WooCommerce Pre-sale, Time offer & Expiring System 11.5

The WooCommerce Pre-sale, Time offer & Expiring System (WCPS) by vanquish is a specialized conversion tool designed to manage time-sensitive sales. Unlike general pre-order plugins, its primary focus is on price scheduling and scarcity-driven campaigns.

As of late 2025, it remains a popular choice on marketplaces like CodeCanyon for store owners who want to automate the transition from "Pre-sale" to "Regular Sale" or "Expired" status without manual updates.

🚀 Key Features & Strategies

The plugin revolves around "Special Periods" that you can assign to any product.

End/Expiring Strategies: You can choose what happens when an offer reaches its limit:

By Date: The price reverts to regular, or the product is set to Draft (unavailable).

Goal Threshold: The offer expires automatically once a specific number of items are sold (e.g., "First 100 customers get 50% off").

Combined Logic: Expire only if the goal is reached by the specific end date.

Urgency Tools: Includes built-in Countdown Timers for start and end dates, as well as custom "Add to Cart" labels (e.g., "Pre-order Now!").

User Role Restrictions: You can limit specific pre-sale prices to certain customer groups (e.g., VIP members get the early-bird price while others see the regular price).

Free Shipping Incentives: Automatically mark pre-sale items as "Virtual" during the offer period to grant temporary Free Shipping, then revert to standard shipping once the offer ends.

Purchase Limits: Restrict quantities per order or per customer to prevent resellers from clearing out your promotional stock.

🛠️ How it Differs from Standard "Pre-order" Plugins

Most pre-order plugins (like the official WooCommerce Pre-Orders) focus on inventory and payments for unreleased items. This plugin focuses on marketing and scheduling:

Feature

WCPS (This Plugin)

Standard Pre-Order Plugins

Primary Goal

Limited-time price drops/scarcity

Managing stock for upcoming items

Expiring System

Automates "Draft" or "Normal" switch

Usually just changes a status label

Thresholds

Can end a sale based on sales count

Usually relies purely on dates

User Roles

Built-in role-based pricing

Often requires an extra plugin

⚙️ Setup & Workflow

Configuration: In the product edit screen, look for the WCPS tab.

Define the Period: Set your start/end dates and the special "Offer Price."

Set the "Action": Choose if the product should become Unpurchasable, turn into a Draft, or just return to its Regular Price once time is up.

Notifications: Enable admin email alerts so you are notified the moment a major pre-sale campaign expires.

⚠️ Important 2025 Considerations

Variable Products: This plugin typically applies the pre-sale settings to the parent product, not to individual variations (like specific sizes or colors).

Cron Jobs: Like all expiring systems, it relies on your site's "Cron" (internal clock). If your site has very low traffic, you may need a server-side cron to ensure timers expire exactly on time.

Performance: It is designed to be lightweight, but if you have thousands of active countdowns, ensure you are using a quality caching plugin like WP Rocket.

Would you like me to help you draft the custom "Expired" message for your product pages, or do you need help setting up a "Goal Threshold" for your next product launch?