Title: Custom client product reference
Last modified: May 11, 2022

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# Custom client product reference

 *  Resolved [liamwp21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liamwp21/)
 * (@liamwp21)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-client-product-reference/)
 * Hi Guys,
 * I am thinking about a better way for our clients to order directly through a 
   website rather than a traditional method we have currently of customers sending
   a PO through email and us having to manually input an order through a different
   system.
 * A lot of our clients have their own product codes for items we sell which they
   use to order which makes it easier on their end to decipher what our product 
   is and where it is stored/used on their end. I am hoping that there could be 
   a way to create a sort of client portal that could allow users to have a custom
   product reference field against a specific product so that when they are searching
   they can just use their reference to find what they need as a quicker way of 
   ordering.
 * It must be possible to create this kind of thing as we purchase some products
   through a supplier of ours using our ‘client codes’.
 * If anyone can let me know if this is something they think is possible or how 
   to achieve it would be much appreciated.
 * Thank you!
 * Liam

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 *  [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/)
 * (@maykato)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-client-product-reference/#post-15636389)
 * Hello,
 * First of all, you can use a plugin to extend WooCommerce and take purchase orders
   on your WooCommerce site. That way, your clients can add items and place orders
   on their own. Here are some PO plugins you can check out:
 * [https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-gateway-purchase-order/](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-gateway-purchase-order/)
   
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/purchase-orders-for-woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/purchase-orders-for-woocommerce/)
 * > A lot of our clients have their own product codes for items we sell
 * Are these SKUs? If so, you may want to look into using another plugin that allows
   to search products by SKUs – at this moment, searching for products by SKUs isn’t
   available on the frontend. If your clients already know the SKUs, they can enter
   it in the product search box and find the product they are looking for:
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-woo-search/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-woo-search/)
   
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search-by-sku-for-woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search-by-sku-for-woocommerce/)
 *  [MayKato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maykato/)
 * (@maykato)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-client-product-reference/#post-15657515)
 * We’ve not heard back from you in a while, so I’m marking this thread as resolved.
   If you have further questions, please feel free to open a new topic.

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