Create individual orders for each item in WooCommerce cart

Add this to your theme’s functions.php file
  • Keep only 1 product in the original order, delete other products from this order.
  • Place the removed products (each separately) in a new order.
function lpj_woocommerce_checkout_order_processed( $order_id, $posted_data, $order ) {   
    // Get order currency
    $order_currency = $order->get_currency();

    // Get order payment method
    $order_payment_gateway = $order->get_payment_method();
    
    // Address
    $order_address = array(
        'first_name' => $order->get_billing_first_name(),
        'last_name'  => $order->get_billing_last_name(),
        'email'      => $order->get_billing_email(),
        'phone'      => $order->get_billing_phone(),
        'address_1'  => $order->get_billing_address_1(),
        'address_2'  => $order->get_billing_address_2(),
        'city'       => $order->get_billing_city(),
        'state'      => $order->get_billing_state(),
        'postcode'   => $order->get_billing_postcode(),
        'country'    => $order->get_billing_country()
    );

    // Shipping
    $order_shipping = array(
        'first_name' => $order->get_shipping_first_name(),
        'last_name'  => $order->get_shipping_last_name(),
        'address_1'  => $order->get_shipping_address_1(),
        'address_2'  => $order->get_shipping_address_2(),
        'city'       => $order->get_shipping_city(),
        'state'      => $order->get_shipping_state(),
        'postcode'   => $order->get_shipping_postcode(),
        'country'    => $order->get_shipping_country()
    );
    
    // Counter
    $counter = 1;

    // Loop through order items
    foreach ( $order->get_items() as $item_id => $item ) {
        // From the 2nd product
        if ( $counter >= 2 ) {
            // Get the WC_Product Object
            $product = $item->get_product();
            
            // Get product quantity
            $product_quantity = $item->get_quantity();
            
            // Create new order
            $new_order = wc_create_order();
            
            // Add product to new order
            $new_order->add_product( $product, $product_quantity );
            
            // Set addresses
            $new_order->set_address( $order_address, 'billing' );
            $new_order->set_address( $order_shipping, 'shipping' );

            // Set the correct currency and payment gateway
            $new_order->set_currency( $order_currency );
            $new_order->set_payment_method( $order_payment_gateway );

            // Calculate totals
            $new_order->calculate_totals();

            // Set order note with original ID
            $new_order->add_order_note( 'Automated order. Created from the original order ID: ' . $order_id );
            
            // Set correct status
            $new_order->update_status( 'processing' );

            // Delete product from original order
            $order->remove_item( $item_id );
        }
        
        // Counter = counter + 1
        $counter++;
    }
    
    // Re-calculate & save
    $order->calculate_totals();
    $order->save();
}
add_action( 'woocommerce_checkout_order_processed', 'lpj_woocommerce_checkout_order_processed', 10, 3 );