---
title: Add Cost and Profit Columns to the Admin Orders List
description: Add cost, profit, profit percent and margin columns to the WooCommerce orders list, and limit them to certain order statuses.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/customize-orders-columns/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
tags:
  - Cost of Goods
---

# Add Cost and Profit Columns to the Admin Orders List

Adding cost and profit columns to your WooCommerce orders list lets you see the cost, profit, profit percent and profit margin of each order without opening it. [Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce/) adds these columns to the admin orders screen, and they are free.

![Cost and profit order columns in Cost of Goods](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2-6.png)

### Step-by-step

1. Go to **WPFactory > Cost of Goods** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Cost of Goods**).
2. Open the **Orders** sub-tab.
3. In the **Cost column** group, tick **Order cost** to add the cost column.
4. In the **Profit columns** group, tick any of **Profit**, **Profit percent** and **Profit margin**.
5. Click **Save changes**, then open your orders list to see the columns.

### Options reference

| Label | Option ID | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Order cost | `alg_wc_cog_orders_columns_cost` | `no` |
| Profit | `alg_wc_cog_orders_columns_profit` | `yes` |
| Profit percent | `alg_wc_cog_orders_columns_profit_percent` | `no` |
| Profit margin | `alg_wc_cog_orders_columns_profit_margin` | `no` |

The **Profit** column is on by default; the others are off. Each column has its own width setting in the same groups.

### Limit the columns to certain order statuses

Both the cost group and the profit group have an **Order statuses** selector (`alg_wc_cog_orders_columns_cost_order_status` and `alg_wc_cog_orders_columns_profit_order_status`). Choose statuses to show values only for those orders, or leave empty to show for all orders.

### Older orders show blank or zero

Profit percent and profit margin were added in a later plugin version, and orders placed before you set up costs may not carry cost data yet. To backfill them, run **Tools > Orders recalculation tool** (a Pro feature). This recalculates cost and profit across your existing orders.

### Get more from Cost of Goods

These columns are free. [Cost of Goods: Product Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce/) Pro adds the orders recalculation tool for historical orders, plus cost and profit inside WooCommerce Analytics. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/cost-of-goods-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [Add a Product Profit Column to the Admin Products List](https://wpfactory.com/docs/add-profit-column/)
- [Add a Product Cost Column to the Admin Products List](https://wpfactory.com/docs/add-cost-column/)
- [Add Payment Gateway Costs to Order Profit](https://wpfactory.com/docs/manage-payment-gateways/)
- [Show Order Cost and Profit in Admin New Order Emails](https://wpfactory.com/docs/enhance-order-emails/)
- [Add Extra Order Costs: All Orders, Per Order, and From Meta](https://wpfactory.com/docs/extra-order-costs/)

 

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