Do you want to add a file upload option to the WooCommerce checkout page?
If you're a WooCommerce store owner, you need to accommodate specific personalized requests from your customers seamlessly to grow your business successfully.
If you need additional information related to customers' orders in a file format, then you must offer a file upload option on your WooCommerce checkout page.
The lack of flexibility in default WooCommerce checkout for uploading files might result in missed opportunities, making customers unhappy and potentially causing your business to lose important sales.
In this blog, we will share a step-by-step guide on how to add a file upload field on the WooCommerce Checkout Page. We will outline two methods:
Let’s begin.
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You may need a file upload option on the checkout page, depending on your business.
Here are some businesses that might benefit from adding a file upload option on the checkout page:
Including a file upload option caters to the diverse needs of businesses. Now let's look at some of the benefits of offering a file upload option on the WooCommerce checkout page:
In short, adding a file upload option to your WooCommerce checkout page offers plenty of benefits if your business needs to communicate with clients regarding order customizations.
Now, let’s look at the methods you can follow to add a file upload option to the WooCommerce checkout page.
In this section, we will share how you can add a file upload field to the WooCommerce checkout page using a free plugin.
Note: This plugin has some limitations, such as you can not upload all types of files and also can’t control the position of the file upload field on the checkout page.
Follow the following steps to add a file field to WooCommerce checkout.
The first step is to install and activate Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce.
After activating the plugin, navigate to WooCommerce ⇒ Settings ⇒ Checkout Files Upload
And configure the following options:
Finally, click on the ‘Save Changes’ button to update the settings.
Now, if you try placing an order, you should see a field to upload a file.
This is a good option to add a file field to WooCommerce, but it’s not the most efficient way as it doesn’t allow customers to access all types of files, such as PDFs.
Besides, you don’t have any control over the placement of the file upload field.
In the next section, we will share how you can add a file upload field that allows users to upload all types of files and also how you can control the placement of the form field.
For this, we will use a premium but affordable plugin.
In this section, we will use two premium plugins to create a stunning optimized checkout page with a file upload option that allows users to upload any type of file while placing an order.
The two plugins are:
Make sure you install and active the required plugins before moving to the main process:
First, we are going to create a file upload field using Checkout Add-Ons, then add it to the checkout page.
To create the new field, navigate to WooCommerce ⇒ Checkout add-ons and click on the “Add add-on” button.
After that, provide a Checkout Label and Description (optional), and choose the Add-On type ad File. After providing all the information, click on the Create button on the right to save the new checkout form field.
You can also set conditions for adding the file upload option to the checkout page.
To set conditions, navigate to the ‘Display Rules’ tab and specify the criteria.
For instance, you can prompt customers to upload a file if the cart total falls within a certain range if the cart contains specific products, or if the products belong to a certain category, and so on.
Now, we’ll create a custom store checkout that will replace the default WooCommerce checkout page.
This custom checkout page will incorporate all the conversion-worthy elements required to drive sales in your store.
We will use FunnelKit Funnel Builder, which allows you to create high-converting store checkouts with prebuilt templates. It also provides customization options, ensuring your customers experience a seamless checkout process.
To begin, navigate to FunnelKit ⇒ Store Checkout and click on the ‘Create Store Checkout’ button.
After that, select your page favorite page builder and choose a template from the list of prebuilt checkout templates FunnelKit provides.
To select one, hover on the template you like and click on Preview. We are choosing Utopia here.
Now, choose whether you want a single-page checkout or a multi-page checkout.
After that, click on “Import This Funnel,” provide a name, and click on Add to import this funnel as your default checkout.
This will import your store checkout funnel with three steps: checkout, one-click upsells, and a thank you page.
Now, edit the checkout template and add the file upload field we created earlier to the checkout page.
For that, click on the checkout page template.
On the Design tab, you can customize the design and content of the checkout template by clicking on the “Edit Elementor Template” option.
For more details on how to customize the checkout page, read our blog “How to Customize WooCommerce Checkout Page without Code”.
To add the file upload field to the checkout template, you need to scroll down a little to the Checkout Form Fields section.
With FunnelKit, the most advanced WooCommerce checkout manager plugin, you can add, edit, rearrange, or delete the sections and fields on your checkout form.
Here, on the right-hand side, among all the form fields, you should see a field called Checkout Addons.
Now, you can place it anywhere in the checkout field just by dragging and dropping it. We want to position it after the products section.
To add the file upload field, simply select the Checkout Add-ons field and drag and drop it to the location where you want to add it.
Note: Note that you can only add the file upload field; you can add any type of custom field to the checkout page using FunnelKit Funnel Builder.
After adding the field, click on “Save” to update your WooCommerce checkout form.
Note: If you want, you can add order bumps on the checkout page. And like the checkout page, you can also customize the upsell and the thank you page with FunnelKit’s Funnel Builder.
Finally, you need to activate the store checkout. For that, come back to the sales funnel page and turn on the “Enable Store Checkout” button.
This will make your store checkout active on your website.
Now, if you try to place an order, you should see a field with the file upload option.
With this file field, you can upload various types of files, including images (JPG, PNG, SVG, etc.), PDFs, Zip files, music files, and more.
This is how easily you can add a file upload and make a stunning checkout page.
A file upload option on the WooCommerce checkout page can be a game-changer for both the store owner and the customer. It allows customers to provide their specifications more seamlessly and helps store owners fulfill the requested specifications correctly.
We have shared two methods for offering a file upload option on the checkout page.
If you have budget constraints, you can opt for the free method. However, if you want more control over how to offer the file upload option and create a visually appealing checkout page, we recommend going for the second method.
Additionally, with the second method that uses Funnel Builder, you also get to create a targeted sales funnel that drives users to complete purchases and boosts average order value (AOV) by offering additional purchases, such as order bumps and one-click upsells.
So, are you ready to add a file upload option to the checkout page?
