. #### Features * **Searchable, sortable list** — one table of flagged buyers. Filter by phone and/or name (with an AND/OR toggle) and by reason, and sort by any column — all instantly in the browser. * **Orders list flagging** — a warning badge and colored bar on orders of blacklisted customers. Computed server-side, so it works across pagination. Supports both HPOS (the new orders screen) and the legacy screen. * **Order edit panel** — a warning when the buyer is blacklisted (with links to their other orders on your site), or a one-click “mark client” form otherwise. * **Add one or in bulk** — add a single buyer or paste a list (one per line). You can also search your existing customers (by name or phone, taken from your orders) and pick one to fill the form. * **Phone normalization** — numbers are stored in international “+CC” form, so the same person matches across formatting differences. * **Roles** — anyone who can edit orders (`edit_shop_orders`) can add; only administrators(` manage_options`) can edit or delete. * **Optional shared list** — opt-in synchronization with a central service (see the “External services” section), off by default. #### Architecture The plugin talks to its data through a storage-provider interface. Today it uses a local database table; the design is ready for a future shared/central service so multiple sites can contribute to and read the same list. ### External services This plugin can optionally synchronize with a central, shared blacklist service at **riskybuyer.com** so that your checks are extended with phone numbers reported by other sites. **This is opt-in and disabled by default** — no data is sent or received until you enable it under WooCommerce Risky buyers Settings. When sync is enabled: * The plugin periodically requests the shared list (GET) to extend your local checks. Reading the list is open. * If you have a write API key, the plugin sends your own entries to the service to be shared: phone, name, reason, note, and your site’s domain. The service is provided by the plugin author. Terms of Use: https://riskybuyer. com/terms — Privacy Policy: https://riskybuyer.com/privacy ## Screenshots [⌊List tab — flagged buyers with instant phone/name search (AND/OR), reason filter and click-to-sort columns.⌉⌊List tab — flagged buyers with instant phone/name search( AND/OR), reason filter and click-to-sort columns.⌉[ List tab — flagged buyers with instant phone/name search (AND/OR), reason filter and click-to-sort columns. [⌊Add tab — add one buyer or in bulk, or pick an existing customer from your orders.⌉⌊ Add tab — add one buyer or in bulk, or pick an existing customer from your orders .⌉[ Add tab — add one buyer or in bulk, or pick an existing customer from your orders. [⌊Settings — opt-in synchronization with the central shared list.⌉⌊Settings — opt- in synchronization with the central shared list.⌉[ Settings — opt-in synchronization with the central shared list. [⌊Order edit screen — a prominent warning banner and a side panel when the buyer is flagged.⌉⌊Order edit screen — a prominent warning banner and a side panel when the buyer is flagged.⌉[ Order edit screen — a prominent warning banner and a side panel when the buyer is flagged. [⌊WooCommerce orders list — a warning badge on a flagged buyer's order (works across pagination; HPOS and legacy).⌉⌊WooCommerce orders list — a warning badge on a flagged buyer's order (works across pagination; HPOS and legacy).⌉[ WooCommerce orders list — a warning badge on a flagged buyer’s order (works across pagination; HPOS and legacy). ## Installation 1. Upload the `riskybuyer` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`, or install it from the Plugins screen. 2. Activate the plugin (this creates the database table). 3. Manage the list under **WooCommerce Risky buyers**. Requires WooCommerce. ## FAQ ### How are duplicate / matching customers detected? Phones are normalized to their last 9 digits and names are lowercased with punctuation removed, so the same person matches across formatting differences. ### Does it work with High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)? Yes. The plugin declares HPOS compatibility and reads orders from the current status view server-side. ### Who can add or remove entries? Anyone who can edit orders (`edit_shop_orders`) can add. Only administrators (` manage_options`) can edit or delete. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “RiskyBuyer – Customer Flags for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Dan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/winter2007d/) [Translate “RiskyBuyer – Customer Flags for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/riskybuyer) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/riskybuyer/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/riskybuyer/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/riskybuyer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/riskybuyer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * Added a “Settings” link to the plugin’s row on the Plugins screen. #### 1.0.2 * Renamed to “RiskyBuyer – Customer Flags for WooCommerce”. * Orders-list styles and script are now loaded with the standard WordPress enqueue functions instead of inline tags. #### 1.0.1 * Order screen: the “Risky buyer” box now shows a single “Mark as problematic” button and reveals the reason/note form only when you click it — less clutter on every