Thanks for your patience Nemo, but I don´t think we are on the same page., as changing the name of the status won´t stop the behaviour for free orders (sending 2 emails).
What did you mean when you said
On 12/18/2019 at 2:39 PM, NemoPS said:if you change the core status the customer will only get one email, the order confirmation one
What is the core status and how do you change it?