Description
Sometimes, after installing and configuring the WooCommerce plugin, the WooCommerce Status (a.k.a. WooCommerce Overview) widget may not appear on your Dashboard Home screen — or it may suddenly disappear without any option to re-enable it.
Status Widget Restorer for WooCommerce is a lightweight and easy-to-use plugin that solves this issue instantly. It restores the missing WooCommerce Status widget and ensures it appears correctly on your dashboard after setup.
Features:
* Multiple restoration methods to ensure compatibility
* Intelligent WooCommerce setup completion detection
* Debug mode for troubleshooting (when WP_DEBUG is enabled)
* Automatic Screen Options management
* Permission-aware (respects user capabilities)
* Fallback custom widget creation
What the widget shows:
* Net sales this month
* Orders awaiting processing
* Orders on hold
* Subscription signups and renewals
* Subscription cancellations
* Revenue metrics
Why you might need this:
* Theme customizations that hide dashboard widgets
* Plugin conflicts that remove the widget
* WooCommerce setup issues
* Screen Options accidentally hiding the widget
Installation
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
- Log in to your site and navigate to Plugins Add New.
- Search for the Plugin. In the search bar, type “Status Widget Restorer for WooCommerce.”
- Once it appears in the search results, click Install Now.
- After installation, click Activate to enable it on your site.
That’s it!
The WooCommerce Status (Overview) widget should now reappear on your Dashboard Home screen automatically.
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/status widget restorer for woocommerce/directory - Activate Status Widget Restorer for WooCommerce through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Go to Dashboard Home and check Screen Options to ensure “WooCommerce Status” is enabled
FAQ
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Why isn’t the widget showing?
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- Complete WooCommerce Setup: Ensure the WooCommerce setup wizard is completed
- Check Screen Options: Go to Dashboard Screen Options and ensure “WooCommerce Status” is checked
- User Permissions: Make sure your user has
manage_woocommerceormanage_optionscapability - Enable Debug Mode: Add
define('WP_DEBUG', true);to wp-config.php to see diagnostic information
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The widget still doesn’t appear after activation
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- Plugin Conflicts: Temporarily deactivate other plugins to test for conflicts
- Theme Issues: Switch to a default WordPress theme to test
- WooCommerce Admin: Ensure the WooCommerce Admin plugin is active
- Re-run Setup: Try completing the WooCommerce setup wizard again
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Multiple widget restoration methods
- Setup completion detection
- Debug mode support
- Screen options management
- Proper plugin structure with includes, assets, and languages folders
- WooCommerce dependency management
- Unique plugin naming conventions to prevent conflicts