Add a “Refund Reason” Order Meta Field for Admins

Refunds come with the territory when you run a membership site, but it’s helpful to find out why customers are requesting them.

This recipe allows you to add a drop-down order meta field for “Refund Reason” for admins only, enabling admins to track why people are asking for a refund.

To add a specific reason, simply adjust the “reasons” from lines 19 to 26.

Adding the Recipe to Your Website

You can add this recipe to your site by creating a custom plugin or using the Code Snippets plugin available for free in the WordPress repository. Read this companion article for step-by-step directions on either method.