WooCommerce frontend messages and error notifications display on the Single Product page, Cart page, Checkout page, My Account page and may show on page load or upon a specific user action.
The potential problem is that – same as the WordPress backend – WooCommerce messages can use a lot of vertical space, hence can push useful content further down the page, and possibly disturb the navigation – especially on the Checkout page.
A cool workaround may be to place a dismiss “x” button on the WooCommerce notices, so that customers can quickly close them and gain back some space.
We will use a mix of PHP, JS and CSS in the snippet below in order to achieve our final goal. Enjoy!
The snippet below adds dismiss buttons for each notice (or group of notices) on the WooCommerce Checkout page. On click, the notice / notice group slides out gently.
PHP + JS Snippet: Add a Dismiss Button @ WooCommerce Checkout Message & Error Notifications
/** * @snippet Close Button @ WooCommerce Checkout Notifications * @how-to Get CustomizeWoo.com FREE * @author Rodolfo Melogli * @compatible WooCommerce 7 * @donate $9 https://businessbloomer.com/bloomer-armada/ */ add_action( ‘wp_loaded’, ‘bbloomer_dismiss_woocommerce_message’ ); function bbloomer_dismiss_woocommerce_message() { if ( is_admin() ) return; wc_enqueue_js( ” $(document).on(‘updated_checkout checkout_error’,function(){ $(‘.woocommerce-message,.woocommerce-info,.woocommerce-NoticeGroup-checkout’).each(function(){ if (!$(this).find(‘.dizmiz’).length) $(this).append(‘x‘).css(‘position’,’relative’); }); }); $(document).on(‘click’,’.dizmiz’,function(){ $(this).parent().hide(600); }); ” ); }
CSS Snippet: Style the Dismiss Button
.dizmiz { right: 1em; top: 1em; position: absolute; background: black; border-radius: 50%; height: 23px; width: 23px; line-height: 23px; font-size: 17px; text-align: center; color: white; font-weight: 900; cursor: pointer; }
Where to add this snippet?
You can place PHP snippets at the bottom of your child theme functions.php file (delete “?>” if you have it there). CSS, on the other hand, goes in your child theme style.css file. Make sure you know what you are doing when editing such files – if you need more guidance, please take a look at my free video tutorial “Where to Place WooCommerce Customization?”
Does this snippet (still) work?
Please let me know in the comments if everything worked as expected. I would be happy to revise the snippet if you report otherwise (please provide screenshots). I have tested this code with Storefront theme, the WooCommerce version listed above and a WordPress-friendly hosting on PHP 7.3.
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Rodolfo Melogli
Business Bloomer Founder
Author, WooCommerce expert and WordCamp speaker, Rodolfo has worked as an independent WooCommerce freelancer since 2011. His goal is to help entrepreneurs and developers overcome their WooCommerce nightmares. Rodolfo loves travelling, chasing tennis & soccer balls and, of course, wood fired oven pizza.
