WooCommerce: Rename “Place Order” Button @ Checkout

The “Place Order” button is the call to action you want ALL customers to take, right? Well, changing its label to a more specific, custom message could mean a small increase in sales conversion.

Thankfully, you can try this with as low as 4 lines of PHP, even if you don’t know coding. Just copy and paste the snippet by following the instructions below and give your unique store a unique checkout message 🙂

WooCommerce: rename Place Order button label @ Checkout

PHP Snippet Alternative 1: Rename “Place Order” Button @ WooCommerce Checkout

/**
 * @snippet       Rename "Place Order" Button @ WooCommerce Checkout
 * @how-to        Get CustomizeWoo.com FREE
 * @author        Rodolfo Melogli
 * @compatible    WooCommerce 6
 * @community     https://businessbloomer.com/club/
 */
 
add_filter( 'woocommerce_order_button_text', 'bbloomer_rename_place_order_button', 9999 );
 
function bbloomer_rename_place_order_button() {
   return 'Continue'; 
}

PHP Snippet Alternative 2: Rename “Place Order” Button @ WooCommerce Checkout

If the above snippet doesn’t work – try this one. Please note: you have to enter your button name in 3 places, see below in ALL CAPS.

/**
 * @snippet       Rename "Place Order" Button @ WooCommerce Checkout ALT
 * @how-to        Get CustomizeWoo.com FREE
 * @author        Rodolfo Melogli
 * @compatible    WooCommerce 6
 * @community     https://businessbloomer.com/club/
 */
 
add_filter( 'woocommerce_order_button_html', 'bbloomer_rename_place_order_button_alt', 9999 );
 
function bbloomer_rename_place_order_button_alt() {
   return '<button type="submit" class="button alt" name="woocommerce_checkout_place_order" id="place_order" value="CONTINUE" data-value="CONTINUE">CONTINUE</button>';
}

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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14 thoughts on “WooCommerce: Rename “Place Order” Button @ Checkout”

John
November 30, 2020

Great, Very Thanks!!

Reply
1. Rodolfo Melogli
  December 2, 2020
  
  Welcome
  
  Reply
John
October 1, 2020

Hi Hello,
This code works great.
I just wanted to ask if there is a possibility, that if the customer chose “phone payment”, the text Place Order would remain. And if he chose to pay with credit card, will the text change as in the code you wrote?

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1. Rodolfo Melogli
  October 16, 2020
  
  Hi John, thanks so much for your comment! Yes, this is definitely possible, but I’m afraid it’s custom work. If you’d like to get a quote, feel free to contact me here. Thanks a lot for your understanding!
  
  Reply
Elana
May 3, 2020

Thanks!
Thanks for all the codes! Your site has been bookmarked for a long time!
this option worked for me: PHP Snippet Alternative 2
Thanks again for your work !!!

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1. Rodolfo Melogli
  May 13, 2020
  
  Cool!
  
  Reply
Omer S. Ekinci
October 29, 2019

Hello,

In my product, the button is written as ” BUY NOW” and I would like to chane it.

The code you provided did not work for me. Could you please help me out?

Best Regards,

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1. Rodolfo Melogli
  October 29, 2019
  
  Hi Omer, thanks so much for your comment! Yes, this is definitely possible, but I’m afraid it’s custom work. If you’d like to get a quote, feel free to contact me here. Thanks a lot for your understanding!
  
  Reply
uman
August 29, 2019
Hello and first of all congratulation for your work ..
I am trying to edit the text of the button “Proceed to PayPal” to “Continuer →” on Woocommerce v.3.6.5
Testing this snippet but it does not work with me.
```
/* Change text button Proceed to PayPal */
add_filter( 'woocommerce_order_button_text', 'bbloomer_rename_place_order_button' );
function bbloomer_rename_place_order_button() {
   return 'Continuer &rarr;';
}
```
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1. Rodolfo Melogli
  August 29, 2019
  
  In that case, try this instead: https://businessbloomer.com/translate-single-string-woocommerce-wordpress/
  
  Reply
RetroClass
October 10, 2018

it’s works for me… just easy to do with your script 🙂

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1. Rodolfo Melogli
  October 15, 2018
  
  Thank you 🙂
  
  Reply
Corey
July 19, 2018

Great post!

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1. Rodolfo Melogli
  July 26, 2018
  
  Cheers Corey 🙂
  
  Reply

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