---
title: Customize the Cost Field Label and Position
description: Rename the WooCommerce product cost field and move it to the part of the product editor that suits your workflow.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/customize-cost-label/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
tags:
  - Cost of Goods
---

# Customize the Cost Field Label and Position

Customizing the cost field label lets you rename the WooCommerce cost input to match your own terminology, and move it to the part of the product editor that suits your workflow. [Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce/) gives you both controls in one place, and both are free.

![Cost field label and position settings in Cost of Goods](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/pasted-image-0-49.png)

### Step-by-step

1. Go to **WPFactory > Cost of Goods** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Cost of Goods**).
2. Stay on the **Products** sub-tab (it is the one open by default).
3. Find the **Cost field options** group.
4. Edit **Cost field label** to change the text shown next to the cost input on the product edit page.
5. Set **Cost field position** to choose where the field appears on the product editor.
6. Click **Save changes**.

### Options reference

| Label | Option ID | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost field label | `alg_wc_cog_product_cost_field_template` | Text | `Cost (excl. tax) (%currency_symbol%)` |
| Cost field position | `alg_wc_cog_product_cost_field_position` | Select | General > Pricing |

### The label placeholder

The **Cost field label** supports the placeholder `%currency_symbol%`, which prints your shop currency symbol. For example, `Cost (excl. tax) (%currency_symbol%)` renders as "Cost (excl. tax) ($)" on a USD store.

### Where the field can appear

**Cost field position** offers five placements inside the **Product data** box:

- **General > Pricing** (default), next to the price fields.
- **General**.
- **Inventory**.
- **Inventory > SKU**.
- **Advanced**.

### Troubleshooting

- **No cost field on the product.** Confirm the plugin is active and that you are editing a supported product type. The field is added automatically; there is no separate "display" toggle to enable.
- **Label change not showing.** Re-check you saved changes on the **Products** sub-tab, then reload the product editor.

### Get more from Cost of Goods

This feature is free. [Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce/) Pro adds cost and profit in WooCommerce Analytics, order-email cost and profit, and multicurrency support. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [Add a Cost Field to Product Quick Edit and Bulk Edit](https://wpfactory.com/docs/add-cost-field/)
- [Cost Field Not Displaying](https://wpfactory.com/docs/missing-cost-field/)
- [Track Product Cost History with the Cost Archive](https://wpfactory.com/docs/product-cost-history-archive/)
- [Import Product Costs From Another Meta Key](https://wpfactory.com/docs/import-product-costs-from-meta/)
- [Import and Export Product Costs via CSV](https://wpfactory.com/docs/import-export-product-costs-csv/)

 

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