Order number prefix for WooCommerce

How It Works

Install and activate the plugin

Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > General

Find the “Order Number Prefix” field

Enter your desired prefix (e.g., “WC-“, “2024-“, “SHOP-“)

Save your settings

All new and existing orders will display with your chosen prefix throughout the WooCommerce admin area, customer emails, and order pages.

Technical Details

Stores prefix as a separate option, doesn’t modify actual order IDs

Compatible with other WooCommerce extensions

Follows WordPress coding standards

Implements proper sanitization and escaping

Supports WooCommerce order searches with prefixed numbers

Requirements

WordPress 5.0 or higher

WooCommerce 3.0 or higher

PHP 7.2 or higher

Additional Information Contributing Development of this plugin happens on GitHub. Feel free to contribute:

https://github.com/maikunari/order-number-prefix-for-woocommerce

Privacy Policy This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only modifies the display of order numbers within your WooCommerce installation.

Credits

Developed by Mike Sewell at SonicPixel

Built for the WooCommerce community

Support For bug reports and feature requests [github] https://github.com/maikunari/order-number-prefix-for-woocommerce.

For premium support and custom development, visit SonicPixel.

License This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

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