How to Enable Thank You Page Link in Orders in WordPress

What Is the Enable Thank You Page Link in Orders feature?

The default WooCommerce admin orders table has row actions for processing orders, editing, viewing the order detail, etc. The Enable Thank You Page Link in Orders feature adds an additional row action that opens the customer-facing thank you page (the same page the customer sees after completing checkout).

This is an admin-only feature. It does not affect the customer-facing experience.

Why You Need It

The thank you page is the page the customer sees immediately after completing checkout. For support and troubleshooting, having quick access to this page is useful:

• Support: When a customer reports a problem, you can see exactly what they saw at checkout
• Verification: Confirm the order is processing correctly (the thank you page shows the order details)
• Training: When training new staff, the thank you page is a great reference for the customer experience

For most stores, this is a small admin UX improvement.

How to Enable Thank You Page Link in Orders in WordPress

Step 1: Navigate to Settings

Click into the Classic Monks plugin settings in your WordPress dashboard.

Step 2: Go to the WooCommerce Tab

Click on the WooCommerce menu, then click the Orders subtab.

Step 3: Enable Thank You Page Link in Orders

Toggle on Enable Thank You Page Link in Orders.

Step 4: Save Changes

Click Save Changes.

Step 5: Test

Go to WooCommerce > Orders in the WordPress admin. Hover over any order row. The “Thank You Page” action should appear in the row actions menu (under “View” or “Edit”).

Configuration Options

Option	Description	Default
Enable Thank You Page Link in Orders	Master toggle.	Off

No nested options.

What Gets Affected

• The admin orders table: a “Thank You Page” link is added to the row actions
• The link opens the customer-facing order confirmation page in a new tab
• The link is admin-only; customers are not affected

What Does NOT Get Affected

• The customer-facing checkout process
• The actual thank you page (its content and behavior)
• The admin orders detail page
• The customer-facing “Thank you” page (which is the same page the link opens)

Advanced Options (Developers)

This feature registers 3 WordPress hooks in thank-you-page-link.php:

Filters:

• woocommerce_admin_order_actions calls cm_add_thank_you_page_action_button() (Adds view thank you page button to order actions (priority 10))
• woocommerce_order_actions calls cm_add_thank_you_order_action_dropdown() (Adds view thank you page to order action dropdown (priority 9999))
• determine_current_user calls cm_admin_becomes_customer_for_thank_you_page() (Allows admin to view thank you page as customer (priority 20))

// Hooked in thank-you-page-link.php
add_filter( 'woocommerce_admin_order_actions', 'cm_add_thank_you_page_action_button' );

The feature modifies WooCommerce behavior by registering or removing hooks. Disabling it reverses those changes.

Troubleshooting

The link is not showing in the row actions

Cause: The toggle is off, or a custom admin theme is hiding the action.
Fix: Verify the toggle is on. Check the browser’s DevTools to see if the action is being rendered but hidden by CSS.

The link opens a 404 page

Cause: The thank you page URL is not correctly generated (e.g., the order ID is invalid, or the permalink structure is unusual).
Fix: Verify the permalink structure (Settings > Permalinks). Test the order’s thank you page URL manually.

The link opens the wrong page

Cause: A custom redirect is in place, or the thank you page slug is different.
Fix: Verify the WooCommerce thank you page settings. The default is /checkout/order-received/, but some plugins or themes change this.

The link is showing for non-completed orders (e.g., pending or cancelled)

Cause: The default behavior shows the link for all orders with status that has a thank-you page (which is most statuses).
Fix: Configure in the plugin settings to limit the link to specific statuses (e.g., only completed or processing).