Hi @jackjjw ,
Thanks for reaching out! WooCommerce already includes a built-in “Order notes” field on the checkout page where customers can leave a message with their order, like the name of a gift recipient.
If you’re looking for a more specific or labeled field, such as “Gift recipient name,” you can use a plugin to add custom fields to the checkout form. A few popular options include:
I hope this helps, let us know if you have any more questions.
Hi Mahfuzur,
that is very helpful thank you. Do you know if I can edit the text for the Order notes field?
If not, I will look at one of those plugins
Thank you,
Jack
Hi @jackjjw,
You’re very welcome, and I’m glad that helped! Great question about customizing the Order notes field. While WooCommerce doesn’t offer a built-in setting to change that label directly, you can adjust the wording using a translation plugin like Loco Translate, even if you’re not actually translating to another language.
For example, you could change the “Order notes” label to something more specific like “Gift message or recipient name.” This keeps things simple without needing additional plugins.
If you’d prefer more control, like adding a new field specifically for the gift recipient’s name, then yes, something like Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce would be the way to go.
Please let us know if you have any further questions.
We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved – we’ll be here if and/or when you are ready to continue.
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