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title: "How to Configure Ordering Settings in WHMCS"
description: "The \"Ordering\" tab lets you configure a variety of options that will affect how you manage the ordering process for your customers. These steps will apply for VPS, reseller, as well as dedicated web..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/whm/how-to-configure-ordering-settings-in-whmcs/
date: 2016-04-22
modified: 2023-06-08
author: "Christopher Maiorana"
categories: ["WebHost Manager (WHM)"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Configure Ordering Settings in WHMCS

The “Ordering” tab lets you configure a variety of options that will affect how you manage the ordering process for your customers. These steps will apply for VPS, reseller, as well as [dedicated web server hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/dedicated-servers).

1. [Login to your WHMCS Admin](/support/edu/whm/login-to-whmcs/)
2. [![General Settings under Setup](/support/images/stories/reseller/general-settings-whmcs/Tooltip_043.png)](/support/images/stories/reseller/general-settings-whmcs/Tooltip_043.png)   Hover over *Setup* and choose *General Settings*  
3. [![Ordering tab](/support/images/stories/reseller/general-settings-whmcs/Selection46.png)](/support/images/stories/reseller/general-settings-whmcs/Selection46.png)   Choose the *Ordering* tab  
4. Fill in the settings: Order Days Grace: The number of days to allow for payment of an order before being overdue Default Order Form Template: Select the form layout you wish to use Sidebar Toggle Option: Tick to enable the display of a sidebar toggle button on Order Form Product Selection Pages Enable TOS Acceptance: If ticked, clients must agree to your Terms of Service Terms of Service URL: The URL to your Terms of Service page on your site (eg. https://www.yourdomain.com/tos.html) Auto Redirect on Checkout: Just show the order completed page (no payment redirect)Automatically take the user to the invoiceAutomatically forward the user to the payment gateway Allow Notes on Checkout: Tick this box to show a field on the order form where the customer can enter additional info for staff Monthly Pricing Breakdown: Tick this box to enable monthly pricing breakdown for recurring terms on the order form Block Existing Domains: Tick this box to prevent orders being placed for domains already in your system No Invoice Email on Order: Tick this box to not send an invoice due notice when new orders are placed Skip Fraud Check for Existing: Tick this box to skip the fraud check for existing clients who already have an active order Only Auto Provision for Existing: Tick this box to always leave orders by new clients pending for manual review (no auto setup/registration) Enable Random Usernames: Tick this box to generate random usernames for services rather than use the first 8 letters of the domain Signup Anniversary Prorata: Prorata products to the clients signup anniversary date if prorata is enabled (ie. all items due on the same date per client)
5. [![Blue Save Changes button](/support/images/stories/reseller/general-settings-whmcs/savechanges1.png)](/support/images/stories/reseller/general-settings-whmcs/savechanges1.png)   Click **Save Changes**

Now that you have gone through the Ordering options you are ready to proceed to the [Domain](/support/domain-names/how-to-configure-domain-settings-in-whmcs/) tab.