Title: modify checkout page using shortcodes?
Last modified: August 19, 2020

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# modify checkout page using shortcodes?

 *  Resolved [aristosv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aristosv/)
 * (@aristosv)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-checkout-page-using-shortcodes/)
 * Today I was working on a woocommerce website, and for the first time I saw a 
   different checkout page than I usually see. On this theme, the order information
   and payment options are shown on the right of the client information. Whereas
   on other woocommerce websites I created, the order information and payment options
   are shown below the client information.
 * So now I want to do this on all the woocommerce websites I created. I’m assuming
   it has to do with the theme, but I thought if I could create a new page and perhaps
   use the available woocommerce shortcodes, I can create a table and put the [woocommerce_client_information]
   on the left and [woocommerce_order_details] and [woocommerce_payment_options]
   shortcodes on the right.
 * I did some digging around and found some woocommerce shortcodes, but nothing 
   this specific, like the way I want to do it.
 * Is there an easy way to do this? Perhaps without modifying/hardcoding stuff in
   wordpress?
 * Thanks

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 *  Plugin Support [tijosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tijosh/)
 * (@tijosh)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-checkout-page-using-shortcodes/#post-13281452)
 * Hi there [@aristosv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aristosv/),
 * The layout of the checkout page (and other WooCommerce pages) is determined by
   a WooCommerce template file. That template can be customized to change the appearance
   of the content; this guide is a good place to start: [https://hollerwp.com/customize-woocommerce-checkout-page/](https://hollerwp.com/customize-woocommerce-checkout-page/)
 *  Thread Starter [aristosv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aristosv/)
 * (@aristosv)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-checkout-page-using-shortcodes/#post-13281882)
 * I was hoping to do this without messing with template files, because when the
   template file is updated by woocommerce developers, the child theme template 
   file will not, and might mess up functionality. I’ll have to be on the lookout
   for each woocommerce update, for multiple websites.
 * I found someone who did it using css, but it was template specific so that code
   doesn’t work on my website.
 * [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52659049/woocommerce-checkout-showing-1-column-cant-seem-to-get-default-2-back](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52659049/woocommerce-checkout-showing-1-column-cant-seem-to-get-default-2-back)
 * shortcodes would be ideal because you can place them as you like, but they don’t
   exist for this functionality.
 *  Plugin Support [mouli a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mouli/)
 * (@mouli)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-checkout-page-using-shortcodes/#post-13314703)
 * Hi there,
    There are no shortcodes that break down the checkout into blocks that
   you can then add to different parts of the checkout page. The correct way to 
   do this is indeed by editing template files in your child theme. I do understand
   that this introduces the need to check for updates to the template file but as
   these are notified in the sites System Status Report you are unlikely to miss
   it and can then update your sites. If you have FTP access to all your sites it
   is only a matter of editing your master copy of the file and then uploading the
   file to sites needing the update.
 * A lot can also be done using CSS but from what you say you will need some specialist
   help to achieve this so i would suggest that you talk to a web developer.
 * I hope that helps you to figure it out.
    Feel free to get back to us if you have
   further questions.
 *  [dougaitken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dougaitken/)
 * (@dougaitken)
 * Automattic Happiness Engineer
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-checkout-page-using-shortcodes/#post-13367926)
 * Hey [@aristosv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aristosv/)
 * We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’m going to mark this as resolved–
   if you have any further questions, you can start a new thread.
 * Thanks,

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