Order Processing Pipeline Overview Every ecommerce order follows a lifecycle: placed → payment confirmed → fulfillment started → shipped → delivered. Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce each implement this as a built-in order status system with webhook events at each transition. The goal is to configure these transitions correctly, wire your 3PL or fulfillment system to the right webhooks, and automate side effects (confirmation emails, inventory deduction, tracking notifications) at each stage. Custom state machine code is only needed for headless storefronts or complex multi-step B2B work…