{"id":5463,"date":"2023-11-21T10:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addify.store\/documentation\/?page_id=5463"},"modified":"2025-10-21T07:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:03:45","slug":"how-to-create-order-approval-status-rules-in-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/addify.store\/documentation\/woocommerce\/order-approval-for-woocommerce\/how-tos\/how-to-create-order-approval-status-rules-in-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Order Approval Status Rules in WooCommerce?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Order Approval Status Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To create order approval status rules in WooCommerce, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to your WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <strong>WP Admin Panel<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Order Approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on <strong>&#8220;Add New&#8221;<\/strong> to create a new order approval rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fill in Rule Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>Enter a descriptive title for your rule for future reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Order Approval Rule Attributes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Select Method: <\/strong>Choose between &#8220;Pay &amp; wait for approval&#8221; or &#8220;Wait for approval and pay&#8221; based on your preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pay &amp; wait for approval: <\/strong>Customers pay for the order first, and then the order waits for approval.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wait for approval and pay:<\/strong> Customers place an order without immediate charges; payment is required later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>User Roles:<\/strong> Specify which user roles are affected by your rule. 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