Draft Order Control

WooCommerce quietly creates « draft » orders behind the scenes — every time a shopper opens the block checkout, every time you click « Add order » in the admin, and whenever the REST API is used. Over time these pile up in your database and clutter your orders list.

Draft Order Control fixes both problems:

1. Stops new drafts — block checkout orders are created as Pending instead of draft.
2. Cleans up old drafts — one click removes the draft orders already sitting in your database, or let it run automatically every day.

It works out of the box. Install, activate, done — sensible defaults are already on. Everything is one screen under Tools → Draft Order Control.

Why you want this

• A tidy orders list — no more « draft » clutter to scroll past.
• A lighter database — clear out thousands of abandoned draft orders.
• Peace of mind — orders being actively edited are never touched, and payment is never skipped.
• Nothing to learn — flip a switch, or just leave the defaults on.

What it does, in plain terms

• Block checkout: creates the order as Pending (or On hold) instead of checkout-draft.
• Bulk cleanup: finds and removes old draft, auto-draft, and failed orders — on demand or on a daily schedule.
• Safe by design: only removes orders older than an age you set, so in-progress orders stay put. Choose trash or permanent delete.
• Modern WooCommerce: fully compatible with High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) and the Cart & Checkout Blocks.
• See what happened: a stats panel shows how many drafts were prevented and cleaned up, with details in the WooCommerce logs.