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General Settings

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General Settings

The General settings tab contains the core configuration options that affect the overall behavior of the Direct plugin. These settings control user account creation, verification processes, and global text customizations.

Available Settings

Create a user account for guest purchases

Type: Switcher (On/Off)
Default: Disabled
Purpose: Controls whether guest purchases automatically create user accounts

How It Works

When enabled, every guest purchase will automatically create a new WordPress user account using the customer’s email address. This allows customers to track their orders and make future purchases more easily.

When Enabled:
• User account is created with email as username
• Random password is generated
• Customer is automatically logged in after purchase
• Future purchases can use saved information

Important: When this setting is enabled, you must also configure the user role for new accounts.

Select role for new users

Type: Dropdown selection
Dependency: Only visible when user account creation is enabled
Purpose: Determines what role newly created users will have

Available Options:
• Customer: Standard WooCommerce customer role (recommended)
• Subscriber: Basic WordPress subscriber role
• Custom: Enter a custom role name
• Other Roles: Any other roles available on your site

Recommended: Use “Customer” role for WooCommerce integration and proper order management.

Enter custom role name

Type: Text input
Dependency: Only visible when “Custom” is selected for user role
Purpose: Specify a custom user role for new accounts

Caution: Ensure the custom role exists on your site. Invalid roles may cause issues with user permissions.

Default image for products without a featured image

Type: Media upload
Purpose: Fallback image displayed in payment forms when products don’t have featured images

Usage:
• Displayed in custom payment forms
• Shows in product lists within forms
• Maintains visual consistency

Verification Settings

Send Code Button Text

Type: Text input
Default: “Send Code”
Purpose: Customize the text displayed on email verification code sending buttons

Verify Code Button Text

Type: Text input
Default: “Verify Code”
Purpose: Customize the text displayed on code verification buttons

Resend verification code wait time (minute)

Type: Number input
Default: 2 minutes
Purpose: How long customers must wait before requesting a new verification code

Recommendations:
• 1-2 minutes: Good balance between security and user experience
• 3-5 minutes: Higher security, may frustrate users
• Less than 1 minute: May allow spam attempts

Verification code digit count

Type: Number input
Default: 4 digits
Purpose: Number of digits in generated verification codes

Security Levels:
• 4 digits: 10,000 possible combinations (standard)
• 5 digits: 100,000 combinations (higher security)
• 6 digits: 1,000,000 combinations (maximum security)
• 3 digits: 1,000 combinations (not recommended)

Configuration Best Practices

Recommended Configuration

User Account Creation: Enable for better customer experience
User Role: “Customer” for WooCommerce stores
Wait Time: 2 minutes (good balance)
Code Digits: 4-5 digits for security without complexity
Default Image: Upload a branded placeholder image

Technical Details

Settings Storage: All settings are saved in WordPress options table

User Creation: Uses WordPress wp_insert_user() function

Security: Verification codes stored as temporary transients

Cleanup: Expired codes are automatically removed

You can view all the settings related to this section in full below.

1- Create a user account for guest purchases : When enabled, a new WordPress user account will be automatically created for customers who make purchases as guests. If disabled, guest purchases are completed without creating an account.

2-Default image for products without a featured image : If a product does not have a featured image, the uploaded image will be displayed as the default product image.

3-Send Code Button Text : Text label for the button used to send the verification code. Short and clear text is recommended.

4-Verify Code Button Text : Text label for the button used to verify the code entered by the user.

5-Resend verification code wait time (minute) : The waiting time (in minutes) before the customer can request a new verification code.

6-Verification code digit count : The length of the verification code in digits. Example: if set to 4, the verification code will be a 4-digit number.