Description
What Order Boost does
– Detects new customers (logged-in: by user ID & paid-ish orders; guests: by billing email).
– Applies a negative fee as a discount in the cart/checkout:
– Percentage or Fixed amount
– Minimum subtotal (ex. tax) threshold
– Option to include sale items in the threshold
– Option to skip when coupons are present (prevents stacking)
– Option to mark discount taxable (off by default)
Where to configure
– Go to Marketing First Order Discounts.
Why a fee and not a coupon?
– Predictable totals, minimal conflicts with coupon logic, and clearer reporting. Need a real coupon? You can filter the label or adapt to an auto-applied coupon if preferred.
Pro Version
Enhance your store’s incentives with Order Boost Pro – First & Second Order Discounts, which expands the free plugin’s functionality by allowing discounts to be applied to either the first or the second order.
What the Pro version adds
– Apply the automatic discount to the second order, not just the first
– Use the same configurable rule set (type, amount, minimum subtotal, taxability, sale-item rules, etc.)
– Includes priority support and ongoing updates
Why upgrade?
Rewarding returning customers is an effective way to increase repeat purchases. The Pro version makes this effortless by applying your discount logic to a customer’s second order-no coupons, no manual setup.
Get Pro
Purchase a licence here:
Buy an Order Boost Pro licence
💡 Note:
– In the block-based checkout, WooCommerce only recalculates totals once enough billing details are entered to validate the customer. Typing an email alone will not immediately update prices — but any eligible discount is always applied automatically before the order is completed.
Uninstall
The plugin includes an uninstall.php that fully deletes its saved options (dl_order_boost_settings_v1). Multisite-safe.
Author
Created by Digital Lychee — https://digitallychee.com
Screenshots
Settings page under Marketing First Order Discount. 
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/dl-order-boost/or install via ZIP. - Activate the plugin.
- Visit Marketing Order Boost and set your defaults (type, amount, threshold, etc.).
FAQ
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How does it detect a “new customer”?
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- Logged-in: checks
wc_get_customer_order_count()and also queries for any orders with statusesprocessing,completed, oron-hold. If any exist, they’re not new. - Guest: looks up paid-ish orders by billing email. If found, they’re not new.
- Logged-in: checks
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Which order statuses count as previous orders?
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processing,
completed, andon-hold. You can adjust by editing the status list in the code. -
Does the discount appear as soon as a guest types their email in the block checkout?
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Discount eligibility for guest customers is checked as part of WooCommerce’s checkout totals calculation. Simply entering an email address does not trigger totals to update in the block-based checkout. WooCommerce recalculates totals automatically once the customer completes their billing details
(for example, after address fields are filled or when using autofill). At that point, any eligible first-order discount will appear. The discount will always be applied before the order is placed if the customer is eligible. -
Does this plugin create a coupon code?
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No. The discount is applied automatically as a fee/discount at checkout when the rules are met.
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Does it stack with other coupons?
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By default no (there’s a “Skip if coupon applied” option). You can allow stacking by unchecking that option.
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Taxes?
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By default the discount reduces the pre-tax subtotal (non-taxable fee). You can mark it taxable in settings if your locale/accountant prefers that model.
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Multi-currency / compatibility?
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Runs late enough (priority 20) to play nicely with most currency switchers. Always test on staging with your stack.
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Is it compatible with HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)?
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Yes, Order Boost declares compatibility with WooCommerce custom order tables / HPOS.
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Contributors & Developers
“Order Boost — First Order Discounts” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.3 – 2026-02-04
- Minor internal code refactoring.
- Clearer path to upgrade to the Pro version, for enhanced benefits.
1.0.2 — 2026-01-09
- Minor internal code refactoring.
1.0.1 — 2025-12-04
- Improved discount eligibility detection for guest customers.
- Discount now applies automatically after email entry on checkout (no page reload needed).
- Ensures accurate first-order validation when using the classic checkout AJAX flow.
- Minor code cleanup and improved compatibility with dynamic checkout updates.
1.0.0 — 2025-12-03
- Initial release.