---
title: Advanced Options in Order Status Rules
description: "Advanced options for WooCommerce order status rules: status change tracking, when rules run, and how orders are queried."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/advanced-options-overview/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
tags:
  - Automated Order Status Controller for WooCommerce
---

# Advanced Options in Order Status Rules

The advanced options in [Scheduled & Automatic Order Status Controller for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/order-status-rules-for-woocommerce/) control how status changes are tracked, when rules run and how orders are queried. Every option described here is available in the free version.

### Where to find them

Go to **WPFactory > Order Status Rules** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Order Status Rules**) and open the **Advanced** section.

![Advanced section of Order Status Rules settings](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/advanced-options-overview-1.png)

### Advanced options

| Label | Option ID | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Save status change on | `alg_wc_order_status_rules_status_change_hooks` | Order status changed |
| Process rules on | `alg_wc_order_status_rules_hooks` | Order status changed |
| Statuses | `alg_wc_order_status_rules_status_functions` | WooCommerce Order Statuses |
| Meta box | `alg_wc_order_status_rules_meta_box_screen` | Orders |
| Allow rules processing via URL | `alg_wc_order_status_rules_allow_url` | No |
| Disabled conditions | `alg_wc_order_status_rules_disabled_conditions` | (none) |
| Debug | `alg_wc_order_status_rules_debug` | No |

- **Save status change on:** which events are recorded in the order status change history. Choose **Order status changed**, **Subscription status changed**, or both. The history is what the time trigger measures from.
- **Process rules on:** when rules are evaluated. Options are **Order status changed**, **Checkout order processed**, **"Thank you" (Order received) page**, **Admin "Edit order" page**, **Subscription status changed** and **Admin "Edit subscription" page**.
- **Statuses:** which status list the rule dropdowns draw from: **WooCommerce Order Statuses**, **WooCommerce Subscription Statuses**, or both. Subscription statuses require the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin.
- **Meta box:** where the "Order Status History" meta box appears, on the **Orders** and/or **Subscriptions** edit screen.
- **Allow rules processing via URL:** exposes a URL that triggers processing of all rules, which is useful with a real server cron job.
- **Disabled conditions:** hides the selected condition groups from every rule's settings to keep the screen tidy.
- **Debug:** writes a processing log to **WooCommerce > Status > Logs**.

### Orders Query options

These affect periodical processing, URL processing and the **Run all rules now** tool:

- **Order types** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_wc_get_orders_args[type]`): Orders and/or Subscriptions. Default Orders.
- **Orders sorting** (`[orderby]` / `[order]`): order by ID, Random, Date or Modified, ascending or descending. Default Date, Descending.
- **Max orders** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_wc_get_orders_max_orders`): maximum orders updated per run. Default `-1` (all eligible orders).

### Order Status History options

- **Empty order status history** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_no_history`): what to do when an order has no recorded history yet. Options: Do nothing, Use order date created, Use order date modified. Default **Use order date modified**.
- **Non-matching order status** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_non_matching`): what to do when the current status does not match the last history record. Options: Do nothing, Use latest record anyway. Default **Do nothing**.

### Periodical Processing options

Choose how rules run in the background. See the guide on automatic processing for details.

- **Use WP cron** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_use_wp_cron`, default Yes) with an **Interval** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_wp_cron_schedule`, default Once hourly).
- **Use Action Scheduler** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_use_action_scheduler`, default No) with an **Interval (in seconds)** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_action_scheduler_interval`, default 3600).

### Compatibility options

**"Doctreat" theme** (`alg_wc_order_status_rules_compatibility_doctreat`, default No): enable only if you use the "Doctreat" theme by AmentoTech.

### Need multiple rules?

These advanced controls are shared by every rule. To run more than one rule, [Order Status Rules](https://wpfactory.com/item/order-status-rules-for-woocommerce/) Pro removes the single-rule limit. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/order-status-rules-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Copy and Reset Order Status Rule Settings](https://wpfactory.com/docs/copy-and-reset-order-status-rule-settings/)
- [Run Order Status Rules Automatically: Cron and Action Scheduler](https://wpfactory.com/docs/automatic-order-status-processing-cron/)
- [Order Status Rules Tools: Run All Rules Now](https://wpfactory.com/docs/overview-of-tools/)
- [How to Set Up an Order Status Rule (Worked Example)](https://wpfactory.com/docs/setting-the-rule/)
- [Order Status Rules Options Explained](https://wpfactory.com/docs/status-rules-options/)

 

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