Global default for when pre-orders charge is missing
Merchants cannot set one global default for when pre-order payment is charged, so each new product must be set by hand or fixed by code.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 9 September 2020 · last reported 19 May 2026
What's going wrong
Merchants and agencies using the WooCommerce Pre-Orders extension say the charge timing for a pre-order, either upfront or upon release, must be picked product by product.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.