#594 Issue with customer notes left at checkout

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Latest post by Adam Melcher on Sunday, 07 December 2025 12:51 UTC

Antonio Cornacchia

Hello, there is an issue with customer notes left at checkout. Even though they are saved in the order, they are no longer added to notification emails; only a blank space remains. This happens when using both a custom field and the core customer notes field. Tested on two sites.
I cannot say which update caused this issue because we only noticed it yesterday after a customer complained.

Adam Melcher

Antonio,

Focusing on the built-in customer note feature:

  • The Show customer note option is set to No in your J2 Configuration Settings (Cart Tab). 
  • I don't see any reference to [CUSTOMER_NOTE] in your confirmed order status Email Template.

 

 

Adam

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Antonio Cornacchia

Adam, sorry for the confusion.
On the site I gave you access to, I don't use customer notes but a custom field (“comehaiconosciutoawand”) and its shortcode “[CUSTOM_BILLING_FIELD:COMEHAICONOSCIUTOAWAND]” is in the email templates.

Customer notes are active on the other site I manage. In both cases, what customers write is saved in the order but is not added to the notification emails. Until a few days ago, both were working correctly.

Adam Melcher

Antonio,

Here's what was happening:

You had the custom field settings set to display at billing, shipping, and payment areas of the checkout. You were then using the [CUSTOM_BILLING_FIELD:COMEHAICONOSCIUTOAWAND] to display the custom field in the confirmation email.

If the customer who complained was a repeat customer, then they would never see the field in the billing or shipping areas unless they we adding a new address. The only place in the checkout that will always be seen regardless of whether they are new or returning customers is the payment area so I disabled the billing and shipping sections for that custom field and only kept the payment area as yes.

I also changed the custom email snippet in the confirmation email from:
[CUSTOM_BILLING_FIELD:COMEHAICONOSCIUTOAWAND]

to

[CUSTOM_PAYMENT_FIELD:COMEHAICONOSCIUTOAWAND]

You should be good now :)

Adam

Antonio, If you haven't left a review for us in the JED, we would greatly appreciate it :)
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/e-commerce/shopping-cart/j2commerce/

 

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Antonio Cornacchia

Thanks a lot Adam, it works now.

I just left the review, it's awaiting approval.

Best regards

Adam Melcher

Antonio,

 

Thank you! I am going to close this ticket now :)

Adam

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