YITH WooCommerce Sequential Order Number 2.29.0

The YITH WooCommerce Sequential Order Number plugin is a premium extension designed to solve one of the most common organizational issues in WooCommerce: non-sequential order numbers.1

By default, WooCommerce uses the general WordPress post ID system for its order numbers.2 Since post IDs are also assigned to pages, products, menu items, and media, the resulting order numbers are often non-consecutive, creating confusing gaps (e.g., Order #15, #16, #20, #21).3

This plugin ensures that every new order receives a clean, consecutive, and customizable order number, simplifying management, bookkeeping, and customer communication.4

🌟 Core Benefits

Simplified Management: Sequential numbers make it easier for staff to quickly estimate order volume and locate specific orders in your admin dashboard.5

Professionalism: Uniform, organized order IDs appear more professional on invoices, packing slips, and customer emails.6

Accounting/Legal: In some regions, having sequential, unskippable invoice/order numbers is a legal requirement for bookkeeping.7

⚙️ Key Features and Customization

The plugin provides extensive control over the numbering format:8

Feature

Description

Example Output

Set Starting ID

You can manually choose the value from which the new sequential numbering should begin.

Starts at 1000 instead of 1.

Custom Prefixes/Suffixes

Add fixed text, numerical pads, or date variables to the beginning or end of the number.

INV-1001-2025

Order Number Length

Automatically pad the number with leading zeros to ensure a consistent length.

001000, 001001, 001002

Separate Free Orders

Crucial for Accounting. You can exclude orders with a $0 total (e.g., promotional or free sample orders) from the main sequence and assign them a separate numbering sequence with a different prefix.

Main Order: ORD-1001

Free Order: FREE-1

Keep Existing Numbers

The plugin can be configured to leave all old, pre-existing order numbers as they are, applying the new sequential system only to new, incoming orders.

Existing orders remain #15, #20; new orders start at #1001.

YITH Integration

Works seamlessly with other YITH plugins, ensuring the correct custom order number is used in review reminders, subscriptions, and quote requests.

The correct sequential ID is used in the YITH WooCommerce Review Reminder email.

In short, the YITH WooCommerce Sequential Order Number plugin provides the essential control needed to make WooCommerce's order tracking functional and professional for any serious store owner.9

Are you looking to implement this system for a new store, or an existing store with pre-existing, non-sequential order numbers?