Ecommerce Preorder - Pre-order Management for Botble CMS

Introduction

Ecommerce Preorder is a plugin for Botble CMS that adds full pre-order support to your online store. Customers place pre-orders for upcoming products, pay a deposit upfront, and complete payment when the product becomes available. You manage the entire lifecycle from request to delivery.

What You Can Do

Accept pre-orders with flexible pricing

Set up three pricing strategies per product: full price upfront, a percentage deposit (e.g., 30%), or a fixed deposit (e.g., $50). Optionally apply exclusive pre-order discounts on top.

Go to Preorder > Products in admin to configure pre-order products.

Learn how to configure preorder products →

Track orders through a clear lifecycle

Every pre-order moves through defined statuses: Requested → Accepted → Prepayment Requested → Prepayment Confirmed → Final Order → In Shipping → Delivered. You control each transition from the admin panel.

Go to Preorder > Orders to manage pre-order orders.

Learn about order management →

Collect payments in two stages

Collect a deposit when the customer pre-orders, then charge the remaining balance when the product ships. Supports COD, bank transfer, Stripe, and PayPal.

Learn about payment workflow →

Let customers manage their pre-orders

Customers view their pre-orders, make payments, track status, and request refunds — all from their account dashboard.

See the customer guide →

Enable vendor self-service (Marketplace)

When the Marketplace plugin is active, vendors can create and manage their own pre-order products and orders from the vendor dashboard.

See the vendor guide →

Quick Start

Here's the fastest way to get pre-orders working on your site:

1. Activate the plugin at Admin > Plugins (Installation guide)
2. Configure settings at Preorder > Settings — enable the plugin and set your defaults (Configuration guide)
3. Create a preorder product at Preorder > Products > Create — select a product, set the availability date and pricing strategy
4. Test it — visit the product on the frontend and verify the pre-order badge, pricing info, and button appear

That's it for basic pre-order setup. For deposit-based pricing, continue to Preorder Products.

Requirements

• Botble CMS version 7.6.0 or higher
• PHP version 8.2 or higher
• Active E-commerce plugin (required dependency)
• MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+

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