WooCommerce change order status BACS processing

In WooCommerce any order placed with the BACS (direct bank transfer) is set to **`"on-hold"`**.

How would one go about changing this automatically to processing?

I wan't it to work inside the **`functions.php`**

I have the following code but that doesn't work:

add_filter( 'woocommerce_payment_complete_order_status', 'rfvc_update_order_status', 10, 2 );

function rfvc_update_order_status( $order_status, $order_id ) {
$order = new WC_Order( $order_id );
if ( 'on-hold' == $order_status && 'on-hold' == $order->status ) {
return 'processing';
}
return $order_status;
}

Any help would be great!

Try changing the code to this:

function rfvc_update_order_status( $order_status, $order_id ) {
$order = new WC_Order( $order_id );
if ( 'on-hold' == $order_status && 'on-hold' == $order->status ) {
$order->update_status('processing', 'order_note');
}
return $order_status;
}

The key change here is this:

$order->update_status('processing', 'order_note');

You can add order note too if you prefer.

There is a new filter which will allow you to set the status when BACS 'payment' is processed.

/**
* Change the default status when BACS 'payment' is processed.
*
* @see WC_Gateway_BACS::process_payment()
* woocommerce/includes/gateways/bacs/class-wc-gateway-bacs.php:362
* @since Mar 8, 2018
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*
* @filter woocommerce_bacs_process_payment_order_status
* @priority 10
* @args 2
*
* @param string $status Status to filter. Default 'on-hold'.
* @param WC_Order $order
* @return string New status 'processing'.
*/
add_filter( 'woocommerce_bacs_process_payment_order_status', function( $status = 'on_hold', $order = null ) {
return 'processing';
}, 10, 2 );

**New 2020 update**

WooCommerce version 3.4 has introduced a much better hook than `woocommerce_thankyou` or `woocommerce_thankyou_bacs`, that allows to change the default order status for BACS payment method.

Using this hook will:

- clearly lighten the necessary code,
- avoid "on-hold" notification to the customer when a BACS order is placed.

So use instead the following:
```php
add_filter( 'woocommerce_bacs_process_payment_order_status','filter_bacs_process_payment_order_status_callback', 10, 2 );
function filter_bacs_process_payment_order_status_callback( $status, $order ) {
return 'processing';
}
```
Code goes in functions.php file of the active child theme (or active theme). Tested and works.

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Original answer:

> **Update** *(added a version for woocommerce 3+ at the end)*

It seems that `woocommerce_payment_complete_order_status` action hook doesn't trigger with BACS payment method.

Based on [this thread][1], `'woocommerce_thankyou'` action hook does the job:

add_action( 'woocommerce_thankyou', 'bacs_order_payment_processing_order_status', 10, 1 );

function bacs_order_payment_processing_order_status( $order_id ) {
if ( ! $order_id ) {
return;
}

// Get an instance of the WC_Order object
$order = new WC_Order( $order_id );

if ( ( get_post_meta($order->id, '_payment_method', true) == 'bacs' ) && ('on-hold' == $order->status || 'pending' == $order->status) ) {
$order->update_status('processing');
} else {
return;
}
}

Code goes in function.php file of your active child theme (or active theme). tested and works.

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**For woocommerce 3+ versions:**

Here we use the similar composite hook [`woocommerce_thankyou_{$order->get_payment_method()}`][2]:

add_action( 'woocommerce_thankyou_bacs', 'bacs_order_payment_processing_order_status', 10, 1 );
function bacs_order_payment_processing_order_status( $order_id ) {
if ( ! $order_id ) {
return;
}

// Get an instance of the WC_Order object
$order = wc_get_order( $order_id );

if ( in_array( $order->get_status(), array('on-hold', 'pending') ) ) {
$order->update_status('processing');
} else {
return;
}
}

Code goes in function.php file of your active child theme (or active theme). tested and works.


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