Orders & fulfillment

Custom Order Status Manager for WooCommerce

Create your own order statuses with colors, icons, and email notifications. Model your real fulfillment pipeline, from payment verification to packing to pickup, instead of squeezing it into the WooCommerce defaults.

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Pricing

Every license includes

Create custom order statuses
Statuses in the WooCommerce order list
Status colors & icons
Email notifications per status
Advanced pipeline options
Priority support (under 24h)

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Pipeline building blocks

Order statuses that match how you actually work.

Six default statuses rarely fit a real operation. Build the steps your team follows every day.

Custom statuses

Create any status your pipeline needs, beyond the WooCommerce defaults.

Free & Pro

Colors & icons

Make each status recognizable at a glance in the order list.

Pro

Email notifications

Trigger customer and admin emails when orders enter a status.

Pro

Pipeline order

Arrange statuses into the sequence your fulfillment follows.

Pro

Everything included

Built for teams that outgrow the defaults

Unlimited pipeline steps

Payment verification, production, packing, pickup: add the steps you need.

At-a-glance order list

Colors and icons make the order list readable at scale.

Customer notifications

Status emails keep customers informed without support tickets.

Admin alerts

The right person hears about orders entering their step.

Defaults stay intact

Custom statuses extend WooCommerce, they never break it.

Works with your theme

Built to WooCommerce standards so it works with any properly coded theme and popular page builders.

How it works

How to create custom order statuses in WooCommerce

Install the plugin

Upload the plugin and activate it.

Create your statuses

Add statuses that match your pipeline, like Packing, Awaiting Pickup, or In Production.

Style and configure

Give each status a color and icon, and set which emails it triggers.

Run your pipeline

Move orders through your own statuses from the WooCommerce order list.

Full walkthrough in the documentation.

Use cases

Where custom statuses shine

Made-to-order producers

Track In Production, Quality Check, and Ready to Ship as real statuses.

Local pickup stores

An Awaiting Pickup status with a customer email empties the shelf faster.

High-volume shipping

Split packing and dispatch so warehouse and courier steps never blur.

Payment-sensitive stores

A Payment Verification step protects against fraud before packing starts.

FAQ

Custom order statuses, answered

What is a custom order status plugin?

It lets you create your own WooCommerce order statuses beyond the defaults, with colors, icons, and email notifications, so order management matches your real fulfillment process.

Can customers be emailed when a status changes?

Yes. Statuses can trigger email notifications so customers know exactly where their order stands.

Can I use custom statuses in the order list?

Yes. Custom statuses appear in the WooCommerce order list with their colors, and you can change an order to any status you created.

Do custom statuses break the default WooCommerce flow?

No. Default statuses keep working; custom statuses extend the flow with your own steps.

Can I organize a multi-step fulfillment pipeline?

Yes. Chain statuses like payment verification, packing, and dispatch to mirror your operation step by step.

Is there a free version?

Yes. The free version on WordPress.org covers core custom statuses. Pro adds advanced features and priority support.