About this plugin
Stop relying on delayed email notifications. Get instant WooCommerce order alerts directly on your desktop browser or phone the moment a customer places a paid order.
OrderAlerts gives you instant order notifications for WooCommerce — so you never miss a sale.
- Desktop notifications in your browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox — free extension)
- Mobile notifications on Android and iPhone (free mobile web app / PWA from a link or QR code — no App Store required)
No more refreshing the WordPress dashboard. No waiting for slow email. Just clear order alerts on the devices you already use.
Instant, easy, and free to use.
Why store owners choose OrderAlerts
- Instant Order Alerts when an order reaches statuses you choose (default: Processing )
- Desktop notifications in your browser — hear and see the alert while you work
- Mobile notifications for Android and iPhone — alerts on your phone wherever you are
- Optional sound / cha-ching on paired devices so new sales stand out
- Whole team can get the same alerts (multiple phones + browsers)
- No need to stay logged into wp-admin all day
- Free to use — plugin, desktop browser extension, and mobile web app pairing
How it works (simple setup)
- Install and activate this plugin ( WooCommerce required )
- Open Order Alerts in the WordPress admin menu
- Choose which order statuses should send alerts, then click Generate pairing code
- For mobile (Android / iPhone): scan the QR code or enter the 6-digit code in the free PWA
- For desktop: paste the 6-digit pairing code into the free Chrome, Edge, or Firefox extension
- Place a test order — when it hits a selected status (e.g. Processing ), you get an instant alert
What you get
- Instant WooCommerce order alerts and order notifications
- Desktop notifications via free browser extension ( Chrome / Edge, Firefox )
- Mobile notifications for Android and iPhone at woocommerce.orderalerts.app
- Short-lived pairing codes (OTP) + QR — your API secret never leaves WordPress
- Choose which order statuses fire notifications
- See who is connected (phones and live browser extensions)
- Regenerate the API secret anytime
- Compatible with WooCommerce HPOS and Cart/Checkout Blocks
- Admin language selector (English ships with the plugin; more languages via translate.wordpress.org )
Free desktop & mobile apps
- Desktop (browser): Chrome Web Store · Firefox Add-ons
- Mobile (Android & iPhone): woocommerce.orderalerts.app — open the link or scan the QR, then “Add to Home Screen”
Who it is for
- Store owners who want desktop notifications in their browser
- Owners and staff who want mobile notifications on Android or iPhone
- Teams that need the same order alert on several devices
- Anyone tired of missing sales while away from the WordPress dashboard
External Services
This plugin relies on an external API service to deliver instant order notifications to paired mobile apps and browser extensions.
- Service Name: OrderAlerts API
- Service URL: https://api.orderalerts.app
- Data Transmitted: Store name, store URL, server-generated API credentials (stored only in WordPress), short-lived pairing codes for client setup, order numbers, order total amount, currency, order status, customer name, email, phone, billing address, shipping address, and item details (SKU, item name, quantity, price). Order notifies are signed with HMAC-SHA256; the secret is not sent to browsers.
- When Sent: On store registration; when generating a pairing code; when regenerating the API secret; when a WooCommerce order status changes to a status you selected for notifications; when an order is deleted.
- Privacy Policy: https://orderalerts.app/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://orderalerts.app/terms
Third-Party Libraries
This plugin bundles the following open-source client-side library:
- QRCode.js by Davidshimjs / Kazuhiko Arase (MIT License) — bundled at assets/js/qrcode.js (readable source) and assets/js/qrcode.min.js (loaded in admin) to render store pairing QR codes. Upstream: https://github.com/davidshimjs/qrcodejs