Parcel Notes for WooCommerce

Description

Parcel Notes lets you add extra content to WooCommerce customer emails based on what was purchased. Write a note once, attach it to products or whole categories, and it appears in the On-hold, Processing, or Completed email.

Parcel Notes Pro

Need variation targeting, extra order statuses, conditions, attachments, or a dedicated follow-up email? Parcel Notes Pro is a separate add-on from Emerge Studio. It is sold on our site, not inside this plugin. Every feature in this free version keeps working without Pro.

It is designed to stay small. Email sending looks up note IDs stored on the product and its categories, then loads only those notes. There is no extra database table and no work on the storefront.

What you can do

  • Create unlimited notes with the classic editor
  • Show a note in On-hold, Processing, and/or Completed customer emails
  • Choose where it appears (before/after the order table, after order meta, after customer details, or in the footer)
  • Attach a note to individual products, product categories, or both
  • Use placeholders such as {customer_first_name}, {order_number}, and {product_name}
  • Preview a note against a real order without sending anything
  • Import messages from the retired Woo Custom Emails Per Product plugin

How it works

  1. Go to Parcel Notes Add Note and write your content.
  2. Choose which emails it should appear in and where in the template.
  3. Attach products and/or categories.
  4. Place a test order. The note is inserted into the matching WooCommerce email.

The same note is only printed once per email, even if several products in the order match.

Performance

  • No frontend scripts or styles
  • Admin assets load only on Parcel Notes and product edit screens
  • Email rendering is cached per order/status for that request
  • Category rules are stored as term meta, not queried from every note

WooCommerce compatibility

This plugin declares compatibility with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS).

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Installation

  1. Upload the parcel-notes folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate Parcel Notes for WooCommerce.
  3. Make sure WooCommerce is active.
  4. Go to Parcel Notes Add Note.

FAQ

Does this send a separate email?

No. It inserts your note into the existing WooCommerce customer emails.

Can I assign a note to a whole category?

Yes. Edit the note and choose one or more product categories. Every product in those categories will include the note.

Will the same note appear twice?

No. If several products in an order share a note, it is printed once.

Does this work with High-Performance Order Storage?

Yes.

What happens to my data if I delete the plugin?

Settings are removed. Notes and product assignments stay in the database so you can reinstall later without losing content.

Can I import from Woo Custom Emails Per Product?

Yes. Go to Parcel Notes Settings Import. Original messages are copied, not deleted.

Where do I get support?

Please use the WordPress.org support forum for this plugin.

Where is the documentation?

Free plugin documentation. Parcel Notes Pro documentation.

Is there a Pro version?

Yes. Parcel Notes Pro is a separate paid add-on from Emerge Studio. This free plugin does not lock any of its own features.

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Contributors & Developers

“Parcel Notes for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.7

  • Prevent a PHP warning when Parcel Notes Pro is also active.
  • Declared compatibility with WooCommerce 11.1.

1.0.6

  • Category notes now apply to products in subcategories, not only the exact category.
  • Category names with & no longer show as & in the note editor.
  • Import success notice now links to All Notes.

1.0.5

  • Cached note lookups so emails and Pro attachments share one resolve per request.

1.0.4

  • Added hooks so Parcel Notes Pro can extend targeting, conditions, and delivery.

1.0.3

  • Set plugin author, copyright, and Pro link to Emerge Studio.

1.0.2

  • Raised “Tested up to” to WordPress 7.1 for directory search eligibility.
  • Removed manual textdomain loading (handled by WordPress.org).
  • Hardened admin input sanitization.

1.0.1

  • Click-to-insert placeholders on the note editor.
  • Notes list now shows product and category names.
  • Warn when a published note is not assigned to anything.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.