Gift Message for WooCommerce
The Gift Message for WooCommerce plugin lets you add a gift message to your wooCommerce checkout page. Your customers can write a gift message for their orders, and you can easily copy the gift message in the admin…
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Gift Message for WooCommerce shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in over a year
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.8 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Gift Message for WooCommerce stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| checkout | >100 |
| gift | #51 |
| gift message | #13 |
| occasions | #38 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 2 reviews
About Gift Message for WooCommerce
From the official readme · v1.7.9Description
Developed by PowerfulWP | Premium | Documents
- The images include premium features.
Gift Message
The Gift Message for WooCommerce plugin lets you add a gift message to your wooCommerce checkout page.
Your customers can write a gift message for their orders, and you can easily copy the gift message in the admin panel.
Your customers will view the gift messages on order thank you page and emails. The store owner will view it on the admin panel.
This plugin is handy to any wooCommerce store that wants to give customers a better user experience in adding gift messages to the order on the checkout page.
Premium Features
Gift Message for WooCommerce Premium includes the following additional features:
- Add occasions to your wooCommerce checkout page.
- 25 occasions to choose from on the checkout page.
- Occasions manager – you can update, delete and add many occasions as you want.
- Gift message suggestions for your customers on the wooCommerce checkout page.
- 72 New Gift Message Suggestions sorted by occasion.
- Gift message suggestions manager – you can update, delete and add many gift message suggestions as you want.
- Admin can copy the gift message with one click.
- Admin can select where to show the gift message on the checkout page.
- Gif message column on the admin panel orders page, copied with one click.
- Gif message cards – Let your customers buy a gif message card at the checkout page.
Installation
- Make a backup of your website and database
- Download the plugin
- Upload the plugin to the wp-content/plugins directory,
- Go to “plugins” in your WordPress admin, then click activate.
- You will now see the Gift Message option on your left navigation bar.
- On the general setting page, you can select if the Gift message field is required and set the maximum length of the gift message.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any technical knowledge to use this plugin
Not at all. This plugin is straightforward to use.
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
1.1.0
- Fix style
- Add New SDK
1.2.0
- Add default value for empty characters length
- Add Premium – Where to show the gift message in the checkout.
1.3.0
- Add gift message form to admin order page.
1.4.0
- Add WC version.
- Add freemius SDK version.
1.5.0
- Add WordPress 5.8 support.
= 1.6.0
* Fix: Freemius SDK security fix.
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FAQ
Gift Message for WooCommerce: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Gift Message for WooCommerce free?
Yes. Gift Message for WooCommerce is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Gift Message for WooCommerce safe to use in 2026?
Gift Message for WooCommerce shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Gift Message for WooCommerce?
Gift Message for WooCommerce is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,509 times since it launched in October 2020. It was downloaded 135 times in the last 30 days.
Does Gift Message for WooCommerce work with WordPress 7.1?
Gift Message for WooCommerce is officially tested up to WordPress 6.8.10, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Gift Message for WooCommerce need?
Gift Message for WooCommerce requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Gift Message for WooCommerce last updated?
The latest version, 1.7.9, was released on May 17, 2025 (1 year ago).
Who makes Gift Message for WooCommerce?
Gift Message for WooCommerce is developed and maintained by powerfulwp.
What are the best alternatives to Gift Message for WooCommerce?
The most popular alternatives to Gift Message for WooCommerce are Brazilian Market on WooComm… (60K+ installs), reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce (40K+ installs) and Fluid Checkout for WooComme… (20K+ installs).
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