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Learn how to disable `WooCommerce` order email notifications specifically when a free product is purchased alone. This guide provides a clear solution and explanation for achieving this in your online store.
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Disabling WooCommerce Order Email Notifications for Specific Products: A Step-by-Step Guide

When running an online store using WooCommerce, managing customer notifications can be crucial to maintaining a good customer experience. A common request is to adjust email notifications based on the products purchased. For instance, you may need to disable email notifications for free products when they are the only item in the order. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to accomplish this specifically for a product with the ID of 5274.

The Problem: Disabling Email Notifications for Free Products

In WooCommerce, you may receive requests to turn off email notifications for certain products, particularly when those products are free. For instance, if a customer purchases the free product with ID 5274 without any additional items, you may want to suppress the order confirmation email. However, if that free product is bought alongside any other item, the order email should still go through.

Your initial attempt involved adding a check using get_cart_contents_count(), but that was not yielding the desired result. The solution requires a slight alteration in the approach taken to evaluate the order contents effectively.

The Solution: Update the Code

To implement the solution, you'll need to adjust the custom function responsible for managing the email notifications. Below is an updated version of the code with detailed explanations of each section.

Step 1: The Function Structure

Make sure your function filters the WooCommerce email recipient correctly. Here's how you can do that:

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Explanation: The function begins by ensuring the given $order object is valid. This avoids potential backend errors in case of misconfiguration.

Step 2: Loop Through Order Items

Next, we’ll iterate through the items in the order to check for the specific free product.

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Explanation: The loop checks the items in the order. It retrieves the product ID, ensuring to consider variations when necessary.

Step 3: Disabling Email Notifications

Now, you'll implement the logic to disable the email if the free product is the only item in the order.

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Explanation: Here, we check if the product ID is 5274 and confirm that there is only one item in the order. If so, we set the $recipient to an empty string, effectively preventing the email from being sent. The loop is exited early after the condition is satisfied to optimize performance.

Step 4: Hooking Up the Function

Finally, you need to hook your custom function to the WooCommerce email filter:

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Explanation: This line pairs your function with the WooCommerce filter. It allows WooCommerce to call your function when determining who receives new order emails.

Conclusion

Disabling email notifications for a specific free product when it is the sole item in an order can significantly improve the customer experience for users of your WooCommerce store. By following these structured steps, you can effectively manage notifications and tailor your email communications based on product purchases.

If you have any questions or run into issues while implementing the above code, feel free to reach out for more assistance!