Advanced control over WooCommerce order numbers

Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce Pro gives store owners more control over how order numbers are presented and managed. Instead of relying on one fixed format, you can build order number patterns that reflect your store’s operational needs, internal entries, or customer-facing workflow.

The Pro edition adds advanced order number templates, custom suffixes, configurable order number width, conditional prefixes and suffixes, manual order number counters, and additional customization settings. These tools are useful when order references need to communicate more information than a simple sequence.

Build a format that fits your store

Use advanced templates to define the structure of new order numbers. Add custom prefixes or suffixes to distinguish orders by a chosen convention, and configure the order number width to make a consistent visual format. Conditional prefixes and suffixes provide additional control when different order conditions require different reference patterns.

• Create advanced order number templates.
• Add custom suffixes to order numbers.
• Configure the width used for order numbers.
• Apply prefixes and suffixes conditionally.
• Use manual order number counters for greater control over numbering.
• Customize order references for practical store and administrative processes.

Useful for store administration

Structured order references can help teams identify and discuss orders more easily. A carefully planned format can support everyday order management, customer communication, accounting processes, and record keeping. Prefixes and suffixes may also help distinguish references according to the conventions used by your business.

The plugin’s broader order-number workflow works with sequential numbering, WooCommerce order IDs, and pseudorandom order numbers based on a CRC32 hash. You can pick a custom starting number, include the order date in an order number, and automatically reset the sequence daily, monthly, or yearly. Existing orders can also be assigned custom numbers through the built-in Renumerate Orders tool.

Customer and invoice workflows

Customers can track orders through the standard WooCommerce Order Tracking page by entering the custom order number. The extension is also compatible with invoice plugins that use custom order numbers on invoices and related documents, including WooCommerce PDF Invoices, Packing Slips, Delivery Notes & Shipping Labels, Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce, Invoices for WooCommerce, WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips, Booster for WooCommerce, and Challan.

Installation and setup

Install Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce Pro on the WordPress website running your WooCommerce store. Open the plugin options, select the order-number approach you need, and configure the template, counters, width, prefixes, suffixes, and conditions. Review existing orders with the Renumerate Orders tool when a consistent reference system is required.

Before applying a format across the store, map the order-number structure to your administrative and customer-facing processes. This helps keep references consistent across the WooCommerce dashboard, order tracking, invoices, and other order documents.