NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce

NextXen Pre-Order Manager for WooCommerce lets you turn any WooCommerce product into a pre-orderable item — with a release date, automated order completion, customer emails, and flexible payment options. Start capturing revenue before your product is ready to ship.

Whether you’re launching a new product line, running a made-to-order business, or building hype around a limited release, this plugin gives your store a complete, professional pre-order system.

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Free Features

Pre-Order Any Product Enable pre-orders on simple, variable, composite, bundle, and booking products with a single checkbox. Customers see a customizable “Pre-order now” button and an availability message.

Release Date & Countdown Set an optional availability date and time. WP-Cron processes pre-orders after the release date: paid physical orders move to Processing, eligible virtual orders to Completed, and unpaid orders request payment. Scheduled processing depends on WordPress cron running.

Product pages display a countdown automatically for future release dates. Configure its visibility, heading, and seconds under WooCommerce > Settings > Pre-Orders > Product countdown.

Use the [npom_countdown] shortcode to embed a live countdown timer anywhere on your site.

Two Payment Models – Upfront (pay now): Full payment collected at checkout. Order stays “Pre-ordered” until the release date. – Upon release (pay later): No charge at checkout. On release, customers receive a payment link by email. Automatic charging requires a gateway integration that implements this plugin’s pre-order payment hooks; saving a card alone does not enable automatic charging.

Optional Pre-Order Fee Add an extra charge on top of the product price (e.g., a reservation fee). It appears as a separate line item in the cart.

Six Email Notifications All emails are configurable from WooCommerce → Settings → Emails: – New Pre-Order (admin) – Pre-Ordered Confirmation (customer) – Pre-Order Available / Released (customer) – Pre-Order Cancelled (customer + admin) – Pre-Order Date Changed (customer)

My Account — Pre-Orders Tab Customers can view and cancel their pre-orders from the standard WooCommerce My Account area.

WooCommerce Blocks Compatible Supports Cart and Checkout Blocks, block-based product pages, and the compatible WooCommerce product editor.

HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) Compatible Fully declared and tested with WooCommerce’s custom order tables.

WooCommerce Subscriptions Compatible Pre-order subscription products. No charge at checkout — the subscription starts and the first payment is collected on the release date. Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions 6.2.0+.

Translation Ready All strings use the nextxen-pre-order-manager text domain. Compatible with WPML, Polylang, and Loco Translate.