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Preorder Pro

Preorder Pro is the premium edition for Preorder. It is an add-on that requires the free Preorder plugin installed and active; it is distributed through Freemius (licensing, activation and automatic updates), not the WordPress.org directory.

Preorder Pro extends the free plugin’s service container with premium features; it does not work on its own. If the free plugin is missing, deactivated, or older than the required version, Preorder Pro stays dormant and shows an admin notice instead of booting.

  • Pre-order incentive discount — reward early buyers by applying a configurable percentage discount to every pre-order line in the cart. Enable it and set the percentage under WooCommerce → Pre-order Discount. The discount appears as a clear negative fee at cart and checkout, and only applies to pre-order lines.
  • Partial payment deposit — charge a configurable deposit percentage on pre-order lines at checkout. The balance due on release appears as a negative cart fee and is stored on the order for fulfilment. Configure under WooCommerce → Pre-order Deposit.
  • Per-variation pre-orders — flag specific variations as pre-orders on the Variations tab via PerVariationPreorder, with optional per-variation release dates that override the parent product date.
  • Automatic release emails — queue pre-order lines that have a release date and email customers when that date arrives via ReleaseEmails and a daily cron. Configure subject and body under WooCommerce → Pre-order Release Emails. Requires Preorder FREE 0.1.2+ for release dates and _preorder_line order meta.
  • Additional fulfilment helpers around balance collection and stock transitions.
ScreenPurpose
WooCommerce → Pre-ordersFree global pre-order toggle and default button text.
Product data → GeneralFree per-product pre-order flag and expected release date.
Product data → VariationsPRO per-variation pre-order flag and optional release date override.
WooCommerce → Pre-order DiscountPRO incentive discount percentage for pre-order lines.
WooCommerce → Pre-order DepositPRO deposit percentage for pre-order lines.
WooCommerce → Pre-order Release EmailsPRO release-day customer notifications.
  • WordPress 6.5 or later
  • PHP 8.1 or later
  • WooCommerce 8.0 or later
  • The free Preorder plugin, version 0.1.2 or later, installed and active (0.1.1+ for discount/deposit only)

The free plugin provides the core pre-order flag, expected release date, custom button label and cart/order flagging. PRO adds the incentive discount, deposit payments, per-variation pre-orders and automatic release emails today.