Automatically marks renewal orders as completed if all products have one-time shipping enabled. Skips processing status and flags the order as not requiring fulfillment. Helps avoid unnecessary shipping steps for virtual subscription renewals.

auto-complete-renewal-orders-with-one-time-shipping.php

/**
 * Mark renewal orders as not requiring shipping for subscriptions with one-time shipping enabled.
 */
function wooninja_mark_renewal_orders_virtual( $renewal_order, $subscription ) {
    // Check if this is a renewal order
    if ( wcs_order_contains_renewal( $renewal_order->get_id() ) ) {
        
        // Get all line items from the order
        $items = $renewal_order->get_items();
        $needs_shipping = false;
        
        // Check if any products in the renewal order need shipping on renewal
        foreach ( $items as $item ) {
            $product = $item->get_product();
            
            // Skip if product doesn't exist
            if ( ! $product ) {
                continue;
            }
            
            // If product doesn't have one-time shipping enabled, we need to ship it
            if ( ! WC_Subscriptions_Product::needs_one_time_shipping( $product ) ) {
                $needs_shipping = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        
        // If all products have one-time shipping, mark the order as completed
        if ( ! $needs_shipping ) {
            // Add a note to the order
            $renewal_order->add_order_note( 'Order marked as not requiring shipping (one-time shipping products only).' );
            
            // This will prevent the order from appearing in the fulfillment queue
            $renewal_order->update_meta_data( '_wooninja_no_shipping_required', 'yes' );
            $renewal_order->save();
        }
    }
    
    return $renewal_order;
}
add_filter( 'wcs_renewal_order_created', 'wooninja_mark_renewal_orders_virtual', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Skip the processing status for renewal orders that don't need shipping
 */
function wooninja_skip_processing_status_for_renewals( $status, $order_id ) {
    $order = wc_get_order( $order_id );
    
    if ( $order && wcs_order_contains_renewal( $order_id ) && 'yes' === $order->get_meta( '_wooninja_no_shipping_required' ) ) {
        return 'completed';
    }
    
    return $status;
}
add_filter( 'woocommerce_payment_complete_order_status', 'wooninja_skip_processing_status_for_renewals', 20, 2 );