How do I create and use custom order statuses in WooCommerce?

[Zain]

Hey folks, I’m trying to make my WooCommerce order tracking more detailed. Right now, I have the default statuses (processing, completed, etc.), but I’d love to break them into smaller stages like “Awaiting Approval”, “Packing”, or “Ready to Ship”

Is there a way to create custom order statuses and add them to my workflow? Any tips on how to set this up would be super helpful. 🙏

[Christopher]

Yep! You can totally add Custom Order Statuses if you’re using a tracking plugin (like the WP Swings one). It lets you create your own statuses that fit your exact fulfillment process.

Here’s how you can do it:

1. Go to your plugin dashboard and hit the “Create Order Status” button.
2. Give your new status a name (e.g., “Awaiting Approval”) and add a default image/icon for it.
3. Pick the template you want to display for that status.
4. Click Save Settings. ✅
5. Now to actually use your custom statuses:
6. Open the Custom Order Statuses dropdown.
7. Search or scroll to pick the one you just created.
8. Hit Save Settings again, and boom, it’s live.

This way, you can split the whole delivery process into mini-stages that make way more sense than the boring defaults.

Super useful if you want your customers to know exactly where their order is at any given time. 🚚✨

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