Super Smart Print Order

🏪 Shop Information

This info appears on all printed receipts and documents

Shop Name

Your business or restaurant name. Displayed prominently at the top of every receipt and document.

Shop Address

Your full street address. Shown in the header area of printed orders and invoices.

Shop Phone

Your contact phone number. Displayed below the address on printed documents.

Shop Logo

Click "Upload Logo" to open the WordPress Media Library. Select or upload an image. The logo appears in the header of every print. You can control its position (left, center, right) and size (50px–300px) in the Template Editor.

🏢 Additional Business Info (Optional)

Extra details for multi-location or franchise businesses

Business / Brand Name

A secondary name — useful for branches, departments, or franchise names. Example: "Downtown Branch" or "Kitchen #2".

Business Address

A secondary address line. Use this for a kitchen or warehouse address that differs from the shop address.

Additional Info

Free text field for any extra content you want on every print: tagline, opening hours, Wi-Fi password, legal notice, VAT number, etc.

🖨️ Print Settings

Configure default printing behavior

Default Template

Choose which paper size opens by default when you click the print button:

• A4 — Standard European paper (210×297mm). Best for office printers.
• Letter — US standard (8.5×11"). Same layout as A4 with US margins.
• POS — Thermal receipt paper (80mm width). For restaurant receipt printers.

Auto Print

When enabled, clicking the print button immediately opens the browser's print dialog without showing the preview first. Saves one click for high-volume kitchens.

🖨️ How to Print an Order

Three locations where print buttons appear

Method 1: Orders List Page

Go to WooCommerce → Orders. Each order row has a small 🖨️ printer icon button. Click it to print that order instantly using your default template.

Method 2: Individual Order Page

Open any order. In the Order Actions meta box (right sidebar), you'll find print buttons for each template type: Order Receipt, Invoice, Packing Slip, and Delivery Label.

Method 3: Bulk Actions

On the Orders list page, select multiple orders using the checkboxes. From the Bulk Actions dropdown, choose "Print Orders" to print all selected orders at once.

What Happens When You Click Print

1. A new browser tab/window opens with the formatted print layout
2. If Auto Print is on → the browser print dialog opens immediately
3. If Auto Print is off → you see a preview and can click the browser's print button
4. The print is logged in Print History with timestamp and user info

🎨 Using the Template Editor

Full control over what appears on your printed documents

The Template Editor has a settings panel on the left and a live preview on the right. Every change you make updates the preview in real-time. At the top, select which paper size you want to edit: A4, Letter, or POS.

Show / Hide Fields

Each section and field has an on/off toggle. Turn off anything you don't want on the printout. Available toggles include:

• Logo — your shop logo image
• Shop Info — name, address, phone
• Business Info — secondary business details
• Order Number & Date — order reference info
• Customer Info — name, email, phone
• Billing Address — full billing details
• Shipping Address — full shipping details
• Product Items — item names, quantities, prices
• SKU Column — product SKU in items table
• Order Totals — subtotal, tax, fees, total
• Payment Method — how the customer paid
• Order Notes — customer-provided notes
• Custom Fields — each custom field individually
• Footer — bottom section with additional info

Drag & Drop Element Order

The sections listed in the editor panel can be dragged and dropped to rearrange their order on the printed document. Grab the handle (≡) next to any section and drag it to a new position.

Colors & Fonts

Customize the look of your printed documents:

• Primary Color — used for headers, borders, and accents (color picker)
• Text Color — main body text color
• Border Color — lines and separators
• Header Font Size — size of title and shop name
• Body Font Size — size of regular content text
• Footer Font Size — size of footer text

Logo Position & Size

• Position — Left, Center, or Right alignment in the header
• Size — Width in pixels from 50px to 300px (height adjusts proportionally)

Paper Margins

Set custom margins for each paper size. POS typically uses small margins (5–10mm) to maximize receipt width. A4/Letter can use wider margins (15–30mm) for professional look.

📑 Additional Document Types

Available from the order actions panel on each order

🧾 Invoice

A professional invoice document with:

• Auto-generated invoice number based on the order number
• Payment status badge (Paid / Unpaid / Refunded)
• Itemized billing with quantities, unit prices, and line totals
• Tax breakdown and grand total
• Your shop details and customer billing address

📦 Packing Slip

A warehouse-ready packing list for order fulfillment:

• Checkboxes next to each item for staff to tick off
• Product name, SKU, and quantity (no prices — for privacy)
• Shipping address prominently displayed
• Delivery instructions and order notes

🏷️ Delivery Label

A large, clear shipping label:

• Customer name and full shipping address in large font
• Order number and date for reference
• Barcode placeholder area
• COD (Cash on Delivery) badge — automatically shown for cash payment orders
• "FROM" section with your shop address

How to Print These Documents

Open any order in WooCommerce. In the right sidebar under Order Actions, you'll see buttons for each template type. Click the one you need — it opens in a new tab ready to print.

📝 How Custom Fields Work

Automatic detection with individual visibility controls

The plugin automatically scans each order's metadata and detects custom fields added by checkout editor plugins. These fields appear on your printed documents without any manual configuration.

