GeneratePress vs WooCommerce Order Status Manager
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| Feature | GeneratePress v3.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce Order Status Manager v1.15.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | — |
| Last updated | December 1, 2025 | — |
| Editions | GeneratePress · GP Premium ($) | WooCommerce Order Status Manager ($) |
| Pros | Lightweight theme focused on speed; Customizer options for layout, typography and colour; WooCommerce, bbPress and BuddyPress compatibility | Create custom statuses with icons and sort order; Custom emails tied to status changes; Statuses shown in customer order views |
| Cons | Many advanced options require the paid GP Premium add-on; Customizer shows premium-only sections for some settings | Paid extension sold separately from WooCommerce core; Custom statuses may not be handled by third-party reports or plugins |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Customizer layout, typography and colour options, GeneratePress dashboard page, Widget areas, Premium options upsell in customizer | Custom order statuses as a post type ($), Custom emails sent on status change ($), Custom order email classes registered with WooCommerce ($), Custom status emails available for manual resend ($), Status icon images ($), Drag-and-drop sort order for statuses ($), Import of custom order statuses ($), Custom statuses shown in customer order views ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.0.4 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api.wordpress.org |