OrderFlash for WooCommerce helps store teams notice new orders without repeatedly refreshing the WooCommerce orders screen.<\/p>\n\n
OrderFlash is an independent plugin and is not affiliated with or endorsed by WooCommerce.<\/p>\n\n
The plugin adds a floating order panel inside WordPress admin. It checks for new order events at a configurable interval, shows recent orders, and can display browser desktop notifications and an optional sound. Authorized users can open a detailed preview, search orders, filter by configured statuses, navigate paginated results, and keep personal read or unread states.<\/p>\n\n
The plugin uses WooCommerce CRUD APIs and supports High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS). Customer and order data stays on the WordPress site. No tracking, telemetry, remote scripts, external fonts, or third-party data services are used.<\/p>\n\n
The plugin reads WooCommerce order and customer information only to display it to authorized WordPress users or through a valid signed invoice link.<\/p>\n\n
It stores lightweight event records in a custom database table and per-user read order IDs in WordPress user metadata. It does not send customer data to a third party and does not include tracking or telemetry.<\/p>\n\n
Signed invoice links contain an order ID, expiry timestamp, and HMAC signature. They are marked noindex and returned with no-store and anti-framing headers.<\/p>\n\n
{prefix}orderflash_adev_events<\/code>.<\/li>\n- Event data: order ID, event type, order status, source, UTC creation time, and a small internal JSON payload.<\/li>\n
- Default retention: 14 days, configurable from 1 to 90 days.<\/li>\n
- User meta:
_orderflash_adev_read_order_ids<\/code>, capped at 500 positive order IDs per user.<\/li>\n- Option:
orderflash_adev_settings<\/code> stores plugin configuration.<\/li>\n- Options: schema, plugin, and event-cache versions support safe upgrades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
External Services<\/h3>\n\n
This plugin does not connect to external services. It loads no remote JavaScript, fonts, stylesheets, update checkers, tracking endpoints, or telemetry services.<\/p>\n\n
Bundled Third-Party Assets<\/h3>\n\n\n- Cairo variable font subsets are bundled in
assets\/fonts\/cairo\/<\/code>. Cairo is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license and source reference are included with the font files.<\/li>\n- A targeted subset of Font Awesome Free 7.2.0 solid SVG icons is bundled in
assets\/vendor\/font-awesome\/<\/code>. Icons are licensed under CC BY 4.0 and the supporting CSS is licensed under MIT. The upstream license is included in that directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nThese files are served only from the plugin directory. The plugin does not contact Google Fonts, Font Awesome, or a CDN at runtime.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n- Upload the plugin ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.<\/li>\n
- Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n
- Make sure WooCommerce is active.<\/li>\n
- Open WooCommerce > OrderFlash.<\/li>\n
- Configure display location, order statuses, polling, notifications, previews, invoices, and data retention.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nDoes the plugin support HPOS?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. The plugin declares HPOS compatibility and uses WooCommerce order CRUD and query APIs instead of directly querying order posts.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Does it create a real PDF file?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo PDF library is included. The plugin creates a printable invoice page. The browser print dialog can save that page as a PDF.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Are customer details sent to an external service?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo. Customer and order details remain on the WordPress site. The plugin does not include tracking, telemetry, or a remote data service.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Who can view order details?<\/h3><\/dt>\nAdministrators and shop managers receive the plugin capabilities by default. Access also follows WooCommerce order-management capabilities, including object-level access to the requested order. WordPress role-management tools can further adjust those capabilities.<\/p><\/dd>\n
How often does the plugin check for new orders?<\/h3><\/dt>\nThe interval is configurable from 10 to 300 seconds. Polling maintains the configured interval in background tabs and uses bounded backoff after network failures.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Where are read states stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\nUp to 500 read order IDs are stored in the _orderflash_adev_read_order_ids<\/code> user-meta key for each authorized user.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhat happens when the plugin is deactivated?<\/h3><\/dt>\nThe cleanup schedule is removed. Settings, events, and read states are retained so they are available after reactivation.<\/p><\/dd>\n
What happens when the plugin is uninstalled?<\/h3><\/dt>\nOperational capabilities and scheduled hooks are always removed. Settings, the event table, and read states are deleted only when the delete-data setting was enabled before uninstalling.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Can the notification sound be disabled?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. Sound alerts and their volume can be configured independently from desktop notifications.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Why does the browser ask me to enable sound?<\/h3><\/dt>\nModern browsers can block media playback until a user interacts with the page. Click Enable sound once in the alerts panel to authorize the bundled notification sound for the current browser session.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Are invoice links public?<\/h3><\/dt>\nA generated invoice link is signed and expires after the configured period. Anyone who has a valid link can open it until it expires, so share it carefully. It is not password protected.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
1.4.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Updated the WordPress.org Tested up to metadata to WordPress 7.1 for the current directory submission requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.4.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Refined the settings-page layout into balanced independent columns to prevent large empty grid gaps.<\/li>\n
- Improved order-status controls with a responsive internal grid while preserving all existing settings and behavior.<\/li>\n
- Improved settings-page spacing, responsive ordering, navigation, cards, and save-area presentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.4.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Aligned the WordPress.org plugin folder, main bootstrap filename, text domain, REST namespace, translation metadata, and internal package identity with the assigned
orderflash-adev-for-woocommerce<\/code> slug.<\/li>\n- Replaced generic runtime prefixes with the distinctive
