Gift Message Field on the Block Checkout
Adds an optional "Gift message" field to the block-based checkout using the WooCommerce additional checkout fields API. The message is saved with the order and shown in the admin.
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Code
add_action( 'woocommerce_init', function () {
if ( ! function_exists( 'woocommerce_register_additional_checkout_field' ) ) {
return;
}
woocommerce_register_additional_checkout_field( array(
'id' => 'wpide/gift-message',
'label' => 'Gift message (optional)',
'optionalLabel' => 'Gift message (optional)',
'location' => 'order',
'type' => 'text',
'required' => false,
'sanitize_callback' => function ( $value ) {
return mb_substr( sanitize_text_field( $value ), 0, 200 );
},
) );
} );Notes
Needs WooCommerce 8.9 or newer and the Checkout block. For the classic checkout use a classic checkout field snippet instead.
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