Exclude Product Types from the Pick List (Using Hooks)

You can easily exclude certain product types — such as virtual, downloadable, or external products — from the Pick List using a simple code snippet.

This is useful when you only want to pick and pack physical products.

Note: Hook added in Pick List vs 2.5.8 (please update if needed)

How It Works

The plugin includes a filter hook:

cas_picklist_include_order_item

This hook allows you to control whether a specific order item should be included in the pick list.

Example: Exclude Virtual, Downloadable, and External Products

You can add this code using the Code Snippets plugin or in your theme’s functions.php file:

add_filter( 'cas_picklist_include_order_item', function ( $include, $item, $product, $order ) {
    if ( $product && (
        $product->is_virtual() ||
        $product->is_downloadable() ||
        'external' === $product->get_type()
    ) ) {
        return false;
    }

    return $include;
}, 10, 4 );

This snippet skips any product that is:

• Virtual
• Downloadable
• An external/affiliate product

Picked Percentage Accuracy

When you exclude items using this hook, the Pick List plugin automatically adjusts the total item count used to calculate pick progress — so your pick percentage stays accurate.

Tip

You can extend this hook to exclude products by:

• Category or tag
• Specific product IDs
• Custom meta fields

Example:

if ( has_term( 'gift-cards', 'product_cat', $product->get_id() ) ) {
    return false;
}

Tags hooks, pick list, woocommerce