About this plugin
Order Daemon runs in the background of your WooCommerce store, applying automation rules to every order and recording every event to a searchable log. You build the rules. The daemon handles them — and shows you exactly what it did.
Three things it does well
01 · Automate
Build automation rules using a visual WHEN / IF / THEN builder. No code. Each rule has a trigger (the WooCommerce event that starts evaluation), conditions (the filters that narrow the match), and an action (what executes when all conditions pass).
Rules run automatically. There is no limit on how many you can create.
Common rules stores use on day one:
- Complete virtual and downloadable orders immediately after payment
- Auto-complete orders when every item in the cart is digital
- Complete orders above a threshold amount for verified customers
- Flag orders stuck in Processing for manual review
02 · Observe
Every order event flows into the Insight Dashboard — a live, searchable log stream. Rule executions, status changes, checkout failures, payment events. Every event WooCommerce emits is captured, timestamped, and retained for 30 days.
Click any row to open the full event timeline for that order: every event on a single spine with time deltas, color-coded by severity, with raw event data one click away. Most WooCommerce stores have no visibility into what is actually happening to their orders. Order Daemon gives you a flight recorder.
03 · Diagnose
Checkout failures are logged the moment they occur — before any customer complains. The log stream surfaces payment hiccups, rule conditions that did not match, and orders that stopped moving. You see it first.
What the free version includes
- Unlimited automation rules
- Visual WHEN / IF / THEN rule builder
- Order processing trigger
- Conditions: product type, product category, order total
- Action: complete the order
- Full Insight Dashboard — live log stream and per-order event timeline
- 30-day event log retention
- Built-in diagnostics and compatibility tools
- HPOS compatible (High-Performance Order Storage)
Order Daemon Pro
Pro adds more triggers, conditions, and actions; rule testing against real past orders without modifying state; webhook connections; WP-CLI; and extended log retention — upgrade when the free rule components are not enough or you need external integrations.
Uninstallation
All data (rules, event log, settings) is preserved when you deactivate or delete the plugin — nothing is dropped automatically. php:
define('ODCM_REMOVE_ALL_DATA', true);
Then uninstall normally. All tables and options will be removed.
Third-Party Libraries
This plugin uses the following open-source libraries:
- Alpine.js — lightweight JavaScript framework for interactive UI components. alpinejs.dev · MIT License
- Prism.js — syntax highlighting for raw event data display. prismjs.com · MIT License
External Services
Order Daemon receives inbound webhook payloads from payment gateways and may send outbound verification requests during payment processing. It does not initiate any other external connections.
PayPal — receives IPN and webhook payloads (payment status, transaction ID, amount); may send verification requests to PayPal during processing.
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Stripe — receives webhook payloads for event processing. No data is sent to Stripe by this plugin.
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Mollie — receives webhook payloads. No data is sent outbound by this plugin.
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Square — receives webhook payloads. No data is sent outbound by this plugin.
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Note: References to Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and reCAPTCHA in the diagnostics system are detection patterns only, used to identify potential conflicts from other plugins or themes. Order Daemon does not connect to Google services.
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Order Daemon does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data outside your WordPress installation. All automation activity is logged locally on your server. The plugin respects WordPress privacy standards and GDPR requirements.