Order Approval for Woocommerce vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

WooCommerce Order Approval plugin allows shop owners to approve or reject orders before payment is processed, giving complete control over the WooCommerce sales flow. With this order approval system, customers can place an order without completing payment. The store owner or admin can manually review each order and decide whether to approve or reject it before payment. Multivendor Support (Since 2.2.0) Starting from version 2.2.0, multivendor support is included directly in the Order Approval for WooCommerce plugin. All existing features remain the same, with added support for Dokan and WCFM.Read more To use multivendor functionality, select your preferred option (Dokan or WCFM) in the Order Approval settings and install the required plugin: Use Dokan by installing the Dokan plugin Use WCFM by installing WCFM Frontend Manager and WCFM Marketplace Note: Only one multivendor plugin should be used at a time. Do not enable both Dokan and WCFM on the same site. Sales process flow for new customer The customer places an order, and no payment is processed initially. The shop owner or admin reviews and approves or rejects the order manually. The customer receives an email notification: If the order is approved, the email includes a secure payment link to complete the payment. If the order is rejected, a cancellation email is sent to the customer. This plugin is ideal for Cash on Delivery (COD) orders, high-value purchases, custom orders, and stores that require manual order verification before payment. Features Order Approval Plugin – Free Version Allows the shop owner to approve or reject all WooCommerce orders placed by customers after installation and activation. Enables manual order approval before payment is processed, giving full control over the order workflow. Automatically sends email notifications to customers whenever an order is approved or rejected. When an order is approved, the customer receives an order approval email with a secure payment link to complete the purchase. Supports all enabled WooCommerce payment gateways without additional configuration. No complex settings required – simple, lightweight, and beginner-friendly. Includes a blocked checkout feature to prevent payment until the order is approved. Comes with an Order Edit feature, allowing store owners to modify order details easily before approval, ensuring better order management and control. Order Approval Plugin – Pro Includes all features available in the Free version. Allows order approval for specific products, giving product-level control. Enables category-wise order approval for better order management. Supports tag-wise order approval, ideal for custom workflows. Allows order approval based on category and tag combinations for advanced control. Provides a blocked checkout feature, ensuring payment is restricted until approval. Translation-ready, supporting multilingual WooCommerce stores. Adds Approve / Reject buttons directly inside the admin email, enabling faster order actions. Order Approval Pro Docs Demo Support How It Works The customer places a WooCommerce order without completing payment, and the checkout payment is blocked until approval. The order status remains pending approval until it is reviewed by the store owner or admin. The store admin reviews the order from the WooCommerce Orders dashboard. The admin manually approves or rejects the order using the built-in order approval controls. The customer receives an automatic email notification based on the order status: Approved– The customer receives an order approval email with a secure WooCommerce payment link to complete the payment. Rejected– The customer receives an order cancellation email notification confirming the order rejection. Addon Plugins 1. Dokan Order Approval Free Version Pro Version Demo The Dokan Order Approval plugin enables Dokan marketplace vendors to approve or reject customer orders before payment is processed, giving vendors full control over their orders. 2. Order Approval for MultiVendorX Free Version Pro Version Demo The Order Approval for MultiVendorX plugin allows marketplace vendors to approve or reject orders placed by customers before payment is processed. This addon works as a combination of the MultiVendorX plugin and the SG Order Approval plugin, helping marketplace owners manage multi-vendor orders without collecting payment upfront. 3. Order Approval for WCFM Free Version Pro Version Demo The Order Approval for WCFM plugin enables WCFM marketplace vendors to manually approve or reject customer orders before payment is processed, ensuring better order verification and control. 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Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!