Description
The RD Order Note Templates for WooCommerce plugin lets you create predefined templates for order notes that you can apply to your orders.
Features
- Create predefined order note templates
- Categorise templates
- Create templates for both private notes and customer notes
- High Performance Order Storage (HPOS) compatible
Premium Version
There is a premium version of this plugin available for purchase. The premium version includes all the features of this FREE version as well as the following extra features:
- View and manage order notes directly from the order list screen
- Add HTML / Rich text to your order notes with a rich text editor
- Tag or mention your colleagues in order notes with optional email notifications
- Change the sort order of order notes to show newest or oldest first
- Moves the “Settings” menu into the WooCommerce -> Emails area so that it seamlessly fits with WooCommerce instead of being a separate menu on the WordPress sidebar
- Removes RD branding
External Services
This plugin makes use of an external connection to gather manual user feedback for the purpose of improving this plugin and is only available via the plugin settings pages and this plugin does not send or share any usage data or statistics with our website or any 3rd party services.
For more information, please view our privacy policy
Installation & Usage
Upload the RD Order Note Templates for WooCommerce plugin to your WooCommerce shop, activate it, and then create a new order note template with an order note.
You will now be able to use this template when you add a new order note to one of your orders.
FAQ
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How do I create a new order note template?
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Go to the plugin settings page and click “Add Template”. Give the template a title, select category, choose whether it’s a private or customer note, then save.
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How do I apply a template to an order?
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When adding an order note in the order screen, choose your template from the templates dropdown. The note content will be populated — edit if needed and save.
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Can I create private notes and customer-facing notes?
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Yes. Each template can be saved as a private internal note or a customer note that will be sent to the customer.
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Can I organise templates?
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Yes. Templates can be categorised so you can filter and find them quickly when adding notes.
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Will templates remain after uninstalling the plugin?
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There is an option to keep templates on uninstall. Check the plugin settings before uninstalling to preserve your templates.
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Is this compatible with HPOS (High Performance Order Storage)?
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Yes. The plugin is HPOS compatible.
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Can I add HTML or rich text to notes?
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Rich text (HTML) editing is available in the premium version. The free version supports plain text notes.
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Can I change the sort order of order notes?
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Yes. You can use the rdwceon_get_order_note_args to modify the parameters sent to wc_get_order_notes when rendering the order notes including ‘order’. If you are not comfortable working with filters or code, the premium version of the plugin allows you to change the sort order via settings.
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How do I modify the note arguments before a template is inserted?
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Use the
rdwceon_get_order_note_argsfilter. Example:add_filter( 'rdwceon_get_order_note_args', function( $args ) { $args['order'] = 'asc'; return $args; }, 10, 1 ); -
Premium features and support are available from the plugin page on robotdwarf.com (link in the plugin description) or via the WooCommerce marketplace.
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Contributors & Developers
“RD Order Note Templates for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.3
Release Date – 23 May 2026
* Compatibility update*
1.1.2
Release Date – 01 March 2026
* Removed API calls / Our Products page*
* Added feedback option and info page*
* Compatibility update*
1.1.1
Release Date – 18 April 2025
* Compatibility update
* Fix issues in our products display
* Add rdwceon_get_order_note_args filter
1.1.0
Release Date – 12 July 2024
* Fix width of select box on some devices
* Add option to keep templates on uninstall
* Added extra validation checks
* Updated compatibility
1.0.0
Release Date – 27 April 2024
* Release to WordPress repository


