WC Try Before You Buy
This is an initial, MVP version of WooCommerce extension which will give you functionalities needed to simulate ‘try before you buy’ type of online store on your WordPress/WooCommerce installation.
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- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Rankings
Where WC Try Before You Buy stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| e-shop | >100 |
| shop | >100 |
| web shop | >100 |
| webshop | >100 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
About WC Try Before You Buy
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
This is an initial, MVP version of WooCommerce extension which will give you functionalities needed to simulate ‘try before you buy’ type of online store on your WordPress/WooCommerce installation.
It will allow you, as admin, to fill your customer’s cart with products you’ll send them by mail, and allow them to choose whether they will keep or return the product, and to leave you feedback about return reason.
This plugin DOES NOT cover other functionalities common for ‘try before you buy’ online stores that can already be achieved with other existing plugins, such as surveys or cart item exchange option.
How ‘Try Before You Buy’ online stores works: People tells you few words about them, you (or your stylists) choose products that will fit them best, you send them those products, and they choose if they will keep them or not.
For more info, google out ‘Try Before You Buy online stores’.
This plugin will:
* Hide a shop page for all users (prevent users from adding products to the cart by themselves)
* Hide all WooCommerce pages for unregistered users
* Allow you, as admin, to fill customers carts with items you’ll send them via mail
* Allow your customers to choose between ‘keep’ and ‘return’ product, which will automatically correct the price in their cart
* Allow your customers to tell you what was the ‘return reason’ (it will be displayed in admin orders pages)
* Give you an overview of all items prepared to be added to customer’s carts – possibility to see the status of prepared items pre user and delete items added by mistake
Known Issues
- Plugin is not compatible with ‘Stock management at product level’ WooCommerce option
- Plugin is not compatible with ‘Grouped’ product type
- ‘Delete’ and ‘Clear All’ buttons on Overview page are not working in responsive/mobile mode in Firefox due to Firefox bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1273997
Plans For The Future
- Make it compatible with ‘Stock management at product level’ WooCommerce option
- Make it compatible with ‘Grouped’ products
- Add pagination and search field to WC Try Before You Buy Overview page
- Add languages support
- Add some kind of multi-step form questionnaire plugin to be installed along with this plugin
- Make it to work even if AJAX fail
- Standardize ‘Cart’ page layout as much as possible for various themes
- Add ‘dismiss’ option to info messages
If you want some of the functionality mentioned above to be implemented, or you have your own suggestions, please contact me at https://github.com/tahireu or tahiri.damir[at]gmail.com
Installation
From your WordPress dashboard
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
- Search for ‘WC Try Before You Buy’
- When you find it, click ‘install’, and after that, click ‘activate’
- On each WooCommerce Product page you’ll find WC Try Before You Buy meta box which will allow you to fill customers carts with items you’ll send them via mail
- On ‘WooCommerce > WC Try Before You Buy Overview’ page, you will be able to see the status of items prepared to be added to customer’s cart and delete items added by mistake
- On ‘Cart’ page, your customers will be able to choose between ‘keep’ and ‘return’ product, and to leave information about eventual ‘return reason’
From WordPress.org
- Download ‘WC Try Before You Buy’.
- Upload the ‘WC Try Before You Buy’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…)
- When you upload it, click ‘install’, and after that, click ‘activate’
- On each WooCommerce Product page you’ll find WC Try Before You Buy meta box which will allow you to fill customers carts with items you’ll send them via mail
- On ‘WooCommerce > WC Try Before You Buy Overview’ page, you will be able to see the status of items prepared to be added to customer’s cart and delete items added by mistake
- On ‘Cart’ page, your customers will be able to choose between ‘keep’ and ‘return’ product, and to leave information about eventual ‘return reason’
Changelog
Main advantages of 1.0.1 are better error handling and improved info messages behavior and explanations when submitting data in TBYB meta box. Also, this patch will improve howto explanations on both 'Product > TBYB meta box' and 'TBYB Overview' pages.
1.0.1
- Removed unnecessary comments
- Fixed typos
- Updated info messages in TBYB meta box to be more accurate, understandable and self-explainable
- Updated info messages behavior in TBYB meta box to be more logical
- Updated and improved howto explanations on TBYB Overview page and in TBYB Meta Box
- Updated readme.txt description, stable tag, tested up to, known issues and plans for the future.
- Updated screenshots relevant to these changes
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FAQ
WC Try Before You Buy: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is WC Try Before You Buy free?
Yes. WC Try Before You Buy is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WC Try Before You Buy safe to use in 2026?
WC Try Before You Buy shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WC Try Before You Buy?
WC Try Before You Buy is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,375 times since it launched in December 2018. It was downloaded 70 times in the last 30 days.
Does WC Try Before You Buy work with WordPress 7.1?
WC Try Before You Buy is officially tested up to WordPress 5.0.29, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WC Try Before You Buy last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on December 16, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes WC Try Before You Buy?
WC Try Before You Buy is developed and maintained by Damir Tahiri.
What are the best alternatives to WC Try Before You Buy?
The most popular alternatives to WC Try Before You Buy are WC Add To Cart As Admin (10+ installs).
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