ORDERFLASH_ADEV<\/code> \/ orderflash_adev<\/code> prefix across classes, functions, constants, capabilities, options, database identifiers, user meta, hooks, asset handles, DOM selectors, and cache identifiers.<\/li>\n- Added object-level authorization for private order details, order-status changes, and signed invoice-link generation so users must be able to edit the exact requested order.<\/li>\n
- Hardened REST validation so integer, list, status, email, search, and sorting inputs reject malformed or coercible values instead of relying on schema metadata alone.<\/li>\n
- Fixed minimum-order-total filtering across both HPOS and legacy WooCommerce order storage while keeping pagination server-side.<\/li>\n
- Hardened signed invoice request parsing and kept the expiring HMAC link as the exact public authorization mechanism.<\/li>\n
- Prefixed both persistent object-cache groups and cache keys to avoid collisions with other plugins.<\/li>\n
- Deferred local admin and invoice scripts to reduce render blocking without loading any remote resources.<\/li>\n
- Removed version-control and internal review files from the distributable package.<\/li>\n
- Re-audited compatibility-sensitive order queries and kept the published tested-version metadata conservative until full clean-install runtime verification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.3.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Rebranded the plugin display name as OrderFlash for WooCommerce.<\/li>\n
- Removed manual translation loading so WordPress.org language packs load automatically.<\/li>\n
- Strengthened direct-access guards and prepared the production package for directory review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.3.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Added native browser notifications with local plugin artwork for new orders while admin tabs are inactive.<\/li>\n
- Kept background polling at the configured cadence and added immediate catch-up checks when a tab becomes active or reconnects.<\/li>\n
- Added production WordPress.org icon and banner artwork featuring the golden live-order bell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.3.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fixed live order detection with race-free REST event polling and automatic nonce renewal.<\/li>\n
- Added immediate modal updates, unread badge increments, and bell animation for newly detected orders.<\/li>\n
- Added Store API checkout event coverage for WooCommerce block-based checkout.<\/li>\n
- Made the notification bell available on all WordPress admin pages by default.<\/li>\n
- Changed the default polling interval to 15 seconds and allowed configuration from 10 to 300 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Bundled Cairo variable WOFF2 subsets locally and removed the Google Fonts request.<\/li>\n
- Added a lightweight local Font Awesome SVG subset with complete upstream licensing.<\/li>\n
- Added cohesive icons to the WooCommerce submenu, settings navigation, panel, modal, actions, status badges, and printable invoice.<\/li>\n
- Moved the full printable invoice layout from inline PHP into a cacheable stylesheet.<\/li>\n
- Strengthened order-status mutation authorization with the WooCommerce order-edit capability.<\/li>\n
- Added WPCS, PHP compatibility, PHPUnit integration, JavaScript syntax, and static asset\/security audit tooling.<\/li>\n
- Improved responsive settings navigation and repaired asset versioning for production and debug modes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Limited the premium metallic-gold treatment to the notification bell glyph while preserving the original trigger-button theme.<\/li>\n
- Moved printable-invoice CSS and JavaScript into registered plugin assets.<\/li>\n
- Removed the deprecated clipboard command fallback and completed a strict security and standards audit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Added responsive HTML new-order emails using the configured store logo.<\/li>\n
- Added secure test-email and sandboxed live email-preview tools.<\/li>\n
- Added an instant order-status selector to the Order Details modal.<\/li>\n
- Added one-click copy controls for Billing and Shipping addresses.<\/li>\n
- Added a premium three-dimensional gold notification bell and repositioned counter badge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fixed the Store Logo settings-page fatal error caused by an unavailable admin helper.<\/li>\n
- Added a bundled new-order sound and a browser autoplay recovery control.<\/li>\n
- Strengthened printed invoice URL suppression and print-page rules.<\/li>\n
- Required WooCommerce management permission in addition to plugin-specific REST capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Added custom invoice logo and store address branding.<\/li>\n
- Added printable invoice controls for customer notes, product SKUs, and VAT or tax details.<\/li>\n
- Prevented signed invoice query parameters and link URLs from appearing in printed output.<\/li>\n
- Improved invoice pagination and prevented product rows from splitting across printed pages.<\/li>\n
- Reworked order-detail product tables into compact desktop tables and mobile-friendly stacked cards.<\/li>\n
- Improved responsive behavior for the alerts panel, search controls, order cards, modal, settings, and invoice.<\/li>\n
- Explicitly loaded the plugin text domain and regenerated the translation template.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fixed encoded currency symbols in order summaries, line items, and totals.<\/li>\n
- Fixed printable invoice links when browsers enforce popup blocking.<\/li>\n
- Made the Products section full-width and moved Billing and Shipping below it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fixed Order Details scrolling across desktop, mobile, and nested WordPress admin layouts.<\/li>\n
- Moved modal scrolling to the dedicated content region and improved touch scrolling.<\/li>\n
- Prevented the modal's own ancestor from being made inert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Initial WordPress.org-ready release.<\/li>\n
- Added polling-based new-order events, desktop notifications, and optional sound.<\/li>\n
- Added compact order summaries, server-side search and filters, and accurate pagination.<\/li>\n
- Added per-user batched read states.<\/li>\n
- Added safe detailed order previews and bounded additional fields.<\/li>\n
- Added signed, expiring printable invoice links with privacy headers.<\/li>\n
- Added HPOS compatibility, RTL support, translations, migrations, caching, and cleanup controls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Get near real-time WooCommerce order alerts, desktop notifications, quick admin previews, and signed printable invoices.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/348030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348030"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/adelabobaker"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=348030"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=348030"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=348030"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=348030"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=348030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}