Custom Stock and Order Status – Preorder

  • Hi guys,

    Is it possible to do this for Preorders — Simple way to manage around. I don’t need the full functionality of the Preorders plugin available. Kindda wanna save $ now.

    1) Custom Stock Status : Pre Order

    This can be managed from the Product page — Inventory tab.

    2) Custom Order Status : Manage from Order Status in Customer’s Order.

    We will likely just request the customer to pay first, delivery later. So there’s no need to have other functions, we will process as per normal orders.

    Currently Customers are paying via Bank Transfer, so from On-hold, Order Status will change to Pre Order.

    Please enlighten the easiest way to add the above 2 functions for Preorder.

    ** I have Code snippets installed so I can add coding to functions.php, so I guess that would be the easiest?

    Thank you.

    Regards

    Faustine

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  • Thread Starter allstarsft

    (@allstarsft)

    * Forgot to add : I’m using Woocommerce 4.1.0, the latest so far.

    Hi
    For adding custom order status to Pre – Order you can add Custom status order plugin.Here is the link for the plugin: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/custom-order-statuses-woocommerce/

    And for managing order status you can change your preference by changing your settings from Settings > Custom order status > and then change Default order status for BACS to Pre-order. Here is the screenshot for Custom order Settings : https://prnt.sc/sdocvj

    I hope this will help.

    Regards,
    Ruchit

    Thread Starter allstarsft

    (@allstarsft)

    Hmm, I don’t even need a Preorder stock status for each preorder item?

    And is it possible to send email for Preorder confirmation? Especially if this will be the basis to ask for Preorder payment first.

    Trying not to use the default Order emails.

    Thanks

    Thread Starter allstarsft

    (@allstarsft)

    In addition, Ruchit.

    Will try it tomorrow but if it changes the default BACS status then it’s not that advisable as I would still need the default BACS status to be working since this shop also have in stock items using the same payment mode.

    I guess this plugin usage is not suitable then.

    I need to be able to have a separate Preorder Order status preferably with its own Email for confirmation. That’s all I asked for.
    (some amount of custom code needed… I hope someone can help me on that)

    I suppose each preorder product still must have its own preorder stock status?

    Ideally it would mean that Preorder stock status will be linked up with Custom Preorder Order statuses (Preorder on hold – auto generated after preorder is placed and Preorder confirmed – manually changed to after payment is made)

    Thanks.

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by allstarsft.
    Thread Starter allstarsft

    (@allstarsft)

    Just to make it clear.

    Stock status : Preorder

    Kicks off =

    Order status : Preorder on hold (auto after order submitted/check out.)

    After payment, manual switch to

    Order status : Preorder confirmed

    Thread Starter allstarsft

    (@allstarsft)

    Suddenly have an idea this Sunday morning.

    Possible to just duplicate :

    1) Order on hold status and related email = Preorder on hold?

    2) Order Processing status and related email = Preorder confirmed/processing?

    This will solve the Preorder status issue. (of course I will need to change Order text to Preorder)

    Have figured out how to make custom order statuses via custom code input into Code snippets for functions.php. Just how to link the emails up.

    Will need some help to make Preorder stock status using the same method. At present, only managed to edit WC’s php directly which will be erased when WC is updated.

    Thread Starter allstarsft

    (@allstarsft)

    Anyone has an input on where I can see the order status coding and how I can duplicate using Code snippets? (Inclusive of the emails with each status I need as per above)

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