Group Buy Plugin for WooCommerce

With the help of the WooCommerce Group Buy extension, the admin can give the privilege to their customers to buy the product at a discounted price by creating a group or by joining an existing group.

The customer must be logged in to the store to buy the product by creating the group. They can also join the existing groups or create new ones. The customer can also share the group through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Send By Email.

The admin can add the product in the group buy from the back-end which will display under the Group Buy category at the front-end and can decide the group size for that particular product.

The admin can also enable the wallet extension from the back-end so that the customer can use the wallet to pay for the purchase. They can also refund the amount to the customer’s wallet.

Note -

• This plugin is now compatible with Cart and Checkout blocks and High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) .

• Check how to activate your WooCommerce plugin through the purchase code and How do you get updates on Webkul Modules directly on the Plugins page.

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Why WooCommerce Group Buy Plugin?

Features of WooCommerce Group Buy Plugin

• The admin can add a Group Buy option on the products.

• The customer can purchase the Group Buy products in a group.

• The module supports simple and variable products.

• The module supports simple and variable products.

• The customer can share the group via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or via Email.

• The size of the group is decided by the admin.

• The admin can describe the working of Group Buy products on the product page.

• Add existing products into the Group Buy category..

• The admin can provide a discount on Group Buy products.

• The customers can utilize the discount on the product by creating a group with the desired group size.

• The admin can decide the start date and the end date for the Group Buy products.

• The admin can decide the total number of groups that a single customer can create.

• The groups can be managed by the back-office admin.

• The admin can perform various actions on the group such as Qualified, Disqualified, or Refunded.

• The admin can see the total number of members that are present in the group.

• Admin can see the group notes.

• The admin can enable the wallet setting for the customer.

• The customer can pay for the purchase using the wallet

• The customers can add the amount to their Wallets.

• They can see their wallet transaction under My Account.

• The minimum wallet credit amount can be decided by the admin.

• The admin can decide the maximum wallet debit fixed or percentage amount.

• The Group Buy Plugin for WooCommerce is compatible with the WPML.

• The admin can see all the wallet transactions of the customers.

Highlighted Features

1- Group Purchase

The Group Buy Plugin for WooCommerce enables customers to purchase products in groups.

2- Wallet Management

The customer will be able to pay for their purchase using their wallet if they use this plugin.

3- Several Groups

By using this plugin different customers can create multiple groups for a single product.

4- Product Discounts

The customers can utilize the discount of the product by creating a group with the desired group size.

5- HPOS Feature

This module is Compatible with the WooCommerce HPOS feature.

Business Use

The Group Buy Plugin for WooCommerce is useful for customers who want to purchase discounted products.

With this module the admin allows their customers to purchase the product at a lower cost.

In this way, it assists its customers in purchasing the product in the group at a lower price, thereby increasing the store’s revenue.

If the admin wants the customer to purchase the product in a group they can use this Group Buy Plugin for WooCommerce.

Change Log

"Initial release v 1.0.0", "Current release v 1.5.0" 

1.5.0 (2025-04-23) Fixed: Only first group buy products were loading on the Group buy page. Fixed: Group buy button showing with 'Not Available' text on variable products on other variations. Fixed: Maximum allowed groups per customer setting not working properly. Fixed: Validation on WPML group plugin exists. Added: Withdrawal features to allow customers can withdraw the wallet amount. Added: Pagination on the Group buy products listing page. Added: Polylang Compatibility for group buy page on translated products. Added: Product edit and view link in the group buy listing page. 

 1.4.1 (2024-11-08) Optimized: Scripts and styles for faster loading. Updated: Twilio library to the latest version to improve performance and avoid notices with newer PHP 8 versions. 

 1.4.0 (2024-09-23) Added: Compatibility with WooCommerce block-based cart and checkout pages. Added: Icons on the customer endpoints for my wallet and groups menu. Added: Search option for receiver by email and username on the wallet transfer feature. Added: OTP timer on checkout also for pay via wallet gateway. Added: Restriction on Minimum group size to be 2. Fixed: Fatal error on order cancellation. Fixed: Security issues on view transaction page. Fixed: Taxes getting applied on the wallet fees. Fixed: Issue on refunding an order, wallet amount is not credited back to the wallet. Fixed: Minor issues and resolved security and nonce verifications. Updated: Notice for wallet recharge if wallet limit is reached. 

 v 1.3.0 (2023-12-10) Added: Compatibility with WooCommerce HPOS feature. Added: Code optimization to use fewer custom queries. Added: Transfer wallet balance feature. Added: SMS verification for wallet transactions. Added: Joined or Created group information on the thank you page and order edit page. Added: This module menu 'Group Buy' under the global 'Webkul Addons' menu as a submenu. Added: Notice for non-compatibility with WooCommerce Cart and Checkout Blocks. Updated: The WooCommerce 'Place Order' button text to 'Create Group' or 'Join Group'. Updated: Wallet payment gateway flow and settings. Fixed: Issue with searching simple and variable products to be added in group buy. Fixed: Group buy share URL via mail. Fixed: Others group listing on customer groups page. Fixed: Fatal error in case of a product is deleted on the backend group edit page. 

 v 1.2.0 (2022-08-30) Added: WC mail templates for wallet otp verification emails. Updated: Required atleast and tested upto version to latest WordPress and WooCommerce versions. Improved: Code structure according php and WordPress coding standards. Fixed: Multiple security issues. 

 v 1.1.2 Added: Compatibility with WPML plugin for translated emails. Added: 'Login/Register to Group buys' button on 'Group Buy' single product page. Fixed: Wallet payment OTP verification through emails. Fixed: Group not creating for variable products. Fixed: Email notification was not sent out on the variable products. Improved: Code structure according to WordPress coding standards. Removed: Unnecessary setting 'Claim Days Duration'. 

v 1.0.1 Added: Compatibility with the latest version of WooCommerce. Fixed: Multiple issues. 

v 1.0.0 Initial release