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Delivery<\/strong> \u2014 Support both order types with separate labels and per-type capacity awareness<\/li>\n<li><strong>Checkout Integration<\/strong> \u2014 Customers select their preferred time slot and order type on both the classic shortcode checkout and the block-based Checkout<\/li>\n<li><strong>Race Condition Protection<\/strong> \u2014 Double-checks slot availability after payment to prevent overselling during high traffic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Admin Settings<\/strong> \u2014 Configure slot duration, max orders, opening hours per day, and enable\/disable pickup or delivery<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shop Open\/Closed Notices<\/strong> \u2014 Automatically shows \"shop closed\" messages outside of configured business hours<\/li>\n<li><strong>Translation Ready<\/strong> \u2014 Full text domain <code>obydullah-order-time-slots<\/code> with <code>\/languages<\/code> domain path<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>How It Works<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Configure your opening hours and slot settings under WooCommerce &gt; Order Slots<\/li>\n<li>Customers see available time slots on the checkout page based on current day and capacity<\/li>\n<li>The plugin validates slot availability at checkout and saves the selected slot as order meta<\/li>\n<li>Admins can view slot data in order details<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Use Cases<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurants limiting delivery orders per time window<\/li>\n<li>Bakeries controlling pickup slot capacity<\/li>\n<li>Food trucks scheduling order windows<\/li>\n<li>Any business that needs to throttle orders across the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Privacy<\/h4>\n\n<p>This plugin processes all data locally on your WordPress installation. No data is sent to external servers. No tracking or telemetry is collected. Order slot selections are stored as order meta in your WooCommerce database.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>obydullah-order-time-slots<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to WooCommerce &gt; Order Slots in your admin menu<\/li>\n<li>Configure your opening hours and slot settings<\/li>\n<li>Ensure WooCommerce pages (Shop, Cart, Checkout) are set up<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20require%20woocommerce%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin require WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WooCommerce must be installed and active.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20customize%20the%20slot%20duration%3F\"><h3>Can I customize the slot duration?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Slot duration can be set from 5 to 120 minutes in 5-minute increments under WooCommerce &gt; Order Slots.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20a%20slot%20is%20full%3F\"><h3>What happens when a slot is full?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The slot is no longer displayed as an available option on the checkout page. If a slot fills up during checkout (race condition), the order is cancelled with a notice.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20disable%20pickup%20or%20delivery%3F\"><h3>Can I disable pickup or delivery?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Both pickup and delivery can be independently enabled or disabled in the settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20work%20with%20high-performance%20order%20storage%20%28hpos%29%3F\"><h3>Does this work with High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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