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    How can I set my variable to equal the quantity ordered on the Order Details page?

    I am working on my own function. I need to get the total quantity of orders purchased. I am only selling one single product, and when someone buys it I need to get the total number of the product that they purchased. Before a purchase is made this script will set my variable $mm to equal the total number in the cart.

    <?php global $woocommerce;
    $mm=$woocommerce->cart->cartcontentscount;

    however I want to make sure that the order is complete before I record this number. So I think that the function should be called on the woocommerce_thankyou hook. However then the cart is cleared so that script doesn’t work on that hook. Though I know that the info is still available since the order details tells the quantity of each product ordered. So I need to know how to get my variable $mm to equal the valuable of the quantity of the product that was ordered and is displayed on the Order Details page. How can I do this?

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  • You can’t hook the cart once an order is processed – by definition the cart is emptied when an order is created.

    Hard to be accurate without knowing what your function is for/doing but take a look at the ‘woocommerce_checkout_order_processed’ hook, should be suitable for your needs.

    Something like (not tested):

    add_action('woocommerce_checkout_order_processed', 'your_custom_function', 10, 1);
    function your_custom_function($order_id) {
    $order = new WC_Order( $order_id );
    $mm = $order->item_count;
    //Do stuff here
    }
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