Compatible Plugins

• WooCommerce Checkout Field Editor — official WooCommerce extension
• Checkout Field Editor by ThemeHigh — popular free/pro plugin
• Flexible Checkout Fields by WP Desk — another popular option
• Any plugin that saves to order meta — the auto-detection works with any plugin that stores data as WooCommerce order meta

Individual Show/Hide Control

In the Template Editor, each detected custom field gets its own toggle. You can show or hide individual fields per paper size. For example, show "Delivery Instructions" on POS receipts but hide "Company Registration Number" — which is only needed on A4 invoices.

Excluded Internal Fields

The plugin intelligently filters out WooCommerce internal meta so only meaningful custom fields appear. Fields with the following prefixes are automatically hidden:

Field Label Formatting

Meta key names are automatically converted into human-readable labels:

🔔 Setting Up Order Alerts

Never miss a new order with audio notifications

Enable Sound Notifications

Check the "Enable Sound Notifications" box. When enabled, the plugin polls for new orders in the background and plays a sound alert when a new order arrives.

Sound Type

Choose from the built-in notification sounds:

• 🔔 Ding — Classic short notification beep
• 🎵 Chime — Melodic, pleasant alert tone
• 🔊 Bell — Traditional bell ring sound
• ⚠️ Alert — Attention-grabbing alert (louder, for noisy kitchens)
• 📁 Custom — Upload your own MP3 file via WordPress Media Library

Volume

Slider from 0% to 100%. Set this based on your environment's noise level. For busy kitchens, use 80–100%. For quiet offices, 30–50% is usually enough.

Check Interval

How often the plugin checks for new orders. Options range from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Shorter intervals mean faster alerts but slightly more server load.

📋 Using Print History

Track every print job across your team

Every time someone prints an order, it's logged in the Print History. This gives you a complete audit trail.

What Gets Logged

• Timestamp — exact date and time of the print
• Order Number — which order was printed (clickable link to the order)
• Template Type — which template was used (POS, A4, Invoice, Packing Slip, etc.)
• User — which WordPress user triggered the print
• Print Count — how many times each order has been printed

Search & Filter

Use the search bar to find prints by order number, date range, or user. The table is sortable by clicking column headers.

Quick Actions

• View Order — jump directly to the order in WooCommerce
• Reprint — print the same order again with the same template

Statistics

At the top of the Print History page, summary statistics show: total prints today, this week, and this month. Useful for tracking order volume trends.

☁️ Automatic Printing with CloudPRNT

For Star CloudPRNT and similar cloud-connected printers

What is CloudPRNT?

CloudPRNT is a protocol used by Star Micronics printers that allows them to receive print jobs over the internet without a connected computer. The printer polls a URL for pending jobs, downloads them, and prints automatically.

Setting Up CloudPRNT

1. Enter your CloudPRNT API endpoint URL in Print Order → Settings → CloudPRNT API
2. Configure your Star printer's CloudPRNT settings to point to the URL provided by the plugin
3. New orders will be automatically queued and sent to the printer

Auto Print (Browser-based Alternative)

If you don't have a CloudPRNT-compatible printer, the Auto Print setting combined with Sound Notifications creates a semi-automatic workflow:

1. A new order arrives → the sound alert plays
2. Staff clicks the print button on the order
3. The browser print dialog opens immediately (Auto Print = on)
4. Staff confirms the print → receipt prints

🚗 How SDP Data Appears on Receipts

Automatic — no configuration needed

If you use the Super Delivery & Pickup plugin, all order details are automatically displayed on printed receipts via the custom fields system.

Fields That Appear

• Order Type — "Delivery" or "Pickup"
• Date — the selected delivery/pickup date
• Time Slot — the selected time window (e.g., "12:00 - 12:15")
• Delivery Zone — zone name with zip codes (e.g., "Paris (75019, 75020)")
• Pickup Location — location name (e.g., "Main Store - Rue de Rivoli")

Hidden Internal Fields

These SDP meta keys are automatically excluded from printouts (they're internal IDs):

• _sdp_delivery_zone_id — numeric zone ID (the display name is shown instead)
• _sdp_pickup_location_id — numeric location ID (the name is shown instead)
• _sdp_tip_amount — tip amount (already visible as a fee line in order totals)

SDP Order Notes

SDP also adds a formatted order note with all details. If "Order Notes" is enabled in the Template Editor, the SDP summary appears as well:

🌍 Translating the Plugin

Compatible with Loco Translate, WPML, Polylang

Using Loco Translate (Recommended)

1. Install and activate the Loco Translate plugin
2. Go to Loco Translate → Plugins → Super Smart Print Order
3. Click New language and select your language
4. Translate each string and click Save

French Translation Included

A complete French translation (.po/.mo files) is included in the languages/ folder. Labels like "Order Type", "Time Slot", "Invoice", "Packing Slip" are all translated to French.

What Gets Translated

All user-facing and admin-facing strings: settings labels, template section titles, print history columns, notification messages, document headers ("Invoice", "Packing Slip", "Delivery Label"), button labels, and field names on printed documents.