WooCommerce: Rename “Completed” Order Status

What does “completed” really mean in regard to WooCommerce orders? No one knows. Admins and customers included.

For physical products, usually that’s when the order is shipped (unless you add a custom order status in between “processing” and “completed“). For digital stores, that’s when the downloads are delivered.

Now, wouldn’t it be cool if we could rename this “completed” order status label to something else? This would make everyone’s life easier. Well, thankfully with a few lines of code this is definitely possible… enjoy!

PHP Snippet: Rename “Completed” Order Status to “Shipped” @ WooCommerce Admin / My Account Page

Of course, together with the code below, also make sure to change the “Completed Order” email subject / content to make sure the label change is also matched.

/**
 * @snippet       Rename "completed" Order Status to "shipped"
 * @how-to        Get CustomizeWoo.com FREE
 * @author        Rodolfo Melogli
 * @compatible    WooCommerce 6
 * @community     https://businessbloomer.com/club/
 */

add_filter( 'wc_order_statuses', 'bbloomer_rename_completed_order_status' );

function bbloomer_rename_completed_order_status( $statuses ) {
	$statuses['wc-completed'] = 'Shipped';
	return $statuses;
}

add_filter( 'woocommerce_register_shop_order_post_statuses', 'bbloomer_rename_completed_order_status_counter' );
 
function bbloomer_rename_completed_order_status_counter( $statuses ) {
	$statuses['wc-completed']['label_count'] = _n_noop( 'Shipped <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Shipped <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'woocommerce' );
	return $statuses;
}

Where to add custom code?

You should place custom PHP in functions.php and custom CSS in style.css of your child theme: where to place WooCommerce customization?

This code still works, unless you report otherwise. To exclude conflicts, temporarily switch to the Storefront theme, disable all plugins except WooCommerce, and test the snippet again: WooCommerce troubleshooting 101

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Rodolfo Melogli

Business Bloomer Founder

Author, WooCommerce expert and WordCamp speaker, Rodolfo has worked as an independent WooCommerce freelancer since 2011. His goal is to help entrepreneurs and developers overcome their WooCommerce nightmares. Rodolfo loves travelling, chasing tennis & soccer balls and, of course, wood fired oven pizza. Follow @rmelogli