Update WooCommerce Order Content

August 7, 2025 · AI Conversations

User

Update wp_posts post_content with meta_value of meta_key with match post_id and post type woocommerce order

Assistant

To update the `post_content` of WooCommerce orders in the `wp_posts` table using the `meta_value` from `wp_postmeta`, you can run the following SQL query:

UPDATE wp_posts p
JOIN wp_postmeta pm ON pm.post_id = p.ID
SET p.post_content = pm.meta_value
WHERE p.post_type = 'shop_order'
  AND pm.meta_key = '_your_meta_key';

### Replace:
– `_your_meta_key` with the actual meta key you want to use as the source of the content.

### Example:
If you want to update `post_content` with the value of `_customer_note`, the query becomes:

UPDATE wp_posts p
JOIN wp_postmeta pm ON pm.post_id = p.ID
SET p.post_content = pm.meta_value
WHERE p.post_type = 'shop_order'
  AND pm.meta_key = '_customer_note';

> ⚠️ **Backup your database before running any direct SQL update**, especially on production environments. This operation cannot be undone.

Let me know if you want to apply conditions like updating only empty `post_content`, or use a different `meta_key`.

User

also append other meta key value updated above

Assistant

To **append multiple `meta_value`s from different `meta_key`s** into the `post_content` field of `wp_posts`, you can use `JOIN` multiple times and `CONCAT` to combine them.

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### ✅ Example: Append `_customer_note`, `_billing_email`, and `_billing_phone` into `post_content`

UPDATE wp_posts p
JOIN wp_postmeta note   ON note.post_id = p.ID AND note.meta_key = '_customer_note'
JOIN wp_postmeta email  ON email.post_id = p.ID AND email.meta_key = '_billing_email'
JOIN wp_postmeta phone  ON phone.post_id = p.ID AND phone.meta_key = '_billing_phone'
SET p.post_content = CONCAT(
    'Note: ', note.meta_value, 'n',
    'Email: ', email.meta_value, 'n',
    'Phone: ', phone.meta_value
)
WHERE p.post_type = 'shop_order';

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### 🔄 Optional Variation (if you want to *append* to existing `post_content` instead of replacing):

SET p.post_content = CONCAT(
    p.post_content, 'n---n',
    'Note: ', note.meta_value, 'n',
    'Email: ', email.meta_value, 'n',
    'Phone: ', phone.meta_value
)

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### ✅ Notes:
– Adjust meta keys like `_customer_note`, `_billing_email`, and `_billing_phone` as per your needs.
– Make sure all `post_id` have those meta keys, otherwise the `JOIN` will skip that row. Use `LEFT JOIN` if some may be missing.
– Always backup before running updates.

Would you like a version with `LEFT JOIN` fallback handling if some meta keys may be missing?

User

just one meta key

Assistant

If you want to **append just one `meta_key`'s `meta_value`** to the existing `post_content` of all WooCommerce orders, use this SQL:

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### ✅ SQL to Append One Meta Value to `post_content`:

UPDATE wp_posts p
JOIN wp_postmeta pm ON pm.post_id = p.ID AND pm.meta_key = '_your_meta_key'
SET p.post_content = CONCAT(p.post_content, 'n', pm.meta_value)
WHERE p.post_type = 'shop_order';

—

### 🔄 Replace `_your_meta_key` with the actual meta key

For example, to append `_customer_note`:

UPDATE wp_posts p
JOIN wp_postmeta pm ON pm.post_id = p.ID AND pm.meta_key = '_customer_note'
SET p.post_content = CONCAT(p.post_content, 'n', pm.meta_value)
WHERE p.post_type = 'shop_order';

—

### 🛑 Reminder:
– Backup your database first.
– `CONCAT` handles `NULL` as NULL — so ensure `post_content` is not `NULL` (or use `IFNULL(p.post_content, '')`).

Let me know if you'd like to include a label like "Customer Note: …" before the appended value.

User

comma seperated

Assistant

If you want to **append a meta value to `post_content`** with a **comma separator**, here's the SQL:

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### ✅ SQL to Append One Meta Value with a Comma:

UPDATE wp_posts p
JOIN wp_postmeta pm ON pm.post_id = p.ID AND pm.meta_key = '_your_meta_key'
SET p.post_content = CONCAT(
    IFNULL(p.post_content, ''), 
    CASE 
        WHEN p.post_content IS NULL OR p.post_content = '' THEN '' 
        ELSE ', ' 
    END,
    pm.meta_value
)
WHERE p.post_type = 'shop_order';

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### 📝 Example with `_customer_note`:

UPDATE wp_posts p
JOIN wp_postmeta pm ON pm.post_id = p.ID AND pm.meta_key = '_customer_note'
SET p.post_content = CONCAT(
    IFNULL(p.post_content, ''), 
    CASE 
        WHEN p.post_content IS NULL OR p.post_content = '' THEN '' 
        ELSE ', ' 
    END,
    pm.meta_value
)
WHERE p.post_type = 'shop_order';

—

### ✅ What This Does:
– Appends the meta value after a comma **only if** `post_content` is not empty.
– Avoids starting with a comma when `post_content` is initially empty.

Let me know if you want to also trim or limit content size or add multiple meta keys in the same format.

Update WooCommerce Order Content

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