order. #### 1.0.0 * First public release. #### 0.6.11 * Add tab: fixed the icon vertical alignment on the “Add one client” / “Bulk add” buttons (dashicons now sit level with the text). #### 0.6.10 * Settings: the “data sent to the server” note and the sync status (last update/ downloaded / new) now appear as hover tooltips behind small info / help icons next to the enable-sync checkbox, instead of permanent paragraphs. * Settings: key check now tells an unreachable server apart from an actually invalid key (no more false “invalid key” when the server is just down). #### 0.6.9 * Customer search: phone numbers shown normalized (+CC), duplicate spellings/formats of the same buyer collapsed into one result, and the matching order numbers listed in parentheses. #### 0.6.8 * Add tab: nicer “Add one client” / “Bulk add” buttons (card style, accent icons, hover lift, solid active state). #### 0.6.7 * Fixed: the customer search dropdown now appears (its results box was nested in a < p>, which browsers auto-close before block elements, breaking positioning). Added a loading spinner and an error state. * Add tab: the single and bulk forms are now behind “Add one client” / “Bulk add” buttons; clicking reveals the fields, which stay open (empty) after each add so you can keep adding until you reload. * Add tab: reason defaults to the top option and remembers your last-used reason for the next entry. #### 0.6.6 * Add tab: the customer search now sits above the form (outside it), so pressing Enter searches instead of submitting an empty entry; Enter also triggers the search immediately. #### 0.6.5 * Add tab: search existing shop customers (by name or phone, pulled from your orders) and pick one to fill in the name and phone instantly. #### 0.6.4 * Settings: the API key locks (grey, read-only) once validated for this site, with a red x to clear it; it is checked once (on entry/load), not continuously. * Settings: Sync now / Push are color-coded icon buttons next to the server URL; Push appears only with a valid write key; both save settings first. * Sync status now shows how many entries are new in the last sync, not just the total downloaded. * List: click any column header to sort (default: date, newest first). #### 0.6.3 * Phone numbers are normalized on save to international +CC form (00 -> +, national leading 0 -> country code; default +359, filterable). * Order banner now links to the buyer’s other orders on this site (excluding the one open). * List: centered cell values; Edit/Delete shown as icons; reason filter and reason dropdowns color-coded to match the list. * Settings: clearer wording for the sync status; the “data sent” note moved under the sync panel; constrained width. #### 0.6.2 * Admin: removed the redundant Check tab — the List tab now filters instantly in the browser (phone/name with AND/OR + reason, no reload). * Admin: cleaner Add/Edit forms and centered, bold table headers. #### 0.6.1 * Passes Plugin Check with zero errors and warnings (security/SQL/i18n). #### 0.6.0 * Renamed to RiskyBuyer (slug, text domain, identifiers) to match the project and site; data is migrated automatically on update. * Tested up to WordPress 7.0. #### 0.5.0 * Settings tab is now AJAX: enabling sync reveals the URL/key fields and saves automatically (no reload, no Save button). The API key is validated against the server; the “Push my list” button appears only for a valid write key. #### 0.4.2 * AND/OR toggle added to the Check tab search too (not only the List tab). #### 0.4.1 * Prominent banner on the order screen when the customer is on the problem list. * List tab: separate phone/name search (LIKE) with an AND/OR toggle (AND by default). * Daily sync moved to ~03:00 site time. #### 0.4.0 * Optional synchronization with the central shared blacklist (riskybuyer.com), opt-in and off by default. * Settings tab: enable sync, server URL, API key, Sync now, Push my list. * Checks are extended with cached server phone numbers; local entries always stay local. #### 0.3.0 * Internationalized: English source strings with full translation support; ships a Bulgarian (bg_BG) translation. * Unique plugin prefix across classes, options, table, AJAX actions and hooks. * Check tab now does partial (LIKE) matching on phone or name, newest first. * Admin page moved under the WooCommerce menu (just before Settings). * Declared HPOS compatibility; added uninstall cleanup and GPL license. #### 0.2.0 * Admin page reorganised into tabs: Check / List / Add. * Check tab: exact match plus possible (partial) matches. * Bulk add (one client per line; batch reason/note; existing entries skipped). * Moved the admin page under the WooCommerce menu. * Declared HPOS compatibility; load text domain. #### 0.1.0 * Initial release: storage-provider architecture, local table, matching by phone or name, orders-list flagging, order metabox, management page. ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **12 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [blacklist](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blacklist/)[customers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/customers/) [fraud](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fraud/)[orders](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/orders/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/riskybuyer/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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