Order statuses in WooCommerce

Order Statuses

A request additionally has a Status. Request situations with you know how far along the request is, beginning with “Forthcoming installment” and finishing with “Finished.” The accompanying request situations with utilized: Woocommerce Support

• Pending payment — Order received, no payment initiated. Awaiting payment (unpaid).
• Failed — Payment failed or was declined (unpaid) or requires authentication (SCA). Note that this status may not show immediately and instead show as Pending until verified (e.g., PayPal).
• Processing — Payment received (paid) and stock has been reduced; order is awaiting fulfillment. All product orders require processing, except those that only contain products which are both Virtual and Downloadable.
• Completed — Order fulfilled and complete – requires no further action.
• On hold — Awaiting payment – stock is reduced, but you need to confirm payment.
• Canceled — Canceled by an admin or the customer – stock is increased, no further action required.
• Refunded — Refunded by an admin – no further action required.
• Authentication required — Awaiting action by the customer to authenticate the transaction and/or complete SCA requirements.

Visual Diagram to Illustrate Order Statuses

This visual representation follows an order through its statuses from “Pending payment” to “Completed”, “Canceled” or “Refunded.”

Order Statuses and Payment Gateways

More about how order statuses relate to payment gateways in the Troubleshooting section.

Order Statuses and Emails

More about the different emails that are automatically sent at Email Settings.

Order Statuses in the Overview

Order Statuses are color-coded and descriptive.

• Canceled – Grey
• Completed – Blue
• Failed – Red
• On Hold – Orange
• Pending Payment – Grey
• Processing – Green
• Refunded – Grey