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Tired of abandoned On-Hold<\/strong> orders indefinitely blocking your product inventory?<\/p>\n\n

In WooCommerce Core, the built-in Hold stock (minutes)<\/em> setting only applies to \"Pending payment\" orders<\/strong>. When customers order via Direct Bank Transfer (BACS)<\/strong>, Cheque<\/strong>, or offline invoices, the order is placed in On-Hold<\/strong> status and stock is deducted from your shelves. If the customer never pays, the order sits in your store forever \u2014 keeping products in a false \"Out of Stock\" state and costing you sales.<\/p>\n\n

SazCancel<\/strong> solves this exact gap. It safely and automatically cancels stale On-Hold orders after your chosen delay (e.g., 48 hours or 3 days), allowing WooCommerce Core to natively restock your products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Built for Merchant Safety (Zero-Disaster Guard)<\/h3>\n\n

SazCancel is built on strict safeguards to protect merchant orders and store inventory:<\/p>\n\n

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  • Simulation Mode (Dry Run) Enabled by Default:<\/strong> Upon installation, Dry Run is ON. SazCancel simulates the process, calculating how many orders and stock units would be released, recording events into an Activity Log without modifying real orders.<\/li>\n
  • Eligible Gateways Whitelist:<\/strong> You decide which payment methods are subject to auto-cancellation (e.g. BACS and Cheque). Orders from PayPal, Stripe, COD, or other gateways are never touched<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Precise On-Hold Age Tracking:<\/strong> SazCancel measures order age strictly from the exact moment the order entered On-Hold<\/code> status (not from creation date). If a manager temporarily toggled an order to On-Hold 10 minutes ago, it won't be prematurely cancelled!<\/li>\n
  • Last-Moment Status Revalidation:<\/strong> Before executing cancellation, SazCancel revalidates the order in real time. If the order was paid or moved to Processing<\/code> or Completed<\/code>, the job immediately exits.<\/li>\n
  • Safe Legacy Recovery Baseline:<\/strong> Old On-Hold orders placed prior to plugin installation receive a fresh, full grace period from the moment they are first detected. No sudden cancellations!<\/li>\n
  • Native WooCommerce Restock:<\/strong> SazCancel lets WooCommerce Core handle stock restoration via $order->update_status('cancelled')<\/code>. The core wc_maybe_increase_stock_levels()<\/code> function safely returns the exact items back to stock.<\/li>\n
  • Action Scheduler Event Queue:<\/strong> Powered by WooCommerce's native Action Scheduler with duplicate job prevention (unique = true<\/code>). No heavy cron database scans.<\/li>\n
  • Activity Audit Log:<\/strong> See the last 30 automated events, cancellations, and simulations right on your settings screen.<\/li>\n
  • 100% HPOS Native:<\/strong> Fully compatible with High-Performance Order Storage (custom_order_tables<\/code>) and Cart\/Checkout Blocks.<\/li>\n
  • 100% On-Premise PHP:<\/strong> Self-contained code with zero external tracking, no third-party APIs, and no subscriptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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    1. Upload the plugin files to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/sazcancel-auto-cancel-on-hold-orders<\/code> directory, or install through the WordPress plugins screen directly.<\/li>\n
    2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins<\/strong> screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n
    3. Go to WooCommerce > SazCancel<\/strong> to review your settings.<\/li>\n
    4. Select your eligible payment gateways (e.g., BACS), set your cancellation delay (e.g., 72 hours), and test via Simulation (Dry Run) mode.<\/li>\n
    5. When ready, click Activate Live Mode<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      Does SazCancel cancel orders immediately after installation?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

      No. SazCancel activates in Dry Run (Simulation Mode)<\/strong> by default. It analyzes your store and shows you a live preview of which orders would be affected, without changing any order statuses or inventory. You can switch to Live Mode whenever you are ready.<\/p><\/dd>\n

      Does WooCommerce automatically restore product stock when an order is cancelled?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

      Yes! When SazCancel transitions an eligible order to Cancelled<\/code>, WooCommerce Core natively triggers wc_maybe_increase_stock_levels()<\/code>. Any inventory previously deducted for that order is automatically added back to your active stock.<\/p><\/dd>\n

      What if a customer pays by bank transfer right before the timeout?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

      If an admin or payment webhook marks the order as Processing<\/code> or Completed<\/code>, SazCancel's Last-Moment Status Revalidation<\/strong> will see that the order is no longer On-Hold<\/code> and will instantly exit without making any changes.<\/p><\/dd>\n

      Can I exclude Cash on Delivery (COD) or specific gateways?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

      Yes. SazCancel includes a payment gateway whitelist. Only the payment gateways you check (e.g., Direct Bank Transfer BACS) will be monitored. All unselected gateways are completely ignored.<\/p><\/dd>\n

      Does SazCancel support High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

      Yes. SazCancel is 100% compatible with HPOS (custom_order_tables<\/code>) and WooCommerce Blocks.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

      1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
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      • Initial public release.<\/li>\n
      • Event-Driven Action Scheduler queue with duplicate prevention (unique = true<\/code>).<\/li>\n
      • Last-Moment Status Revalidation.<\/li>\n
      • Safe Legacy Recovery Baseline for existing orders.<\/li>\n
      • Simulation Mode (Dry Run) by default.<\/li>\n
      • Activity Audit Log in admin settings.<\/li>\n
      • Native WooCommerce stock restoration support.<\/li>\n
      • Full WooCommerce HPOS compatibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Automatically cancel abandoned On-Hold orders (BACS, check, offline invoices) under merchant-defined rules to release stuck inventory.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/386397","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=386397"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/alexsazonov"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=386397"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=386397"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=386397"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=386397"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=386397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}