IPS ORDER DOCUMENTATION · FREE (CORE) AND PRO
Guide customers from the cart to a completed WooCommerce order with a configurable Sidecart, checkout and supported payment integrations.
- Configure the Sidecart and IPS cart, checkout and thank-you surfaces.
- Use supported payment integrations, Local Pickup and basic Cart Gate rules in Free.
- Add optional Pro Order Bumps, Checkout Gate, advanced cart rules and Cart Recovery.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.8 or newer.
- WooCommerce 8.5 or newer, installed and active.
- PHP 7.4 or newer; payment plugins can have additional requirements.
These are minimum requirements. Use maintained software versions and test updates with your actual shop theme and extensions.
Free and Pro at a glance
| Workflow | Availability |
|---|---|
| Sidecart and cart, checkout and thank-you surfaces | Free and Pro |
| Supported normal and express payment integrations, status and trace diagnostics | Free and Pro |
| Local Pickup and unlimited basic Cart Gate rules | Free and Pro |
| Order Bumps and Checkout Gate | Pro |
| Advanced Cart Gate conditions | Pro |
| Cart Recovery capture, reminder and recovery reports | Pro; IPS Portal Checkout required |
Free (Core) is a complete usable edition and needs no Pro license. The WordPress.org and IPS Core packages share the free feature scope but use different update channels. Pro is a separate package. Keep only one edition of this product active at a time.
Documentation areas
- Getting started — Enable the required cart modules and verify a complete test purchase.
- Sidecart and cart — Configure the cart surfaces and verify their shared WooCommerce state.
- Checkout and payments — Configure checkout, payment providers and the thank-you surface within supported compatibility limits.
- Local Pickup — Create collection locations and verify the customer’s pickup selection.
- Cart and checkout rules — Separate free Cart Gate rules from Pro cart conditions and shipping restrictions.
- Order Bumps (Pro) — Offer an additional product at a supported location and verify the cart result.
- Cart Recovery (Pro) — Configure capture, a single reminder and confirmed recovery in the IPS Portal Checkout.
- Privacy and data — Understand cart sessions, payment services, optional traces and Pro recovery data.
- Troubleshooting — Diagnose cart state, provider eligibility, rules and recovery without changing unrelated settings.
Version scope
These guides were checked against the 1.3.21 source and package feature definitions. Check the version and edition installed in your shop when a control differs. Availability of a release can differ between distribution channels.