WooCommerce Product Sample

Shoppers often hesitate to buy something they have not tried. This plugin gives them a way to order a sample, such as a sample size, a shorter music clip or a trial software version, directly through your WooCommerce store. Samples can be free or paid, and you can turn them on for the whole store or only for chosen categories, products or variations.

Sample orders get their own handling so they do not disturb your regular sales. You can manage sample stock separately, cap the quantity per order, and assign tax and shipping classes to samples. After a customer receives a sample, the plugin can send a customizable email reminding them to buy the full product. It supports simple, variable, virtual and downloadable products, and it includes hooks for developers who want to extend it.

Features

• Free and paid samples: Offer samples at no charge or set a cost for them, so you control how each product is introduced to new buyers.
• Control by category or variation: Enable or disable samples globally, by category, for a single product or for an individual variation to match how you merchandise your catalog.
• Customizable sample buttons: Show an Order Sample button on product pages, shop listings and category pages, and change the button text to fit your brand tone.
• Separate sample stock: Track sample inventory independently from full product stock, so sample orders do not interfere with regular sales inventory.
• Maximum sample quantity: Set a limit on how many samples can be ordered, either globally or at variation level, to avoid excessive sample requests.
• Tax and shipping classes: Assign distinct tax and shipping classes to samples, globally or per product, so costs are calculated correctly for sample orders.
• Follow-up email reminders: Send customizable emails after a sample arrives, prompting the customer to purchase the full product.
• Works with all product types: Supports simple, variable, virtual and downloadable products, and labels sample items clearly in the cart and at checkout.

Best for

• WooCommerce stores selling products customers want to try first
• Merchants selling digital items like music or software
• Developers building custom sample workflows for client stores