Simple WooCommerce Order Approval Changelog

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3.0 – 2026-08-03

  • NEW Log an order note and store order meta explaining why an order was set as needing approval, and include that reason in the admin needs-approval email
  • NEW Redirect to the plugin’s settings page after activation
  • FIX License validation on websites with WPML set to have a different domain per language now correctly falls back to the site’s main domain
  • FIX The update-check request now requires a valid nonce and the manage_options capability
  • FIX Translations are now loaded on the init hook, resolving a “translation loading triggered too early” notice
  • FIX Setting an order as needing approval on the blocks checkout no longer needs a workaround, now that WooCommerce respects a custom order status set at that point
  • FIX Fatal error on the order edit screen when WooCommerce Subscriptions’ Cart Renewal module is active
  • FIX A failed license activation left the invalid key in place with no cleanup or notice to the user
  • DEV Updater v13.4
  • DEV Move to Naked Cat Plugins GitHub organization and improve GitHub build and release actions
  • DEV Requires WordPress 6.4 and WooCommerce 9.9
  • DEV Tested with WordPress 7.1 and WooCommerce 11.0

2.9 – 2025-11-09

  • FIX Thank you page message on WooCommerce 10 and above
  • DEV Tested up to WordPress 6.9-beta3-61171 and WooCommerce 10.3.4

2.8 – 2025-05-19

  • FIX Correctly validate product on backorder for product variations
  • DEV Tested up to WordPress 6.9-alpha-60241 and WooCommerce 9.9.0-beta.1

2.7 – 2025-04-09

  • NEW We are now called Naked Cat Plugins 🎉
  • NEW “Approve” and “Do not approve / Cancel” action buttons on the backend orders list
  • FIX Small CSS fix
  • DEV Requires WordPress 6.0 and WooCommerce 8.0
  • DEV Tested up to WordPress 6.8-RC3-60146 and WooCommerce 9.8.0

2.6 – 2024-11-13

  • FIX Fatal error when WooCommerce is running update routines for 9.4
  • FIX Load text domain at the right time to avoid PHP notices on WordPress 6.7 and above
  • DEV License validation on websites with WPML set to have different domains per language
  • DEV Updater improvements
  • DEV Requires WordPress 6.0
  • DEV Tested with WordPress 6.7 and WooCommerce 9.4.1

2.5 – 2024-05-19

  • NEW Default checkout and “thank you” messages
  • FIX Checking for checkout message on the block-based checkout
  • DEV Tested with 6.6-alpha-58170 and WooCommerce 8.9.0

2.4 – 2024-05-06

  • TWEAK Add email strings to wpml-config.xml for WPML translation compatibility
  • DEV Tested with 6.6-alpha-58099 and WooCommerce 8.9.0-beta.1

2.3 – 2024-04-02

  • FIX “Order needs approval (shop owner)” email get_recipient() method
  • FIX Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property in PHP 8.3
  • TWEAK Add “Requires Plugins” header
  • DEV Plugin updater improvements
  • DEV Tested with WordPress 6.5-RC4-57894 and WooCommerce 8.8.0-beta.1

2.2 – 2024-02-09

  • NEW New approval rule by user role
  • NEW Order approval exception by user role
  • TWEAK Better explanation of the rules precedence
  • DEV Tested with WordPress 6.5-alpha-57571 and WooCommerce 8.6.0-rc.1

2.1 – 2024-01-29

  • NEW New approval rule by order subtotal (excluding taxes, fees and shipping)
  • FIX Plugin updater was running too late
  • TWEAK Better feedback when the license is expired

2.0 – 2024-01-10

  • WooCommerce Checkout Blocks compatibility
  • Only show licensing to WordPress administrators
  • Requires WordPress 5.8
  • Tested with WordPress 6.5-alpha-57258 and WooCommerce 8.5

1.5 – 2023-12-07

  • Fix emails not being sent when order is approved on newer WooCommerce versions
  • Update plugin translations online instead of shipping them with the main plugin
  • Improve plugin loading moment
  • Requires WordPress 5.4
  • Tested with WordPress 6.5-alpha-57159 and WooCommerce 8.4.0-rc.1

1.4 – 2023-09-21

  • Force “Processing” emails when manually changing status from “Needs approval” or “Approved”
  • Fix HTML output on the “Order received” page from WooCommerce 8.1 onwards
  • Tested with WordPress 6.4-alpha-56639 and WooCommerce 8.1.1

1.3 – 2023-05-12

  • Allow editing orders on backoffice when on “Needs approval” or “Approved” status
  • Fix the order manage link on the admin “Needs approval” email
  • Better updater information

1.2 – 2023-04-27

  • Add “Needs approval” product custom field to wpml-config.xml so it propagates to product translations correctly, and lock it on translations
  • Filter products needing approval on the products list in admin, show a column on the products list and allow to disable it via the swoa_admin_list_show_column filter
  • Changed setting product categories needing approval to the category edit instead of the settings screen
  • The swoa_needs_approval filter is now always used and has 2 new parameters to be more flexible
  • Abstract code around product categories so it’s easy to add other taxonomies in the future

1.1 – 2023-04-20

  • Bug fix: The order couldn’t be paid after approval if it changed back to the “Pending” status
  • Bug fix: The “order received” message was incorrectly shown after approval
  • Change the approved email payment link class to ID
  • Add swoa_needs_approval_checkout_message and swoa_needs_approval_order_received_message filters
  • Change the way we get the plugin version for updates checking
  • Fix hooks names

1.0 – 2023-04-19

  • First release