COD Express Checkout

Description

COD Express Checkout adds a streamlined, one-click checkout form directly beneath the product price on WooCommerce single product pages. This form appears only when Cash on Delivery (COD) is enabled as a payment method, allowing customers to bypass the traditional cart → checkout flow entirely.

Perfect for COD-Heavy Markets

Cash on Delivery dominates in specific regions:

• Middle East: 60-80% of e-commerce transactions are COD
• South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh): 50-70% COD preference
• Southeast Asia: 40-60% COD usage
• Latin America: Growing COD adoption

Key Features

• ⚡ Express Checkout Form — Displays directly on product page
• 🎯 COD-Specific — Only shows when COD payment is enabled
• 📱 Mobile Optimized — Responsive design for all devices
• ⚙️ Fully Configurable — Toggle fields, customize labels, reorder fields
• 🔄 Variable Products — Full support for variable products with variations
• 📝 Order Notes — Optional customer notes field
• 🔒 Secure — Nonce verification, input sanitization, rate limiting
• 🌐 Translation Ready — Full i18n support
• 🎨 Theme Agnostic — Works with any WordPress theme
• 🔗 Developer Friendly — Extensive hooks and filters
• 📍 Shortcode Support — Place the form anywhere on your site

How It Works

1. Customer lands on a product page
2. Sees the express checkout form below the price
3. For variable products, selects their preferred variation
4. Fills in name, phone, and address
5. Clicks «Order Now — Pay on Delivery»
6. Order is created instantly via AJAX
7. Customer sees confirmation message

No cart page. No checkout page. Just one form, one click!

Conversion Benefits

• Reduce cart abandonment by 50%+
• Capture impulse buyers at peak buying intent
• Decrease checkout time from 3-5 minutes to under 60 seconds
• Improve mobile conversion rates with simplified flow

Developer Documentation

Available Hooks

Actions:

cod_express_checkout_loaded - Fires after plugin is fully loaded
cod_express_checkout_before_form - Before form renders
cod_express_checkout_after_form - After form renders
cod_express_checkout_before_order_create - Before order creation
cod_express_checkout_after_order_create - After order creation
cod_express_checkout_emails_sent - After order emails sent

Filters:

cod_express_checkout_enabled_fields - Modify enabled fields
cod_express_checkout_button_text - Change button text
cod_express_checkout_form_title - Change form title
cod_express_checkout_order_status - Set order status (default: processing)
cod_express_checkout_billing_address - Modify billing address
cod_express_checkout_shipping_address - Modify shipping address
cod_express_checkout_rate_limit - Adjust rate limit (default: 5 per minute)

Example: Add Custom Field

add_filter( 'cod_express_checkout_available_fields', function( $fields ) {
    $fields['custom_field'] = array(
        'label'    => __( 'Custom Field', 'your-textdomain' ),
        'type'     => 'text',
        'default'  => false,
        'required' => false,
    );
    return $fields;
});

Example: Change Order Status

add_filter( 'cod_express_checkout_order_status', function( $status, $order ) {
    return 'on-hold'; // Instead of 'processing'
}, 10, 2 );

Example: Add Custom Validation

add_action( 'cod_express_checkout_validate_input', function( $data ) {
    if ( strlen( $data['billing_phone'] ) < 10 ) {
        throw new Exception( __( 'Phone number must be at least 10 digits.', 'your-textdomain' ) );
    }
});

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or higher
• WooCommerce 8.0 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• Cash on Delivery payment method enabled

Support

For support, please:

1. Check the FAQ section above
2. Visit the WordPress.org support forum
3. Report bugs or request features on the support forum

Privacy Policy

COD Express Checkout respects your privacy:

• No data is sent to external servers
• All order data is stored in your WooCommerce database
• The plugin uses WooCommerce’s native order system
• On uninstall, all plugin settings are removed (order data is preserved)

Credits

• Developed by oughoudane
• Built with love for COD-heavy markets
• Uses WooCommerce APIs for native integration
• Icons from WordPress Dashicons