Documentation for the Product Notes for WooCommerce plugin.

Product Notes for WooCommerce

Settings

Product Notes for WooCommerce plugin lets you add private or public notes to WooCommerce products.

  • Add multiple notes per product.
  • Make notes public or private.
  • Notes will be visible on product edit page.
  • Display the notes in new product tab on frontend (“private” notes will be visible to admin and shop manager only).
  • Display the notes in admin products list column.
  • Make the notes searchable by admin (in backend).
  • Export and import the notes.
  • Add the notes to admin orders.
  • Add the notes to admin emails.
  • Edit the notes via bulk and quick edit.
  • And more…

Product Notes Options

Plugin settings are located in “WooCommerce > Settings > Product Notes”.

There are two very similar option pages: one for the private notes (in “WooCommerce > Settings > Product Notes > Private notes”):

Product Notes for WooCommerce - Private Notes Options

and another for the public notes (in “WooCommerce > Settings > Product Notes > Public notes”):

Product Notes for WooCommerce - Public Notes Options

Private/Public notes
Enables/disables private/public product notes.
Default: yes

Frontend Options

Private notes on frontend will be visible to admin and shop manager only. Public product notes will be visible to everyone.

Product Notes for WooCommerce - Frontend Options

Product tab
Show product notes in tab on frontend.
Default: yes
Product tab: Tab title
Sets product tab title.
Default: Private notes (private) or Notes (public)
Product tab: Tab title per product
If enabled, you will be able to set tab title for each product separately.
Default: no
Product tab: Tab priority (i.e. position)
Sets tab position. For example, to display it between the standard WooCommerce “Description” and “Reviews” tabs, set the priority to 15.
Default: 100 (private) or 101 (public)
Product meta
Show product notes in product meta on frontend.
Default: no
Product Notes for WooCommerce - Product Frontend Tab
Example: Product note in frontend product tab.

Backend Options

Product Notes for WooCommerce - Backend Options

Textarea style
Styling for the textarea input on product’s admin edit page.
Default: width:100%;height:150px;
Admin products list column
Show product notes in admin products list column.
Default: no
Admin orders
Show product notes in admin orders.
Default: no
Product Notes for WooCommerce - Admin order
Example: Product note in admin order.
Admin emails
Show product notes in admin emails.
Default: no
Product Notes for WooCommerce - Admin Email Example
Example: Product note in admin email.
Admin search
Make product notes searchable by admin.
Default: no
JSON Search
This will also make products notes searchable in admin JSON, e.g. when searching for “Linked Products”. “Admin search” option above must be enabled.
Default: no
Export
Make product notes exportable in “Products > Export”.
Default: no
Import
Make product notes importable in “Products > Import”.
Default: no
Quick edit
Make product notes editable in “Quick Edit”.
Default: no
Bulk edit
Make product notes editable in “Bulk Actions > Edit”.
Default: no

Advanced Options

Product Notes for WooCommerce - Advanced Options

Delete notes
Deletes all notes for all products. Check the box and save changes to delete notes. Please note that there is no undo for this action.
Default: no

Adding/Editing Notes

To add or edit a note, open product edit page:

Internal Product Notes for WooCommerce - Product Meta Box