WeRePack – Reuse Packaging for WooCommerce

This plugin is part of the WeRePack.org initiative to avoid packaging waste and helps shop owners and their customers save resources.
To do this, the plugin adds a field in the WooCommerce checkout process where customers can give their consent to receive reused shipping packaging. So simple, so effective. And with lots of customization options via filters, let us know if there’s anything else you need.

Current features

• Checkbox in payment process with subtle animation, the position can be changed
• Reward with a coupon: Shop owners can create a coupon code to encourage customers and share the savings. To do this, simply create an ordinary WooCommerce voucher called ‘WeRePack’.
• Registered users can set their default value in the WooCommerce Dashboard.
• Shortcodes [repack] & [repack_summary] to show your support and savings.
• Clean code, no ads & no annoying notifications
• Highly customizable via Hooks & Filters & since v1.2.0 via Settings Page
• Optionally share basic stats, help us improve and get listed on WeRePack.org as a supporter site.
• Available translations: English, German & German (formal)

Coming soon

• Gutenberg Block additionally to Shortcode, which visually represents the savings to date.

Shortcodes

You can use the following shortcodes and functions to show your savings:

Shortcode [repack]

Display the savings of your site or individual users such as: Amount of reused packages, water saved, CO2 saved and mature trees saved. The shortcode attributes are:

• type="": What amount to display: “packaging” (default), “co2”, “water” or “trees”
• value="": Set to true if you only want to display the number/quantity without unit (e.g. “litres of water”)
• packages="": Lets you overwrite the number of packages the output is calculated with. Leave empty to get your sites counter.
• user_id="": User ID of whom you want to display the saving: Leave blank to use the sites total saving instead.
• prepend="": HTML to prepend to output. Default: Empty string
• append="": HTML to append to output. Default: Empty string

Shortcode [repack_summary]

Displays a summary of you sites savings. You can copy and overwrite the template file from plugins folder /public/templates/summary.php to your themes folder /repack/summary.php.

• packages="": Lets you overwrite the number of packages the output is calculated with. Leave empty to use your sites counter.
• prepend="": HTML to prepend to output. Default: Empty string
• append="": HTML to append to output. Default: Empty string

Settings Page

Adjust the plugin to your liking on the settings page: WooCommerce Settings -> Shipping -> WeRePack Settings. If you miss an option use one of the following filters or let us know.

Available Filters

You can customize the plugin behavior and text by using the following filters in your themes functions.php or /mu-plugins/wc-repack.php file:

• repack_checkout_consent_position: Position of the consent, default is woocommerce_after_order_notes.
• repack_coupon_name: Name of the coupon code to apply. Default is WeRePack.
• repack_consent_field_label: Label of the consent checkbox.
• repack_consent_field_description: Description of the consent checkbox.
• repack_consent_field_args: Arguments of the woocommerce_form_field() function to add the consent checkbox.
• repack_consent_field_firework: Set to false to deactivate the checkbox animation on consent.
• repack_coupon_applied_notice_text: Notice text after coupon was applied.
• repack_coupon_removed_notice_text: Notice text after coupon was removed.
• repack_email_label: Label in WooCommerce mails if consent was given.
• repack_email_text: Text in WooCommerce mails if consent was given.
• repack_deactivate_remove_all_meta: Set to true to delete all plugin related metadata on deactivation.
• repack_template_summary_data: $data object passed to summary.php template.
• repack_template_summary_saving: $saving object passed to summary.php template.

Missing something?

Write us what else is needed to make your shop more sustainable. Whatever it is, we will do our best to get as many shops as possible to join the initiative.

About WeRePack.org Initiative

Learn more about the initiative on WeRePack.org and join us.