Set WooCommerce Order status when order is created from processing to pending

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Copy and paste the code to add the feature to your ecommerce website.

add_action( 'woocommerce_checkout_order_processed', 'changing_order_status_before_payment', 10, 3 );
function changing_order_status_before_payment( $order_id, $posted_data, $order ){
    $order->update_status( 'pending' );
}

Apparently each payment method (and payment gateways) are setting the order status (depending on the transaction response for payment gateways)…

For Cash on delivery payment method, this can be tweaked using a dedicated filter hook, see:

You can also update the status using woocommerce_thankyou hook:

add_action( 'woocommerce_thankyou', 'woocommerce_thankyou_change_order_status', 10, 1 );
function woocommerce_thankyou_change_order_status( $order_id ){
    if( ! $order_id ) return;

    $order = wc_get_order( $order_id );

    if( $order->get_status() == 'processing' )
        $order->update_status( 'pending' );
}

What if it previous code don’t work for you? Delete and use the code. This condition that prevents the status from being changed involuntarily by the client in case of refreshing the page, after 3 minutes of the initial change:

add_action( 'woocommerce_thankyou', 'woocommerce_thankyou_change_order_status', 10, 1 );
function woocommerce_thankyou_change_order_status( $order_id ){
    if( ! $order_id ) return;

    $order = wc_get_order( $order_id );

    $time_order     = strtotime($order->get_date_created());
    $time_current   = time();
    $time_interval  = $time_current - $time_order;

    //Case refresh page after 3 minutes at order, no changed status
    if( $order->get_status() == 'processing' && $time_interval < 180 ) {
        $order->update_status( 'pending' );
    }
}

se code snippet free plugin from wordpress.org plugin repository.

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