WooCommerce Pre-Orders lets you sell products before they’re available and capture revenue early. Schedule release dates, take upfront or upon-release payments, and automate customer updates. It’s flexible, easy to set up, and built to work seamlessly with WooCommerce, subscriptions, and major payment gateways—perfect for launches, limited editions, and demand testing.
- Enable pre-orders for simple and variable products
- Choose charge type: upfront or on release
- Set automatic or manual release dates and times
- Send customizable email notifications to customers
- Automatically charge cards on release with supported gateways
- Allow customers to cancel pre-orders before release
- Merchant tools to delay, complete, or cancel pre-orders in bulk
- Clear pre-order badges and messaging on product and cart pages
- Works with WooCommerce Subscriptions and deposits workflows
- Supports backorders vs. true pre-order distinction
- Reports and filters to manage pre-order inventory at scale
- Compatible with major payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal, etc.)
- REST API and hooks for custom workflows and automation
- Mobile-friendly, theme-agnostic front-end display
- SEO-friendly product schema and clean URL structure
