Get an alert when an update breaks a client's checkout.
For agencies that update WooCommerce stores for clients. If an update adds, removes or breaks a payment method, you get an email with a screenshot and the update that did it.
Full refund for any reason before delivery. Target delivery: 31 December 2026. Read the terms.
Updated just before: PayPal Payments (03:12)
New at checkout: Pay Later, Venmo, iDEAL, Bancontact, BLIK, Przelewy24. Screenshots attached.
Every update gets checked
No test orders and no card details.
Install the free connector
Add a free GPL plugin to each client store. It records the enabled payment methods and key gateway settings.
Every update gets compared
After each plugin, theme or WordPress/WooCommerce core update, and once a day, it compares settings. It also loads checkout on desktop and mobile.
You get the alert
An email with a screenshot and the plugin or theme updated just before.
Updates quietly change checkouts
Store owners write about it in public reviews.
“Automatically enabled 8 unwanted payment methods without consent”
Review of WooCommerce PayPal Payments, around May 2026. Reviews on WordPress.org
“Updates force features to Turn on magically”
Review of the WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway, around September 2026. Reviews on WordPress.org
The owner usually finds out from lost sales or an angry client.
What v1 will and will not do
v1 will
- Record your payment setup. Enabled methods and key settings for PayPal Payments, Stripe, WooPayments, Mollie and Square.
- Load the real checkout. On desktop and mobile, it checks that each expected method shows. It also records JavaScript and PHP fatal errors.
- Tell you why. Each alert names the plugin or theme updated just before.
- One dashboard. All your client stores and their status.
v1 will not
- Place test orders.
- Enter card details.
- Reach the payment provider's own payment page.
That is the honest scope of v1. It's also part of what this pre-order tests.
One plan for up to 25 client stores
Pay $29 today. It covers your first month, and that month starts on delivery.
Probably not for you if you need full test transactions.
Founding agency plan
$29/ month for up to 25 stores
Founding price locked for 12 months. Cancel anytime. Pre-order today: $29.
Pre-order terms
- Not built yet. You're paying before it exists.
- Target delivery: 31 December 2026.
- The $29 is a one-time payment. It covers your first month after delivery.
- No recurring charge until you choose to continue after delivery.
- Full refund for any reason before delivery. Just reply to the receipt email.
- Automatic full refund within 5 business days, with no request needed, if v1 is not delivered by 31 December 2026 or the project stops.
Payment is handled by Stripe on a secure checkout page.
Not ready to pay? Get notified.
Questions
Will it place test orders or charge anything on my clients' stores?
No. It adds nothing to your clients' payment accounts.
What happens to my $29 if this never ships?
If v1 isn't delivered by 31 December 2026, or the project stops, you get a full refund within 5 business days. You don't need to ask.
Will I be charged monthly automatically?
No. After delivery you decide whether to continue at $29/month. You can cancel anytime.
What if I manage more than 25 stores?
Email georgi@korenda.com and tell us how many.
Who's behind it
Georgi Dimitrov is building Checkout Heartbeat at Korenda, a one-person software studio in Bulgaria. Questions come straight to me at georgi@korenda.com.
Privacy
- Pre-orders: Stripe processes your payment and gets your payment details, name and email. We see the payment record and your email, so we can deliver, send receipts and refund. We never see your full card number.
- Notify form: we store your email and use it only for Checkout Heartbeat news.
- Analytics: Cloudflare Web Analytics. It is cookieless and shows total page visits only.
This page sets no cookies. To see or delete your data, email georgi@korenda.com.
Store names, URLs and figures in the design preview are invented sample data.
Checkout Heartbeat is an independent project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by WooCommerce, WordPress, PayPal, Stripe, Mollie or Square.