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manifest / ecommerce / woocommerce-register-or-login

WooCommerce Register or Login Gateway

Adds an intermediate step between the cart and checkout to collect account intent.

by managingwp · github.com/managingwp/woocommerce-register-or-login

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/managingwp/woocommerce-register-or-login/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/managingwp/woocommerce-register-or-login ↗

Overview

This proof-of-concept plugin inserts a friendly checkpoint between the WooCommerce cart and checkout for guests. When guest shoppers click Proceed to checkout, they are guided to a custom page that captures their email and lets them choose to sign in or create an account before forwarding them to the standard checkout. Logged-in users bypass this step and go directly to checkout.

Requirements

  • WordPress 6.0 or later
  • WooCommerce 7.0 or later
  • PHP 7.4+

Quick start

  1. Copy this plugin folder into your WordPress install at wp-content/plugins/woocommerce-register-or-login.
  2. Activate WooCommerce Register or Login Gateway from Plugins → Installed Plugins.
  3. Load your site once; the plugin auto-creates a published page named Confirm your checkout details (slug: wc-register-or-login-gateway).
  4. Visit the WooCommerce cart. Guest users are sent to the gateway page, while logged-in users go directly to WooCommerce checkout.
  5. Submit the form or use the “Skip and go straight to checkout” link to proceed.
  6. Configure behavior in WooCommerce → Settings → Accounts & Privacy → Register or Login Gateway.

Current capabilities

  • Standard plugin scaffolding that only boots when WooCommerce is active.
  • Automatic creation of the gateway page with a tailored content override.
  • A responsive HTML form that captures email and lets shoppers choose sign-in or account creation intent with nonce protection.
  • Privacy-first messaging that avoids explicit account-existence disclosure during gateway interactions.
  • Existing customers receive one-time email magic links (15-minute expiry) and are logged in on link open.
  • New customers can create an account on the spot with their chosen password, receive the standard WooCommerce “new account” email, and continue straight to checkout.
  • Logged-in users bypass the gateway entirely, including direct visits to the gateway URL, and are redirected to checkout.
  • Session persistence for partially completed forms plus a guarded fallback link to the native checkout URL.
  • WooCommerce settings for gateway enable/disable, page selection, magic-link TTL, rate limits, and optional non-PII operational logging.

Next steps

  • Cloudflare Turnstile support (deferred).